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REPORT 

U 

OF  THE 


Sommittee  0ppointed  by  \\)e  Board  of  trustees, 


CONSISTING  OF  THE  MAYORS  OF  THE  CITIES  OF  NEW  YORK 
AND  BROOKLYN,  TOGETHER  WITH  THE 


REPORT  OF  THE  ACCOUNTANTS 


TO  SAID  COMMITTEE,  IN  THE  MATTER  OF  AN 


Examination  of  the  Financial  Affairs 


OF  THE 


New  York  ai?d  Brooklyn  Bridge. 


DECEMBER  31,  1883. 


BROOKLYN : 

Eagle  Book  and  Job  Printing  Department. 


Ntf-72 


Report  of  Committee. 


By  a resolution  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the 
New  York  and  Brooklyn  Bridge  duly  passed  on  the 
9th  day  of  October,  1882,  and  amended  October  23d, 
1882,  the  then  Mayors  of  the  Cities  of  New  York  and 
Brooklyn  were  appointed  a Committee  to  examine  and 
inquire  into  the  financial  affairs  of  the  Bridge  since 
the  commencement  of  the  enterprise,  and  especially  as 
relates  to  the  disposition  of  the  moneys  in  their  con- 
trol, the  letting  of  contracts,  and  the  purchase  of  lands, 
and  into  any  other  matters  which  they  may  deem 
proper  relating  thereto,  or  which  may  be  brought  to 
their  notice,  and  that  such  Committee  be  authorized 
to  employ  competent  experts  and  any  other  assistance 
which  they  may  deem  necessary  to  enable  them 
thoroughly  to  investigate  into  the  said  affairs  of  the 
said  Trustees,  and  up  to  the  present  time,  and  to  re- 
port thereon  at  the  earliest  practicable  time. 

In  conformity  with  such  instructions  your  Committee 
promptly  met  and  made  preparation  for  the  perform- 
ance of  its  duties  by  the  appointment  of  two  skilled 
and  expert  accountants  and  of  two  engineers  of  dis- 
tinction to  conduct  the  details  of  the  inquiry,  the  ac- 
countants being  Messrs.  William  Pitt  Shearman  and 
George  R.  Turnbull,  and  the  engineers  being  General 
John  Newton  and  Colonel  James  L.  Casey,  both  of  the 
United  States  Army. 


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In  preparation  for  the  inquiry  to  be  made  by  the 
engineers  and  to  permit  of  a basis  of  comparison  be- 
tween the  results  of  the  examination  and  inquiries  of 
the  latter  and  the  books  of  the  Board,  the  accountants 
spent  much  time  and  labor  in  the  collection  of  data, 
which  subsequently  proved  of  no  immediate  service  by 
virtue  of  the  fact  of  your  Board’s  passing  a resolution 
which  dispensed  with  the  services  of  the  engineers. 

The  accountants  have  made  a most  thorough  and 
exhaustive  examination  of  all  the  books,  papers,  records 
and  vouchers  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  and  all  public 
documents  relating  thereto  from  the  date  of  the  or- 
ganization of  the  New  York  Bridge  Company  in  April, 
1867,  down  to  the  first  day  of  June,  1883,  and  we  here- 
with submit  their  report,  which  is  at  once  a detailed 
but  concise  financial  history  of  this  most  important 
public  work. 

No  single  transaction  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  from 
the  time  that  the  Board  was  originally  organized,  has 
passed  without  careful  scrutiny,  and  the  sources  and 
amounts  of  all  receipts  of  money  as  well  as  the  objects 
and  amounts  of  the  moneys  expended  have  been 
examined  and  checked  in  detail.  Throughout  the 
course  of  the  inquiry  from  time  to  time  all  items  or 
transactions  as  recorded  in  the  books  or  papers  which 
have  betrayed  irregularity  or  error,  or  in  anywise  ten- 
ded to  arouse  suspicion,  have  been  brought  directly  to 
the  attention  of  your  Committee  and  have  been  fully 
discussed  and  considered  in  consultation  with  the  ac- 
countants. The  very  complete  report  now  handed  in, 
in  addition  to  the  summary  of  the  general  business  of 


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the  Board  and  to  the  detailed  statement  of  the  very 
thorough  exhibits,  calls  especial  attention  to  every 
transaction  or  entry  which  may  arouse  criticism. 

Thus  we  have  in  particular  called  your  attention  to 
certain  clerical  errors  showing  over-payments  to  con- 
tractors of  $9,578.67,  to  certain  defects  in  the  records 
and  papers  relative  to  land  titles,  and  to  a number  of 
discrepancies  in  the  minutes  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 
For  the  purpose  of  making  the  records  conform  to  the 
facts,  the  rectification  of  errors  of  detail,  the  settlement 
of  differences  with  contractors  and  the  perfection  of  the 
evidences  of  title  to  lands,  the  accountants  have  made 
certain  recommendations  rvhich  we  are  pleased  to 
adopt  as  our  own,  and  which  we  believe  will  meet  with 
your  entire  approval  as  in  all  cases  suggesting  a proper 
and  advisable  course  of  action. 

As  we  understand  it,  our  duty  has  been  to  prosecute 
the  inquiry  and  ascertain  facts,  and  not  to  express  opin- 
ions or  conclusions,  but  to  submit  the  facts  to  you  in 
order  that  you,  as  a Board,  may  have  all  possible  data 
for  the  determination  of  any  question  which  may  arise. 
We,  therefore,  submit  to  you  reports  of  the  account- 
ants with  the  exhibits  attached,  which  we  believe  will 
put  your  Board  in  possession  of  all  the  facts  of  record 
necessary  to  determine  the  truth  or  falsity  of  any  charges 
which  may  heretofore  have  been  made  against  the 
Board  of  Trustees  of  the  New  York  and  Brooklyn 
Bridge  and  the  management  of  the  business  of  the 
Board.  At  the  time  of  the  appointment  of  our  Com- 
mittee it  was,  no  doubt,  contemplated  that  we  should 
pursue  the  inquiry  outside  of  the  records,  but  in  view  of 


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the  completion  of  the  Bridge  in  the  interval,  and  in 
view  of  the  long  time  which  has  elapsed  since  our  ap- 
pointment, we  are  clearly  of  opinion  that  any  such  in- 
quiry would  be  of  no  public  benefit,  and  we,  therefore, 
ask  to  be  discharged  from  further  consideration  of  the 
subject. 

New  York,  January  14th,  1884. 

W.  R.  GRACE. 
SETH  LOW. 


Report  of  Accountants. 


New  York,  December  31,  1883. 

Hon.  W.  R.  Grace , of  the  City  of  New  York , and  Hon. 
Seth  Lozv , Mayor  of  the  City  of  Brooklyn , Commit- 
tee, etc.  : 

Gentlemen  : — On  the  20th  of  November,  1882,  the 
undersigned  were  appointed  by  you  as  accountants  in 
the  matter  of  the  investigation  of  the  affairs  of  the 
New  York  and  Brooklyn  Bridge,  and  on  the  6th  of 
December  following,  were  instructed  “ to  examine  fully 
all  receipts,  vouchers,  papers,  pay-rolls,  and  all  other 
documents  connected  with  the  accountant  department 
and  the  Secretary’s  records  of  the  Brooklyn  Bridge,  and 
especially  to  investigate  the  books  and  papers  of  the 
Bridge  as  they  bear  upon  the  charges  made  by  the 
New  York  World  and  others  against  the  Trustees; 
and,  also,  as  to  whether  from  the  books  and  papers 
you  (we)  find  evidence  of  interest,  direct  or  indirect, 
on  the  part  of  any  official  or  employe  connected 
with  the  Bridge  in  the  contracts  for  supplies  or  other- 
wise.” 


Instructions 
to  accountants 


s 


Work  com- 
menced by  ac- 
countants. 


Three  months 
occupied  in  pre- 
paration of  ta- 
bles of  materials 
for  use  of  the 
Examining  En- 
gineers. 


Action  of 
Board  March 
12,  1883,  render- 
ing the  statisti- 
cal work  com- 
menced by  the 
accountants  un- 
necessary. 


Books,  vouch- 
e r s , etc  , etc., 
carefully  ex- 
amined. 


We  submit  herewith  full  copies  of  the  proceedings 
of  the  Board  of  Trustees  in  regard  to  this  matter,  and, 
also,  copies  of  our  letters  of  appointment  and  the  in- 
structions issued  thereunder,  marked  “ Exhibit  No.  1.'’ 
In  view  of  such  proceedings,  appointments  and 
instructions,  the  undersigned  accountants  have  the 
honor  to  report  that  they  entered  upon  the  duty 
assigned  to  them  by  the  Committee,  in  the  month  of 
December,  1882,  and  that  for  a period  of  about  three 
months  they  were  engaged  in  the  preparation  of  tables 
of  materials,  and  so  forth,  such  as,  in  their  opinion, 
would  be  needed  for  comparison  with  the  results  to  be 
reached  by  the  Committee’s  Engineers  in  the  due 
prosecution  of  that  portion  of  the  work  which  it  was 
anticipated  would  be  assigned  to  them.  The  action  of 
the  Board  of  Trustees  at  its  meeting  held  on  the  12th 
day  of  March,  1883,  having  relieved  and  discharged 
the  Committee  from  the  consideration  of  the  questions 
as  to  the  amount  of  material  that  went  into  the  Bridge, 
and  as  to  the  strength  of  the  Bridge,  it  became  unneces- 
sary for  the  accountants  to  continue  the  statistical 
work  that  they  had  undertaken  in  relation  to  those 
subjects,  and  it  was,  therefore,  discontinued.  They 
have  since  been  diligently  engaged  in  auditing  the 
accounts;  in  the  due  course  of  which  they  have  made 
a careful,  minute  and  exhaustive  examination  of  the 
books,  vouchers,  receipts,  pay-rolls,  estimates,  bids, 
contracts,  title  deeds,  maps,  court  proceedings,  legisla- 
tive acts,  minutes,  documents,  reports,  and  all  other 
papers  bearing  upon  the  subject  of  the  inquiry  that  are 
in  the  custody  and  control  of  the  Board  of  Trustees, 
and  to  all  which  full  and  free  access  has  been  had. 


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The  results  of  our  investigation  are  as  follows  : 


The  gross  amount  of  money 
received  into  the  Treas- 
ury from  the  commence- 
ment of  the  enterprise  to 
and  including  May  31, 

1883,  is 

And  the  expenditures  for  all 
purposes  during  the  like 

period,  amount  to 

Leaving  a balance  of  cash  in 
the  Treasury,  May  31, 

1883 

Of  which  there  were  depos- 
ited in  the  Atlantic  State 

Bank,  Brooklyn 

Less  checks  drawn,  but,  at 
that  date,  not  presented. 

And  in  Trustees’  iron  safe,  as 
per  count 


^5>397,965  43 
1 S j 2 1 1 ,982  92 
185,982  51 

$193,452  57 
9,620  62 
^ 1 ^3,83 1 95 

2,15°  56 

$185,982  51 


SOURCES  AND  AMOUNTS  OF  RECEIPTS. 

Capital  Stock,  New  York  Bridge 
Company. 

From  individual  subscribers  $349,800  00 

From  the  City  of  New  .York: 

In  cash $1,102,000  00 

Iu  Bonds  [realizing  in  ) _ ^ q _ _ _ _ _ 

cash,  $383,151.19]....  ) 398)°°°  00 

1,500,000  00 

From  the  City  of  Brooklyn . 3,000,000  00 

4,849,800  00 


Carried  forward $4,849,800  00 


Money  re- 
ceived and  ex- 
pended. 


Cash  balance 
May  31,  1883. 


Receipts. 


Receipts  from 
the  City  of  New 
York. 


Receipts  from 
the  City  of 

Brooklyn. 


IO 


Brought  forward 

Joint  Appropriation  Accounts. 

From  the  City  of  New  York. 

Chapter  300,  Laws  of  1875, 
(being  one-third  of  $8,- 
000,000,  minus  $244, 766.- 
67  withheld  for  interest,  as 
hereinafter  explained). 

Chapter  105,  Laws  of  1880, 
(being  one-third  of  $2,- 
250,000  in  full). 

Chapter  368,  Laws  of  1882, 
(being  one-third  of  81,- 
250,000,  minus  $1 16,666.- 
66  paid  after  June  1, 
1883). 

Making  a total  from  the  City 
of  New  York,  on  appropri- 
ation account,  of 

Joint  Appropriation  Accounts. 

From  the  City  of  Brooklyn. 

Chapter  300,  Laws  of  1875, 
(being  two-thirds  of  88,- 
000,000,  minus  $942,972.- 
94  withheld  for  interest, 
as  hereinafter  explained). 

Chapter  105,  Laws  of  1880, 
(being  two-thirds  of  $2,- 
250,000  in  full). 

Chapter  368,  Laws  of  1882, 
(being  two-thirds  of  $1,- 
250,000,  less  $200,000 
paid  after  June  1,  1883). 

T otal  from  the  City  of  Brook- 
lyn, on  Joint  Appropria- 
tion Account 

Carried  forward 


$4,849,800  00 


$2,421,900  00 


750,000  00 


300,000  00 


$3,471,900  00 


$4,39°.36°  39 


1,500,000  00 


633,333  34 


6,523>693  73 


$i4,S45>393  73 


Brought  forward $14,845,393  73 

From  the  City  of  Brooklyn  alone,  for  terminal 
property  in  that  city,  in  accordance  with 
the  provisions  of  Chapter  228,  Laws  of 


1883 150,000  00 

From  Interest  on  Bank  Balances,  and  so  forth  5 5,473  30 

“ the  sale  of  old  materials 91,875  58 

“ Rents 235,030  81 

“ Wharfage 5,358  01 

“ the  sale  of  old  scows 6,469  00 

“ the  sale  of  horses  and  harnesses 8,365  00 


Total  receipts $i5,397,965  43 


OBJECTS  AND  AMOUNTS  OF  EXPENDITURES. 

For  purchase  of  the  capital 
stock  of  The  New  York 
Bridge  Company,  from  the 
individual  subscribers 
thereto,  authorized  b y 
chapter  300,  Laws  of  1875.  $349,800  00 

Plus  interest,  and  interest  7 
per  cent,  on  certificates  of 
indebtedness  issued  in  pay- 
ment for  said  stock 133,499  77 


Total  payments  on  account 
of  the  purchase  of  said 

stock $483,299  77 

For  Land,  Land  Damages  and 
Buildings. 

On  joint  account 3,781,044  53 

On  special  account,  Brooklyn  terminus.  ..  105,500  00 


For  Construction  and  Equipment,  viz.  : 

For  timber  and  lumber $473,908  95 

“ Limestone 668,041  37 


Receipts, 


Expenditures. 


Carried  forward 


32  $4,369>844  3° 


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Expenditures. 


Brought  forward $1,141,950  32  $4,369,844  30 

For  Granite 2,129,004  93 

“ Labor 2,462,250  75 

“ Cast  steel  cable  wire ..  . 623,733  16 

“ Construction  (unappor- 
tioned)  3,327,909  46 

9,684,848  62 

Less  percentage  withheld  until 

completion  of  contracts  ..  . 53,141  74  9,631,706  88 


For  advances  to  Contractors  on  account.  . . 

“ Engineering 

“ Office  expenses 

“ Office  Rent  from  1869 


to  1873 $13,120  83 

“ Dock  and  yard  rents . . 61,16.6  67 


For  Freight,  Cartage  and  Towage  

“ Printing  and  Advertising 

“ Insurance  

“ Contingent  and  Special  Expense  Ac- 
counts   

“ Taxes  and  Assessments 


“ Interest  on  Overdrafts  $1,417  53 

“ Loans  ...  14,081  62 

“ “ “ Bonds  and 

Mortgages 15,087  88 

u Interest  on  Overdue 

Accounts 1,117  85 


“ Interest  on  Certificates 
of  Indebtedness  is- 
sued in  payment  for 


materials,  etc 5,893  48 

For  Tools  $20,112  18 

“ Machinery 142,664  98 


Carried  forward 


30,000  00 
504,572  07 
168,645  33 


74,287  50 

35,720  24 
13,520  21 
9,900  60 

82,839  78 
i6,99i  35 


37,598  36 


162,777  16 


§15, ^8, 403  78 


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Brought  forward 815,138,403  78 

For  Horses,  Wagons  and  Harnesses 20,171  87 

“ Scows  and  Repairs  of  same 31,008  36 

“ Office  Furniture 6,216  77 

“ Right  of  way  for  borings,  etc.,  etc 1,333  33 

“ Amount  paid  for  New 
York  City  Bonds 


taken  in  account...  8398,000  00 
Less  amount  realized  on 

sale  of  same 383,151  19 

14,848  81 

Total  expenditures 815,211,982  92 

For  all  which,  duly  authorized  vouchers  for  the 
legitimate  purposes  of  the  Bridge  are  on  file  and  sys- 
tematically arranged  and  preserved.  These  vouchers 
have  been  scrutinized  by  us  with  reference  not  only  to 
their  authenticity  and  propriety,  but  also  as  to  the  ac- 
curacy of  the  figures,  and,  with  the  exceptions  herein- 
after noted,  have  been  found  correct. 

A copy  of  the  Trial  Balance,  taken  from  the  General 
Ledger  as  of  the  31st  day  of  May,  1883,  is  herewith 
submitted,  marked  “ Exhibit  A.”  A comparison  of 
this  Trial  Balance  with  our  summary  above  will  show 
differences  in  the  arrangement  and  distribution  of  the 
accounts.  These  differences,  which  are  explained  in 
reconciling  sheet  herewith  submitted,  marked  “ Exhibit 
B,’’  do  not  affect  the  cash  balance,  and  are  not  material 
except  as  showing  more  detail  in  some  of  the  accounts 
which  we  have  analyzed.  A full  analysis  will  develop 
further  differences  of  distribution. 

Our  statement  of  receipts  shows  that  the  cities  of 
New  York  and  Brooklyn  have  each  contributed  to  the 
Bridge  on  joint  account  the  following  sums,  viz.  : 


Expenditures. 


Vouchers  for 
all  expenditures 
found  and  ex- 
amined. 


Copy  of  Bal- 
ance Sheet  as  of 
May  31,  1883 
submitted. 


Differences  of 
distribution  be- 
tween Balance 
Sheet  and  Sum- 
mary, prepared 
by  accountants. 


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Sums  con- 
tributed by  Cit- 
ies. 


Amount  paid 
by  City  of  New 
York  in  excess 
of  statutorypro- 
portion,  and 
amount  paid  by 
Brooklyn  less 
than  statutory 
proportion. 


Issue  of 
Bonds  by  Cities 
authorized  b y 
act  of  the  Leg- 
islature. 


Interest  o n 
Bonds  charge- 
able to  Trustees 
as  part  of  the 
cost  of  Con- 
struction. 


Sums  with- 
held by  Cities  to 
meet  interest  on 
Bonds  issued. 


The  City  of  New  York 84,971,900  00 

The  City  of  Brooklyn 9,523,693  73 

And  the  City  of  Brooklyn  alone,  on  special  ac- 
count.   150,000  00 

The  statutory  proportion  of  payments  being  one- 
third  by  New  York  and  two-thirds  by  Brooklyn,  it  will 
be  seen  that  the  former  city  has  paid  $140,035.42  in 
excess  of  its  pro  rata , and  the  latter  city  the  same 
amount  less  than  its  pro  rata,  excluding  the  special 
appropriation  of  $150,000  paid  by  Brooklyn  alone  for 
property  at  the  terminus  of  the  Bridge  in  that  city. 

The  act  of  the  Legislature,  chapter  300,  laws  of  1875, 
appropriating  $8,000,000  towards  the  construction  of 
the  Bridge,  provides  that  the  two  cities  may  issue 
bonds  for  the  purpose  of  meeting  such  appropriation, 
and  that  the  Trustees  of  the  Bridge  shall  be  chargeable 
with  all  interest  on  such  bonds,  and  that  the  cities 
shall  withhold,  annually,  the  sums  required  to  pay  such 
interest  from  the  payments  to  be  made  under  this 
appropriation ; and  further,  that  such  interest  “ shall 
form  and  be  charged  upon  the  books  of  the  Trustees  as 
part  of  the  construction  of  said  bridge.” 

The  sums  thus  withheld  by  the  two  cities  are  as  fol- 


lows, viz  : 

The  City  of  Brooklyn 8942,972  94 

The  City  of  New  York 244,766  67 

Making  in  all 81,187,739  61 


which  sum  has  not,  as  yet,  been  charged  on  the  books 
of  the  Trustees  as  part  of  the  cost  of  the  Bridge. 

The  “ New  York  Bridge  Company”  was  organized 
as  a private  corporation,  under  the  authority  of  chapter 


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399>  Laws  of  the  State  of  New  York,  passed  April  16, 
1867,  entitled  “An  act  to  incorporate  the  New  York 
Bridge  Company,  for  the  purpose  of  constructing  and 
maintaining  a bridge  over  the  East  River,  between  the 
cities  of  New  York  and  Brooklyn A list  of  the  com- 
pany's stockholders  of  record  is  herewith  submitted, 
marked  “ Exhibit  C.” 

The  preliminary  work  of  organizing,  raising  money, 
surveying,  locating,  preparing  plans  and  so  forth, 
occupied  about  two  years. 

On  the  third  day  of  March,  1869,  the  Congress  of 
the  United  States  passed  an  act  declaring  said  bridge, 
when  completed  in  accordance  with  the  aforesaid  law 
of  the  State  of  New  York,  “ a lawful  structure  and 
post-road  for  the  conveyance  of  the  mails  of  the  United 
States,"  provided , that  the  said  Bridge  shall  be  so  con- 
structed and  built  as  not  to  obstruct,  impair  or  injuri- 
ously modify  the  navigation  of  the  river;"  and  it  was 
further  provided  that  in  order  to  determine  whether 
said  bridge,  when  built,  would  conform  to  the  pre- 
scribed conditions,  the  plan  and  map  of  location  should, 
previous  to  commencing  the  construction  of  the  Bridge, 
be  approved  by  the  Secretary  of  War.  They  were 
accordingly  submitted  to  that  officer,  and  duly  ap- 
proved by  him  June  21st,  1869. 

On  the  first  day  of  November,  1869,  a contract  was 
made  providing  for  the  construction  of  the  Brook- 
lyn Caisson.  The  Caisson  was  launched  on  the 
19th  of  March  1870;  towed  to  Brooklyn  May  2d;  the 
roof  courses  finished  June  12th  ; the  first  stone  laid 
June  15th,  1870;  the  air-chamber  filled  March  nth, 
1871,  and  the  tower  completed  in  June,  1875. 


Act  of  the 
Legislature  in- 
corporating the 
New  York 
Bridge  Co  , 
passed  April  16, 
1867. 


List  o f t h e 
Company’ s 
stockholders. 


Preliminary 

work. 


Construction 
of  Bridge  au- 
t horized  by 
Congress  Mar. 
3,  1869. 


Map  and  plan 
approved  by 
Secretary  of 
War,  June  21, 
1869. 


Contract  for 
Brooklyn  Cais- 
son concluded 
Nov.  1,  1869. 

Caisson  launch- 
ed Mch.  19, 1870. 


Tower  com- 
pleted June, 

1875- 


i6 


New  Y ork 
Caisson  c o m- 
menced  Oct.  21, 
1870,  Launched 
May  8,  1871 


Brooklyn  an- 
chorage. 


New  York 
anchorage 


Cable  making. 


Approaches. 


S u s p e n ded 
Superstructure. 


Bridge  and 
Railway  open- 
ed. 


Act  o f t h e 
Legislature  dis- 
solving the  N. 
Y.  Bridge  Co., 
and  making  the 
Bridge  a public 
work. 


The  New  York  Caisson  was  commenced  October  2 1st, 
1870;  launched  May  8th,  1871;  towed  to  Atlantic  Basin 
May  17th,  1871  ; additional  courses  finished  October 
31st,  1871  ; first  stone  laid  the  same  day;  Caisson  filled 
July  20th,  1872;  and  the  tower  completed  in  July, 
1876. 

The  Brooklyn  anchorage  was  commenced  in  February, 
1873,  and  completed  in  October,  1875. 

The  New  York  anchorage  was  commenced  in  Octo- 
ber, 1871,  and  completed  in  July,  1876. 

Cable  making. — The  first  rope  was  run  over  August 
25th,  1876;  the  first  cable  wire  run  April  5th,  1877  ; the 
last  cable  wire  run  October  5th,  1878. 

The  approaches  were  commenced  in  August,  1877, 
and  completed  in  July,  1882. 

Suspended  superstructure. — First  shipment  Novem- 
ber, 1880;  construction  commenced  January,  1881; 
Bridge  opened  to  the  public  May  24th,  1883,  and  the 
railway  opened  September  24th,  1883. 

Such,  in  brief,  is  the  history  of  the  progress  made  in 
the  construction  of  the  Bridge  and  its  approaches. 

The  original  company  was  dissolved,  and  the  Bridge 
became  a public  work,  under  the  operation  of  an  act 
of  the  Legislature,  chapter  300,  Laws  of  1875,  and  on 
the  9th  day  of  June,  1875,  it  was  officially  announced 
that  the  entire  proprietary  rights  of  the  Company  had 
become  vested  in  the  Trustees  of  the  New  York  and 
Brooklyn  Bridge  in  behalf  of  the  cities  of  New  York 
and  Brooklyn. 

The  whole  amount  of  money,  including  loans,  re. 


1 7 


ceived  by  the  Bridge  Company  as  a private  corpora- 


tion, was  $5>48/>987  27 

and  the  amount  expended  by  it  was..  . 5,388,646  06 

Leaving  a balance  in  the  Treasury, 

June  9th,  1875,  of $99>34r  21 


The  liabilities  of  the  Company,  at  the  time  of  its 
dissolution,  amounted  to  $1,477,272.27. 

The  above  amounts  are  included  in  the  general  sum- 
mary of  receipts  and  payments  hereinbefore  sub- 
mitted. 

As  before  stated,  the  actual  construction  of  the 
Bridge  was  begun  in  the  latter  part  of  the  year  1869. 
An  examination  of  the  Secretary’s  records  shows  that 
the  Company  duly  empowered  the  Executive  Com- 
mittee, September  10th,  1869,  “ to  go  on  with  the  con- 
struction of  the  Caissons,”  and,  September  30th,  1869, 
“ to  have  the  foundation  of  the  tower  on  the  Brooklyn 
side  constructed  to  a point  of  three  feet  above  high 
water  mark,”  and,  further,  June  15th,  1870,  “ to  pro- 
ceed with  the  construction  of  the  Bridge  to  its  com- 
pletion.” 

On  the  14th  of  October,  1869,  “Mr.  William  C. 
Kingsley  was  appointed  General  Superintendent,  to 
act  under  the  direction  of  this  Committee.” 

On  the  5th  of  July,  1870,  the  Committee  adopted  the 
following  resolution,  viz.  : 

“ Resolved , That  fifteen  per  centum  on  the  amount  of  the 
expenditures  for  the  construction  of  the  foundation  of  the 
towers  of  the  Bridge  on  both  sides  of  the  river  up  to  high- 
water  mark,  including  the  payments  for  land,  be  paid  to 

2 


Amounts  re- 
ceived and  ex- 
pended by  the 
N . Y . Bridge 
Co. 


Balance  June 
9.  1875. 


Liabilities. 


Authority 
given  to  Execu- 
tive Committee 
to  proceed  with 
the  work. 


General  S u - 
p erintendent 
appointed. 


Resolution  of 
Committee  au- 
thorizing pay- 
ments to  Gen. 
Supt.  for  ser- 
vices  and  ad- 
vances. 


Claim  of  Gen. 
Supt.  liquidated 
at  $125,000. 


Erasures  on 
margin  of 
Check  Books 
not  affecting 
cash  results. 


18 

William  C.  Kingsley,  the  General  Superintendent,  for  his 
services  and  advances  on  behalf  of  this  Company,  up  to  the 
completion  of  such  foundations.” 

On  the  1st  of  January,  1871,  Mr.  Kingsley  had  re- 
ceived, under  the  authority  of  this  resolution,  $175,000. 
The  expenditures  on  the  Bridge  at  that  date  amounted 
to  $1,179,521.40. 

The  following  resolution  appears  in  the  Minutes  of 
the  Executive  Committee  of  the  13th  November,  1871  : 

“ Resolved , That  the  claim  of  William  C.  Kingsley  under 
the  resolution  of  July  5th,  1870,  be  and  the  same  is  hereby 
liquidated,  with  his  consent,  at  an  amount  not  exceeding 
$125,000  in  full,  including  his  services  as  Superintendent 
until  the  completion  of  the  foundations  of  the  two  towers  to 
high  water  mark.” 

On  the  30th  of  November,  1871,  Mr.  Kingsley  re- 
funded $50,000  of  the  $175,000  theretofore  received 
by  him,  and  no  further  sum  was  paid  to  him  on 
said  account.  The  record  of  the  resolution  of  the  5th 
of  July,  1870,  fixing  his  compensation  at  15  per  centum, 
as  it  now  stands,  reads  “five”  per  centum,  an  erasure 
having  been  made  of  the  figures  15,  and  the  figure  5 
having:  been  substituted  therefor. 

On  the  margin  of  the  check-books  of  the  Brooklyn 
Trust  Company  and  of  the  Atlantic  State  Bank  for  the 
years  1 870  and  1871,  certain  entries  of  checks  for  deposit 
(which  checks  were  taken  on  account  of  installments 
due  from  private  stockholders)  show  erasures  of  names. 
This  matter,  and  the  matters  referred  to  in  the  preced- 
ing paragraph,  are  treated  of  in  the  reports  of  a commit- 
tee of  which  Mr.  Demas  Barnes  was  Chairman,  and  in 
the  reply  thereto  by  the  Executive  Committee  in  De- 
cember, 1872,  which  are  hereinafter  more  specifically 
mentioned. 


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PURCHASES,  CONTRACTS,  ETC.,  PRIOR  TO 
JUNE,  1872. 

The  practice  of  the  Executive  Committee  in  regard 
to  the  purchase  of  the  principal  materials  required, 
appears  to  have  been  to  select  certain  owners  and 
dealers  who,  in  the  opinion  of  the  Committee,  were 
competent  to  fulfill  their  contracts,  and  to  privately, 
that  is  to  say,  not  by  public  advertisement,  ask  bids 
from  them  for  such  articles  as  were  wanted  ; and  after 
the  bids  were  received,  to  award  the  contract  to  the 
lowest  responsible  bidder. 

There  were  some  exceptions  to  this  rule,  as  shown 
by  the  following  extracts  from  the  Minutes  : 

“The  General  Superintendent  reported  that  he  had  con- 
tracted with  the  Burleigh  Rock  Drill  Company,  of  Fitch- 
burg, Mass.,  for  six  sets  of  air  compressors  at  $2,600  each, 
they  being  the  only  parties  who  manufacture  said  machines.” 

“The  General  Superintendent  was  empowered  to  order  a 
steam  engine  from  Louis  Osborne,  of  East  Boston,  for 
$1,700,  to  be  delivered  in  New  York.” 

“The  General  Superintendent  was  authorized  to  procure 
the  necessary  amount  of  gravel  and  cement  for  concrete 
required  before  the  next  meeting  of  this  Committee.” 

“ The  General  Superintendent  reported  that  he  had  ordered 
from  J.  R.  Bodwell,  of  Hallowed,  Maine,  about  1,000  cubic 
yards  of  good  sound  granite,  to  be  delivered  in  the  same 
condition  and  on  the  same  terms  as  the  limestone  now 
being  received  by  this  Company  from  Noone  & Co.,  of 
Kingston,  say  $16.75  Per  cubic  yard.” 

Note. — Bodwell’s  bid  for  granite  at  the  time  the 
award  for  limestone  was  made  to  Noone  & Co.,  viz.,  in 


Practice  pur- 
sued by  Com- 
mittee in  regard 
to  purchase  of 
materials. 


Jan.  17,  1870. 

Air  Compres- 
sors bought. 


Mch  21,  1870. 

Steam  Engine 
ordered. 


Mch  28,  1870. 

Gravel  and 
Cement  pur- 
chased. 


June  26,  1870. 

G r a nite  or- 
dered. 


20 


Quantity 

livered. 


Bids. 


De-  February,  1870,  was  $19.94  per  cubic  yard.  No  granite 
was  then  contracted  for.  The  quantity  delivered  under  the 
above-mentioned  order  of  June  27th  was  1,774-g-f  yards.  In 
addition  to  which  535 yards  cut  granite  at  $19  per  yard, 
and  774-jHf  yards  face  stone  at  $21  per  yard  were  ordered 
by  the  Engineer  to  complete  the  tower. 

Bids  were  received  in  November  and  December,  1870, 
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Bodwell,  Webster  & Co.’s  bid  for  Granite  required 
for  the  Brooklyn  Tower  up  to  the  floor  line  of 
the  Bridge. 

New  York,  December,  i,  1870. 

W.  C.  Kingsley, 

General  Superintendent  of  the  N.  Y.  Bridge  Co. 

Dear  Sir — We  hereby  propose  to  furnish  and  deliver  all 
the  face  and  backing  stone  called  for  in  your  specifications 
for  East  River  Bridge,  viz.,  for  9,000  yards  of  face  stone, 
820  (altered)  twenty  dollars  and  fifty  cents  per  cubic  yard. 
For  9,000  yards  backing  ($15)  fifteen  dollars  per  cubic  yard. 
For  all  the  pointed  and  smooth  cut  stone  for  offsets  and 
below  the  cornice  $27  (altered)  thirty-one  dollars  per  cubic 
yard.  For  all  the  cornice  ($55)  fifty-five  dollars  per  cubic 
yard. 

Should  a portion  of  the  above  face  and  backing  stone  be 
awarded  to  us,  and  not  the  whole  amount,  then  our  bid 
would  include  the  same  amount  of  backing  and  face  stone 
to  be  awarded  together. 

Your  most  obedient  servants, 

BODWELL,  WEBSTER  & CO. 

VlNALHAVEN,  Me. 

“ The  General  Superintendent  was  authorized  to  purchase 
of  Noone  & Co.,  of  Kingston,  the  limestone  they  now 
have  quarried  and  on  hand  suitable  for  the  Bridge  towers 
at  the  price  of  $14  per  cubic  yard.”  (See  Synopsis  of 
Minutes.) 

Note. — The  price  at  which  a contract  was  award- 
ed to  the  Lake  Champlain  Blue  Stone  Company  on 
the  7th  September,  1871,  was  Si 3.95. 

Purchases  of  small  supplies  and  specialties  needed, 
from  time  to  time,  were  made  by  the  Purchasing  Agent, 
Mr.  Prentice,  in  open  market  and  at  reasonable  prices. 

In  regard  to  this  subject  the  Executive  Committee 
took  the  following  action  at  a meeting  held  on  the 
24th  of  June,  1872,  viz  : 


Extra  printed 
Specifications. 


“The  total 
height  of  the 
Brooklyn  Tow- 
er is  about  119 
feet  above  high 
water.” 


“The  face 
stone  necessary 
for  12  feet  of 
this  total  height 
have  already 
been  contracted 
for  (see  E book 
34),  leaving  an 
actual  height  of 
107  feet,  com- 
mencing at  the 
first  beveled  off- 
set above  high 
water.” 


Nov.  6,  1871. 
Purchase  of 
Limestone  au- 
thorized at  $14 
per  yard. 


Con  tract 
awarded  Lake 
Champlain  Blue 
Stone  Co.  at 
St3-9S- 


Purchases  of 
small  supplies, 
etc. 


22 


Action  of  Ex- 
ecutive C o m- 
miltee  regard- 
ing prices  paid 
for  stone,  lum- 
ber, etc. 


Report  o f 
Chief  Engineer 
on  prices  paid 
for  materials 


Minute  o f 
Meeting  of 
Board  appoint- 
ing Investigat- 
ing Committee, 
July  i,  1872. 


“ Resolved. , That  the  Chief  Engineer  be  requested  to  ex- 
amine and  report,  at  the  earliest  possible  date,  whether  the 
prices  paid  for  stone,  lumber  and  other  materials  and  for 
labor  have  been  reasonable  and  just,  and  whether  the  same 
have  been  used  in  the  construction  of  the  Bridge,  or  have 
been  necessary  therefor.”  (See  Synopsis  of  Minutes.) 

On  the  28th  of  June  following,  the  Chief  Engineer 
made  a report  thereon,  which  is  herewith  submitted, 
marked  “ Exhibit  No.  2.” 

On  the  1st  day  of  July,  1872,  a Committee  was  ap- 
pointed to  investigate  the  affairs  of  the  Bridge  Com- 
pany. The  minute  of  the  meeting  is  as  follows  : 

Extract  from  the  Minutes. 

At  a meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held  on  the  1st 
day  of  July,  1872,  the  following  action  was  had,  viz: 

“ Mr.  Demas  Barnes  moved  that  a Special  Committee  of 
three  be  appointed  to  investigate  the  affairs  of  the  Bridge 
Company  and  report  to  the  Board.  Carried. 

“ Mr.  Barnes  being  asked  to  name  two  members  of  the 
Board  who  would  be  acceptable  to  him  to  serve  on  the  Com- 
mittee of  Investigation,  named  Messrs.  Abram  S.  Hewitt 
and  F.  A.  Schroeder.”  (See  Synopsis  of  Minutes.) 

The  Committee  entered  upon  its  duty,  and,  after  re- 
searches lasting  several  months,  made  two  reports,  one 
of  which  was  signed  by  Messrs.  Hewitt  and  Schroeder, 
dated  December  16th,  1872,  and  the  other  by  Mr. 
Barnes,  also  dated  December  16th,  1872.  These  were 
followed  by  a report  of  the  Executive  Committee, 
signed  by  S.  L.  Husted,  J.  S.  T.  Stranahan,  H.  W. 
Slocum,  and  Henry  C.  Murphy,  dated  December  31st, 
1872. 

Full  copies  of  the  reports  are  submitted  herewith, 
marked  “ Exhibits  Nos.  3,  4 and  5.”  They  have  been 


23 


carefully  examined  by  us,  and  found  to  contain  ex- 
haustive statements  of  the  subjects  to  which  they 
relate. 


BIDS,  CONTRACTS,  CLAIMS,  AND  SO  FORTH,  SUB- 
SEQUENT TO  JUNE,  1872. 


For  the  period  prior  to  June,  1872,  as  is  hereinbefore 
shown,  it  was  not  the  custom  of  the  Company,  in  regard 
to  the  purchase  of  materials  and  supplies,  to  advertise 
for  proposals.  After  June  1,  1872,  bids  were  solicited 
by  public  advertisement.  As  a rule,  contracts  were 
awarded  to  the  lowest  bidders.  There  have  been  some 
exceptions,  however,  which  we  note  below,  together 
with  the  reasons  as  they  appear  of  record  : 


Granite  for  Brooklyn  Tower  above  Roadway  to 
the  Arch. 


Dates 

of 

Bids. 

Names  of  Bidders. 

KINDS  OF  STONE. 

Face. 

Pilaster 

Sloping 

Dim'n 

Back’g;. 

Bead. 

1872. 
July  24. 

Hurricane  Granite  Co. . . 

$26  46 

$29  16 

$29  16 

$20  25 

$45  00 

‘ 25. 

Westcott  & Sons 

25  00 

28  00 

27  OO 

20  00 

30  OO 

“ 27. 

Cape  Ann  Granite  Co. . . . 

26  00 

29  OO 

29  OO 

20  50 

“ 29- 

Bodwell  Granite  Co 

24  95 

26  50 

26  50 

20  OO 

35  00 

“ 29. 

Pierce  & Rowe 

26  00 

29  OO 

29  OO 

20  OO 

37  00 

“ 29. 

C.  M.  Simpson 

16  35 

16  35 

20  00 

16  35 

21  OO 

Note. — Contract  awarded  to  Bod  well  Granite  Co.,  dated  August  6, 
1872.  Quantity,  4,200  cubic  yards. 

The  lowest  bidder  was  C.  M.  Simpson,  but  the  Chief 
Engineer  having  reported  that  the  stone  is  of  unsuitable 
quality,  the  contract  was  awarded  to  the  Bodwell  Granite 
Co.,  they  being  the  next  lowest  bidders.” 

(See  Synopsis  of  Minutes  of  Executive  Committee.) 


Bids  solicited 
by  public  ad- 
vertisement. 


Contracts  a - 
warded  to  low- 
est bidders. 


Exceptions. 


24 


Recommend- 
ed that  contract 
for  granite  cor- 
ners and  dimen- 
s i o n backing 
be  given  to  Jno. 
Beattie  & Co. 


R e c o m men- 
dation  approved 
by  Board. 


Granite  for 
Approaches. 


Granite  for  New  York  Anchorage. 


Dates 
of  Bids. 

NAMES  OF  BIDDERS. 

Dimension 

Backing. 

Corners. 

Quantity 

Advertised 

for 

Contract 
Awarded  to 

1875- 

April  8.  . . 

Goss  and  Sylvester 

$18  50 

$33  00 

“ 12. . . 

John  S.  Hopkins 

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18  40 

Hurricane  Granite  Co 

27  00 

36  00 

“ 15-.. 

Cape  Ann  Granite  Co 

22  00 

30  39 

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“ 16... 

Pierce,  Rowe  & Co 

28  00 

29  80 

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“ 16... 

Bodwell  Granite  Co 

25  00 

32  00 

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Jno.  Beattie  & Co 

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28  00 

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C T Hall 

35  00 

29  OO 

13  45 

28  50 

31  OO 

Recommended  to  Board  that  the  contract  for  granite 
corners  and  dimension  backing  be  awarded  to  John 
Beattie  & Co.,  who  were  the  lowest  bidders  for  granite 
corners,  and  next  lowest  for  dimension  backing  ; Mr. 
Brennan,  the  lowest  bidder  for  the  latter,  not  being  in 
satisfactory  condition  to  fulfill  the  contract.  (See  Synopsis 
of  Minutes  of  Executive  Committee.)  Recommendation 
approved.  (See  Synopsis  of  Minutes. of  Board.) 

“October  i,  1877. — Twenty-one  bids  for  granite  for  Bridge 
approaches,  presented  by  Executive  Committee,  and  referred 
back  to  said  Committee  to  be  canvassed  and  for  report 
thereon.’’ 

(See  Synopsis  of  Minutes  of  Trustees.) 


The  bids  were  as  follows  : 


Granite  Face,  Arch  and  other  Stone  required  for  Approaches. 


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26 


In  addition  to  the  proposals  embraced  in  the  preceding 
table,  two  others  are  found,  namely  : one  by  Pierce,  Rowe 
& Co.,  and  the  other  by  Joseph  Brennan.  They  appear. 
Bids  with-  however  to  have  been  withdrawn  and  superseded  by  the 

drawn.  _ _ 

bids  of  these  two  parties  which  are  embraced  in  said  table. 
We  submit  for  your  information  copies  of  the  superseded 
bids  and  full  extracts  from  the  minutes,  showing  the  action 
taken  by  the  Trustees  in  the  matter  of  awarding  these  con- 
tracts : 

Proposal  for  furnishing  the  Granite  Face,  Arch 

AND  OTHER  STONE  REQUIRED  FOR  THE  APPROACHES 

of  the  East  River  Bridge. 

I hereby  agree  to  furnish  to  the  Trustees  of  the  New  York 
and  Brooklyn  Bridge,  if  this  bid  shall  be  accepted,  the 
several  kinds  of  granite  named  below  at  prices  affixed  to 
each,  and  in  accordance  with  the  specifications  annexed. 

Per  Cubic  Yard.  Total  Cost. 

1,651  Cubic  yards  of  rough-pointed 


Base  stone 

$22  69 

$37,444  68 

3)5 10 

“ Pier,  Pilaster  and 

Jamb 

26  65 

93,537  99 

to 

00 

“ Abutment  Pier 

Stone  with  cham- 
fered angles 

26  65 

58,201  42 

co 

'O 

CO 

“ Arch  face  or  Ring- 
stone  for  main 
arches  

28  35 

53, 808  93 

442 

“ Arch  face  for  side 

arches 

24  66 

10,901  71 

4,955  “ 

“ Six-ut  Work,  in- 
cluding ornamen- 
tal plinths,  facia, 
pedestals  and  cor- 
nices of  abutment 
piers,  all  imposts  or 

$253,s94  73 


Carried  forward 


27 


Per  Cubic  Yard.  Total  Cost. 

Brought  forward 

caps  of  small  piers 
andall  skew-backs, 
dentils,  cornices 

and  coping 

5,260  Cubic  yards  Rock-faced  work 
for  Spandrel  face 
stone,  Wall  faces 
near  entrances  and 
faces  above  cor- 
nices on  cross- 
streets   

833  “ “ Of  Bond  Stone  for 

brick  piers 

20,733  Cubic  Yards. 

Per  Lineal  Foot. 


3,231  Lineal  feet  of  Parapet  stone  18  38  59,385  79 

Sum  Total  of  Bid $593,492  39 

(Signed)  PIERCE,  ROWE  & CO. 


Proposals  for  furnishing  the  Granite  Face,  Arch 

AND  OTHER  STONE  REQUIRED  FOR  THE  APPROACHES 

of  the  East  River  Bridge. 

I hereby  agree  to  furnish  to  the  Trustees  of  the  New 
York  and  Brooklyn  Bridge,  if  this  bid  shall  be  accepted, 
the  several  kinds  of  granite  named  below,  at  the  prices 
affixed  to  each,  and  in  accordance  with  the  specifications 
annexed. 

Price 

per  Cubic  Yard.  Total  Cost. 

1,65 1 Cubic  yards  of  rough-pointed 


Base  stone $25  11  $41,456  61 

3,510  “ “ Pier,  Pilaster  and 

Jamb  stone 22  01  77,255  10 


$253,894  73 

33  63  166,664  35  ^ 


17 

86 

93,946  23 

23 

53 

19,601  29 

Carried  forward 


$118,711  71 


Rids 

drawn. 


with- 


28 

Price 

per  Cubic  Yard.  Total  Cost. 

Brought  forward 8118,711  71 

2,184  Cubic  yards  Abutment  Pier 
stone,  with  cham- 
fered angles 22  41  48,943  44 

1,898  “ “ Arch  face  or  Ring- 

stone  for  main 

arches 22  90  43,564  20 

442  “ “ Arch  face  or  Ring- 

stone  for  side 

arches 24  90  r 1,005  80 

4,955  “ “ Of  six-cut  work,  in- 

cluding ornamen- 
tal plinths,  facia, 
pedestals  and  cor- 
nices of  abutment 
piers,  all  imposts  or 
caps  of  small  piers, 
and  all  skew-backs, 
dentils,  cornices 

and  coping 52  5°  260,137  50 

5,260  “ “ Rock-faced  work 

for  Spandrel  face 
stone,  Wall  faces 
near  entrances  and 
faces  above  cor- 
nices on  cross- 
streets.. . 13  10  68,906  00 

833  “ “ of  Bond  stone  for 

brick  piers 18  94  15,777  02 

2°, 733 

Price 

per  Lineal  Foot. 

3,231  Lineal  feet  of  Parapet  Stone. . . 89  07  29,305  17 

Sum  Total  of  Bid 8596,350  84 

JOSEPH  BRENNAN, 

Charlottburgh,  N.  J. 


29 


October  io,  1877. — Bids  for  granite  referred  to  Committee 
by  Board  laid  over.  (See  Synopsis  of  Minutes  of  Executive 
Committee.) 

October  19th,  1877. — The  subject  of  proposals  for  granite 
for  the  viaducts  was  considered,  and,  after  discussion,  Gen- 
eral Slocum  offered  the  following,  which  was  adopted  : 

“ Resolved , That  it  is  the  sense  of  this  Committee  that 
the  contract  for  granite  shall  be  awarded  to  the  four  low- 
est bidders  who  agree  to  subdivide  the  contract  in  the 
manner  suggested  by  the  President,  provided  satisfactory- 
evidence  can  be  given  of  the  ability  of  said  parties  to  fulfill 
their  contracts,  and  that  the  President  be  requested  to  ob- 
tain such  evidence,  and  present  it  to  this  Committee  at  its 
next  meeting.”  (See  Synopsis  of  Minutes  of  Executive 
Committee.) 

October  26,1877. — President  stated  that  agreeably  to  the 
directions  of  the  Committee  he  had  made  inquiries  as  to 
the  responsibility  and  facilities  for  delivering  the  granite 
required  of  each  of  the  several  bidders  to  whom  it  was 
proposed  to  recommend  the  awarding  of  the  contracts,  which 
inquiries  had  been  satisfactory,  whereupon  it  was  unani- 
mously— 

Resolved , That  it  be  recommended  that  the  contract  for 
the  rough-pointed  base  stone  be  awarded  to  Charles  Guidet 
at  his  offer  therefor,  and  in  case  he  declines  to  take  it,  then 
to  the  Diamond  Hill  Granite  Company  at  their  bid  for  the 
same.  Also,  that  it  be  recommended  that  the  contract  be 
awarded  to  Pierce  & Rowe  for  the  following  portions  of 
granite  at  their  several  bids,  viz.,  parapet  stone,  pier,  pilas- 
ter and  jamb  stone,  abutment  pier  stone,  arch  face  or  ring 
stone.  Also  that  it  be  recommended  to  award  the  contract 
for  the  six-cut  work  to  Charles  Guidet  at  his  bid  of 
$208,209.10,  and  3in  case  he  declines,  that  the  same  be 
awarded  to  the  Collins  Granite  Co.  Also  that  it  be  recom- 
mended that  the  contract  be  awarded  to  the  Diamond  Hill 
Granite  Co.  at  their  bid  for  the  rock  face  work  and  for  the 
bond  stone. 


Action  of 
Trustees  in  re- 
gard to  the  a- 
ward  of  Con- 
tracts for  Gran- 
ite for  the  Via- 
ducts. 


30 


Granite  for  Ordered  that  the  President  communicate  with  the  parties 
Viaducts.  # _ 1 

before  mentioned  and  obtain  their  assent  accordingly.  (See 
Synopsis  of  Minutes  of  Executive  Committee.) 

November  5,  1877,  President  stated  that,  agreeably  to  the 
directions  of  the  Committee,  he  had  communicated  with  the 
bidders  designated  in  the  division  of  the  contract  for 
granite,  that  Pierce,  Rowe  & Co.  have  agreed  to  take  the 
portions  assigned  to  them  and  to  furnish  the  requisite 
security.  That  Mr.  Guidet  declined  to  take  either  the  base 
stone  or  the  six-cut  work  either  separately  or  together  at 
the  prices  he  had  bid  for  them,  and  that  the  Diamond  Hili 
Granite  Company  declines  to  take  the  base  stone,  spandrel 
and  bond  stone  at  the  prices  bid  for  by  them,  alleging  a 
mistake  in  their  bid.  That  Mr.  Guidet  tendered  a new  bid 
for  the  spandrel  work  at  $21.50  the  cubic  yard,  provided  he 
could  have  the  base  stone  at  his  former  bid,  but  not  other- 
wise. That  the  Diamond  Hill  Granite  Company  tendered 
a new  bid  for  base,  spandrel  and  bond  stone  at  $20  a yard 
for  all  three.  That  he  had  communicated  with  the  Bodwell 
Granite  Company,  who  were  the  lowest  bidders  for  these 
items,  being  $16,286.90  less  than  Mr.  Guidet  on  base  and 
spandrel,  and  $23,783.90  on  their  items  in  connection  with 
the  bond  stone,  and  $6,131.40  less  than  the  Diamond  Hill 
Granite  Company  under  their  revised  bid.  The  Bodwell 
Granite  Company  agreed  to  take  them  at  their  bid.  That 
the  Collins  Granite  Company  agreed  to  take  the  six-cut 
work  at  their  bid,  and  to  give  their  personal  security.  Ac- 
cording to  the  recommendation  of  the  Committee,  and 
adopting  the  bids  of  the  Bodwell  Granite  Company,  the 
whole  contract  would  be  awarded  as  follows  : 


Pierce  & Rowe,  subdivisions  2,  3,  4,  8 and  9.  $290,631  30 

Collins  Granite  Co.,  “ 5 222,975  00 

Bodwell  Granite  Co.,  “ 1,  6 and  7 155,548  60 


$669.154  90 

Ordered,  that  it  be  recommended  to  the  Board  that  the 
contract  be  made  accordingly,  unless  Pierce,  Rowe  & Co. 
relinquish  the  parapet  stone,  in  which  case  the  contract  for 


3i 

that  item  be  awarded  to  the  Concord  Granite  Company. 
(See  Synopsis  of  Minutes  of  Executive  Committee.) 

November  5,  1877,  meeting  of  Trustees — Minutes  of  Ex- 
ecutive Committee  approved,  and  contracts  for  granite 
awarded  as  follows  : 

Pierce , Rowe  6°  Co. — 3,510  cubic  yards  of  Pier,  Pilaster 
and  Jamb  Stone,  at  $30  ; 2,184  cubic  yards  Abutment  Pier 
Stone,  at  $29  ; 1,898  cubic  yards  arch-face  stone  for  main 
arches,  at  $28.35;  442  cubic  yards  arch-face  stone  for  side 
arches,  at  $30. 

Collins  Granite  Co. — 4,955  cubic  yards  of  six-cut  stone, 
at  $45. 

Bodwell  Grajiite  Co.  — 1,651  cubic  yards  rough-pointed 
base  stone,  at  $26.40;  5,260  cubic  yards  rock-faced  stone, 
at  $19  ; 833  cubic  yards  Bond  stone,  at  $18. 

Conditionally  to  the  Concord  Granite  Co. — 3,231  lineal 
feet  of  parapet  stone,  at  $15.40,  the  quantities  being  ap- 
proximate, and  the  nature  of  the  different  items  as  specified 
in  the  specifications  for  the  work.  (See  Synopsis  of  Min- 
utes.) 

As  to  that  portion  of  the  contract  awarded  to 
Pierce,  Rowe  & Co.,  above  referred  to,  we  submit  as 
part  of  the  record  the  following  copy  of  a statement 
appended  to  the  bids,  signed  by  Assistant-Engineer 
Martin  : 

“ Statement  as  to  the  fulfillment  of  the  contract  made 
with  Messrs.  Pierce,  Rowe  & Co.,  for  furnishing  cut  granite 
stone  for  the  approaches  of  the  East  River  Bridge. 

“The  contract  made  with  Pierce,  Rowe  & Co.,  Novem- 
ber 7,  1877,  was  based  upon  the  following  varieties  and 
quantities  of  stones,  given  in  a table  of  quantities  appended 
to  the  specifications  accompanying  the  contract,  viz.: 


Contracts  for 
Granite  for  Via- 
ducts awarded. 


Statement  ot 
Engineer  Mar- 
tin in  regard  to 
contract  with 
Pierce,  Rowe, 
& co 


32 


Statement  of 
Engineer  Mar- 
tin in  regard  to 
contract  with 
Pierce,  Rowe  & 
Co. 


1,898  cubic  yards  Arch  Face  Stone. — Main 

Arches,  at  $28.35 

2, 184  cubic  yards  Abutment  Pier  Stone,  at  $29 
3,510  cubic  yards  Pier,  Pilaster  and  Jamb 
Stone,  at  $30 


442  cubic  yards  Arch  Face  Stone. — Side 
Arches,  at  $30 


8,034  cubic  yards  Stone,  costing  in  the  aggre- 


853,808  30 
63,336  00 

105,300  00 

13,260  00 


gate 


$235,7°4  3° 


“ By  a subsequent  arrangement  made  between  Messrs. 
Pierce,  Rowe  & Co.  and  the  Bodwell  and  Cape  Ann  Granite 
Companies,  it  was  mutually  agreed  that  the  two  last  men- 
tioned should  be  permitted  to  cut  from  their  own  quarries 
and  deliver  a portion  of  the  stone  allotted  to  Pierce,  Rowe 
& Co.,  provided  such  stone  as  to  quality  and  color  were  ac- 
ceptable to  the  Engineers.  The  Engineers  assented  to  this, 
the  color  and  quality  complying  with  the  specifications,  and 
both  companies  have  accordingly  delivered  stone  under  the 
agreement  then  made.  It  was  further  agreed  between  them 
that  all  such  stone  furnished  and  delivered  by  the  two  com- 
panies should  be  estimated  to  them  directly  by  the  Trustees 
and  the  moneys  due  upon  these  estimates  handed  over  to 
the  two  companies  respectively.  Upon  the  Estimate  Book, 
therefore,  there  appear  estimates  made  to  each  of  the  three 
parties  for  similar  kind  of  stone  furnished  by  each  of  them, 
but  originally  comprised  in  the  contract  with  Pierce,  Rowe 
& Co. 


“ The  kind  and  quantities  of  stone  thus  delivered,  and  by 
whom  delivered,  is  shown  below  : 

“ 1.  Messrs.  Pierce,  Rowe  & Co. 

1,804  cubic  yards  Arch  Face  Stone. — Main 


Arches,  at  828.35 $5M43  4° 

1,420  |f  cubic  yards  Abutment  Pier  Stone, 

at  $29 4I,203  62 

1,819  if  cubic  yards  Pier,  Pilaster  and  Jamb 

Stone,  at  830 54, 591  10 

Carried  forward 8146,938  12 


33 


Brought  forward $146,938  12 

158  ~i\  cubic  yards  Arch  Face. — Side  Arch- 
es, at  830  4,745  54 

13  |f  cubic  yards  Bond  Stone,  cut  for 

Side  Arches,  at  818 246  00 

5,216  |f  cubic  yards  delivered  by  Pierce, 

Rowe  & Co.,  costing 8151,929  66 


“ 2.  Bodwell  Granite  Co. 

188  |-|  cubic  yards  Arch  Face.  — Main 

Arches,  at  828.35 £5,352  90 

293  tt  cubic  yards  Abutment  Pier  Stone, 

at  829 8,5° 1 29 

517  |f  cubic  yards  Pier,  Pilaster  and  Jamb 

Stone,  at  830 15,527  77 

102  cubic  yards  Arch  Face. — Side  Arch- 
es, at  830 3,064  44 

1, 10 1 |f  cubic  yards  Stone  delivered  by  Bod- 

well  Granite  Co.,  costing 832,446  40 


“ 3.  Cape  Ann  Granite  Co. 

83  |f  cubic  yards  Arch  Face.  — Main 

Arches,  at  828  35 82,370  90 


SUMMARY. 


5,216  ff  cubic  yards  of  stone  delivered  by 

Pierce,  Rowe  & Co 8151,929  66 

1,101  cubic  yards  of  stone  delivered  by 

Bodwell  Granite  Co 32,446  40 

83  If  cubic  yards  of  stone  delivered  by 

Cape  Ann  Granite  Co 2,370  90 


6,401  |f  cubic  yards  of  stone  under  con- 

tract  made  with  Pierce,  Rowe  & Co. . $186,746  96 


“ This  comprises  all  of  the  stone  required  of  the  kinds 
mentioned  above  for  the  completion  of  the  approaches. 

o 

0 


Statement  of 
Engineer  Mar- 
tin in  regard  to 
contract"”  with 
Pierce.  Rowe  & 
Co. 


34 


Comparing  the  quantities  of  the  stone  actually  furnished, 
and  their  aggregate  cost  with  that  given  in  the  contract,  it 
will  be  observed  that  there  is  a decrease  in  the  original 
quantities  of  1,632  cubic  yards,  and  in  the  aggregate  cost 
a reduction  of  the  original  estimate  of  $48,957.34. 

(Signed)  “ C.  C.  MARTIN, 

“ Assistant  Engineer 


CLAIM  OF  COLLINS  GRANITE  CO. 

An  application  of  the  Collins  Granite  Co.,  for  pay- 
ment for  212  y9-g  cubic  yards  of  stone,  at  $45,  was  pre- 
sented to  the  Executive  Committee  at  the  meeting 
held  December  5th,  1881,  and  laid  on  the  table. 

At  a meeting  held  December  12th,  1881,  said  appli- 
cation was  considered.  It  appearing  to  be  a claim  for 
stone  which,  under  the  terms  of  their  contract,  they 
were  entitled  to  deliver,  but  which,  it  was  alleged,  had 
been  furnished  by  other  parties  on  the  orders  of  the 
Engineer,  that  officer  was  requested  to  appear  before 
the  Committee  at  its  next  meeting,  and  explain  the 
matter. 

Accordingly,  at  a meeting  held  January  9th,  1882, 
Assistant  Engineer  Martin  appeared,  and  stated  that, 
through  a misunderstanding  of  the  specifications  for 
granite  for  the  approaches  to  the  Bridge,  contracts  had 
been  awarded  to  the  Bodwell  Granite  Co.  and  the  Cape 
Ann  Granite  Co.  for  fender  stone,  which  was  afterwards 
found  to  be  a part  of  the  stone  awarded  to  the  Collins 
Granite  Co.,  and  for  difference  in  the  price  of  which 
they  made  a claim  of  §4,391.35. 

The  claim  was  ordered  to  be  paid.  (See  Synopsis 
of  Minutes.) 


35 


A statement  of  the  account,  as  adjusted,  with  the 
Collins  Granite  Co.  will  be  found  in  exhibit  herewith, 
marked  “ Estimates,  Proofs,  etc.,  Book  No.  I,”  from 
which  it  appears  that  the  Collins  Co.  held  a contract 
for  furnishing  4,955  yards  of  “ six  cut-work,”  at  $45 
per  yard,  and  that  they  delivered  thereon  4, 1 88  yards, 

leaving  766^  yards  to  be  delivered,  and  which  the 
Trustees  did  not  want,  the  stone  having,  as  stated  by 
Engineer  Martin,  been  included  in  contracts  with 
other  parties  at  a lower  price. 

A compromise  was  made  with  the  Collins  Granite 
Co.  by  which  they  agreed  to  a settlement  on  the  fol- 
lowing basis,  viz. : 

They  to  be  credited  with  2 12  TV  yards  (instead 


of  766  ^T),  at  $45 $9,58050 

And  charged  with  the  amount  paid  to  the  Cape 
Ann  Granite  Co.  and  the  Bodwell  Granite 
Co.  for  same  work  (at  a lower  price) 5489  15 

Leaving  amount  due  Collins  Granite  Co $4,391  35 


Which  sum  was  duly  paid  to  said  company  in  full 
settlement  and  satisfaction  of  their  claim. 


GALVANIZED  CRUCIBLE  CAST  STEEL  WIRE  FOR 
THE  MAIN  CABLES. 

Bids  were  received  in  November  and  December, 
1876,  for  furnishing  an  estimated  quantity  of  6,800,000 
pounds  of  steel  cable  wire  of  a size  weighing  14  feet  to 
the  pound. 

There  were  nine  bidders,  the  lowest  being  J.  Lloyd 
Haigh,  at  8 7- 10  cents  per  pound  for  crucible  cast 


Claim  of  Col 
lins  Granite  Co 


Bidders. 


Increase  i n 
size  of  wire. 


C o mmunica- 
t i o n received 
f r orb  Chief 
Engineer  advis- 
ing increase  in 
size  of  wire. 


Letters  read 
from  Engineers 
i n relation  to 
increasing  size 
of  wire. 


Subiect  dis- 
cussed. 


36 

steel.  The  contract  was  awarded  to  him  on  the  15th 
January,  1877.  (See  Synopsis  of  Minutes.) 

It  was  afterwards  determined  by  the  Chief  Engineer 
to  increase  the  size  of  the  wire  from  14  feet  to  12  feet 
to  the  pound.  The  action  of  the  Engineer  and  of  the 
Trustees  thereon  is  stated  below,  viz.  : 

At  a meeting  of  the  Board  held  June  2d,  1877,  a 
communication  was  received  from  the  Chief  Engineer 
advising  an  increase  in  the  size  of  the  wire  for  the 
large  cables,  which  was  referred  to  the  Executive 
Committee.  (See  Synopsis  of  Minutes.) 

At  a meeting  of  the  Executive  Committee  held  June 
15,  1877,  the  letter  of  the  Chief  Engineer  and  a com- 
munication of  assistant  Engineer  Paine  in  relation  to 
increasing  the  size  of  the  wire  for  the  large  cables 
were  read.  Col.  Paine  was  present,  and  made  explana- 
tions. After  some  time  spent  in  consideration  of  the 
same,  the  subject  was  laid  over  until  the  next  meeting 
of  the  Committee,  to  be  held  on  Thursday,  the  21st 
instant.  (See  Synopsis  of  Minutes  of  Executive  Com- 
mittee.) 

At  a meeting  of  the  Executive  Committee  held 
June  21,  1877,  the  President  stated  that  the  first  busi- 
ness of  the  Committee  would  be  the  further  considera- 
tion of  the  subject  of  increasing  the  size  of  the  wire  to 
be  used  in  the  construction  of  the  cables  as  proposed 
by  the  Chief  Engineer. 

Mr.  Haswell  made  some  remarks  showing  the  advan- 
tages accruing  both  to  the  contractor  and  Trustees  by 
the  use  of  a larger  size  Avire,  which  was  made  possible 


37 


by  reason  of  the  wire  for  the  first  time  being  now 
manufactured  straight,  and  after  a discussion  partici- 
pated in  by  Messrs.  Kingsley,  Agnew,  Stranahan,  Has- 
well  and  the  President,  Mr.  Stranahan  moved  that  a 
committee  consisting  of  Messrs.  Kingsley,  Haswell  and 
the  President  be  appointed  to  consult  and  arrange  with 
the  contractor  for  the  wire  for  such  alterations  of  the 
contract  as  may  be  deemed  necessary  and  just,  and  to 
report  the  same  to  this  Committee.  (See  Synopsis 
of  Minutes  of  Executive  Committee.) 

At  a meeting  of  the  Executive  Committee,  held 
June  26th,  1877,  Mr.  Kingsley,  from  the  committee 
appointed  to  see  Mr.  Haigh,  the  contractor  for  the 
cable  wire,  reported  that  they  had  seen  Mr.  Haigh, 
who  declined  to  make  any  abatement  of  price,  or  to 
refer  the  question  to  arbitration,  but  was  willing  to  in- 
crease the  delivery  of  the  wire,  so  as  to  furnish  from 
250  to  300  tons  a month,  if  required,  instead  of  200 
tons. 

After  further  consideration,  it  was  resolved  to  recom- 
mend to  the  Board  that  the  change  in  the  size  of  the 
wire  be  made,  as  recommended  by  the  Chief  Engineer, 
and  that  it  be  referred  to  the  officers  of  the  Board  to 
cause  the  proper  agreement  to  be  made  with  the  con- 
tractor for  that  purpose,  not  increasing  the  price  of  the 
wire,  with  the  additional  provision  that  the  number  of 
tons  of  wire  to  be  delivered  be  increased  from  250  to 
300  tons  a month,  if  required  by  the  Trustees,  and  that 
a report  be  made  accordingly.  (See  Synopsis  of 
Minutes.) 


Referred  to  a 
Special  Com- 
mittee. 


Committee  re- 
port. 


Change  in 
size  of  wire  de- 
termined on  by 
Executive  Com- 
mittee. 


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Action  of  Ex- 
ecutive C o m - 
mittee  approv- 
ed. 


Quantity  o f 
wire  delivered. 


Some  rejected 
wire  used. 


Facts  in  re- 
gard thereto. 


At  a meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  held  July  2d, 
1877,  the  minutes  of  meetings  of  the  Executive  Com- 
mittee held  June  15th,  21st  and  26th,  were  read,  to- 
gether with  a special  report  of  the  Executive  Commit- 
tee on  the  subject  of  the  increase  in  the  size  of  the 
wire  for  the  sustaining  cables,  and  were  severally  ap- 
proved, and  the  action  of  the  Committee  on  the  several 
matters  contained  therein  was  confirmed.  (See  Syn- 
opsis of  Minutes.) 

Under  the  above-mentioned  contract,  6,950,484 
pounds  of  wire  were  delivered.  It  appears  that  an 
estimated  quantity  of  221  tons  of  wire  that  had  been 
rejected  by  the  authorized  inspector  at  the  mill,  found 
its  way  into  the  cables.  On  final  settlement  with 
Haigh,  50,000  pounds  of  wire  were  charged  to  him,  as 
an  estimated  quantity,  to  make  good  the  loss  occurring- 
from  the  use  of  the  rejected  wire.  (For  a full  state- 
ment of  the  account,  see  Exhibit  marked  “ Proofs, 
Book  No.  2.”) 

The  facts  of  record  showing  how  the  engineers  were 
deceived  into  making  use  of  the  rejected  wire,  how  much 
of  it  went  into  the  cables,  and  how  the  strength  of  the 
Bridge  was  affected  thereby,  are  contained  in  certain 
letters  of  the  President  and  the  Chief  Engineer,  dated 
July  9th,  22d,  25th,  28th,  and  August  6th,  1878,  copies 
of  which  are  herewith  submitted,  marked  “ Exhibit 
No.  6.” 

We  append  herewith,  also,  a copy  of  a report  made  to 
the  Trustees  January  9th,  1882,  by  the  Chief  Engineer 
on  the  strength  of  the  cables  and  suspended  superstruct- 
ure. (See  Exhibit  marked  “ No.  7.”) 


39 


STEEL  AND  IRON  FOR  THE  SUSPENDED 
SUPERSTRUCTURE. 

On  the  27th  of  May,  1879,  bids  were  opened  by  the 
Board,  for  furnishing  the  steel  and  iron  needed  for  the 
suspended  superstructure.  The  bidders  were  the  Chrome 
Steel  Company,  C.  P.  Haughian,  the  Edge  Moor  Iron 
Company,  the  Keystone  Bridge  Company,  the  New 
Jersey  Steel  and  Iron  Company,  the  Delaware  Bridge 
Company,  Cofrode  & Saylor,  and  the  Leighton  Bridge 
and  Iron  Works  Company.  The  bids  were  referred  to 
the  Executive  Committee,  the  Engineers,  and  Comp- 
troller Steinmetz.  (See  Synopsis  of  Minutes.) 

On  the  30th  of  June,  1879,  the  Committee  re- 
commended that  the  contract  be  awarded  to  the  Edge 
Moor  Iron  Company,  the  lowest  bidder,  Comptroller 
Steinmetz  alone  voting  in  the  negative.  (See  Synopsis 
of  Minutes.) 

On  the  1st  of  July,  1879,  the  Board  adopted  the  re- 
commendation of  the  Executive  Committee  and 
awarded  the  contract  accordingly.  (See  Synopsis  of 
Minutes.) 

Under  this  contract  the  Edge  Moor  Iron  Company 
delivered  11,000,000  pounds  of  steel,  which,  at  the  con- 
tract price  (4t3fV  cents),  amounts  to  $478,500.  The 
sum  actually  paid  was  $5 18,049.70,  being  a difference  of 
$39>549-7°  of  additional  cost  allowed  to  that  Company 
by  agreement,  said  additional  cost  having  arisen  in 
consequence  of  changes  of  plans  by  the  Bridge  En- 
gineers. 


Bids. 


Contr act  a- 
warded. 


Quantity  and 
price. 


40 


statement  of  A statement  of  the  claim  of  the  Edge  Moor  Iron 

claim  ot  Edge  o 

panyrIronCom'  Company  and  copies  of  letters  of  the  Chief  Engineer, 
addressed  to  President  Murphy  on  that  subject,  and 
extracts  from  the  minutes  of  December  12th,  1881, 
and  January  9th,  1882,  are  herewith  submitted  marked 
“ Exhibit  No.  8.” 


Further  con-  In  December,  1881,  a contract  was  made  with  the 

tract  with  Edge 

MoorJronConi  £(jge  Moor  Iron  Company  for  additional  steel  for  the 
suspended  superstructure,  at  Sy4  cents  per  pound.  Un- 
der this  contract  there  were  delivered  2,206,515  pounds, 
amounting  to  $187,553.77. 

Claim  for  ex-  The  Edge  Moor  Iron  Company  made  claim  for  extra 

tra  work. 

work  done  under  this  contract,  and  were  allowed  $9,- 
708.67  in  full  settlement  thereof. 


Allowance.  A further  allowance  was  made  to  that  company  for 
work  done  on  the  superstructure  not  provided  in  the 
contract,  amounting  to  $4,028.05.  (See  Synopsis  of 
Minutes  January  8,  1883.) 

statement  of  For  a full  statement  of  the  account  of  the  Edge 

account. 

Moor  Iron  Company,  see  Exhibit  herewith,  marked 
“ Proofs,”  book  No.  2. 

We  also  append  a copy  of  a report  of  the  Special 
Committee  appointed  to  confer  with  the  President  of 
the  Edge  Moor  Iron  Company  with  reference  to  their 
contracts  for  steel  work,  made  to  the  Board  in  June, 
1882.  (See  “ Exhibit  No.  9.”) 


4i 


CHARGES  AGAINST  ENGINEERS. 

On  the  1st  of  May,  1879,  a resolution  was  passed  by 
the  Board  of  Trustees,  of  which  the  following  is  a copy  : 

“ Whereas,  Two  members  of  this  Board  have  stated 
that  charges  had  been  made  to  them  that  the  Engineers 
have  been  guilty  of  corrupt  practices,  and  have  done  such 
other  things  as  do  reflect  suspicion  on  the  administration  of 
its  affairs  ; therefore, 

“ Resolved , That  a Committee  be  appointed  to  make  an  ex- 
amination and  to  report  the  result  of  their  investigation  to 
the  next  meeting  of  the  Board.” 

The  charge  against  the  Engineers  was  that  they  had 
given  out  information  of  the  specifications  of  the  steel 
for  the  superstructure  in  advance  of  their  regular  pub- 
lication for  the  consideration  of  $10,000. 

On  the  5th  of  May  the  Committee,  consisting  of 
Comptroller  Steinmetz,  Dr.  Samuel  Hall  and  the  Pres- 
ident and  Vice-President,  reported  progress  and  asked 
further  time. 

On  the  27th  of  May  the  Committee  made  a report, 
which  after  reciting  the  testimony  concludes  as  follows  : 

“ It  is  unnecessary  to  say  that  there  is  not  the  slightest  evi- 
dence to  sustain  the  charge.  The  Committee,  therefore, 
express  their  entire  confidence  in  the  honor  and  integrity  of 
those  officers,  and  their  fidelity  to  the  true  interests  of  the 
Bridge.” 

A full  copy  of  the  report  is  herewith  appended,  mark- 
ed “ Exhibit  No.  10.” 


Resolution  of 
Board  appoint- 
ing Committee 
t o investigate 
charges. 


Specific  charge. 


Committee  re- 
port. 


Engineers  ex- 
onerated. 


42 


Bids  tor 


Bids  referred 
to  President  and 
Mr.  Haswell. 


Bids  for 


Award  of  con- 
tract. 


ALTERATIONS  AND  REPAIRS  TO  BUILDINGS  NOS. 
96  AND  98  CLIFF  STREET,  N.  Y. 


Dates  of 
Bids. 

Names  of  Bidders. 

Prices. 

Contract  Awarded. 
to 

1877. 
Sept.  24. 
“ 25. 

“ 25. 

“ 28. 

Oct.  1. 

J.  W.  Campbell  . . . 
Thomas  Lennon... 
Gibbs  & Reilly.  . . . 
Wm.  H.  Hazzard.  . 
J.  M.  Grenell 

$3,200 . 00 

2.370.00 
4,175  . oo 

4. 730. 00 
3>°95-°° 

J.  M.  Grenell,  Oct. 
6,  1877. 

N.  B. — Thos.  Lennon, 
was  notified  that  his  bid_ 
would  be  accepted,  but 
made  no  response. 

Referred  to  President  and  Mr.  Haswell  to  contract  as 
they  may  deem  best.  (See  Synopsis  of  Minutes.) 


RUBBLE  STONE  FOR  APPROACHES. 


Dates  of 
Bids. 

Names  of  Bidders. 

Price 
c.  yd. 

Quantity. 

Contract  Award- 
ed to 

1878. 
Mch.  12. 

The  Smith  Granite  Co. 

$6.75 

W.&T.  Ritch 

“ 14- 

“ IS- 

G.  Howard  Ellers  . . . 
W.  & T.  Ritch 

4 . 00 
3. 20 

| 2,000 

“ i5- 

Robert  Jardine 

1 . 89 

y cubic 

“ IS- 

Jno.  T.  Tank 

5-67 

j yards. 
1 

“ 16. 

Jno.  Voorhis 

3-95 

“ 16. 

Joseph  Brennan 

3-97 

J 

Mr.  Jardine,  the  lowest  bidder,  having  given  notice  that 
he  could  not  furnish  the  stone  in  time,  the  contract  was 
awarded  to  Messrs.  Ritch  at  $3.20  per  yard,  they  being  the 
next  lowest  bidders.  (See  Synopsis  of  Minutes.) 


43 


CAST  IRON  WIRE  ROPE  SOCKETS  FOR 
SUSPENDERS. 


Dates  of 
Bids. 

Names  of  Bidders. 

Prices 
per  lb. 

d 

=3 

O i 

Contract 

Awarded 

to. 

1877. 
Oct.  20. 

Burdon  Iron  Foundry 

$ -°2 

in 

rQ 

“ 27. 

Vulcan  Iron  Works 

• if 

O 

CO 

Nov.  12. 

Atlantic  Steam  Engine  AVorks. 

997-92 

u 

0 

“ 8. 

Joseph  Hall  & Co 

•3* 

0 

IT) 

CJ* 

“ 8. 

Albany  Architectural  Works.. 

1,434.00 

3 

Q 

U 

9 ■ 

South  Boston  Iron  Co 

•3+ 

'S 

U 

9- 

Healey  Iron  AVorks 

•2-1 

be 

CJ 

“ 10. 

Henvelman,  Haven  & Co 

• 2i 

3 

“ I 2. 

Copeland  & Bacon 

• 2 tV 

bp 

’<D 

0 

u 

12. 

Columbian  Iron  AVorks 

•°3 

-= 

“ 12. 

Union  Bolt  AAUrks  

• °3 

f£ 

0 

“ 12. 

Jos.  Toner 

. 02 

Jk 

CJ 

T1 

u 

12. 

John  Chapman 

0 3 
'2§ 

O 

CO 

O 

u 

14- 

Clinton  Iron  Foundry 

.02 

W 

CO 

u 

12. 

Isaac  G.  Johnson  & Co 

• 3i 

C/) 
H— 1 

Ordered  that  the  officers  have  power  to  make  a contract 
for  same  as  they  shall,  after  investigation,  deem  best.  (See 
Synopsis  of  Minutes.) 

BIDS  FOR  WROUGHT  IRON  CABLE  BANDS  & BOLTS. 


Dates  of 

Prices 

Contract 

Bids. 

Names  of  Bidders. 

per  lb. 

Quantity. 

Awarded 

to. 

1877. 
Oct.  29. 

Wilson,  AValker  Co  . . 

>b  • S 1V0 

Nov.  2. 

Tippitt  & AAV)od 

•9 

CJ 

“ 8. 

Tredegar  Iron  Works. 

.6 

KJ  CO 
c<5  u- 

“ 8. 

John  L.  Thompson.  . 

•4i 

__  CO 

cj  »-« 

“ 10. 

Edge  Moor  Iron  Co. . 

•72 

bX  ^ 

“ 12. 

Ed.  Spaulding  & Co . . 

•7 

" U548 

O 

Q b 

cj  C 

U 12 

James  Toner 

8,850.00 

■ H 

l<  12. 

Paterson  Iron  Co  ...  . 

“ 12. 

Union  Bolt  AVorks.  . . 

•6yV 

“ 15. 

Murray,  Dougal  & Co 

•4i 

§ 

“ 15- 

\A7est  Point  Foundry.. 

•9 

“ us- 

Joseph  Hall  & Co.  . . . 

7-3 
• 7 4 

Bids  for 


Officers  au- 
thorized to 
award  contract. 


Bids  for 


44 


Bids  for 


Bids  for 


Extract  from 
Minutes  of  Ex- 
ecutive Com- 
mittee, showing 
increaseinbidof 
Cofrode  & Say- 
lor , b y reason 
of  rise  in  price 
of  Iron. 


Ordered,  that  the  officers  have  power  to  make  a contract 
for  same,  as  they  shall,  after  investigation,  deem  best.  (See 
Synopsis  of  Minutes.) 

GALVANIZED  IRON  WIRE  FOR  CABLE  WRAPPING. 


Dates  of 

Names  of  Bidders. 

Contract 

Bids. 

per  lb. 

Quantity. 

Awarded 

to. 

1878. 

1 

j/i 

*b/) 

June  27. 

John  A.  Roebling’s 

Sons  Co 

$ .4! 

! 206,000 
j lbs. 

•3  0 

27. 

Washburn  & Moen 

O O 

C/5 

Manufacturing  Co. 

• ?4 

^ O 

27. 

J.  Lloyd  Haigh 

^ 9 5 
•OlOO 

J 

September  12th,  1878. — “President  stated  that  he  had 
awarded  contract  for  wrapping  wire  for  the  great  cables  to 
John  A.  Roebling’s  Sons  Co.,  at  4J-C.  per  pound,  subject  to 
approval  of  Committee  and  Board.  Approved.”  (See 
Synopsis  of  Minutes  of  Executive  Committee.)  Action 
confirmed.  (See  Synopsis  of  Minutes  of  Board.) 

IRON  WORK,  ETC.,  FOR  BRIDGES  IN  BROOKLYN, 
OVER  YORK,  MAIN  AND  PROSPECT  STREETS. 


Dates  of 
Bids. 

Names  of  Bidders. 

Prices 

Iron 

Work. 

Prices 

Paint- 

ing. 

Contract  awarded  to 

18S0. 

Per  lb. 

Cofrode  & Savior, 

July  IO.  . 

Passaic  Rolling  Mill  Co. 

4iJju  c 

$1,400 

'c 

Tulv  15,  1SS0. 

“ 10.. 

Charles  Kellogg 

6 nut  c- 

1.500 

0 

N.  B.— Bid  of 

“ 10. 

Edge  Moor  Iron  Co. . . . 

A 8°  r 
°T0  0 c- 

for  all. 

0 

Passaic  Rolling 

“ II . . 

Leighton  Bridge  Co. . . 

4itmt  c- 

‘ ‘ 

Mill  Co.  with- 

“ 12.. 

Cofrode  & Saylor 

4^nr  c- 

$2,040 

drawn. 

August  2d,  1880. — Minutes  of  Executive  Committee 
show  the  following  proceedings  : 

President  stated  that  Messrs.  Cofrode  & Saylor,  to  whom 
the  contract  for  the  Iron  Bridges  over  York,  Main  and 


45 


Prospect  streets,  Brooklyn,  had  been  awarded,  declined  to 
take  it  at  their  bid  of  4-3^  cents  per  pound,  in  consequence 
of  the  rise  of  iron,  pending  the  acceptance  of  their  bid,  but 
would  take  it  at  qy6-^  cents  per  pound,  which  would  only 
allow  them  to  fix  their  contract  for  iron  at  the  advance 
which  had  taken  place  pending  the  award.  They  being 
still  the  lowest  bidders,  and  a firm  of  good  standing  and 
ability,  it  was  ordered  that  the  contract  be  closed  with  them 
at  the  price  of  4Tiro  cents  per  pound  for  finished  work,  and 
$2,040  for  painting,  making,  in  all,  $62,230.  (See  Synop- 
sis of  Minutes.) 

“The  following  bids  were  received  for  the  railing  around 
the  promenade  platforms,  around  the  central  shaft  of  the 
towers,  and  the  stairs  leading  to  them  : 


Howell  & Saxtan,  as  per  sketch $2,949  00 

Manly  & Cooper  Mfg.  Co.,  sketch  1 3,3°°  °° 

Do.  do.  do.  2 3,75°  00 

Do.  do.  do.  3 4,000  00 

Composite  Iron  Works  Co.,  design  16 2,999  60 

Do  do.  do.  14 3,299  60 


“Contract  awarded  to  Composite  Iron  Works  Co.  for  de- 
sign No.  14,  at  $3,299.60,  as  the  Chief  Engineer  prefers  that 
design.”  (See  Synopsis  of  Minutes.) 

CARS. 


Dates  of 
Bids. 

Names  of  Bidders. 

Prices 

for 

Each. 

Quantity, 

Contract 
awarded  to 

1882. 
Sept.  28. 

Harlan  & Hollingworth  Co., 
12  long, 

$4,170 

“ 28. 

12  short, 

3^7° 

to 

Bowers, 

“ 29  • 

J.  G.  Brill  & Co.,  12  long, 

3,168 

0 

p 

Dure 

“ 29  • 

12  short, 

2,675 

& Co. 

“ 3°  • 

“ 3°  ■ 

3°  ■ 
‘C  3°  • 

Jackson  & Sharp,  12  long, 

12  short, 

Bowers,  Dure  & Co.,  12  long, 
12  short, 

3>7°° 

3,35° 

3,465 

2,865 

c n 

Contr act  a- 
warded  them  at 
the  increased 
figures— amount 
of  contract, 

$62,230. 


Bids  for  Rail- 
ing around 
promenade  plat- 
forms, etc. 


Award  of  con- 
tract to  Com- 
posite  Iron 
Works  Co.  for 
$3,299.60. 


Bids  for  Cars. 


46 


Bid  of  Bowers, 
Dure  & Co.  ac- 
cepted. 


Bids  for 


Letter  from 
Assistant  - E n - 
gineer  Martin 
in  regard  to  a- 
warding  the 
contract. 


“ The  bid  of  Bowers,  Dure  & Co.  was  accepted  because 
they  were  the  builders  of  the  pattern  car  on  the  New  York 
Elevated  Road,  and  it  was  thought  they  did  better  work 
than  Brill  & Co.”  (See  Synopsis  of  Minutes.) 


CURVES,  CROSSINGS,  SWITCHES,  ETC.,  AT  TERMINI. 


Dates  of 
Bids. 

Names  of  Bidders. 

Prices. 

Awarded  to. 

1883. 
Feb.  9. 

Wm.  Wharton,  Jr.,  & Co. 

$4,720.00 

Wm.  Wharton, 

U 

9- 

A.  Ayres 

3,400.00 

Jr.,  & Co. 

“ Recommended  that  contract  be  awarded  to  ffm.  Whar- 
ton, Jr.  & Co.,  at  their  bid,  say  $4,720.”  (See  Synopsis  of 
Minutes.) 

“ Recommendation  approved  as  per  following  letter  from 
the  Assistant  Engineer  : 

“ I have  asked  for  bids  for  the  following  work  from  Wm. 
Wharton,  Jr.,  & Co.,  of  Philadelphia,  and  A.  Ayres,  of  New 
York,  viz.  : 

“ 9 steel  rail  switches,  9 steel  rail  frogs,  2 steel  rail  cross- 
ings, 44,000  lbs.  curved  steel  rails,  r,ioo  lineal  feet  of  track 


laying. 

“Wm.  Wharton,  Jr.,  & Co.’s  bid  amounts  to $4,720 

A.  Ayres’ 3, 400 


Difference $1,320 


“ I would  recommend  that  the  work  be  given  to  Wm. 
Wharton,  Jr.,  & Co.,  although  not  the  lowest  bidder.  Since 
asking  for  bids  I have  learned  that  Mr.  Ayres  does  not 
manufacture  the  switches,  frogs,  etc.,  and  that  he  depends 
upon  other  parties  to  supply  the  material  and  do  the  work, 
whereas  Mr.  Wharton  manufactures  all  of  the  parts  re- 
quired at  his  own  works,  and  personally  superintends  the 
laying,  and  guarantees  the  satisfactory  working  of  the  whole 


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when  completed.  His  experience  is  very  great  in  railroad 
work,  and  we  must  have  the  very  best  work  possible  at  the 
stations.  Respectfully  submitted, 

(Signed)  “C.  C.  MARTIN, 

“Assistant  Engineer.” 

(See  Synopsis  of  Minutes.) 


LIGHTING  BRIDGE  WITH  ELECTRIC  LIGHTS. 


Dates  of 
Bids. 

Names  of  Bidders. 

Prices. 

Contract 
Awarded  to. 

1883. 
Jan.  5. 
“ 22. 
“ 22. 

The  Edison  Co 

82 1,300 . 00 
23,273-°° 

20  OOO  OO 

, 

The  Brush-Swan  Co.  . . . 
Schuyler  Electric  Light- 
1 n cr  Co  

0 § 

-*-*  bJD  • 

22. 

“ 22. 

U.  S.  Illuminating  Co.  . . . 
Arnoux  & Hockhausen 
Co 

18,150 .00 

I5,75°-°° 
25.455 -00 

5 J 

Fuller  Electrical  Co 

The  following  communication  from  the  Assistant 
Engineer  was  read  : 

“ February  12,  1883. 

“W.  C.  Kingsley,  Esq.,  “Vice-President : 

“ In  regard  to  lighting  the  Bridge  with  electricity,  I beg 
leave  to  report  that  I asked  for  bids  from  the  United  States 
Illuminating  Co.,  The  Brush-Swan  Electric  Light  Co.,  The 
Fuller  Electrical  Co.,  and  I have  received  bids  from  them, 
and  also  from  The  Schuyler  Electric  Light  Co.,  The  Edison 
Co.,  for  isolated  lighting  ; and  The  Arnoux  and  Hock- 
hausen  Electric  Co. 

“In  asking  for  bids,  I stated  that  the  tvhole  number  of 
lights  to  be  bid  for  was  seventy,  and  that  the  proposal  was 
to  include  the  whole  plant,  viz.  : Engine,  dynamos,  con- 
ductors, lamps,  lamp-posts,  and  everything  to  make  a com- 
plete system  of  lighting,  except  the  steam,  which  will  be  fur- 
.nished  by  the  Trustees  ; and  that  when  completed  it  was  to 


Bids  for 


Letter  from 
Assistant -En- 
gineer Martin 
in  regard  to 
bids  for  Light- 
ing Bridge  with 
Electricity,  re- 
commend  ing 
that  contract  be 
awarded  to  the 
United  States 
111  u m i n ating 
Co. 


48 


be  run  by  the  contractors  for  thirty  days  without  expense 
to  the  Trustees,  when  the  whole  plant  was  to  become  the 
property  of  the  Trustees  upon  the  payment  of  the  contract 
price,  provided  that  the  machinery  and  lights  meet  the  ap- 
proval of  the  Engineer  of  the  Trustees. 

“ Herewith  please  find  the  bids  and  a canvass  of  them. 
The  Arnoux-Hockhausen  Electric  Co.  are  the  lowest  bid- 
ders, but  their  experience  in  circuit  lighting  is  compara- 
tively limited,  and  although  they  have  dynamos  which  will 
give  the  light,  and  lamps  which,  when  on  exhibition,  burn 
with  tolerable  steadiness,  yet,  on  account  of  their  lack  of 
experience  in  this  kind  of  work,  it  is  my  judgment  that  it 
would  not  be  well  to  enter  into  a contract  with  them,  as  we 
cannot  afford  to  make  experiments  on  the  Bridge,  but  must 
have  a reliable  light  from  the  first. 

“ In  view  of  the  above  facts,  I would  recommend  that  the 
contract  be  awarded  to  the  United  States  Illuminating  Com- 
pany, the  next  lowest  bidders. 

“ Respectfully, 

(Signed)  “C.  C.  MARTIN, 

“ Assistant  Engineer.” 


Motion  of  Mr. 
Bush  that  com- 
mittee of  three 
b e appointed 
to  consider  bids. 


M r . Howell 
offers  an  amend- 
m e n t to  Mr. 
Bush’s  motion. 

Accepted  by 
Mr.  Bush. 


Committee  on 
Lighting  ap- 
pointed. 

Committee  on 
Lighting  award 
the  contract  to 
the  United 
States  Illumin- 
ating Company. 


On  a motion  to  adopt  the  recommendation  of  the  Assist- 
ant-Engineer that  the  contract  be  awarded  to  the  United 
States  Illuminating  Co.  for  $18,150,  Mr.  Bush  moved  that  a 
committee  of  three  be  appointed  to  consider  the  different 
bids  received,  and  to  report  at  the  next  meeting  of  the 
Board. 

The  acting  President  stated  that  it  was  necessary  that 
action  be  had  at  an  early  day. 

Mr.  Howell  moved  to  amend  the  motion  of  Mr.  Bush  by 
referring  the  matter  to  the  committee  of  three,  with  power. 
Mr.  Bush  accepted  the  amendment,  and  the  motion  as 
amended  was  adopted. 

The  Vice-President  appointed  as  such  committee,  Messrs. 
Bush,  Stranahan  and  Howell.  (See  Synopsis  of  Minutes.) 

March  12,  1883.  — “Mr.  Bush,  Chairman  of  Committee 
on  Lighting,  being  absent,  the  Vice-President  stated  that 
the  Committee,  after  a thorough  consideration  of  the  mat- 


49 


ter,  had  awarded  the  contract  to  the  United  States  Illumin- 
ating Company,  for  the  sum  of  $15,500,  they  being  the  low- 
est bidders.”  (See  Synopsis  of  Minutes.) 

The  report  of  the  Committee  is  herewith  submitted, 
marked  “ Exhibit  No.  11.” 

FIREWORKS— MAY  24,  1883. 


Names  of  Bidders. 

Prices. 

Contract  awarded  to 

F.  T-  Scharfenberg. 

83,000 

Detwiller  & Street  for 

Unexcelled  Fireworks  Co. . 

<<  U 

3,996 

4,696 

$4,25°- 

Detwiller  & Street 

2,9S° 

N.  B. — Bids  not 

U u 

4,25° 

4,000 

dated. 

David  Baldwin 

The  Committee  recommend  that  the  contract  be  awarded 
to  Detwiller  & Street  at  their  bid  of  84,250. 

(See  Synopsis  of  Minutes  of  Executive  Committee.)  Re- 
commendation approved.  (See  Synopsis  of  Minutes  of 
Board.) 

Statements  of  the  principal  accounts  for  materials, 
showing  the  sums  paid  to  the  several  contractors  for 
stone,  timber,  lumber,  iron,  steel,  cable  wire,  bridge 
machinery  and  so  forth  have  been  prepared  by  us,  and 
are  herewith  submitted,  marked  “ Proofs,”  Books  Nos. 
1 and  2. 

LAND,  LAND  DAMAGES  AND  BUILDINGS. 

We  have  examined  all  the  deeds  and  other  convey- 
ances of  the  real  estate  acquired  for  the  purposes  of  the 
Bridge,  and  find  the  same  in  order  except  in  the  follow- 
ing particulars,  viz  : 

4 


Bids  for  sup- 
plying  fi  r e - 
works  in  con- 
nection with, 
opening  cere- 
monies. 


Recommenda- 
tion of  Commit- 
tee thatcontract 
be  awarded  to 
Detwiller  & 
Street  approved 
by  Board. 


Proof-books. 


Examination 
of  Deeds,  etc. 


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Deed  of  Wm. 
II.  Marston. 


Sat  is  faction 
Piece  wanting. 


Property  ac 
q u i r e d from 
Wm.  C.  Bar- 
rett. 


Satisfactio  n 
piece  wanting. 


Deed  of  city 
of  New  York 
not  executed  by 
Mayor. 


Deed  of  conveyance  from  William  H.  Marston  and 
wife,  dated  August  7,  1871  ; consideration,  $130,000. 
This  property  was  purchased  subject  to  a mortgage  of 
$50,000.  The  mortgage  was  subsequently  paid  off  by 
the  Bridge  Company,  and  is  filed  with  the  deed,  but 
there  is  no  evidence  accompanying  the  papers  that  the 
mortgage  has  been  satisfied  of  record.  (See  Exhibit 
herewith,  marked  ‘‘  D.”)’ 

We  respectfully  suggest  that  a satisfaction  piece  be 
obtained  and  filed  with  the  mortgage. 

Order  of  Supreme  Court,  entered  13th  of  January, 
1873,  confirming  report  of  Commissioners  appointed  to 
appraise  property  owned  by  William  C.  Barrett  ; con- 
sideration, $8,750.  By  the  terms  of  this  order  two 
mortgages,  amounting  to  $4,000,  held  by  the  Brooklyn 
Savings  Bank,  were  to  be  paid  out  of  the  award.  The 
papers  are  accompanied  by  a receipt  of  the  Brooklyn 
Savings  Bank  containing  this  clause,  viz  : “ And  the 
New  York  Bridge  Company  is  hereby  discharged  in  the 
premises.” 

But  neither  the  mortgages  nor  a formal  release  or 
satisfaction  piece  is  found.  (See  Exhibit  herewith, 
marked  “ D.”)  It  is  recommended  that  the  deficien- 
cies mentioned  be  supplied. 

Deed  of  conveyance  from  the  City  of  New  York, 
dated  March  11,  1875;  consideration,  $202, oco.  This 
deed  is  executed  by  the  Clerk  of  the  Common  Council 
only.  (See  Exhibit  herewith,  marked  “ D.”) 

The  ordinances  of  the  Common  Council  require  that 
all  deeds  conveying  real  estate  shall  be  signed  by  the 
Mayor  and  by  the  Clerk  of  the  Common  Council. 


J^ovtK  (Carolina 
ibrar y. 


We  respectfully  suggest  that  a confirmatory  deed  be 
procured  and  put  on  record  in  the  Register’s  offices  of 
the  two  cities,  and  also  in  the  office  of  the  Comptroller 
of  the  City  of  New  York. 

Deed  of  conveyance  from  Robbins  Battell  and 
Edward  Y.  Swift,  executors  of  the  last  will  and  testa- 
ment of  Joseph  Battell,  dated  August  II,  1876.  Con- 
sideration, $5,000. 

This  deed  is  executed  and  acknowledged  by  Battell 
and  Swift  individually,  and  not  as  executors.  (See 
Exhibit  herewith,  marked  “ E.”) 

A confirmatory  deed,  or  such  other  remedy  as  may 
be  suggested  by  counsel,  would  seem  to  be  required 
in  this  instance. 

Deed  of  conveyance  from  Eliza  Leckey,  executrix, 
and  Daniel  T.  Leverich  as  executor  of  the  last  will  and 
testament  of  James  Leckey,  dated  Apiil  12th,  1877. 
Consideration,  $4,300. 

The  evidence  that  this  deed  has  been  duly  recorded 
is  defective  in  that  the  certificate  of  record  endorsed 
thereon  lacks  the  signature  of  the  Register  of  Deeds. 
(See  Exhibit  herewith,  marked  “ E.”) 

It  is  suggested  that  the  deed  be  perfected  in  this 
regard. 

Deed  of  conveyance  from  Catharine  Lyons  as  execu- 
trix, etc.,  dated  October  5th,  1877.  Consideration, 
$2,000. 

This  deed  is  executed  by  Catharine  Lyons  indi- 
vidually, and  not  as  executrix.  (See  Exhibit  herewith, 
marked  “ E.”) 


Confirmatory- 
deed  recom- 
mended. 


Deed  of  Rob- 
bins Battell  and 
Edvv’d  Y. Swift, 
executors. 


Confirmatory 
D e e d recom- 
mended. 


Deed  of  Eliza 
Leckey,  execu- 
trix, and  Dan'l 
T.  Lererich, 
executor. 


Evidence  o f 
record  defec- 
tive. 


Deed  of  Cath- 
arine Lyons,  as 
executrix,  exe- 
cuted by  her 
i n d i v i d ually, 
and  not  as  exe- 
cutrix. 


Deed  of  Peter 
Goelet  and 
Robt.  Goelet. 


Error  in  date 
of  record. 


Property  ac- 
q u i r e d from 
Franz  P.  Mann. 


Order  of  Court 
lacking,  and  no 
evidence  that  it 
has  been  re- 
corded in  Reg- 
ister’s office. 


Descriptions 
of  Deeds  pre- 
pared and  sub- 
m i 1 1 e d with 
map,  etc.,  of 
property  ac- 
quired. 


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We  suggest  that  it  be  referred  to  counsel  to  be  per- 
fected. 

Deed  of  conveyance  from  Peter  Goelet  and  Robert 
Goelet,  dated  May  28th,  1878;  consideration,  $60,000. 
The  certificate  of  the  Register  states  that  this  deed 
was  recorded  March  31,  1878,  whereas  the  deed  was 
not  executed  until  May  28,  1878.  (See  Exhibit  here- 
with, marked  “ E.”)  It  is  suggested  that  the  certi- 
ficate be  properly  amended  to  accord  with  the  facts. 

Order  of  Supreme  Court,  entered  May  29th,  1879, 
confirming  report  of  Commissioners  appointed  to  ap- 
praise property  belonging  to  Franz  P.  Mann,  awarding 
him  $24,300.  This  order  bears  no  evidence  of  its  hav- 
ing been  recorded  in  the  Register’s  office.  It  refers  to 
a prior  order,  entered  July  15th,  1878,  which,  in  the 
absence  of  a formal  deed  from  the  grantor,  it  is  as- 
sumed vests  the  fee-simple  of  the  property  in  the  Trus- 
tees of  the  Bridge,  but  this  last-mentioned  order  is  not 
found  in  the  file  of  Deeds  and  Court  Orders.  (See  Ex- 
hibit herewith,  marked  “ E.’’) 

It  is  suggested  that  the  attention  of  counsel  be 
called  to  this  case. 

Full  descriptions  of  all  deeds,  orders  and  other  cog- 
nate papers  found  in  the  files  of  deeds,  together  with  a 
condensed  statement,  showing  the  cost  of  the  property 
and  the  expenses  connected  with  its  purchase,  have 
been  prepared  by  us  for  reference,  and  are  herewith 
submitted,  marked  “ Exhibits  D,  E and  F.”  A map  of 
the  property,  prepared  at  our  request  by  one  of  the 
Engineers  of  the  Bridge,  is  also  submitted,  marked 
“ Exhibit  No.  12." 


53 


It  appears  from  this  map  that  at  the  time  when 
these  lands  were  purchased  there  were  standing  there- 
on, and  included  in  the  purchases,  301  buildings,  249 
of  which  have  been  removed,  leaving  52  now  standing, 
all  of  which,  excepting  Nos.  14  and  16  Water  street, 
Brooklyn,  and  buildings  used  and  occupied  by  Bridge 
Trustees,  are  rented,  on  verbal  agreements,  producing 
a gross  revenue  of  about  $27,000  per  annum.  Of  this 
amount  the  New  York  side  produces  $19,000,  and  the 
Brooklyn  $8,000. 

Descriptions  of  the  buildings  removed,  and  also  of 
the  buildings  now  remaining,  are  contained  in  exhibits 
herewith  submitted,  marked  “ G and  H.” 

In  addition  to  the  rental  of  buildings,  a revenue  of 
$3,500  per  annum  is  derived  from  a lease  to  the  New 
York,  Lake  Erie  and  Western  Railroad  Company  of  a 
portion  of  the  Brooklyn  Tower  wharf,  and  $8,490  per 
annum  from  the  various  telegraph  and  telephone  com- 
panies, and  others  having  wires  attached  to  the 
Bridge.  The  number  of  such  wires  is  283,  and  the  an- 
nual rental  $30  each. 

CLERICAL  ERRORS. 

In  the  estimate  (voucher)  of  August  3, 

1871,  in  favor  of  Bodwell,  Webster  & Co. 
an  error  of  addition  occurred  of  20  yards 
of  granite,  a figure  2 having  been  errone- 
ously added  as  22.  Difference  to  the 
debit  of  Bodwell,  Webster  & Co.,  20 
yards,  at  $20  per  yard $400  00 


Number  of 
b ui  1 d i ngs  on 
property  when 
purchased, 
number  remov- 
ed, and  number 
standing. 


D e s criptions 
of  buildings  re- 
moved ar.d  now 
standing. 


Rental  from 
lease  of  portion 
of  Brooklyn 
tower  wharf 
and  from  wires 
run  overbridge. 


Carried  forward 


$400  00 


54 


Clerical  errors. 


Brought  forward $400  oo 

In  the  estimate  (voucher)  of  November 
1st,  1872,  in  favor  of  the  Bodwell  Granite 
Company,  730  3ST  yards  of  granite  are 
brought  to  the  credit  of  said  Company 
instead  of  652  yards  delivered,  as  shown 
by  the  Stone  Books.  Difference  to  the 
debit  of  the  Bodwell  Granite  Company, 

7832t  yards,  at  $20  per  yard 1,561  48 

On  January  9th,  1874,  of  a lot  of  Backing 
Stone  delivered  by  the  Bodwell  Granite 
Company  in  excess  of  the  amount  called 
for  in  their  contract,  2,000  yards  not  then 
needed  by  the  Bridge  Company  were,  by 
agreement,  held  “ on  storage,”  to  be  taken 
subject  to  the  price  which  the  Bridge 
Company  would  be  required  to  pay  for 
Backing  Stone  for  the  New  York  Anchor- 
age when  needed.  This  surplus  2,000 
yards  having  theretofore  been  placed 
to  the  credit  of  the  Bodwell  Granite  Com- 
pany at  the  contract  price,  viz.,  $15  per 
yard,  was,  in  pursuance  of  the  agreement 
above  mentioned,  charged  back  to  that 
Company  at  the  same  price.  About  two 
years  afterwards,  say  January  5th,  1876, 
the  2,000  yards  above  mentioned  being 
then  needed,  were  taken  at  the  then  cur- 
rent price,  viz.,  $10.42  per  yard  ; but  in 
crediting  the  same  to  the  Bodwell  Granite 


Carried  forward 


$1,961  48 


$ 1 .96 1 48  Clerical  errors. 


33 


Brought  forward 

Company,  an  error  occurred  in  stating  the 
quantity  at  2,410  f-f-  yards  instead  of 
2,000  yards.  Difference,  410  f-f  yards,  at 
$10.42  per  yard,  to  the  debit  of  the  Bod- 
well  Granite  Company 4,28!  o 7 

In  the  bid  of  1877  of  the  Bodwell  Granite 
Company,  the  price  bid  for  Rough-pointed 
base  stone  is  $24.60  per  cubic  yard.  The 
contract  was  awarded  at  that  price.  (See 
Engineer  Martin’s  letter  to  that  Com- 
pany, dated  November  7,  1877,  so  inform- 
ing them.)  By  an  error  the  contract  was 
made  at  $26.40  per  yard,  at  which  rate 
the  payments  were  made.  The  quantity 
delivered  was  50315-f  yards,  which,  at  $1.80 
per  yard  (being  the  difference  between 
$24.60  and  $26.40),  makes  an  aggregate 
difference  to  the  debit  of  the  Bodwell 
Granite  Company  of 906  66 

The  like  error  as  last  above  stated  occurred 
in  the  contract  of  1877  with  the  Cape 
Ann  Granite  Company,  by  which  they 
were  overpaid  $1.80  per  yard  on  1,244^ 
yards  granite,  amounting  to 2,239  86 

In  the  estimate  (voucher)  of  J.  Lloyd  Haigh 
of  October  1st,  1S78,  a gold  premium  of  one 
per  cent,  on  $13,960.96  was  paid  to  him, 
which  should  have  been  deducted  under 


Carried  forward  . 


$9,389  07 


56 


Clerical  errors. 


Letter  from 
Bodwell  Gran- 
ite Co.  in  regard 
to  errors  found 
in  their  ac- 
counts. 


Brought  forward $9,389  07 

the  head  of  “ previous  payments,”  in  his 
final  estimate.  It  was  not  so  deducted, 
and  hence  he  was  overpaid  139  60 


In  the  account  of  E.  Sweet,  Jr.,  & Co. 

(Ledger,  page  615),  August  26,  1874,  that 
firm  is  allowed  for  one  compressor  sold  for 
their  account  $1,750.  The  compressor 
having  been  sold  for  $1,700  only,  they 

were  overpaid 50  00 

Sundry  small  errors  noticed  by  us,  amount- 
ing in  all  to  less  than  $50.00,  having  been 
duly  corrected,  are  not  taken  into  account 
in  this  statement 

Total.  $9,578  67 

In  regard  to  the  overpayments  above  mentioned  we 
have  to  report  that  it  appears  of  record  that  demand 
has  been  made  by  the  Trustees  upon  the  Bodwell 
Granite  Company  and  the  Cape  Ann  Granite  Company 
for  repayment. 

The  Bodwell  Company  responded,  claiming  that  they 
were  entitled  to  certain  equities  in  the  adjustment  of 
their  contracts,  and  finally  asking  to  have  the  whole 
matter  arbitrated.  We  submit  herewith  a copy  of  their 
letter,  as  follows : 

“ Rockland,  Me.,  December  3d,  1883. 

“ Hon.  W.  C.  Kingsley,  President , etc., 

“ Dear  Si / — In  view  of  the  fact  that  the  experts  engaged 
upon  the  accounts  of  your  Company  claim  certain  amounts 
to  be  due  from  this  Company  for  errors  claimed  to  have 
been  discovered  in  your  accounts,  while  on  the  contrary  the 


57 


Bodwell  Granite  Company  claims  quite  an  amount  to  be 
due  from  the  New  York  and  Brooklyn  Bridge  Company,  we 
would  suggest  that  a commission  be  selected  to  whom 
shall  be  referred  all  claims  by  either  party  against  the  other 
relating  to  or  touching  the  furnishing  of  granite  by  this 
Company  for  the  New  York  and  Brooklyn  Bridge,  and  that 
the  decision  of  said  commission  upon  such  claims  as  to  the 
amount  which  is  thus  found  to  be  due  to  and  from  either 
party  shall  be  final. 

“ This  commission  to  be  formed  by  a selection  of  one 
member  by  your  Company,  and  one  by  the  Bodwell  Granite 
Company,  the  two  members  thus  chosen  to  select  a third,  if 
a third  member  is  found  necessary  to  secure  agreement. 

“We  desire  that  the  differences  apparently  existing  shall 
be  fairly  and  honestly  adjusted,  and  believing  that  this  re- 
sult can  best  be  secured  through  a commission  as  above  in- 
dicated, we  submit  the  matter  for  your  consideration. 

“ Very  respectfully  yours, 

“Bodwell  Granite  Company, 
“ByE.  H.  Laury,  Secretary.” 

The  Cape  Ann  Granite  Company  do  not  appear  to 
have  put  in  an  answer.  The  claim  has  been  placed  in 
the  hands  of  the  counsel  of  the  Trustees  for  col- 
lection. 


DISCREPANCIES  NOTED  IN  THE  MINUTES. 

The  minutes  of  a meeting  of  the  Executive  Commit- 
tee, held  February  8th,  1869,  show  that  “the  President 
was  authorized  to  hire  the  third  floor  of  the  Union 
Building,  in  Brooklyn,  the  rent  of  both  floors  not  to 
exceed  $3,000.’’  This  amount  has  apparently  been 
altered  from  $300,  as  originally  written.  It  is  not 
stated  whether  the  rent  is  monthly,  quarterly,  or  an- 
nual. 


Erasure. 


58 


Discrepancies 
in  minutes. 


Explained  by- 
reference  to 
leases. 


Explanato  r y 
of  the  reduction 
of  $2,500  made 
in  the  bid  of 
Webb  & Bell. 


At  a meeting  of  the  Committee,  held  October  25th, 
1869,  a lease  was  presented  by  Mr.  Husted,  and  ap- 
proved. Reference  to  the  files  shows  that  two  leases 
were  executed  for  the  rooms  in  question ; one,  dated 
March  1st,  1869,  for  the  second  floor,  at  an  annual 
rental  of  $2,150;  and  the  other  for  the  third  floor,  at 
an  annual  rental  of  $1,150;  making,  for  both  floors, 
$3,300  per  annum. 

It  is  suggested  that  a proper  notation  of  these  facts 
be  made  in  the  margin  of  the  minutes  relating  to  the 
subject. 

Minutes  of  Executive  Committee,  October  21,  1869. 
— Bids  for  construction  of  caisson  received  from  Webb 
& Bell,  $70,000  ; T.  F.  Rowland,  $125,000.  Referred  to 
agent  and  Engineer  with  instructions  to  confer  with 
these  parties  with  a view  of  getting  a reduction  of  their 
bid. 

October  25,  1869. — Agent  reported  that  a reduction 
of  about  $2,500  had  been  made  in  the  proposal  of 
Webb  & Bell  for  construction  of  caisson.  Contract 
awarded  to  them  “ on  terms  proposed  by  them  as 
amended.” 

The  contract  for  building  the  caisson  was  awarded  at 
the  amount  of  their  bid,  viz  : $70,000,  without  reduc- 
tion, and  they  were  paid  that  sum,  but  a search  among 
the  miscellaneous  papers  of  the  Trustees  shows  that 
“ about  $2,500”  was  deducted  from  a settlement  made 
with  Messrs.  Webb  & Bell  for  screw  bolts  and  small 
forgings  furnished  by  them  for  the  caisson.  Their  bid 
for  screw  bolts  was  16  cents  per  pound.  They  were  al- 
lowed and  paid  14  cents  per  pound.  Their  bid  for  small 


59 


forgings  was  15  cents  per  pound.  They  were  allowed 
and  paid  12  cents  per  pound.  It  appears  that  there 
were  used  and  expended  on  the  caisson  1 18,032  pounds 
of  screw  bolts  and  2,920  pounds  of  small  forgings.  A 
reduction  of  2 cents  per  pound  on  the  former,  and  3 
cents  per  pound  on  the  latter  amounts  to  $2,448.24,  or 
“ about  the  $2,500  ” referred  to  in  the  Minutes. 

We  suggest  that  a proper  explanatory  note  be  made 
in  the  margin  of  the  Minutes,  viz  : that  the  reduction 
of  “about  $2,500”  was  made  in  the  cost  of  materials 
for,  and  not  in  the  cost  of  building  the  caisson. 

The  Secretary’s  report  to  February  T,  1878,  as  re- 
corded in  the  Minutes,  shows  the  following,  viz  : 


Total  Receipts,  January  31,  1878 88,469,359  43 

Total  Payments 8,367,682  77 

Cash  on  hand 8101,629  48 


It  will  be  noted  that  there  is  an  error  of  subtraction 
in  the  above  figures.  An  examination  of  the  matter 
shows  that  one  of  the  factors  is  wrong,  but  that  the 
cash  balance  is  correctly  stated,  there  having  been  at 
that  date,  as  shown  by  the  records  : 

$100,345  59  on  deposit  in  the  Atlantic  State  Bank  of 
Brooklyn. 

315  18  In  the  Long  Island  Bank,  and 
968  71  In  petty  cash,  making  in  all 

$101,629  48  agreeing  with  the  balance  stated. 

It  is  suggested  that  a proper  correction  of  the  error 
be  made  in  the  margin  of  the  Minutes. 


Explanat  ory 
of  the  reduction 
of  §2,500  made 
in  the  bid  of 
Webb  & Bell. 


6o 


Minutes  of 
Board  and  Ex- 
ecutive Com- 
mittee not  in- 
dexed. 


Full  synopses 
of  minutes  pre- 
pared  by  ac- 
countants and 
submitted. 


Meeting  of  the  Executive  Committee,  February 
1 2th,  1883. — Bids  for  Lighting  the  Bridge. — The  bid  of 
the  United  States  Illuminating  Company  is  noted  as 
$18,150.  (See  Synopsis  of  Minutes.) 

At  a meeting  of  the  Board,  held  March  12th,  1883, 
it  is  recorded  that  the  contract  had  been  awarded  to 
the  United  States  Illuminating  Company  for  the  sum 
of  $15,500.  (See  Synopsis  of  Minutes.)  It  appears, 
upon  inquiry,  that,  pending  the  award,  the  bid  was 
reduced  from  $18,150  to  $15,500,  but  the  reduction 
is  not  specifically  mentioned  in  the  Minutes. 

It  is  suggested  that  the  fact  of  such  reduction  be 
noted  in  the  margin  of  the  Minutes. 

Minutes  of  Executive  Committee,  April  23d,  1883. — 
Lease  of  part  of  wharf  in  Brooklyn  to  the  New  York, 
Lake  Erie  and  Western  Railroad  Company  noted,  at 
$3,000  per  annum.  (See  Synopsis  of  Minutes.) 

The  lease  is  at  the  rate  of  $3,500  per  annum.  Mar- 
ginal note  suggested  accordingly. 

The  Minutes  of  the  Board  and  of  the  Executive 
Committee  are  not  indexed.  We  suggest  that  an 
analytical  index  be  prepared,  and,  together  with  the 
Minutes,  be  printed  for  the  use  of  the  Trustees. 

For  the  purposes  of  our  investigation,  we  found  it 
expedient  to  make  full  synopses  of  the  Minutes,  with 
marginal  notes.  They  are  herewith  submitted,  marked 
“ Exhibits  I and  J.” 


6i 

SALE  OF  NEW  YORK  CITY  BONDS. 

In  the  years  1872  and  1873  certain  “Assessment 
Bonds, v and  also  certain  “New  York  Bridge  Bonds,” 
issued  by  the  City  of  New  York,  were  received  by  the 
Bridge  Company  from  that  city  in  part  payment  of  its 
subscription  to  the  capital  stock  of  the  Bridge.  The 
bonds  were  taken  at  par.  Some  of  them  were  sold  to 
private  parties  at  the  same  rate,  and  others  were  sold 
through  brokers,  at  market  prices,  ranging  from  94-J  to 
97,  resulting  in  a loss  to  the  Bridge  Company,  less  in- 
terest received  on  said  bonds,  of  $12,805.20.  From  our 
examination  of  this  matter,  we  find  that  the  bonds 
were  sold  at  best  rates  obtainable,  and  that  the  loss 
was  unavoidable. 

PAY-ROLLS. 

A careful  examination  of  the  extensions  and  foot- 
ings of  the  labor  pay-rolls  results  in  their  being  found 
correct. 

These  pay-rolls  are  based,  as  to  time,  on  the  time- 
books  of  the  time-keepers,  and  as  to  amounts  on  the 
certificates  of  the  proper  officers  and  the  further  ap- 
proval of  the  Board.  The  rolls  are  not  receipted  by 
the  laborers.  Their  payment  is  attested  by  an  affi- 
davit, made  at  our  suggestion,  of  which  the  following 
is  a copy  : 

City  of  Brooklyn  ) 

v yy  • 

County  of  Kings  j 

Orestes  P.  Quintard,  being  duly  sworn,  says:  I was  em- 
ployed by  the  New  York  Bridge  Company  as  book-keeper 
from  October  25,  1869,  to  June  15,  1870,  and  as  Secretary 


Loss  on  sales 
of  bonds  un- 
avoidable. 


Pay-roll  affi- 
davit of  O.  P. 
Quintard. 


62 


Unclaimed 

wages. 


from  June  15,  1870,  to  June  9,  1875,  and  by  the  Trustees 
of  the  New  York  and  Brooklyn  Bridge  as  Secretary  from 
Tune  9,  1875,  UP  to  this  day.  I have  kept  all  the  accounts 
of  payments  made  to  the  employes  and  laborers  on  the 
Bridge  in  these  several  capacities  from  the  commencement 
of  the  work  until  the  31st  day  of  May,  1883,  and  have  been 
present  every  pay  day  without  exception,  and  have  made 
every  payment  for  labor  charged,  credited  and  mentioned 
in  the  several  books  of  accounts  of  labor  pay-rolls  kept  by 
me  for  the  New  York  Bridge  Co.  and  the  Trustees  of  the 
New  York  and  Brooklyn  Bridge.  Every  payment  set  forth 
in  those  sixteen  books,  numbered  from  one  to  sixteen  in- 
clusive, and  endorsed  “ Pay-Roll,”  was  made  by  me  or 
under  my  immediate  supervision,  and  every  amount  is  the 
just  and  true  amount  : and  I paid  each  sum  to  the  employe 
opposite  whose  name  it  stands,  except  the  sum  of  §64.14 
now  in  the  safe  of  the  Trustees  of  the  New  York  and 
Brooklyn  Bridge,  which  amount  has  not  been  called  for 
or  demanded. 

S w orn  to  before  m ethis  ) /o'  aa  ta  , t t t x-  a ta 

8th  day  of  June,  ,883,  f<S'!5"ed>  O.  P.  QUINTARD. 

Otto  Witte, 

Notary  Public , Kings  Co. 

The  above-mentioned  sum  of  $64.14  does  not  appear 
upon  the  ledger.  It  is  suggested  that  an  account  be 
opened  thereon,  entitled  “ Unclaimed  Wages,”  and  that 
said  sum  be  placed  to  that  account. 


STONE  BOOKS. 

The  vouchers  for  the  stone  used  in  the  construction 
of  the  Bridge  are  based,  as  to  measurements,  upon  the 
quantities  recorded  in  what  are  known  as  the  “Stone 
Books.”  All  contracts  provide  that  the  measurement 
shall  be  made  by  the  engineers  of  the  Bridge,  and  that 


63 

such  measurement  shall  be  final  and  conclusive.  These 
books,  as  we  are  officially  informed,  were  made  from 
original  data,  furnished  by  the  Bridge  engineers,  which 
data,  together  with  the  invoices  from  the  contractors, 
for  the  period  prior  to  June,  1875,  have  not  been  pre- 
served. There  are  six  stone  books,  each  containing 
about  one  thousand  columns  of  figures.  We  carefully 
tested  these  figures,  and  found  them  to  be  practically 
correct,  the  differences  amounting  to  only  five  yards 
and  five  feet. 

GENERAL  BOOKS. 

All  of  the  entries  in  the  general  books  and  all  the  post- 
ings have  been  checked  in  detail,  and  the  books  found 
to  have  been  honestly  and  neatly  kept. 

Throughout  the  entire  history  of  the  Bridge,  the  Duties  of 

Book-k  e e p e r 

Book-keeper’s  duties  have  been  arduous  and  varied.  "'e11  performed. 

He  is  the  secretary,  the  paymaster  and  the  chief  clerk 

of  the  general  office.  The  books  and  papers  show 

that  the  duties  of  these  respective  offices,  as  a rule, 

have  been  performed  by  him  personally,  and  not  by 

deputy.  In  our  opinion,  he  is  entitled  not  only  to  the 

stipend  which  he  receives  for  his  services,  but  also  to 

the  thanks  of  the  Trustees. 

RECOMMENDATIONS. 

It  will  be  noted  that  our  examination  of  the  affairs 
of  the  Bridge  does  not  extend  to  a later  period  than 
the  first  day  of  June,  1883.  Considerable  construction 


Analysis  o 
accounts. 


Inventory. 


64 

work  has  been  done  since  that  date,  and  some  is  still 
in  progress.  When  completed,  the  construction  ac- 
counts should  be  examined  for  the  period  subsequent 
to  June  I,  1883,  and  formally  closed,  for  which  pur- 
pose a complete  analysis  of  the  accounts  should  be 
made,  showing  a minute  distribution  of  the  entire  cost 
of  the  structure  over  the  different  parts  composing  it. 
We  have  made  considerable  progress  with  such  an- 
alysis, but  it  is  not,  and  cannot  be  made  complete 
until  the  entire  plant  is  finished. 

In  our  opinion,  an  inventory  should  be  taken  at  the 
earliest  practicable  period,  of  all  the  movable  prop- 
erty— machinery,  tools,  supplies,  etc. — and  recorded  in 
a book  to  be  specially  prepared  for  the  purpose,  and 
charged  to  the  officer  accountable  for  the  property, 
and  that  thereafter  monthly  property  accounts  and 
vouchers  be  rendered  by  him  to  the  general  office. 
And  further,  that  an  inspection  be  made  of  all  ma- 
terials, tools,  etc.,  that  may  not  be  needed  for  the  use 
of  the  Bridge,  and  that  the  same  be  condemned  and 
sold,  and  the  proceeds  placed  in  the  treasury. 

Respectfully  submitted, 


W.  P.  SHEARMAN, 
GEO.  R.  TURNBULL. 


EXHIBITS 

REFERRED  TO  IN  THE  FOREGOING 
REPORTS. 


5 


67 


“ EXHIBIT  No.  1.” 


PROCEEDINGS  OF  TRUSTEES  REGARDING  INVES- 
TIGATION. 

At  a meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  held  October  9th, 
1882, 

There  were  present  Messrs.  Agnew,  Davis,  Stranahan, 
Marshall,  Slocum,  Barnes,  Macdonald,  Swan,  Van  Schaick, 
Bush,  Mayor  Low,  Comptroller  Campbell,  Comptroller 
Sender,  and  President  Murphy. 

The  President  offered  the  following  resolution  : 

Resolved,  That  it  be  referred  to  a committee,  consisting  of  Mayor  Grace 
and  Mr.  Agnew,  of  New  York,  and  Mayor  Low  and  Mr.  Marshall,  of 
Brooklyn,  to  examine  and  inquire  into  the  financial  affairs  of  the  Bridge 
since  it  has  been  under  the  administration  of  the  Trustees  appointed  by  the 
two  cities,  under  the  law  of  1875,  and  especially  as  relates  to  the  disposi- 
tion of  the  moneys  in  their  control,  the  letting  of  contracts,  and  the  pur- 
chase of  lands,  and  into  any  other  matters  which  they  may  deem  proper 
relating  thereto,  or  which  may  be  brought  to  their  notice,  and  that  such 
committee  be  authorized  to  employ  competent  experts,  and  any  other  as- 
sistance which  they  may  deem  necessary,  to  enable  them  thoroughly  to 
investigate  into  the  said  affairs  of  the  said  Trustees  up  to  the  present 
time,  and  to  report  thereon  at  the  earliest  practicable  time. 

Mr.  Bush  offered  the  following  preamble  and  resolution 
as  a substitute  for  the  President’s  resolution  : 

Whereas,  During  the  past  few  weeks  charges  of  malfeasance  in  office, 
neglect  of  duty,  conspiracy  and  misappropriation  of  moneys  by  this 
Board,  or  some  of  the  members  thereof,  have  been  published  in  a news 
paper  in  the  City  of  New  York,  and  widely  commented  upon  by  the  press 
of  the  country  at  large  ; and 

Whereas,  This  Board  is  of  the  opinion  that  such  charges  should  be 
made  the  subject  of  the  most  searching,  thorough  and  impartial  investi- 
gation ; now,  therefore, 

Resolved,  That  a committee  of  six  gentlemen,  composed  of  two  mem- 
bers of  this  Board,  who  shall  be  designated  by  the  Board  at  this  meeting; 
two  engineers,  who  shall  be  appointed  within  five  days,  one  each  by  the 


Res  o 1 u t i o n 
offered  by  Pres- 
ident. 


Substitute  for 
President’s  res- 
olution offered 
by  Mr.  Rush. 


68 


Motion  by  Mr. 
Van  Schaick. 


Motion  by 
Mayor  Low  a- 
mending  Presi- 
dent’s resolu- 
tion. 


Amendment 
accepted  by 
President. 


Re  solution 
adopted. 


respective  Mayors  of  the  City  of  New  York  and  the  City  of  Brooklyn, 
and  two  laymen,  who  shall  be  appointed  by  said  Mayors  in  like  manner 
as  said  engineers,  be  requested  and  authorized  to  commence,  within  ten 
days  from  this  date,  an  investigation  of  each  and  every  matter  or  charge 
contained  in  the  publications  of  the  paper  known  as  the  New  York 
World,  together  with  any  other  charges  against  this  Board  or  any  mem- 
ber thereof,  which  may  be  presented  to  the  said  committee  within  ten 
days  from  this  date,  and  to  report  thereon  to  this  Board  at  its  next  meet- 
ing, if  such  investigation  shall  then  have  been  completed,  and  if  not, 
then  to  report  what  progress  has  been  made,  and  at  what  time  a final 
report  may  be  expected. 

That  for  the  purposes  of  such  investigation  said  committee  be  author- 
ized to  use  the  meeting  room  of  this  Board,  and  to  employ  a stenographer 
and  such  clerical  assistance  as  they  may  require. 

That  all  books,  papers,  vouchers,  memorandums,  contracts,  bids, 
specifications  and  reports  which  are  in  the  possession  of  or  under  control 
of  this  Board,  or  of  the  officers  thereof,  be  placed  subject  to  the  examina- 
tion of  such  committee,  and  that  all  the  officers,  engineers  and  em- 
ployes of  this  Board  be  and  they  are  hereby  requested  to  attend  the 
meetings  of  said  committee  when  required,  and  to  facilitate  by  all  means 
in  their  power  the  investigation  herein  provided  for. 

Mr.  Van  Schaick  moved  that  the  Mayors  and  Comptrol- 
lers of  New  York  and  Brooklyn,  and  the  President  of  the 
Board,  be  a Committee  to  appoint  three  persons,  viz  : one 
lawyer,  one  accountant  and  one  engineer  to  make  the  in- 
vestigation. 

Mayor  Low  suggested  that  the  investigation  be  made  un- 
der the  direction  of  the  Mayor  of  New  York  and  the 
Mayor  of  Brooklyn,  and  that  the  resolution  offered  by  Mr. 
Murphy  be  amended  by  striking  out  that  portion  providing 
for  the  appointment  of  Mr.  Agnew  and  Mr.  Marshall  on 
the  Committee. 

The  amendment  was  accepted  by  the  President. 

Mr.  Bush  and  Mr.  Van  Schaick  then  severally  withdrew 
their  resolutions. 

The  resolution  offered  by  the  President  as  amended,  was 
then  adopted. 

Mr.  Barnes  moved  that  the  Committee  also  be  requested 
to  report  upon  the  strength  of  the  Bridge. 


Carried. 


69 

(See  Minutes  Book,  pages  16  to  19.) 

A special  meeting  of  the  Trustees,  called  by  order  of  the 
President,  was  held  October  23d,  1882. 

There  were  present  Messrs.  Agnew,  Stranahan,  Davis, 
Marshall,  Barnes,  Bush,  Swan,  Macdonald,  Thurber,  Van 
Schaick,  Mayor  Grace,  Mayor  Low,  Comptroller  Campbell, 
Comptroller  Semler,  President  Murphy,  and  Vice-President 
Kingsley. 

The  President  read  the  following  letter  from  the  Chair- 
man of  the  Investigating  Committee  : 

New  York,  October  20th,  1882. 

Hon.  Henry  C.  Murphy, 

President  of  New  York  and  Brooklyn  Bridge. 

DearSir — On  consultation  with  Mayor  Low,  of  Brooklyn,  we  have 
come  to  the  conclusion  that  the  resolution  passed  by  the  Board  of  Trus- 
tees October  gth,  does  not  give  us  all  the  powers  we  think  we  would  need 
for  the  purpose  of  pursuing  the  investigation  of  the  Bridge  matter,  nor  does 
it  specifically  provide  for  the  payment  of  the  experts  whom  it  would  be 
necessary  to  employ  as  accountants,  engineers,  or  otherwise  ; and  as 
Chairman  of  the  Committee  appointed  by  your  Board,  I beg  to  request 
that  you  will  call  a special  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  at  an  early 
day,  so  that  we  can  lay  the  report  of  our  Committee  before  them. 

Yours  respectfully, 

(Signed.)  W.  R.  GRACE. 

Mr.  Stranahan  said  he  was  in  favor  of  extending  the 
power  of  the  Committee  appointed  at  the  last  meeting  to 
investigate  the  affairs  of  the  Bridge  so  as  to  include  the 
whole  time  from  the  inception  of  the  work,  and  that  the  re- 
solution passed  at  the  last  meeting  be  amended  accord- 
ingly. He  therefore  moved  for  that  purpose  the  following 
resolution  of  amendment  : 

Resolved,  That  it  be  referred  to  a Committee  consisting  of  Mayor 
Grace  and  Mayor  Low  to  examine  and  inquire  into  the  financial  affairs  of 
the  Bridge  since  the  commencement  of  the  enterprise,  and  especially  as 
relates  to  the  disposition  of  the  moneys  in  their  control,  the  letting  of  con- 
tracts, and  the  purchase  of  lands,  and  into  any  other  matters  which  they 
may  deem  proper  relating  thereto,  or  which  may  be  brought  to  their 
notice,  and  that  such  Committee  be  authorized  to  employ  competent  ex- 
perts and  any  other  assistance  which  they  may  deem  necessary  to  enable 


Special  Meet- 
ing. 


Members  pre- 
sent. 


Letter  read 
from  Chairman 
of  Investigating 
Committee. 
More  powers 
requisite. 


Motion  of  Mr. 
Stranahan  e x - 
tending  powers 
of  Committee. 


R e s o 1 u t ion 
thereon  unani- 
mously adopt- 
ed. 


70 


A d d i t i o nal 
resolution  offer- 
ered  by  Mr. 
S t r a nahan  u- 
nanimously 
adopted. 


Resolution  of 
Comptroller 
Campbell  unan- 
imously adopt- 
ed. 


President  and 
Vice  - President 
ex-officio  mem- 
bers of  all  com- 
mittees, waive 
right  to  act  as 
members  of  the 
Invest  igating 
Committee. 


Meeting  No- 
vember 13, 1882. 


Members  pre- 
sent. 


them  thoroughly  to  investigate  into  the  said  affairs  of  the  said  Trustees, 
and  up  to  the  present  time,  and  to  report  thereon  at  the  earliest  practi- 
cable time. 

The  resolution  was  unanimously  adopted. 

Mr.  Stranaban  then  moved  the  following  additional 
resolution : 

Resolved , That  for  the  purposes  of  such  investigation,  said  Committee 
be  authorized  to  use  the  meeting-room  of  this  Board. 

That  all  books,  papers,  vouchers,  memorandums,  contracts,  bids, 
specifications  and  reports  which  are  in  the  possession  of  or  under  the  con- 
trol of  this  Board,  or  of  the  officers  thereof,  be  placed  subject  to  the 
examination  of  such  Committee  in  the  presence  of  the  President  or 
Secretary,  and  that  all  the  officers,  engineers  and  employes  of  this  Board 
be  and  they  are  hereby  requested  to  attend  the  meetings  of  said  Com- 
mittee, when  required,  and  to  facilitate  by  all  means  in  their  power  the 
said  investigation. 

The  resolution  was  unanimously  adopted. 

Comptroller  Campbell  moved  the  adoption  of  the  follow- 
ing resolution : 

Resolved , That  the  expense  of  the  examination,  above  provided  for, 
shall  be  paid  out  of  the  funds  of  the  Bridge  Trustees,  on  the  certification 
of  the  Committee,  consisting  of  the  Mayors  of  New  York  and  Brooklyn. 

The  resolution  was  unanimously  adopted. 

Mayor  Low  called  the  attention  of  the  Board  to  the  fact 
that  according  to  the  By-Laws  the  President  and  Vice- 
President  were  ex-officio  members  of  all  committees. 

Mr.  Kingsley  said  that  as  Vice-President  of  the  Board,  he 
waived  all  right  he  might  have  to  act  as  one  of  the  Com 
mitttee  of  Investigation. 

Mr.  Murphy  said,  as  President,  he  should  not  claim  to  be 
a member  of  the  Committee.  (See  Minute  Book,  pages  20 
to  23.) 

A meeting  of  the  Trustees  was  held  on  Monday,  Novem- 
ber 13th,  1882. 

Present,  Messrs.  Agnew,  Stranahan,  Davis,  Marshall, 
Slocum,  Barnes,  Clarke,  Swan,  Macdonald,  Van  Schaick, 
Mayor  Low,  Comptroller  Campbell,  Comptroller  Semler, 
and  President  Murphy. 


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At  the  request  of  Mr.  Agnew,  the  Minutes  of  October  9th 
were  amended  so  as  to  show  that  Mr.  Marshall  and  Mr. 
Agnew  declined  to  serve  on  the  Committee  of  Investiga- 
tion appointed  that  day. 

Mayor  Low,  of  the  Investigating  Committee,  said  that  ex- 
perts had  not  yet  been  appointed,  and  he  desired  to  report 
progress. 

At  a meeting  of  the  Trustees  held  March  12th,  1883, 
there  were  present  the  Vice- President  and  Messrs.  Agnew, 
Marshall,  Stranahan,  Slocum,  Barnes,  Witte,  Swan,  Clausen, 
Macdonald,  Mayor  Edson,  Mayor  Low,  Comptrollers  Camp- 
bell and  Brinkerhoff. 

Mayor  Low  stated  that  the  Committee  appointed  to  “ in- 
quire into  the  amount  of  material  used  in  constructing  the 
towers,  anchorages,  and  so  forth,  and  also  to  examine  into 
the  strength  of  the  Bridge,  had  consulted  General  Newton 
and  Colonel  Casey,  who  stated  that  to  make  the  examina- 
tion as  contemplated  in  the  original  resolution  would  cost 
twenty  thousand  dollars,  and  they  were  of  the  opinion  that 
the  examination  would  result  only  in  an  approximate  esti- 
mate and  would  not  be  worth  the  cost,  and  the  Committee, 
consisting  of  Mr.  Grace  and  myself,  are  of  the  same  opinion. 
The  Committee,  therefore,  ask  the  Board  for  instructions  in 
the  matter.” 

Mr.  Stranahan  said  that  in  order  to  bring  the  matter 
properly  before  the  Board,  he  would  move  that  the  Com- 
mittee be  released  and  discharged  from  the  further  consid- 
eration of  the  question  as  to  the  amount  of  material  that 
went  info  the  Bridge,  and  as  to  the  strength  of  the  Bridge. 

The  motion  was  unanimously  adopted. 


Certificates  of  Appointment  of  Engineers  and  Accountants. 

“ Mayor’s  Office,  1 

New  York,  November  20,  1882.  } 

“I  hereby  certify  that  Hon.  Seth  Low  and  myself,  as  Mayors  of  the 
cities  of  Brooklyn  and  New  York  respectively,  have,  under  authorin'  of  a 
resolution  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  New  York  and  Brooklyn  Bridge, 
this  day  appointed  General  John  Newton  and  Colonel  James  L.  Casey. 


Minutes  of 
October  gth  a- 
mended  so  as  to 
show  that 
Messrs.  Mar- 
shall  and  Ag- 
new declined  to 
serve  on  Com- 
mittee. 

Mayor  Low, 
of  the  Commit- 
tee, reports  pro- 
gress. 


Meeting 
March  12,  1SS3. 

Members  pre- 
sent. 


Statement  of 
Mayor  Low  re- 
garding em- 
ployment of 
Examining 
Engineers. 


Committee  re- 
leased and  dis- 
charged from 
questions  of 
materials  used 
and  strength  of 
Bridge. 


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Gen.  John 
N e w t on  and 
Col.  James  L, 
Casey,  U.  S.  A., 
appointed  a s 
Examining  En 
gineers,  and 
William  Pitt 
Shearman  and 
George  R. 
Tu  r n b u 11,  as 
Accountants. 


of  the  Corps  of  Engineers,  U.  S.  Army,  to  be  Examining  Engineers,  and 
William  Pitt  Shearman  and  George  R.  Turnbull  to  be  accountants,  to 
make  an  investigation  of  the  affairs. of  the  Bridge  : the  said  General  John 
Newton  and  William  Pitt  Shearman  having  been  appointed  on  the  part 
of  the  Mayor  of  New  York,  and  the  said  Colonel  James  L.  Casey  and 
George  R.  Turnbull  having  been  appointed  on  the  part  of  the  Mayor  of 
Brooklyn. 

(Signed)  “W.  R.  GRACE, 

“ Mayor  of  the  City  of  New  York, 

“ And  Chairman  of  the  Committee.'’ 

Letter  Addressed  by  Mayors  of  New  York  and  Brooklyn  to 
each  of  the  Accountants. 

‘ ‘ Mayor’s  Office,  ) 

New  York,  November  20,  1882.  f 

“ Sir — I am  directed  to  say  by  the  Mayors  of  New  York  and  Brooklyn, 
they  being  a Committee  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  New  York  and 
Brooklyn  Bridge  to  appoint  expert  engineers  and  accountants,  in  com- 
pliance with  the  terms  of  a resolution  of  the  said  Board,  to  examine  into 
the  affairs  of  the  Board,  as  provided  by  said  resolution,  that  you  have 
been  appointed  one  of  the  accountants  to  conduct  the  examination. 

“ Yours  respectfully, 

(Signed)  “ W.  M.  IVINS, 

Secretary.  ” 


Letter  Addressed  by  President  of  Bridge  Trustees  to  each  of 
the  Accountants. 

“The  Trustees  of  the  New  York  and  Brooklyn  Bridge,  ) 
Office,  No.  21  Water  Street,  c 

Brooklyn,  November  24th,  1882.  \ 

“ Sir — I have  the  honor  to  inform  you  that  you  were,  on  the  20th 
day  of  November,  instant,  appointed  by  the  Hon.  William  R.  Grace, 
Mayor  of  the  City  of  New  York,  by  authority  of  a resolution  of 
the  Trustees  of  the  New  York  and  Brooklyn  Bridge,  as  accountant,  in 
connection  with  George  R.  Turnbull,  Esq.,  appointed  by  the  Hon. 
Seth  Low,  Mayor  of  the  City  of  Brooklyn,  by  like  authority,  also  as  an 
accountant,  to  make  investigation  of  the  affairs  of  the  said  Board  of 
T rustees. 

“For  your  guidance  and  direction  I send  you  certified  copies  of  the 
resolutions  adopted  by  the  Board  of  Trustees,  and  any  other  information 
you  may  require  will  be  furnished  on  application  to  O.  P.  Quintard, 
Esq. , the  Secretary  of  the  Board. 

“ Respectfully, 

(Signed)  “ HENRY  C.  MURPHY, 

President .”  * 


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Final  Letter  of  Instructions  to  the  Accountants. 

“ Mayor’s  Office,  ) 

New  York,  December  6th,  1882.  f 

“ Sir  : — At  a meeting  of  the  Committee  appointed  by  the  Trustees  of 
the  Brooklyn  Bridge  for  the  purpose  of  investigating  the  affairs  of  the 
Bridge,  Mayor  Grace  and  Mayor  Low  decided  to  instruct  you  to  exam- 
ine fully  all  receipts,  vouchers,  papers,  pay-rolls,  and  all  other  documents 
connected  with  the  Accountant  Department  and  the  Secretary’s  records 
of  the  Brooklyn  Bridge,  and  especially  to  investigate  the  books  and 
papers  of  the  Bridge  as  they  bear  upon  the  charges  made  by  the  New 
York  World  and  others  against  the  Trustees  ; and  also  as  to  whether 
from  the  books  and  papers  you  find  evidence  of  interest,  direct  or  indi- 
rect, on  the  part  of  any  official  or  employe  connected  with  the  Bridge, 
in  the  contracts  for  supplies  or  otherwise. 

‘ ‘ In  case  you  find  any  indications  which  would  lead  you  to  believe 
that  further  investigation  might  reach  other  results  than  those  shown 
from  the  books,  you  will  notify  us  at  once,  and  we  will  take  such  other 
steps  as  may  seem  to  be  called  for. 

“ Yours  respectfully, 

(Signed)  “ \V.  R.  GRACE, 

Chairman." 


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74 


“ EXHIBIT  No.  2.” 


REPORT  OF  THE  CHIEF  ENGINEER  ON  PRICES  OF 
MATERIALS,  AND  ESTIMATED  COST  OF  THE 
STRUCTURE,  EAST  RIVER  BRIDGE,  JUNE  28, 
1872. 

To  the  Chairman  of  the  Executive  Committee  New  York 

Bridge  Company : 

Sir  : — 

I am  in  receipt  of  the  following  resolution  of  the  Com- 
mittee, dated  June  24,  1872  : 

Resolved,  That  the  Chief  Engineer  be  requested  to  examine  and  report, 
at  the  earliest  possible  date,  whether  the  prices  paid  for  stone,  lumber, 
and  other  materials,  and  for  labor,  have  been  reasonable  and  just,  and 
whether  the  same  have  been  used  in  the  construction  of  the  Bridge,  or  have 
been  necessary  therefor. 

In  answer  to  the  above,  I beg  leave  to  reply  that  notwith- 
standing an  order  from  the  President  of  the  Company  given 
at  the  commencement  of  the  work,  that  the  Chief  Engineer 
should  have  nothing  to  do  with  the  making  of  any  contracts 
or  purchase  of  any  supplies,  I am,  nevertheless,  personally 
cognizant  of  nearly  every  transaction  that  has  taken  place  in 
the  way  of  making  contracts  or  purchasing  supplies.  I 
know  that  all  contracts  have  been  made  in  a judicious  man- 
ner, and  have  resulted  to  the  best  interests  of  the  Company. 
They  have,  in  most  instances,  been  given  to  the  lowest  bid- 
der, and  where  they  have  been  awarded  to  another  bidder, 
it  has  been  at  a figure  as  low  as  the  lowest  bid. 


It  is  a notorious  fact  that  the  stone  for  the  East  River 
Bridge  is  supplied  at  prices  lower  than  any  that  have  ruled 
for  twelve  years  previous.  In  my  opinion,  they  have  been 
furnished  at  the  lowest  living  rates  compatible  with  an  ad- 
herence to  the  specifications. 

The  same  holds  true  in  regard  to  purchases  of  lumber, 
cement,  gravel,  iron,  etc.  The  contracts  for  iron-work  in 
the  caissons  have  in  two  cases  resulted  in  direct  loss  to  the 
contractors.  In  a majority  of  instances  prices  have  been  so 
low  as  to  result  in  constant  trouble  to  the  Inspection  De- 
partment in  keeping  supplies  up  to  the  required  standard  of 
quality. 

It  has  been  alleged  that  supplies  have  been  furnished  by 
members  of  the  Company,  at  prices  prejudicial  to  the  inter- 
ests of  the  Bridge.  In  all  such  cases  I know  that  the  sup- 
plies have  been  furnished  after  a reasonable  competition, 
and  at  rates  lower  than  those  of  any  other  bidder. 

I can  further  say  that  every  dollar’s  worth  purchased  for 
the  Bridge  has  been  expended  in  a legitimate  manner,  and 
for  the  proper  purpose  for  which  it  was  designed,  and 
nothing  whatever  has,  to  my  knowledge,  been  diverted  into 
any  outside  channel.  I am  in  daily  attendance  at  the 
Bridge,  give  it  my  whole  time  and  constant  superintendence, 
and  am  therefore  in  a position  to  give  an  honest  judgment 
on  this  question. 

As  regards  the  inquiry  whether  all  supplies  purchased 
have  been  necessary  for  the  Bridge  or  not,  I would  say  in 
reply  that  the  Engineer  must  of  necessity  be  the  sole  judge 
in  regard  to  this  matter.  Everything  is  procured  upon  his 
own  direct  requisition,  or  that  of  authorized  assistants,  and 
since  he  is  charged  with  both  the  making  and  executing  of 
the  plans,  he  must  of  necessity  know  for  months  in  advance 
what  may  be  required.  Errors  of  judgment  in  ordering 
material  in  advance  may  therefore  arise.  If  they  have,  they 
are  few  and  far  between.  Nothing,  however,  has  been  pur- 
chased designedly  in  vain  by  any  party. 

The  prices  paid  for  labor  have  been  very  reasonable 
and  just.  They  have  ruled,  as  a general  thing,  con- 
siderably below  the  prices  paid  outside  for  similar  labor  ; 


76 

whereas  it  might  properly  be  inferred  that  they  would  be 
much  higher,  owing  to  the  danger  and  exposure  attending  a 
large  portion  of  the  work. 

All  labor  has  been  expended  upon  the  Bridge  itself,  with- 
out exception. 

No  man  has  ever  been  employed  to  my  knowledge  by 
reason  of  any  political  influence,  nor  is  there  any  man  upon 
the  pay-rolls  who  does  not  honestly  earn  every  cent  he  gets 
Respectfully  submitted, 

W.  A.  ROEBLING, 

Chief  Engineer , A7’.  Y.  Bridge  Co. 


ESTIMATED  COST  OF  THE  STRUCTURE. 

To  the  Chairman  of  the  Executive  Committee , New  York 
Bridge  Company : 

Sir  : — 

I am  in  receipt  of  the  following  resolution  of  your  Com- 
mittee, dated  June  24,  1872  : 

Resolved , That  the  Chief  Engineer  be  requested  to  report  whether  the 
expense  of  the  structure  thus  far  has  exceeded  the  estimate  made  by  the 
late  John  A.  Roebling,  and  whether  the  Bridge  can  probably  be  com- 
pleted for  the  sum  total  originally  estimated,  and,  if  not,  what  was  the 
cause  of  the  excess  ? 

My  reply  to  the  above  resolution  is,  that  the  expense  of 
the  structure  has  thus  far  exceeded  the  original  estimate, 
and  consequently  it  cannot  be  completed  for  that  sum. 

I shall  now  show  wherein  the  cause  of  this  excess  lies. 

The  original  estimate  of  Mr.  John  A.  Roebling,  made  in 


1867,  was  as  follows: 

Suspended  superstructure,  including  all $2,787,972 

Anchorage,  including  exc.  plates  and  chains 795,424 

Two  tower  foundations  (Brooklyn,  $355. 400  I New  York, 

$399,087  754.4S/ 

Two  towers 1,409,820 

Approaches 742,516 

Engines  and  machinery 40,000 

Toll-houses  and  gateways 20,000 

Engineering 150,000 

Contingencies. 299, 7S1 

Total $7,  coo,  000 


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The  cost  of  the  Bridge,  as  far  as  built,  comprises  the  fol- 


lowing portions  of  the  above  estimate  : 

Two  tower  foundations $754>4S7 

Twenty  feet  of  tower  masonry  on  New  York  side,  from 

timber  to  high  water .. 68,930 

Twenty  feet  of  tower  masonry  on  Brooklyn  side,  from 

timber  to  high  water 68,930 

The  Brooklyn  tower  for  100  feet  high,  comprising  16,666 

yards,  at  $21 349.9s6 

Engines  and  machinery,  one-half  of  $40,000 20,000 

Engineering,  one-third  of  $150,000. 50,000 

Contingencies,  one-third  of  $299,781 . . 99>927 

Total $1,412,260 


In  the  report  of  the  Executive  Committee  published  May, 
1872,  we  find  the 

Total  expenditure  to  date  to  be $2,905,389  49 

Deduct  bonds  of  New  York  City,  unsold.  . $128,000  00 

Deduct  cash  on  hand 18,234  77 

146,234  77 

Actual  expenditure $2,759,154  72 

It  would,  therefore,  appear  that  the  cost  of  the  struc- 
ture, thus  far,  has  exceeded  the  original  estimate  by  the 
sum  of  $1,346,894.72. 

The  cause  of  this  excess  is  twofold.  In  the  first  place, 
the  original  estimates  have  omitted  many  large  items  en- 
tirely, and  have  taken  some  few  items  too  low,  for  want  of 
sufficient  information  at  the  time.  Secondly,  the  foregoing 
figure  of  gross  expenditures  embraces  a large  sum  charge- 
able to  the  future  portions  of  the  work. 

The  items  wherein  the  original  estimates  fall  short  are  as 
follows  : 

First. — Increase  in  size  and  elevation  of  Bridge. 

Since  the  original  estimates  were  made  the  Bridge  has 
been  widened  from  80  to  85  feet.  Two  out  of  three  side- 
walks have  been  given  up,  and  two  additional  horse-car 
tracks  put  in  their  place.  This  change  involved  an  increase 
of  7 per  cent,  in  the  cost  of  the  entire  Bridge,  including 
superstructure,  towers,  foundations,  and  anchorages. 


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Again,  the  United  States  Government  ordered  an  increase 
of  5 feet  in  the  elevation  of  the  Bridge.  This  necessitated 
a change  in  the  plan  of  truss  and  some  of  the  masonry,  at  an 
additional  expense  of  $150,000.  These  two  causes  combined 
have  therefore  increased  the  cost  8 per  cent.,  amounting  to 

(a)  $1,412,260  at  8 per  cent $112,980  80 

Secondly. -No  allowances  whatever  were  made  for  land 
and  land  damages.  These  embrace  the  grounds  around  and 
about  the  New  York  and  Brooklyn  towers,  buildings  and 


improvements, 

Amounting  to $332,673  65 

Add  engineering  expenses  connected  with  it 5, 000  00 

(b)  Total  for  land $337,673  65 


[Note — The  expense  for  land  is  really  higher  by  the  sum  of  $202,000, 
being  the  value  of  the  land  under  the  New  York  tower,  which  happened 
to  belong  to  New  York  City.  To  save  the  interchange  of  checks,  this 
sum  was  taken  as  a direct  offset  to  an  installment  then  due  from  New 
York  City,  and  hence  does  not  appear  among  the  general  expenditures.] 

Thirdly. — In  the  original  estimate,  two  plans  were  made 
for  the  New  York  foundation — one  providing  for  a deep 
foundation,  down  to  rock,  and  the  other  for  a pile  founda- 
tion. 


Estimate  for  rock  foundation $727,294  32 

Estimate  for  pile  foundation 399,087  00 

Difference $328,207  32 


Not  enough  was  known  at  that  time  about  the  character 
of  the  New  York  side  to  determine  whether  to  go  to  rock  or 
not.  Subsequent  borings  proved  the  necessity  thereof.  In 
the  estimate,  however,  the  cheaper  pile  foundation  was  put 
in.  We  must,  therefore,  add  to  the  estimate  this  excess, 

fc)  $328,207.32  x 8 per  cent $354,463  90 

Fourthly. — There  are  a number  of  items  in  the  Bridge 
expenditures,  outside  of  ordinary  construction  contingencies, 
which  could  not  be  anticipated  nor  provided  for  in  the 
estimate  of  Mr.  John  A.  Roebling,  but  amount  to  a con- 
siderable aggregate.  These  are  : 


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A Consulting  Engineer  for  24  years $20,000  00 

Board  of  Consulting  Engineers 7, 000  00 

A General  Superintendent 125,000  00 

Certain  contingent  expenses,  such  as  funeral,  traveling  ex- 
penses, legal  expenses,  donations,  doctors,  collations,  etc..  8,000  00 

Also  taxes  and  interest 5,771  65 

(d)  Total. $165,771  65 


Fifthly. — An  allowance  of  only  $3,570.96  was  made  for 
the  extensive  pile  dock,  extending  from  the  New  York  tower 
back  to  the  bulkhead  line,  having  a length  of  450  feet  and 
width  of  150  feet. 

Total  cost  of  pile  dock $39,000  00 

Deduct  allowance  above 3, 5 70  96 

(ej  Balance $35,429  04 

Sixthly. — In  regard  to  masonry,  there  has  been  no  increase 
in  cost,  but  an  actual  reduction.  In  the  estimate  it  is  put 
down  at  an  average  of  $21  per  yard,  whereas  the  foundation 
masonry  below  water  has  cost  from  $17  to  $18  per  yard  laid, 
and  the  Brooklyn  tower  masonry  is  costing  $19.75  per  yard, 
below  the  floor.  This  saving  is  as  follows: 


New  York  foundation,  11,700  yards  at  $4...  $46,800  00 

Brooklyn  Foundation,  6,000  yards  at  $3 18,000  00 

Brooklyn  tower,  16,666  yards  at  $1.25 20,832  00 

Total $85,632  00 


This  sum  should  properly  be  charged  in  favor  of  the 
estimate.  The  quantities  of  masonry  below  water  are,  how- 
ever, at  least  15  percent,  in  excess  of  the  estimate,  and  we 
may  therefore  assume  that  the  masonry  account  balances 
itself. 

The  remaining  items  of  machinery,  engineering,  and  con- 
struction contingencies  have  all  been  based  upon  a very 
low  margin,  but  need  not  be  taken  into  any  further 
account. 

Summary  of  the  Foregoing  Items. 


(a.)  Increase  in  size $112,980  80 

(b.-)  Land  and  land  damages 337)673  65 

(c.)  Extra  cost  of  deep  foundation 354.463  90 

(.d.)  Contingincies  outside  of  construction 165,771  65 

(e.)  Cost  of  dock  at  Pier  29  35,429  04 

Total  $1,006,319  04 


So 


Here  are  one  million  dollars  alone,  not  en- 
tered in  the  original  estimate.  Deduct  from 
this 

Excess  of  cost,  as  given  on  page  77 . $1,346,894  72 

Balance $340,575  68 

From  this  balance  we  must  further  deduct  all  the  ma- 
terial and  machinery  on  hand  on  the  1st  of  May,  applicable 
to  the  future  parts  of  the  work.  These  comprise  : 

Stone  at  Red-  Hook. 

8.500  yards  of  stone  at  $20 $50,000  00 

r,ooo  yards  of  stone  at  $27 27,000  00 

300  yards  of  stone  at  $55 16,500  00 

3.500  yards  of  backing  at  $15 52,500  00 

Total  stone. $146,000  00 

Seven  stone  scows 27,940  57 

Three  double  steam-engines  and  14  derricks  at  Red  Hook, 

two-thirds  of  $15,000 10,00000 

Eight  stone-hoisting  and  portable  engines  at  the  towers, 

two-thirds  value  of  $26,000  17,333  33 

Two-thirds  value  of  13  air-pumps  and  12  boilers 21,000  00 

1.000  yards  of  sand  at  $1  1,000  00 

Three  sets  of  derricks  and  guys  on  hand  for  anchorage.  . . . 3,000  00 

Three  sets  of  setting  derricks  and  unloading  derricks  at 

New  York  tower  6,500  00 

Cable-making  machinery  on  hand 1,500  00 

Pig  lead  and  pig  iron 4,863  21 

160.000  feet  Y.  P.  lumber,  at  $30 4,800  00 

Pumps,  iron,  general  stores,  tools,  etc.  7,000  00 

Total  stock  on  hand  $250,937  11 

Deducting  this  value  of  stock  on  hand,  from  the  previous 
balance  of  $340,575.68,  we  get  $89,638.57. 

To  this,  however,  we  must  add  the  cost  of  completing  the 
New  York  foundation  since  the  rst  of  May.  It  is  now  with- 
in two  weeks  of  completion.  Upon  a careful  estimate  I 
find  this  sum  will  amount  to  $70,361.43.  Adding  this  to  the 
above,  we  have  $160,000. 


8i 

This  figure  represents  the  total  excess  of  the  cost  of  the 
work  over  those  portions  that  were  actually  estimated  for, 
and  is  only  1 1 per  cent,  on  the  proportional  estimate  of 
$1,412,260  on  page  77. 

It  is  a closer  margin  than  will  be  found  in  any  other  en- 
gineering work  costing  one  and  a half  millions.  It  is  sur- 
prisingly low,  when  you  bear  in  mind  that  those  foundations 
were  twenty  times  larger  than  any  other  similar  foundations 
ever  put  down  at  that  time  ; that  the  Engineer  had  had  no 
personal  experience  in  sinking  pneumatic  foundations,  and 
could  not  be  familiar  with  the  hundreds  of  small  details 
which  are  only  brought  to  mind  through  actual  experience. 

Even  the  novelty  and  risk  involved  in  building  and 
launching  so  large  a caisson  cost  the  Bridge  Company  a 
large  sum,  from  the  fact  that  the  second  caisson  was  built 
by  the  same  builders,  in  the  same  way,  for  $40,000  less 
than  the  first  one. 

Many  of  the  items  in  the  foundations  have  cost  much 
less  than  in  the  estimate.  For  instance,  the  600,000  cubic 
feet  of  timber  were  charged  at  $52  per  thousand  put  in 
place,  whereas  $42  covered  it  ; concrete  outside  at  $3,  and 
inside  at  $8,  whereas  $2.50  and  $4  were  the  respective 
costs. 

Our  iron-work  cost  2 cents  per  pound  less  than  the  esti- 
mate. There  were,  however,  three  principal  items,  which 
far  exceeded  the  estimate,  and  are  more  than  sufficient  to 
account  for  the  excess  of  $160,000.  These  were  the  enor- 
mous cost  of  labor  in  compressed  air,  the  damage  done  by 
fire  in  the  Brooklyn  caisson,  and  necessity  of  making  the 
New  York  caisson  fire-proof,  and  lastly,  the  unexampled 
hard  digging  on  the  Brooklyn  side. 

It  has  been  supposed  that  a laboring  man  would  work  in 
a caisson  for  10  hours  a day  at  $1.75. 

We  are  to-day  paying  $2.75  for  four  hours’  work,  which 
is  at  the  rate  of  $7  per  day,  or  an  increase  of  450  per  cent., 
entailing  an  increased  cost  on  account  of  labor  alone  of 
over  $100,000. 

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Again,  the  great  danger  from  fire  in  compressed  air  was 
unknown,  and  no  precaution  estimated  for.  This  cost 
$15,000  in  shape  of  a fire  in  the  Brooklyn  caisson,  and 
$20,000  more  to  line  the  New  York  caisson  with  boiler- 
plate, making  a total  of  $35,000. 

The  item  of  excavation  was  put  down  at  $1  per  yard.  On 
the  Brooklyn  side  the  actual  cost,  from  carefully  kept  rec- 
ords, was  ascertained  to  be  $4.50  per  yard,  owing  to  the 
rocky  nature  of  a part  of  the  bottom.  On  the  New  York 
side  the  bulk  of  the  excavation  has  not  exceeded  $2  per 
yard  in  cost. 

I feel  warranted,  therefore,  in  making  the  assertion  that 
in  all  cases  where  an  item  of  work  had  been  estimated  for, 
-with  full  knowledge  of  what  it  embraced  and  for  its  full 
quantities,  the  actual  cost  has  in  no  case  exceeded,  and  in 
general  been  considerably  less  than  the  estimate. 

Finally,  as  regards  the  question  whether  the  bridge  can 
probably  be  completed  for  the  sum  total  originally  esti- 
mated for,  my  answer  is  No  ! 

The  revised  estimate  hereto  annexed  amounts  to  $9, 500- 
goo,  an  increase  of  two  and  a half  millions  over  the  original 
estimate.  Of  this  amount  $600,000  are  charged  to  land, 
which  will  always  retain  its  value.  The  increase  in  size  has 
raised  the  cost  8 per  cent.,  or  $560,000. 

Owing  to  the  great  advance  in  iron  and  steel,  I have 
thought  proper  to  increase  the  estimate  for  the  superstruc- 
ture by  a sum  of  $300,000,  which  is  only  10  per  cent. 

The  remaining  million  is  accounted  for  in  the  summary 
of  items  not  embraced  in  the  original  estimate  on  page  79. 

W.  A.  ROEBLING, 

Chief  Engineer  N.  Y.  Bridge  Co. 


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Revised  Estimate,  East  River  Bridge,  May  i,  1872. 

Amount  expended  to  May  1,  1S72.  less  cash  and  mate- 
rial on  hand  ...  $2,508,217  61 

Amount  required  to  complete  New  York  foundation  . . . 70,000  00 

Completion  of  Brooklyn  tower,  16,334  yards  at  $25  ....  408,350  00 

New  York  tower,  32.000  yards,  at  $22  704,000  00 

Saddles  and  saddle-plates  on  towers. ...  - 25,000  00 

New  York  and  Brooklyn  anchorages,  56,000  yards,  at 

$17 952,000  00 

Anchor  plates  and  chains 170,000  00 

Suspended  superstructure,  old  estimate. . .$2,787,972  00 

Add  S per  cent,  for  increase  in  size 223,03s  00 

Add  10  per  cent,  increase  in  price  of  iron.  301,101  00 

3,312,111  00 

Land  for  anchorages 275,000  00 

Approaches 742,516  00 

Toll-houses  and  gateways 20,00000 

Engineering 150,000  00 

Contingencies 162,805  39 


Total 


$9,500,000  00 


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Of  the  Com- 
mittee of  Inves- 
tigation of  De- 
cember 16,  3872. 


“ EXHIBIT  No.  3.” 


MAJORITY  REPORT. 

To  the  Directors  of  the  New  York  Bridge  Company  : 

The  undersigned  understand  that  the  object  aimed  at  in 
the  appointment  of  a Committee  of  your  Board  to  investi- 
gate the  past  history  and  management  of  the  Company,  was 
to  ascertain  whether  the  Direction  as  now  constituted  is  en- 
titled to  the  confidence  of  the  public,  and  whether  to  insure 
the  early  completion  of  the  Bridge,  now  admitted  to  be  an 
indispensable  necessity,  any  additional  safeguards  can  be 
thrown  around  the  expenditure  of  the  public  money. 

The  Company,  as  at  present  organized,  has  a subscribed 
capital  of  five  millions  of  dollars,  of  which  the  City  of 
Brooklyn  hold  $3,000,000,  the  City  of  New  York  $1,500,000, 
and  private  stockholders  $500,000. 

The  cities  have  no  vote  at  the  election  of  Directors,  but 
are  represented  in  the  Board  by  six  ex-officio  members,  out 
of  a total  number  of  twenty-one  Directors. 

The  majority  of  Directors,  elected  by  the  private  stock- 
holders, thus  have  the  control  of  the  expenditure  of  the  pub- 
lic money,  subject,  of  course,  to  the  right  of  the  ex-officio 
members  of  the  Board,  representing  the  two  cities,  to  par- 
ticipate in  the  discussions,  and  to  vote  upon  the  resolutions 
offered.  Such  an  arrangement  would  on  the  face  of  it  ap- 
pear to  be  eminently  wise  and  well  calculated  to  protect  the 
public  interests,  because  the  expenditure  of  the  public 
money  could  only  go  on  pari  passu  with  the  expenditure  of 
the  money  contributed  by  the  Directors  themselves. 

Your  Committee  therefore  directed  their  attention  first  of 
all  to  the  provision  which  had  been  made  by  the  Directors 
for  the  management  of  the  work,  and  of  the  expenditures 
thereon. 

An  examination  of  the  records  shows  that  up  to  June  1, 
1872,  the  Board  held  nine  meetings,  and  at  an  early  date,  to 


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wit,  September  ioth,  1869,  they  confided  the  business  of  the 
Company  to  an  Executive  Committee,  who  in  fact  made  all 
the  arrangements  for  the  undertaking,  and  absolutely  con- 
trolled the  business  of  the  Company. 

. On  the  14th  of  October,  1869,  the  Executive  Committee 
appointed  Wm.  C.  Kingsley,  General  Superintendent,  to  act 
under  the  direction  of  the  Executive  Committee,  but  his 
compensation  does  not  appear  to  have  been  fixed  until  the 
5th  of  July,  1870,  when  the  following  resolution  appears 
upon  the  Minutes  of  the  Executive  Committee  : 

Resolved , That  five  per  centum  on  the  amount  of  the  expenditures  of 
the  foundation  of  the  towers  of  the  Bridge  up  to  high-water  mark,  in- 
cluding the  payment  for  land,  be  paid  to  Wm.  C.  Kingsley,  the  General 
Superintendent,  for  his  services  and  advances  on  behalf  of  the  Company 
up  to  the  completion  of  such  foundations. 

On  examination,  your  Committee  have  ascertained  that 
whatever  advances  in  money  had  been  made  by  Mr.  Kingsley 
have  been  fully  repaid  in  money,  so  that  the  compensation 
drawn  by  him  was  in  fact  for  services  rendered  and  not  for 
advances.  On  the  first  of  January,  1871,  there  had  been  paid 
to  Mr.  Kingsley,  under  this  resolution,  the  sum  of  8175,000, 
an  amount  largely  in  excess  of  the  sum  which  had  at  that 
time  been  paid  by  all  the  private  stockholders  on  account 
of  the  stock  held  by  them.  At  that  time  the  expenditures 
on  the  Bridge  amounted  to  81,179,521.40,  on  which  five  per 
centum  would  amount  to  858,976.07,  showing  an  overpay- 
ment of  8116,023.93. 

On  the  13th  of  November,  A.  D.  1871,  the  following  reso- 
lution is  found  upon  the  Minutes  of  the  Executive  Commit- 
tee : 

Resolved , That  the  claim  of  Wm.  C.  Kingsley  under  resolution  of  July 
5,  1870,  be  and  the  same  is  hereby  liquidated,  with  his  consent,  at  an 
amount  not  exceeding  $125,000,  in  full,  including  his  services  until  the 
completion  of  the  foundation  of  the  towers  to  high-water  mark. 

On  the  30th  of  November,  1871,  Mr.  Kingsley  appears  to 
have  refunded  the  850,000,  which  he  had  drawn  in  excess 
of  8125,000  thus  authorized  as  his  compensation,  and  no 
further  amount  has  since  been  paid  to  him. 

The  explanation  of  this  transaction  appears  to  be  as  fol- 
lows : 


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Mr.  Kingsley  was  the  moving  spirit  in  preparing  the  pub- 
lic mind  for  the  great  project  of  connecting  New  York  and 
Brooklyn  by  means  of  a suspension  bridge.  He  seems  to 
have-  advanced  the  means  required  for  the  preliminary  ex- 
penses, and  to  secure  the  necessary  legislation. 

When  the  books  of  subscription  to  the  capital  stock 
were  opened  he  became  the  largest  subscriber,  and  appears 
to  have  represented,  as  he  still  does,  by  proxy,  a majority 
in  amount  of  the  other  private  stockholders. 

Your  Committee  do  not  know  how  far  in  reality  Mr. 
Kingsley  was  interested  in  any  stock  besides  that  which 
appears  in  his  name,  but  the  inference  is  irresistible  that 
his  relations  to  it  were  such  as  to  give  him  a controlling 
power  in  the  organization  of  the  Board,  the  full  confidence 
of  which  he  appears  to  have  possessed. 

The  payment  of  money  to  him  beyond  the  amount  to 
which  he  was  entitled  under  the  resolution  of  the  Execu- 
tive Committee  could  not,  however,  be  explained  on  any 
hypothesis  consistent  with  the  proper  discharge  by  the  Di- 
rectors of  their  duties  to  the  public  as  the  trustees  of  its 
funds,  and  hence  an  explanation  has  been  sought  upon  this 
head,  and  is  given  as  follows  : 

The  resolution  of  July  5,  1870,  in  reality  fixed  the  com- 
pensation of  Mr.  Kingsley  at  fifteen  per  centum  on  the  ex- 
penditures, instead  of  five  per  centum,  but  when,  at  a sub- 
sequent date,  it  was  found  how  large  the  compensation 
would  be,  the  rate  was  reduced  to  five  per  centum,  with 
the  concurrence  of  Mr.  Kingsley,  and  an  erasure  made  in 
the  Minute  books  to  make  the  original  resolution  corres- 
pond to  this  change. 

Meanwhile,  Mr.  Kingsley  had  actually  drawn  compensa- 
tion at  the  rate  of  fifteen  per  centum  ; and,  finally,  when 
the  amount  was  liquidated  at  $125,000,  refunded  the  ex- 
cess of  $50,000,  which  he  had  so  drawn. 

Mr.  Kingsley  is  a director  in  the  Company,  and  is  still 
the  Superintendent,  without  any  understanding  as  to  his 
compensation  for  services  rendered  and  to  be  rendered, 
since  the  completion  of  the  foundation  of  towers  to  high- 
water  mark.  The  Executive  Committee,  however,  has  the 


87 


matter  under  consideration,  and  is  expected  to  report 
shortly. 

This  simple  statement  of  facts  will  suffice  to  show  that  a 
mere  partnership  between  the  public  and  private  indivi- 
duals who  have  the  expenditure  of  the  money  is  not  of 
itself  sufficient  to  protect  the  public  interests. 

Your  Committee  are,  therefore,  of  opinion  that  some 
amendment  to  the  charter  is  necessary  in  order  to  protect 
the  public  interests,  and  they  can  see  no  reason  why,  at  the 
election  of  Directors,  the  stock  belonging  to  the  cities  of 
New  York  and  Brooklyn  should  not  be  entitled  to  repre- 
sentation in  the  same  manner  as  other  stock. 

In  no  other  way  can  the  expenditure  of  the  public  money 
be  taken  from  the  practical  control  of  a single  individual, 
when,  as  appears  now  to  be  the  case,  he  happens  to  own  or 
represent  a majority  of  the  private  stock.  Such  a control  is 
dangerous,  impolitic,  averse  to  all  sound  business  principles, 
and  alien  to  the  spirit  of  our  institutions. 

The  only  point  is  to  provide  some  convenient  and  proper 
mode  by  which  the  votes  upon  the  stock  held  by  the  two 
cities  shall  be  cast,  and  your  Committee,  after  careful  con- 
sideration, would  recommend  that  application  be  made  to 
the  Legislature  for  an  amendment  to  the  charter,  providing 
for  the  appointment  by  the  Governor  and  Senate,  in  the 
usual  way,  of  three  commissioners  whose  duty  it  shall  be, 
until  the  completion  of  the  Bridge,  to  select  a Board  of 
Directors  to  be  composed  of  stockholders,  and  such  other 
persons  as  to  them  shall  seem  desirable,  so  as  to  represent 
numerically  in  the  Board  the  public  and  private  stock- 
holders in  proportion  to  their  respective  interests  as  nearly 
as  may  be  practicable. 

Your  Committee,  in  the  performance  of  the  duty  con- 
fided to  them,  have  carefully  inquired  into  all  the  financial 
and  business  transactions  of  the  Company,  and  have  accu- 
mulated a mass  of  details  with  which  it  is  not  deemed 
necessary  to  encumber  this  report.  A few  apparent  irregu- 
larities exist  in  the  records,  but  these  have  been  fully  and 
satisfactorily  explained  by  the  officers  of  the  Company,  and 
your  Committe  feel  justified  in  reporting  that  they  have  not 
been  able  to  discover  any  case  in  which  a misapplication  of 


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money  has  been  made,  unless  the  expenditure  of  8125,000 
for  salary  of  Superintendent  should  be  so  regarded.  The 
prices  paid  for  material  appear  to  have  been  reasonable, 
although  such  public  competition  was  not  in  all  cases  pro- 
vided for,  as  is  customary  in  enterprises  where  public 
moneys  are  disbursed,  and  in  many  instances  purchases 
have  been  made  from  one  concern  in  which  the  General 
Superintendent  has  had  a pecuniary  interest,  although  they 
do  not  see  that  the  Company  has  actually  suffered  thereby. 

Your  Committee  believe,  however,  that  this  practice  is 
objectionable,  and  that  no  purchases  should  ever  be  made, 
except  upon  public  tender,  with  adequate  notice,  nor  from 
parties  who  may  be  in  any  wise  associated  in  the  manage- 
ment of  the  work,  unless  such  parties  should  be  the  lowest 
bidders  upon  fair  and  open  competition,  and  under  no  con- 
ditions should  contracts  be  given  to  parties  identified  in  in- 
terest with  the  officers  of  the  Company,  who  after  first 
making  or  approving  specifications  are  called  upon  to  judge 
and  certify  as  to  compliance  with  such  specifications  in  the 
execution  of  the  contract. 

Your  Committee  desired  to  have  made  a measurement  of 
the  quantity  of  materials  actually  consumed  in  the  work  as 
far  as  it  has  been  completed,  but,  on  attempting  it,  the  diffi- 
culties in  the  way  were  found  to  be  insuperable,  and  your 
Committee  was  compelled  to  content  themselves  with  the 
certificate  of  the  Chief  Engineer,  whose  integrity  and  fideli- 
ty have  never  been  questioned,  that  all  the  materials  paid 
for  had  been  duly  and  fully  delivered. 

In  making  the  recommendation  for  additional  legislation, 
your  Committee  have  had  in  view  the  fact  that  the  Directors 
will  shortly  be  compelled  to  apply  to  the  public  for  more 
means,  in  order  to  complete  this  great  enterprise,  which  is 
not  only  one  of  the  grandest  attempts  of  engineering  skill, 
but  will  be  of  incalculable  benefit  to  over  a million  of  peo- 
ple, whose  comfort  and  convenience  it  is  intended  to  pro- 
mote. Well  administered,  and  with  proper  safeguards  for 
the  expenditure  of  the  necessary  outlay,  there  can  be  no 
reason  why  the  requisite  means  should  not  be  furnished  as 
fast  as  they  can  be  judiciously  expended  ; but,  on  any  other 
terms,  these  means  should  be  withheld,  and  the  completion 


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of  the  Bridge  postponed,  until  some  mode  shall  have  been 
adopted  by  which  the  interests  of  these  two  cities  shall  be 
protected  and  guarded  in  such  wise  as  will  inspire  absolute 
confidence. 

While  your  Committee  believe  that  the  work  has  been 
prosecuted  with  unusual  energy  and  success,  and  at  a cost 
that  will  compare  favorably  with  any  public  work  which  has 
been  undertaken  since  the  great  rise  in  the  value  of  labor 
and  materials,  in  order  that  all  doubt  may  be  put  at  rest  in 
regard  to  the  future  progress  and  successful  completion  of 
the  Bridge,  your  Committee  recommend  the  adoption  of  the 
following  resolutions  : 

Resolved,  That  the  counsel  of  the  Company  be  instructed  to  prepare 
and  submit  to  the  Board  for  approval  an  amendment  to  the  charter  of  the 
Company,  authorizing  the  Cities  of  New  York  and  Brooklyn  to  vote  upon 
the  stock  held  by  them,  such  vote  to  be  cast  by  three  Commissioners,  to 
be  nominated  by  the  Governor  and  confirmed  by  the  Senate,  and  empow- 
ering the  said  Commissioners  to  select  the  Directors,  for  whom  the  vote 
of  the  said  cities  shall  be  cast,  from  the  stockholders  and  such  other  persons 
as  may  seem  to  them  fit  and  proper  directors,  taking  care,  so  far  as  may 
be  practicable,  that  the  private  stockholders  are  represented  in  the 
Board  in  proportion  to  the  stock  held  by  them. 

Resolved,  That  the  Executive  Committee  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby 
authorized  and  directed  to  employ  a Superintendent,  at  a salary  not  to  ex- 
ceed that  paid  to  the  Chief  Engineer,  which  is  at  present  $10,000  per 
annum,  from  January  1,  1S73. 

All  of  which  is  respectfully  submitted. 

(Signed)  ABRAM  S.  HEWITT, 

F.  A.  SCHROEDER. 

Brooklyn,  December  16,  1872. 


8 


9o 


Of  Mr.  Demas 
Barnes,  Chair- 
man of  Investi- 
gating C o m - 
mtitee  of  De- 
cember 16, 1872. 


“ EXHIBIT  No.  4.” 


MINORITY  REPORT. 

To  the  Directors  and  Stockholders  of  the  New  York  Bridge 

Company  : 

The  undersigned  moved  for  a committee  to  examine  into 
the  affairs  of  the  New  York  Bridge  Company,  for  the  fol- 
lowing among  other  reasons  : 

First. — That  the  Bridge  is  being  practically  built  with 
public  money,  and  its  managers  are  supposed  to  be  ac- 
countable to  the  public. 

Second. — That  the  charter  of  the  Company  did  not  suf- 
ficiently protect  the  public. 

Third. — That  the  action  of  the  Company  had  been  with- 
held from  the  public,  and  the  transactions  of  its  principal 
committee  were  unknown  to  some  of  the  Directors. 

Fourth. — That  some  members  of  the  Company  were  said 
to  be  interested  in  furnishing  its  supplies. 

Fifth. — That  a petition  of  an  influential  body  of  citizens 
to  the  last  Legislature,  for  a committee  to  investigate  the 
affairs  of  the  Company,  was  virtually  denied  them  ; and 

Sixth. — The  importance  of  an  early  completion  of  the 
Bridge. 

The  general  result  of  the  examination,  so  far  as  it  has 
extended,  seems  to  be  viewed  very  much  alike  by  the 
several  members  of  your  Committee.  Different  opinions 
existed  as  to  the  manner  of  presenting  a report  of  their 
labors.  The  undersigned,  as  Chairman,  was  of  the  opinion 
that  a succinct  recitation  of  the  records  of  the  Company  as 
to  those  matters  appearing  upon  record,  would  be  most 
fair  to  the  members  of  the  Company,  and  would  afford  the 
public  the  opportunity  of  forming  its  own  opinion  from  the 
same  source  as  that  possessed  by  your  Committee.  The 
undersigned  yielded  something  of  his  opinions,  and  sub- 
mitted substantially  the  following  report,  hoping  to  har- 
monise the  views  of  his  colleagues.  Not  being  entirely 


successful  in  this  effort,  it  becomes  necessary  to  present 
their  views  separately. 

The  undersigned  realizes  that  the  public  has  already  in- 
vested a large  amount  of  money  in  this  undertaking,  and 
that  it  must  soon  be  called  upon  for  a further  sum  ; that  it 
demands  an  exact  knowledge  of  the  management  of  the 
trust  to  the  present  time,  a statement  of  the  probable  cost 
of  the  Bridge,  and  of  the  time  required  for  its  completion. 

Rapid  transit  in  New  York,  steam  communication  in  New 
Jersey,  and  the  probable  erection  at  some  future  time  of 
a less  expensive  structure  than  this  bridge  across  Black- 
well’s Island,  cannot  be  perfected  without  changing  the  cur- 
rent of  population.  Unless  we  shall  rapidly  finish  this 
bridge,  the  lower  wards  of  New  York  and  the  City  of 
Brooklyn  will  lose  a wealth  which  can  never  be  regained. 
Recent  occurrences  in  New  York  have  created  a caution 
and  sensitive  criticism  among  our  own  population  which 
must  be  wholly  satisfied  before  new  appropriations  are 
likely  to  be  made.  These  views  imposed  a duty  upon  your 
Committee  of  which  the  undersigned  has  not  been  un- 
mindful. 

This  examination  is  brought  down  to  June,  1872,  at 
which  time  the  Company  held  its  yearly  meeting  and  pub- 
lished its  statement. 

The  book-keeping  has  been  very  systematically  done 
under  the  supervision  of  Mr.  O.  P.  Quintard,  Secretary. 

The  records  of  the  Company  are  brief : 

The  Company  was  organized  May  16,  1867,  and  arrange- 
ments made  for  preliminary  surveys.  At  a subsequent  meet- 
ing Mr.  John  A.  Roebling  was  appointed  Engineer-in-chief, 
his  compensation  conditioned  upon  the  success  of  the  enter- 
prise. 

Third  meeting  June  12,  1869,  By-Laws  were  adopted  and 
soundings  reported. 

Fourth  meeting,  July  24,  1869,  held  in  relation  to  the 
death  of  Mr.  Roebling. 

Fifth  meeting,  August  3,  1869,  Mr.  Washington  A.  Roeb- 
ling was  appointed  to  the  position  made  vacant  by  the 
death  of  his  father.  “ The  President  was  authorized  to 


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audit  and  pay  Engineer’s  bills  until  a Finance  Committee  be 
appointed.” 

Sixth  meeting,  September  10,  1869,  the  President  re- 
ported the  first  expenditures  to  engineers,  and  for  their 
requisitions,  a total  to  date  of  $9,508.67.  From  this  date 
the  work  was  performed  by  the  Executive  Committee,  now 
appointed,  consisting  of  S.  L.  Husted,  J.  S.  T.  Stranahan, 
Wm.  M.  Tweed,  Hugh  Smith,  H.  W.  Slocum  and  the  Presi- 
dent, Henry  C.  Murphy,  ex-officio. 

Seventh  meeting,  September  30,  1869 — “ Resolved , That 
the  Executive  Committee  proceed  to  build  the  foundation 
of  the  Brooklyn  tower  to  three  feet  above  high-water  mark.” 

Eighth  meeting,  June  15,  1870 — '’''Resolved,  That  the 
Executive  Committee  proceed  with  the  building  of  the 
Bridge  to  its  completion.” 

No  meeting  occurred  for  one  year. 

Ninth  meeting,  June,  1871,  the  President  reported  the 


aggregate 

Receipts  to  date - - $2,874,213  34 

Aggregate  expenditures 1,561,173  78 


The  Executive  Committee  made  a verbal  report. 

Sec.  2,  Art.  p of  the  By-Laws  says  : “ The  Executive  Committee  shall 
keep  a record  of  its  proceedings,  which  record  shall  be  read  at  the  next 
ensuing  meeting  of  the  Board.” 

No-  meeting  for  one  year,  June,  1872,  which  brings  us 
down  to  the  date  of  this  report.  With  the  exception  of 
yearly  electing  its  officers  and  the  appointing  of  two  Com- 
mittees (Executive  and  Finance),  the  foregoing  is  sub- 
stantially all  the  business  transacted  by  the  Board  of  Direc- 
tors for  the  whole  period,  and  the  above  was- all  the  informa- 
tion possessed  by  the  stockholders  and  some  of  the 
Directors.  The  expenditures  to  this  date  had  been  : 

Cash  disbursed $2,859,389  74 

Due  on  land  purchased 282,000  00 

s3d4L389  74 

There  is  no  record  of  any  minority  motion  or  of  any  de- 
bate upon  any  question. 


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The  stock  of  the  New  York  Bridge  Company  is  $5,000,000 

To  which  New  York  City  subscribed $1,500,000 

The  City  of  Brooklyn 3,000,000 

( “ To  be  paid  in,  as  and  when  other  subscribers 
pay.”) 

And  the  following  appear  as  individual  subscrip- 
tions : — 

Kingsley  & Keeney 150,000 

H.  W.  Slocum 50,000 

Wm.  M.  Tweed  42,000 

Hugh  Smith 42,000 

Peter  B.  Sweeney 42,000 

R.  B.  Connolly 42,000 

Isaac  Van  Anden 20,000 

M.  Kalbfleiseh 20,000 

S.  L.  Husted 20,000 

H.  C.  Murphy 10,000 

Alexander  McCue - 10,000 

J.  S.  T.  Stranahan 10,000 

Demas  Barnes .- . 10,000 

J.  H.  Prentice  5, 000 

Samuel  McLean 5,000 

William  Marshall 5, 000 

J.  W.  Lewis ...  5,000 

Wm.  Hunter,  Jr 5, 000 

G.  T.  Jenks 5,000 

A.  W.  Benson 2,000 

$5,000,000 

Finance  Committee. 

The  Finance  Committee  consists  of  five  members  and  the 
President  ex-officio. 

Its  duties  under  the  By-Laws  are  : 

It  shall  exercise  a general  supervision  over  the  pecuniary 
affairs  of  the  Company,  examine  the  books,  accounts, 
vouchers  and  the  affairs  of  the  Company,  and  report  the 
same  to  the  Board. 

This  Committee  has  no  records.  It  has  never  held  a 
meeting  or  made  a report.  The  undersigned  was  for  two 
years  a member  of  the  Committee,  and  on  three  different 
occasions  requested  the  Chairman  to  call  the  Committee 
together.  It  was  not  done.  At  the  last  yearly  meeting  its 


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Chairman  wag  reappointed  to  that  position  for  the  fourth 
year. 

Executive  Committee. 

Under  the  resolution  of  the  Board  above  cited,  the  busi- 
ness of  the  Company  was  absorbed  by  the  Executive  Com- 
mittee in  every  department.  It  had  appointed  all  the 
agents  excepting  the  Chief  Engineer,  purchased  all  the  land 
— all  the  supplies,  audited  its  own  bills,  appointed  its  own 
attorney,  fixed  compensations,  and  had  not  reported  the 
same  to  the  Board. 

The  following  minutes  from  the  records  of  the  Committee 
illustrate  the  facts  referred  to  : 

October  12th,  1869  : 

Resolved,  That  Alexander  McCue  be  appointed  counsel  to  the  Ex- 
ecutive Committee  fnot  the  Board). 

Resolved,  That  all  bills  against  the  Company  be  audited  by  the  Ex- 
ecutive Committee. 

October  14th. — Present,  Messrs  Murphy,  Husted,  Strana- 
han  and  Slocum. 

Resolved,  That  Win.  C.  Kingsley  be  appointed  General  Superinten- 
dent to  act  under  the  direction  of  the  Executive  Committee. 

No  duties  are  defined  or  any  compensation  referred  to. 

As  Mr.  Kingsley’s  name  frequently  occurs  in  the  records 
of  the  Company,  and  as  what  there  is  of  the  Bridge  is  large- 
ly due  to  him,  an  explanation  of  his  relations  to  the  Com- 
pany is  necessary. 

Mr.  Kingsley  was  not  a Director  in  the  Company,  but 
was  and  is  by  far  the  largest  voting  stockholder,  and  can 
place  himself  in  the  direction  at  his  pleasure.  He  could 
not  be  held  responsible  for  anything  transpiring  within  the 
Board  or  the  Committees.  He  was  confirmed  in  the  posi- 
tion of  Superintendent  where  he  desired  to  be.  While  no 
restriction  appears  limiting  his  discretion,  there  is  no  act  or 
recommendation  of  his  which  has  not  the  unqualified  ap- 
proval of  the  Committee.  A wide  discretion  and  large  re- 
sponsibility was  thrown  upon  him.  No  regulation  is  on  re- 


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cord  as  to  how  competing  interests  are  secured  for  the 
benefit  of  the  Company  in  procuring  material,  of  why  two, 
three  or  five  persons  only  are  selected  to  price  material  : 
when  bids  are  asked  for,  who  is  to  open  them,  etc.  No 
part  of  the  material  had  been  advertised  for  down  to  the 
date  of  this  report. 

The  above  arrangement  was  made  October,  1869,  but  was 
not  reported  to  the  Board  at  its  yearly  meeting  in  June, 
1870.  On  July  5,  1870,  the  following  resolution  is  recorded 
by  the  Executive  Committee — -present,  Messrs.  Murphy, 
Husted,  Stranahan,  Tweed,  Slocum  and  Smith. 

‘ ‘ Resolved , That  five  (5)  per  centum  on  the  amount  of  the  expenditures  of 
the  foundations  of  the  towers  of  the  Bridge  up  to  high-water  mark,  includ- 
ing the  payment  for  land,  be  paid  to  William  C.  Kingsley,  the  General 
Superintendent,  for  his  services  and  advances  on  behalf  of  the  Company, 
up  to  the  completion  of  such  foundations.” 

A report  of  this  action  to  the  Board  was  again  omitted  at 
the  yearly  meeting  in  January,  1871,  and  some  of  the  Di- 
rectors did  not  know  of  it  until  the  present  year.  Mr. 
Kingsley  evidently  supposed  that  the  arrangement  was 
known  to  the  Board.  In  an  interview  with  a reporter  of  the 
New  York  Tribune , April  16,  1872,  he  explains  the  trans- 
action as  follows  : 

‘ ‘ All  of  the  Directors  knew  of  the  arrangement — it  was  done  in  open 
session.  Some  talked  of  twenty  per  cent.,  some  of  fifteen,  some  of  ten, 
and  some  of  five  per  cent.  * * * * After  the  subject  had  been 

discussed  at  several  meetings  of  the  Executive  Committee  it  was  fixed  at 
five  per  cent.” 

The  records  do  not  show  the  discussions  referred  to.  It 
was  Mr.  Kingsley’s  right  to  make  the  best  arrangement  he 
could.  The  records,  however,  ought  to  show  the  argument 
for  paying  so  large  a sum  as  five  per  cent,  on  the  salaries, 
real  estate,  material,  etc.,  to  an  agent  who  was  not  a con- 
tractor, who  assumed  no  risk,  and  who  had  other  business 
calling  for  a portion  of  his  time  elsewhere ; and  Mr. 
Kingsley  ought  to  have  had  credit  for  accepting  the  smallest 
amount  proposed  when,  evidently,  by  the  statement,  a 
majority  of  the  Committee  desired  him  to  accept  a much 
larger  sum. 


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January  3d,  1871. — The  Committee  had  paid  on  this  ac- 

account $175,000  00 

Expenditures  to  that  date  were  $1,179,521.40, 

five  per  cent,  on  which  is 58,976  07 

An  excess  of . ...  $116,023  93 

or  fifteen  per  cent,  instead  of  five  pei  cent. 

In  the  Executive  Committee's  statement  of  June,  1872, 
$125,000  appears  in  the  ‘‘construction”  account  (where  no 
other  salaries  are  placed),  as  having  been  paid  Mr.  Kings- 
ley. The  amount  paid  Mr.  Kingsley  had  first  been  charged 
to  a “commission”  account  ; then  erased  on  the  ledger  and 
charged  to  a “ special  expense”  account,  and  more  recently 
transferred  to  “ construction”  account. 

November  13th,  1871. — The  Executive  Committee's 

records  show  the  following  : 

Resolved,  That  the  claim  of  Wm.  C.  Kingsley,  under  resolution  of 
July  5,  1870,  be  and  the  same  is  hereby  liquidated,  with  his  consent,  at 
an  amount  not  exceeding  $125,000,  in  full,  including  his  services  until 
the  completion  of  the  foundation  of  the  towers  to  high-water  mark. 

No  explanation  of  the  reason  is  given.  November  30th, 
the  “ construction”  account  is  credited  with  $50,000  from 
Mr.  Kingsley,  but  without  any  explanation  or  reference  on 
the  book  of  Minutes. 

In  receiving  the  $175,000  on  account  of  the  $1,179,- 
521.40,  expenditures,  January  rst,  1871,  Mr.  Kingsley  had 
only  drawn  what  the  arrangement  entitled  him  to  draw, 
which  was  fifteen  per  cent.,  instead  of  five.  The  word  and 
figures  fifteen  (15)  have  been  erased  on  the  original  entry, 
and  five  (5)  inserted. 

As  to  when  this  was  done,  in  April  last  the  Committee  of 
Fifty  say  : “We  judge  it  was  near  the  time  when  we  com- 
menced our  examination,  as  the  books  then  showed  (De- 
cember 9th)  $175,000.  We  are  confident  that  the  latter 
amount  ($125,000)  was  not  named  at  our  first  interview.” 

This  change  of  terms  with  the  Superintendent  must  have 
relinquished  15  per  cent,  profit  on  a large  sum  yet  to  be 
expended. 


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The  right  to  make  or  extend  this  arrangement,  or  any 
other  arrangement,  exists  in  the  charter.  There  are  as 
good  reasons  for  making  it  now  as  existed  then.  Paying  in 
io  per  cent,  installments  on  $100,000  or  $500,000  of  stock, 
and  drawing  out  15  per  cent,  on  several  millions  of  expen- 
ditures, does  not  involve  financial  risk.  What  the  two 
cities  saved  by  this  surrendered  privilege  some  one  lost  in 
prospective  profit.  If  Mr.  Kingsley  alone  was  interested  in 
it,  then  to  him  alone  is  due  the  credit  of  rising  superior  to 
an  imperfect  law,  and  of  refusing  to  put  money  in  his 
pocket  which  had  been  generously  placed  at  his  disposal. 

Mr  Kingsley  has  been  serving  the  Company  since  early 
last  Summer  without  any  arrangement. 

The  resolution  fixing  the  compensation  was  in  July,  1870. 
The  “ advances  ” referred  to  in  the  resolution,  and  in  sub- 
sequent cards  of  explanation,  had  been  paid  by  the  Com- 
pany, down  to  the  matter  of  a telegram,  long  prior  to  that 
date. 

Among  the  first  moneys  paid  were  the  following  : 


Office  Rent $537  50 

Advances  to  Engineers 972  44 

Kingsley  & Keenay,  for  Lumber 46,055  31 

Interest  on  same 860  25 

Standard  Press — Printing 1,032  71 

Reimbursements  for  Preliminary  Expenses  (advanced  by  18 

persons) 3,318  95 

Advances  by  Kingsley  & Keeney  for  Bridge  Photographs, 

Reports,  Furniture,  Repairs,  Dinners  to  Engineers,  Sta- 


tionery, Stamps,  Telegraphing,  Janitor,  Funeral  Ex- 
penses of  Mr.  Roebling,  Desk  and  Ohair  for  Mr.  Kings- 
ley   7,oi6  09 

$59,793  25 

Procuring  Supplies. 

The  following  are  illustrations  of  the  system  adopted  for 
securing  supplies,  etc. 

“The  General  Superintendent  reported  that  Wilder,  Son 
& Co.  were  the  lowest  bidders  for  white  pine  timber.” 

Who  else  bid,  or  had  an  opportunity  of  bidding,  is  not 
stated.  The  quantity  and  price  are  not  stated. 

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“ I have  received  bids  for  white  pine  timber  from  two  (2) 
parties,  one  being  The  New  York  & Brooklyn  Saw  Mill 
and  Lumber  Co.” 

“Reported  the  purchase  of  sheet  piling  at  $37  per  thou- 
sand, of  the  same  company.  Other  bids  or  prices  not  re- 
ferred to.” 

Reported  two  bids  for  white  pine  plank: 

“ J.  M.  & M.  F.  Smith,  $40  per  thousand. 

N.  Y.  & B.  S.  M.  & L.  Co.,  $40  per  thousand,  less  two 
per  cent.” 

Bills  are  frequently  paid  upon  the  certification  of  one 
name,  and  among  them  bills  of  material  in  the  sale  of 
which  the  Purchasing  Agent  and  members  of  the  Company 
are  said  to  be  interested. 

The  Bridge  Company  has  paid  the  New  York  & Brooklyn 
Saw  Mill  and  Lumber  Company  and  its  Treasurer,  A. 
Ammerman,  8143,409.34. 

At  other  times  two  names  certify  to  the  receipt  of  material, 
which  is  as  it  always  should  be. 

D.  Burtis,  Jr.,  builds  two  coffer  dams  at  the  same  time. 
For  the  smaller  one  two  bids  were  asked,  and  it  was  con- 
tracted for  at  $2,000  ; for  the  other  one  86,000  is  paid, 
without  bids  or  contract. 

Memoranda  from  Cash  and  Check  Books. 

When  checks  are  deposited  in  bank  it  is  the  custom  of 
the  office  to  record  the  name  of  the  drawer  of  the  check  on 
the  margin  of  the  check-book. 

The  following  credits  are  given  for  money  received 
April  12th,  1870  : Five  (5)  parties,  823,000.  The  amount  did 
not  reach  the  bank  until  June  3d,  and  only  one  (1)  check 
was  deposited  instead  of  five  (5).  The  name  of  the  drawer 
of  the  check  deposited  has  been  erased  and  the  word 
“check”  inserted.  The  same  circumstances  (erasures, 
etc  ) occur  several  times. 

Cost  of  Material,  Land,  Etc. 

Your  Committee  discussed  the  feasibility  of  making  an 
examination  of  the  quantity  of  material  furnished  through 


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a surveyor’s  measurement,  and  an  examination  of  the  books 
of  the  parties  furnishing  the  same  ; also  of  the  Land  Dam- 
age Account.  The  value  of  such  an  examination  to  the 
vindication  of  the  agents  of  the  Company  would  only  con- 
sist in  its  thoroughness.  Without  power  to  compel  exhibits 
and  testimony,  the  effort  to  obtain  the  full  cost  of  material 
was  not  made,  and  the  measurement  of  the  same  was 
abandoned  for  the  present. 

The  investigation  thus  far  made  by  your  Committee 
forces  them  to  recognize  the  fact  that  the  organic  law  of 
the  Bridge  Company  must  be  changed,  as  well  as  practical 
changes  be  made  in  the  policy  of  its  management,  to  hold 
that  confidence  which  underlies  the  coveted  success  of  the 
enterprise. 

Among  the  many  public  works  which  our  city  has  under- 
taken, never  before  has  there  been  presented  the  opportunity 
of  aiding  one  of  such  distinct  bearing  upon  her  future  as  the 
connection  of  these  two  great  cities  by  an  unobstructed 
highway.  A Bridge  across  the  East  River  has  hidden  in  its 
silent  forces  social  and  utile  elements  calculated  to  effect 
the  interests  of  every  inhabitant  upon  Long  Island,  and  to 
make  Brooklyn  the  largest  city  upon  the  American  conti- 
nent. 

The  work,  as  contemplated,  will  not  only  be  a monument 
to  your  sagacity,  liberality  and  skill,  but  from  its  gigantic 
proportions  and  beautiful  symmetry,  will  be  recognized  by 
all  civilized  nations  as  one  of  the  wonders  of  the  world.  To 
have  been  responsible  for  its  success  will  bring  a recognition 
of  public  gratitude,  more  valuable  to  the  patriotic  mind 
than  would  be  the  possession  of  all  the  wealth  it  is  destined 
to  create. 

Aside  from  the  purchase  of  the  right  of  way  and  the  im- 
provement of  the  same  upon  the  two  sides  of  the  river,  Mr. 
Roebling,  Engineer,  now  estimates  that  the  Bridge  will  cost 
$9,500,000,  say  $10,000,000. 

What  the  right  of  way  and  its  improvement  will  cost,  your 
Committee  are  unable  to  state. 

Of  the  total  amount  of  money  required,  $4,500,000  has 
been  subscribed  by  the  cities  of  Brooklyn  and  New  York  ; 


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$500,000  by  individuals,  and  the  residue  is  to  be  raised  in  a 
manner  not  yet  decided  upon.  The  stock  of  the  cities  has 
no  voice  in  the  management.  Whoever  controls  one-half 
of  $500,000  private  stock,  or  say  $260,000,  absolutely  con- 
trols the  Direction  and  the  expenditure  of  all  the  money. 

The  custody  and  guardianship  of  so  large  a trust  and  at 
such  unequal  risk,  requires  checks  not  now  afforded.  How- 
ever faithful,  vigilant  and  sagacious  existing  servants 
may  be,  the  public  can  only  feel  the  requisite  confidence 
when  protected  by  restricted  charters  and  well  defined 
managerial  regulations.  Excluding  the  public  from  the  de- 
liberations of  its  agents  when  considering  the  expenditure 
of  the  public  money  ; securing  supplies  without  a thorough 
system  of  competition,  and  directly  or  indirectly  allowing 
supplies  to  be  furnished  by  those  in  administration  of  its 
affairs,  will  not  produce  this  effect.  Although  the  Bridge 
from  every  element  of  its  use  and  from  the  source  of  its 
finances,  is  considered  a public  enterprise,  yet  it  is 
entirely  a private  corporation  in  which  the  public  has  no 
voice,  excepting  by  the  courtesy  of  the  owners  of  a one- 
twentieth  or  one-fortieth  of  the  capital,  as  the  case  may  be. 

Although  Brooklyn  and  New  York  are  nominally  repre- 
sented in  the  Board  of  Direction  after  it  is  yearly  organized, 
yet  those  representatives  have  no  voice  or  votes  in  its 
organization,  wherein  rests  the  full  power  of  management. 

If  it  be  said  that  the  ex-officio  representatives  of  the 
cities  may  vote  upon  a question  before  the  Board,  the  illus- 
tration of  their  helpless  condition  becomes  apparent  by 
referring  to  these  records,  where  it  has  been  shown  all  the 
business  was  transferred  to  a small  committee.  The  Board 
itself  held  but  two  meetings  in  two  years,  at  which  meet- 
ings no  new  business  was  transacted,  and  that  these  repre- 
sentatives were  at  all  times  in  the  minority,  and  powerless 
upon  any  question  adverse  to  the  interest  of  the  private 
stockholders.  Even  the  undersigned,  a bona-fide  stock- 
holder and  a Director  in  the  company,  was  unable  to  see 
the  records  of  the  Executive  Committee  as  late  as  May 
last. 

So  clearly  do  these  general  facts  appear,  that  when,  in 
August,  1872,  opposition  was  made  to  the  payment  of  further 


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money  by  the  City  of  New  York  on  account  of  her  sub- 
scription to  the  Bridge  fund,  Mayor  Hall  decided  “that  the 
duty  of  his  department  was  simply  to  furnish  the  money  on 
the  requisitions,  and  that  they  (the  Mayor  and  Comptroller 
— both  ex-officio  directors)  had  nothing  to  do  with  the  uses 
to  which  the  money  was  put,  even  if  it  were  thrown  into  the 
river.” 

The  Boards  of  Aldermen,  Supervisors  and  Education  of 
Brooklyn  expend  but  little  money  for  supplies,  yet  the 
members  of  these  Boards  are  rightfully  restricted  from 
being  interested  in  anything  furnished  to  their  respective 
Boards. 

To  complete  the  Bridge  within  a reasonable  time,  about 
two  million  dollars  ought  to  be  expended  annually.  Around 
this  vast  expenditure  of  money,  principally  derived  from 
taxation,  there  is  absolutely  no  guard  excepting  that  re- 
spect for  public  opinion  felt  by,  and  the  measure  of  profit 
deemed  satisfactory  to  those  who  may  happen  to  possess 
the  power  of  placing  themselves  in  control. 

The  Company  is  under  no  financial  restriction,  and  is 
accountable  to  no  authority.  It  may  do  its  business  in 
private  ; its  members  may  furnish  any  part  of  the  supplies  ; 
it  may  pay  such  prices  for  the  supplies,  labor,  superintend- 
ence, etc.,  as  it  chooses.  The  company  violated  no  law  in 
agreeing  to  pay  fifteen  per  cent,  on  its  total  disbursements 
in  the  case  cited.  Neither  would  it  have  done  so  had  it 
paid  fifty  per  cent,  or  one  hundred  per  cent.  There  are 
men  in  this  city  who  will  pay  for  all  the  private  stock,  and 
give  one  million  dollars  for  the  privilege  of  completing  the 
Bridge  under  the  existing  charter. 

The  undersigned  recommends  a conference  with  citizens 
outside  of  this  Board  as  to  what  manner  of  changes  are 
desirable,  and  what  further  investigation  in  regard  to  matters 
not  here  reported  upon  is  requisite. 

The  people  need  the  Bridge  ; make  them  realize  that 
when  they  have  expended  ten  or  fifteen  million  dollars  on  a 
bridge  that  they  will  have  ten  or  fifteen  million  dollars’  worth 
of  bridge,  and  they  will  be  ready  to  furnish  the  money. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

(Signed)  DEMAS  BARNES, 
Brooklyn,  December  16,  1872.  Chairman. 


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In  expla  n a - 
tion  of  matters 
contained  in  re- 
ports of  Inves- 
tigating Com- 
mittee of  De- 
cember r 6, 1872. 


“ EXHIBIT  No.  5.” 


EXECUTIVE  COMMITTEE’S  REPORT. 

The  undersigned,  members  of  the  Executive  Committee 
for  the  period  during  which  the  affairs  of  the  Company  have 
been  under  investigation  by  the  Special  Committee,  deem  it 
proper  to  present  some  explanation  of  matters  contained  or 
referred  to  in  the  report  of  the  majority,  Messrs.  Hewitt 
and  Schroeder,  and  in  the  minority  report  of  Hon.  Demas 
Barnes. 

When  Mr.  Barnes  moved  the  appointment  of  the  Special 
Committee,  in  July  last,  he  was  requested  to  constitute  it 
himself,  and  accordingly  named  for  his  associates  the  two 
gentlemen  above  mentioned. 

There  was  no  wish  on  our  part  to  prevent  the  most  thor- 
ough scrutiny  into  the  Company’s  affairs,  which  was  de- 
manded alike  by  the  public  and  ourselves  in  consequence  of 
the  rumors  which  had  been  circulated  in  regard  to  the 
management.  It  was  our  desire  that  every  facility  should 
be  afforded  for  a full  and  complete  investigation,  and,  so  far 
as  depended  upon  us  or  the  officers  of  the  Company,  every 
opportunity  has  accordingly  been  extended  for  the  purpose. 

The  Committee  has  been  in  session  for  several  months, 
has  been  put  in  possession  of  all  the  books  and  papers  of 
the  Company  and  Executive  Committee,  and  has  prose- 
cuted its  inquiries  in  all  directions  it  thought  proper. 

Differences  in  Committee. 

It  was,  perhaps,  to  be  expected  that  an  investigation  in- 
itiated under  such  circumstances  and  conducted  with  so 
much  thoroughness,  into  transactions  running  through  a 
period  of  three  years  and  involving  an  expenditure  of  three 
millions  of  dollars,  would  show  some  matters  which  would 
not  meet  the  entire  approval  of  the  Committee.  The 
majority,  bearing  unequivocal  testimony  to  the  proper  appli- 
cation of  this  large  amount  of  money,  with  the  single  ex- 


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ception  of  the  sum  allowed  the  Superintendent  for  his 
services,  express  their  disapproval  of  the  practice  of  letting 
out  contracts  without  public  advertisement,  and  of  certain 
purchases,  as  we  will  show,  of  comparatively  inconsiderable 
amounts,  from  a concern  in  which  the  Superintendent  is  a 
stockholder.  It  is  our  purpose  to  advert  to  these  matters 
presently  in  detail,  and,  we  hope,  satisfactorily. 

The  Chairman  of  the  Committee  has  not  thought  proper 
to  concur  with  his  associates,  but  has  presented  a minority 
report,  in  which,  without  expressly  dissenting  from  the  con- 
clusions of  the  majority,  he  has  furnished  what  he  calls 
“ a succint  recitation  of  the  records  of  the  Company,  which 
would  be  most  fair  to  the  members  of  the  Company  as  to 
those  matters  appearing  upon  record,  and  would  afford  the 
public  an  opportunity  of  forming  its  own  opinions  from  the 
same  source  as  that  possessed  by  the  Committee.”  To  a 
true  copy  or  abstract  of  the  record,  embracing  the  Minutes 
of  the  Board  and  its  Committee  and  of  the  papers  on  tile, 
with  the  explanations  of  the  Chief-Engineer  on  the  subjects 
to  which  they  relate,  there  could  be  no  possible  objection; 
but  a record,  to  be  valuable  and  just,  should  possess  at  least 
these  elements.  But  the  Chairman  has  not  presented  any 
such.  He  has  at  one  time  quoted  the  Minutes  of  the 
Board,  or  the  Committee  in  part,  suppressing  material 
portions  of  them  relating  to  the  same  subject  ; he  has 
at  another  time  given  them  in  substance,  and  erron- 
eously; he  has  sometimes  stated  as  facts  what  the  record 
does  not  show  to  be  such,  but  the  contrary;  and  he  has 
sometimes  cited  the  Minutes  and  drawn  unfavorable  con- 
clusions when  the  papers  on  file  fully  explained  the  trans- 
action, or  when  the  Chief-Engineer  could  have  done  so. 
His  report  is  full  of  disingenuous  insinuations  against  the 
Executive  Committee.  It  may,  perhaps,  be  said  that  the 
substantial  fact,  reported  by  the  majority,  that  in  all  these 
matters  the  Company  has  suffered  no  wrong,  is  a sufficient 
answer,  but  as  the  Chairman  has  declared  his  record  to 
have  been  “ recited  fr  for  the  use  of  the  public,  it  becomes 
necessary  for  us  in  our  own  defence  to  supply  its  deficien- 
cies and  correct  its  errors,  although  it  may  tax  the  time  of 
the  Board  and  impose  some  labor  upon  ourselves. 


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It  is  not  our  purpose  in  this  statement  to  express  any 
opinion  upon  the  recommendations  of  the  Committee  in 
reference  to  a change  of  the  charter  of  the  Company.  Of 
the  propriety  of  those  changes  every  one  will  judge  for  him- 
self. Our  object  is  merely  to  explain  our  own  action.  We 
proceed,  therefore,  first  to  the  consideration  of 

The  Majority  Report. 

The  following  passage  embraces  the  material  points  in 
that  report : 

‘ ‘ Your  Committee  have  carefully  inquired  into  all  the  financial  and  busi- 
ness transactions  of  the  Company,  and  have  accumulated  a mass  of  detail 
with  which  it  is  not  deemed  necessary  to  encumber  this  report.  A few  ap- 
parent irregularities  exist  in  the  records,  but  these  have  been  fully  and 
satisfactorily  explained  by  the  officers  of  the  Company  ; and  your  Com- 
mittee feel  justified  in  reporting  that  they  have  not  been  able  to  discover 
any  case  in  which  a misapplication  of  money  has  been  made,  unless  the 
expenditure  of  $125,000  for  salary  of  Superintendent  should  be  so 
regarded.  The  price  paid  for  material  appears  to  have  been  reasonable, 
although  such  public  competition  was  not  in  all  cases  provided  for,  as  is 
customary  in  enterprises  vrhere  public  moneys  are  disbursed,  and  in  many 
instances  purchases  have  been  made  from  one  concern,  in  which  the 
General  Superintendent  has  had  a pecuniary  interest,  although  they 
do  not  see  that  the  Company  has  actually  suffered  thereby.” 

Of  the  matters  here  referred  to,  the  first  one  requiring 
explanation  is  the  compensation  of  Mr.  Kingsley,  the  Super- 
intendent. This  was  fixed  under  the  following  circum- 
stances : 

The  project  of  building  a bridge  across  the  East  River, 
although  for  many  years  the  subject  of  more  or  less  public 
discussion,  was  not  seriously  taken  up  until  about  six  or 
seven  years  ago,  when  Colonel  Adams,  through  the  instru- 
mentality of  Mr.  Kingsley,  projected  a plan  for  a suspension 
bridge.  Afterwards,  through  the  same  means,  the  late  John 
A.  Roebling,  Esq.,  submitted  another  plan,  which  was 
the  one  finally  adopted. 

History  of  the  Enterprise. 

The  different  steps  taken  in  order  to  accomplish  the  ob- 
ject— the  passage  of  an  act  of  the  Legislature  in  1867,  or- 
ganizing this  Company  and  authorizing  the  construction  of 


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the  Bridge,  and  of  a law  of  Congress  legalizing  it  on  the 
part  of  the  Federal  Government,  the  investigation  as  to  its 
interference  with  commerce  by  the  Commissioners  appoint- 
ed by  the  Topographical  Bureau  of  the  War  Department,  and 
the  subscriptions  to  the  stock — depended  upon  the  personal 
attention  of  some  one  or  more  individuals.  This  was,  in 
fact,  mainly  given  by  Mr.  Kingsley,  although  others  were 
not  wanting  in  their  efforts  to  the  same  ends.  After  the  two 
cities  had  made  their  subscription,  and  all  the  stock  that 
could  be  obtained,  either  by  public  advertisement  or  private 
solicitation,  was  subscribed,  there  was  still  a balance  untaken. 
The  firm  of  which  Mr.  Kingsley  was  a member  made  up  the 
deficiency,  amounting  to  one  hundred  and  fifty  thousand  dol- 
lars. 

It  is,  therefore,  not  too  much  to  say,  and  justice  to  all 
parties  concerned  demands  that  we  should  state,  that  with- 
out the  active  exertions  of  Mr.  Kingsley  in  urging  the  pro- 
ject forward,  and  the  personal  obligations  he  assumed  in  fill- 
ing up  the  subscription  to  the  stock,  the  Bridge  would  not 
have  been  undertaken  at  the  time  it  was,  if  at  all.  It  is,  no 
doubt,  true  that  Mr.  Kingsley,  in  connecting  himself  with  this 
great  work,  looked  to  some  pecuniary  advantage.  It  is 
hardly  to  be  supposed  that  any  one  would  spend  so  much 
time  and  labor  and  incur  such  pecuniary  liability  as  he  has 
done  without  some  expectation  of  remuneration.  He  was 
by  occupation  a contractor,  and  naturally  looked  forward  to 
his  connection  as  such  with  the  enterprise.  He  seemed  to 
us  to  have,  indeed,  a fair  claim  for  some  substantial  recogni- 
tion, such  as  might  requite  him  for  his  services  in  this  re- 
gard without,  perhaps,  any  legal  right  to  demand  it. 

Beginning  the  Work. 

On  the  30th  of  September;  1869,  the  Board  of  Directors  di- 
rected the  Executive  Committee  to  proceed  with  the  con- 
struction of  the  foundation  of  the  Brooklyn  tower.  This 
work  could  not,  in  the  opinion  of  the  Engineer,  be  done  by 
contract.  It  was  in  many  respects  novel.  It  had  been  the 
subject  of  a council  of  seven  of  the  most  eminent  civil 
engineers  in  the  country,  who  sat  for  weeks  in  consultation. 
The  nature  of  the  difficulties  to  be  surmounted  in  sinking  a 

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caisson  of  the  unprecedented  dimensions  of  170  feet  by  100 
to  a depth  from  forty  to  eighty  feet  below  the  surface  of  the 
water  could  not  be  foreseen,  and  most  disastrous  conse- 
quences might  follow  a contract— both  to  the  work  itself 
and  to  the  contractor,  whoever  he  might  be,  from  inadequate 
prices  ; or  on  the  other  hand,  the  amount  of  the  contract 
might  be  fixed  so  high  in  order  to  save  all  contingencies  as 
to  make  the  work  cost  more  than  ought  to  be  paid.  It  was 
accordingly  determined  to  proceed  with  it  under  our  own 
supervision.  It  became  necessary,  therefore,  to  employ 
some  competent  person,  thoroughly  acquainted  with  the  ex- 
ecution of  large  works  in  all  their  details  and  with  the  deal- 
ers in  the  materials  required,  and  to  see  that  the  agree- 
ments for  labor,  machinery  and  materials  ordered  by  the 
Committee  were  properly  made  and  performed.  The  mem- 
bers of  the  Committee  could  not  discharge  this  duty,  which 
required  constant  personal  attention.  The  Committee, 
therefore,  determined  to  employ  Mr.  Kingsley  for  the  pur- 
pose, because,  in  their  opinion,  he  was  eminently  qualified 
for  the  place  in  consequence  of  his  avocations,  and  because 
he  had  claims  to  consideration  founded  upon  his  exertions 
on  behalf  of  the  enterprise,  and  he  was  accordingly  ap- 
pointed on  the  14th  of  October  following. 

The  Arrangement  with  the  Superintendent. 

The  compensation  to  be  paid  him  was  not  fixed  at  the 
time  of  his  appointment,  for  the  reason  that  it  was  a matter 
of  discussion  which  was  not  determined  upon  as  to  what 
basis  it  should  be  arranged  on.  Mr.  Kingsley,  insisting  up- 
on the  circumstances  of  his  connection  with  the  Bridge  and 
the  money  he  had  put  at  risk  in  order  to  secure  its  success, 
as  we  have  already  stated,  claimed  that  he  ought  to  receive 
such  compensation  as  would  equal  the  profit  that  he  might 
have  made  if  he  had  won  a contract  on  a given  portion  of 
the  work.  It  was  stated,  and  we  so  found  upon  inquiry, 
that  the  General  Government  was  then  allowing  the  con- 
tractors for  furnishing  the  stone  for  the  new  Post  Office  in 
the  city  of  New  York,  in  addition  to  the  price  of  the  stone 
from  the  quarry  in  the  rough,  the  full  expense  of  working, 


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dressing,  insuring  and  boxing  the  same,  increased  by  fifteen 
per  cent.,  and  we  have  recently  understood  such  expense 
on  that  work  has  already  amounted  to  over  two  million  dol- 
lars, and  the  percentage  thereon  to  over  $300,000,  and  that 
such  an  allowance  is  customary,  and  is  now  made  by  the 
Government  in  the  case  of  the  Post  Office  now  being  built 
at  Boston  and  of  the  new  State  Department  at  Washington. 

It  was  true  the  cases  were  not  exactly  parallel,  inasmuch 
as  the  contractors  on  the  New  York  Post  Office  also  ad- 
vanced money  to  pay  the  expenses  of  the  work  as  it  pro- 
gressed, which  Mr.  Kingsley  would  not  be  called  upon  to  do; 
but  in  the  former  case  no  risk  was  run  in  making  advances 
for  the  United  States,  who  were  prompt  and  responsible 
payers,  and  no  large  amount  of  advances  existed  at  any  one 
time.  That  case  was  presented  as  a precedent  merely  of 
the  amount  of  profit  that  a contractor,  running  no  pecuniary 
risk,  might  be  expected  to  make,  in  which  capacity,  as  we 
have  said  before,  Mr.  Kingsley  thought  he  ought  to  be 
regarded. 

To  this  view  we  finally  assented,  and  on  the  5th  of  July, 
1870,  passed  the  resolution  allowing  him  a percentage  of 
fifteen  per  cent,  on  the  amount  of  the  expenditures  on  the 
foundations  of  the  towers  of  the  Bridge  up  to  high-water 
mark,  including  the  payment  for  land,  for  his  services  and 
advances  on  behalf  of  the  Company  up  to  the  completion  of 
the  foundations.  It  was  supposed  that  it  would  take  several 
years  to  complete  this  part  of  the  work,  in  the  successful  ac- 
complishment of  which  alone  the  problem  of  the  complete 
success  of  the  Bridge  itself  in  the  opinion  of  its  great  pro- 
jector consisted,  and  the  resolution  by  the  terms  of  limita- 
tion of  the  compensation  required  his  services  for  the  whole 
of  that  period.  We  will  add  here  that  the  foundations  were 
completed  on  the  12th  of  July,  1872,  and  the  actual  time  of 
Mr.  Kingsley’s  superintendence  has  embraced  a period  of 
two  years  and  nine  months.  How  well  he  has  performed 
his  duty  we  need  only  to  refer  to  the  majority  report,  in 
which  the  energy,  success  and  cheapness  with  which  the 
work  has  been  carried  on  are  testified  to — results  which 
could  not  have  been  attained  without  his  aid. 


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Expenditures. 

The  Committee  soon  became  dissatisfied  with  the  ar- 
rangement, deeming  it  ill-considered,  and  that  they  had  not 
fully  estimated  the  amount  of  the  expenditure  on  the  foun- 
dations, which  was  to  be  the  measure  of  his  remuneration. 
On  the  first  of  January,  1871,  the  total  expenditures  on  the 
Bridge  amounted  to  $1,179,521.40,  beside  unliquidated 
sums  to  a large  amount  ; and  he  had  received  on  the  5th  of 
that  month  payments  which  amount  to  $175,000,  or  fifteen 
per  cent,  on  the  above  sum,  in  accordance  with  the  resolu- 
tion of  the  5th  of  July.  This  was  the  last  payment  made  to 
Mr.  Kingsley  on  this  account.  The  Committee  shortly 
afterward  informed  Mr.  Kingsley  that  no  more  payments 
would  be  made  to  him,  and  that  they  were  desirous  of 
changing  the  resolution.  Negotiations  were  opened  with 
him  for  that  purpose,  in  the  Spring  of  1871,  and  were  not 
concluded  when  the  annual  meeting  of  the  Directors  took 
place  in  June  of  that  year.  The  Chairman  of  the  Com- 
mittee made  a verbal  report  of  its  proceedings,  but  made  no 
reference  to  the  arrangement  with  Mr.  Kingsley,  for  the 
reason  that  the  matter  was  considered  still  open  and  unset- 
tled. In  the  same  month  the  President,  who  was  ex-officio 
a member  of  the  Committee,  was  compelled  to  leave  the  city 
on  account  of  his  health,  and  the  negotiations  with  Mr. 
Kingsley  were,  therefore,  temporarily  suspended.  They 
were  resumed  on  his  return  in  the  Fall,  and  the  13th  of 
November  concluded,  whereby  his  compensation  was 
limited  to  five  per  cent.,  not  exceeding  in  all  $125,000.  This 
involved  the  return  on  his  part  of  $50,000,  which  was  done  ; 
and  the  resolution  of  July  5th,  which  was  considered  still 
under  the  control  of  the  Committee,  was  accordingly 
altered,  so  as  to  read  five,  instead  of  fifteen  per  cent.,  pre- 
senting the  discrepancy  between  the  terms  of  the  resolution 
as  it  now  stands  and  the  amount  first  paid  Mr.  Kingsley,  as 
stated  in  the  report  of  the  Committee. 

The  Stock. 

The  assent  of  Mr.  Kingsley  to  the  change  was  given  on 
the  condition  that  he  should  be  relieved  of  a certain  portion 


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of  the  stock  of  the  company  he  was  carrying,  which  we 
agreed  to  do  in  our  individual  capacities,  with  the  assistance 
of  two  other  members  of  the  Board,  at  our  request,  by  pur- 
chasing from  him  and  paying  him  for  $130,000  of  the  stock 
at  its  par  value,  taking  the  consequences  of  our  act  upon 
ourselves. 

The  only  other  subject  in  the  committee’s  report  calling 
for  remark  upon  our  part  is  that  in  which  they  say:  “The 
price  paid  for  materials  appears  to  have  been  reasonable, 
although  such  public  competition  was  not  in  all  cases  pro- 
vided for  as  is  customary  in  enterprises  where  public  moneys 
are  disbursed,  and  in  many  instances  purchases  have  been 
made  from  one  concern  in  which  the  General  Superin- 
tendent has  had  a pecuniary  interest,  although  they  do  not 
see  that  the  Company  has  actually  suffered  thereby.” 

The  practice  adopted  by  the  Executive  Committee  in 
regard  to  the  purchase  of  materials  was  in  all  practicable 
cases  to  invite  competition,  the  same  as  is  usual  by  all 
private  companies  and  by  private  individuals.  If  a ferry 
company  has  a boat  to  build,  or  a railroad  company  has  a 
road  to  equip,  or  a private  person  has  a house  to  erect,  they 
ask  bids  for  the  work  from  such  cimpeting  builders  and 
dealers,  selected  with  a view  to  their  ability  and  respon- 
sibility, as  they  think  best  for  their  interest,  without  deem- 
ing it  necessary  or  advisable  to  make  a public  advertisement 
for  them.  Such  was  the  course  pursued  by  us,  and,  as  the 
Committee  bear  testimony,  the  Company  has  not  in  a single 
case  suffered  thereby. 

This  Company  was  chartered  as  a private  company,  and 
although  the  cities  of  New  York  and  Brooklyn  subscribed 
to  its  capital  stock,  that  fact  did  not  change  its  character. 
There  are  scores  of  railroad  corporations  in  this  State  to 
whose  stock  towns  and  cities  have  subscribed  under  authority 
of  law,  and  which  retain  their  private  character.  We  refer 
to  this  fact  merely  for  the  purpose  of  showing  how  natural, 
right  and  proper  in  itself  it  was  for  the  Executive  Com- 
mittee, in  the  absence  of  all  legal  provisions  to  the  contrary, 
to  exercise  their  discretion  in  this  respect  in  the  same  manner 
as  other  private  corporations.  We  will,  in  a subsequent 


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part  of  our  statement,  show  in  detail  how  this  duty  was  in 
fact  performed,  observing  now  generally  that  the  Super- 
intendent was  instructed  in  all  proper  cases  to  ask  compe- 
tition, and  as  long  as  he  filled  the  position  he  occupied  he 
was  entitled  to  and  received  our  confidence  in  that  respect. 
It  was  an  essential  part  of  his  duty  to  make  the  necessary 
inquiries  and  ascertain  suitable  parties  from  whom  to  ask 
proposals,  and  he  has,  we  think,  performed  that  duty  faith- 
fully and  well,  unless  the  case  which  is  referred  to  by  the 
Committee  forms  an  exception. 

Requisitions. 

In  many  instances  requisitions  were  made  by  the  Engi- 
neering Department  for  materials  and  supplies  in  small 
quantities  and  of  a great  variety,  for  special  purposes,  and 
when  it  was  impossible  for  want  of  time,  or  unnecessary  in 
consequence  of  the  smallness  of  the  quantity,  to  seek  for 
formal  bids.  In  such  cases  the  articles  were  bought  in  open 
market  from  reputable  citizens  or  companies,  sometimes  by 
persons  in  the  employ  of  the  Company,  under  the  direction 
of  the  Superintendent,  or,  more  generally,  by  John  H. 
Prentice,  Esq.,  the  Treasurer  of  the  Company. 

We  are  now  speaking  of  all  cases  where  purchases  were 
made  without  asking  competition.  In  our  opinion  it  was 
impossible  to  conduct  this  part  of  the  work  with  more 
economy. 

The  fact  is  stated  by  the  Committee  that  in  many  in- 
stances purchases  have  been  made  from  one  concern,  in 
which  the  General  Superintendent  has  had  a pecuniary 
interest.  Allusion  is  here  made  to  the  New  York  & 
Brooklyn  Saw  Mill  and  Lumber  Company,  situated  in 
South  Brooklyn,  in  which  Mr.  Kingsley  is  a stockholder. 
Although  the  Committee  say  that  the  prices  in  all  instances 
paid  for  material  appear  to  have  been  reasonable,  it  might 
be  inferred  that  Mr.  Kingsley  had  taken  some  advantage  of 
his  position  in  this  case.  A simple  statement  of  the  facts 
will,  we  think,  remove  any  such  impression. 


New  York  & Brooklyn  Saw  Mill  and  Lumber  Co. 

Up  to  the  ist  day  of  May,  1872,  the  total  amount  paid 
to  the  New  York  & Brooklyn  Saw  Mill  and  Lumber  Company 
was  $34,686.81  for  timber  and  lumber,  of  which  $ 18,195.58 
was  on  competition,  as  follows:  In  November,  1869,  bids 
were  asked  for,  and  received  from  the  following  parties  for 
furnishing  about  48,000  feet  of  white  pine  and  2,000  feet  of 
spruce : 

South  Brooklyn  Saw  Mill  Company,  white  pine,  $47.50 
per  M. 

South  Brooklyn  Saw  Mill  Company,  no  bid  for  spruce. 

New  York  & Brooklyn  Saw  Mill  and  Lumber  Company, 
white  pine,  $46  per  M. 

New  York  & Brooklyn  Saw  Mill  and  Lumber  Company, 
spruce,  $38  per  M. 

The  contract  was  awarded  to  the  New  York  & Brooklyn 
Saw  Mill  and  Lumber  Company,  who  furnished  : 


47,960  feet  white  pine  at  $46  $2,206  16 

20,214  “ spruce  at  $33. 667  06 


In  June,  1871,  bids  were  asked  for,  and  receiv- 
ed from  the  following  parties  for  supplying  about 
350  pieces  of  white  pine  sheet  piling,  fifty  feet 
long  and  six  inches  thick  : 

J.  Bigler  & Company  (Newburgh),  $37.50  per 
M. 

New  York  & Brooklyn  Saw  Mill  and  Lumber 
Company,  $37  per  M.  less  2 percent. 

Eagle  Saw  Mill  (Greenpoint),  bid  asked,  none 
received. 

The  contract  was  awarded  to  the  New  York  & 

Brooklyn  Saw  Mill  and  Lumber  Company  at  $37, 
less  2 per  cent.,  who  furnished  : 

159,712  feet  at  $37,  less  2 per  cent 5,809  3° 

In  September,  1871,  bids  were  asked  for,  and 
received  from  the  following  parties  for  furnishing 
plank  six  inches  thick  for  coffer  dam  : 


Carried  forward 


$8,682  52 


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Brought  forward 88,682  52 

J.  W.  Smith  (Ragle  Saw  Mill  Company),  Green- 
point,  $40  per  M. 

New  York  & Brooklyn  Saw  Mill  and  Lumber 
Company,  840,  less  2 per  cent. 

The  contract  was  awarded  to  the  New  York  & 

Brooklyn  Saw  Mill  and  Lumber  Company  at  840, 


less  2 per  cent.,  who  delivered  : 

242,680  feet  at  840,  less  2 per  cent 9,5 1 3 06 

Total  818,195  58 


The  balance  of  the  first  mentioned  sum  of  834,686.81, 
amounting  to  816,491.23,  was  paid  upon  requisitions  of  the 
Engineers  in  small  orders  (219  in  number),  running  through 
a period  of  over  two  years.  The  lumber  thus  required  was 
sawed  timber  of  special  dimensions  for  particular  purposes, 
and  was  called  for  as  the  emergency  required.  This  mill  was 
resorted  to  because  it  was  the  one  nearest  the  work.  In  no 
case  did  the  order  proceed  from  Mr.  Kingsley. 

Scows. 

In  addition  to  the  above-mentioned  lumber  the  same  com- 
pany furnished  six  scows  under  competition,  as  follows  : 

In  January,  1870,  the  following  bids  were  received  for 
building  four  (4)  or  two  (2)  scows,  75  feet  long,  25  feet  wide 


and  6 feet  3 inches  deep  : 

Devine  Burtis,  Jr 84,500  00  each. 

Jno.  W.  Flaherty 4,400  00  “ 

Jas.  G.  Stridbeck 3,9°°  00  “ 

“ “ partly  of  white  pine....  3.750  00  “ 

Webb  & Bell 4,35°  00  “ 

yellow  pine 4,100  00  “ 

New  York  & Brooklyn  Saw  Mill  and  Lum- 
ber Company 3,5°°  °° 


The  contract  was  awarded  to  the  New  York  & Brooklyn 
Saw  Mill  and  Lumber  Company,  who  delivered  two  scows 
for  $7,000. 


In  March,  1870,  the  following  bids  were  received  for 
building  two  (2)  scows  85  feet  long,  25  feet  wide,  and  6 
feet  9 inches  deep,  being  ten  feet  longer  and  six  inches 
deeper  than  the  first  two  : — 


A.  Ammerman,  Treasurer $4,400  each. 

G.  H.  Ferris 4,800  “ 


The  contract  was  awarded  to  A.  Ammerman,  Treasurer, 
who  delivered  two  (2)  scows  for  $8,800. 

In  August,  1871,  three  bids  were  received  for  building 
two  (2)  scows  85  feet  long,  25  feet  wide,  6 feet  9 inches  deep, 


as  follows: — 

A.  Ammerman,  Treasurer, $4,400  each. 

Devine  Burtis,  Jr 4,75° 

Lawrence  and  Foulks, 4,600 


The  contract  was  awarded  to  A.'  Ammerman,  Treasurer, 
who  delivered  two  (2)  scows  for  $8,800. 

These  embrace  all  the  transactions  of  the  Bridge  Company 
with  the  New  York  & Brooklyn  Saw  Mill  and  Lumber  Co., 
or  Mr.  Ammerman  as  its  treasurer. 

Purchases  by  the  Superintendent. 

The  impropriety  of  the  Superintendent  making  purchases 
from  himself,  none  will  dispute,  but  it  is  evident  from  this 
statement  of  the  case  that  Mr.  Kingsley  is  not  responsible 
for  the  purchases  made  on  competition.  The  bids  for  this 
lumber  were  asked  from  all  the  mills  in  this  city  who  could 
furnish  it,  and  were  presented  to  the  Committee,  which 
found  those  of  the  New  York  & Brooklyn  Saw  Mill  and 
Lumber  Co.  in  these  cases  most  favorable  to  the  Bridge 
Company,  and  themselves  decided  the  question.  They 
would  hardly  have  been  justified,  under  the  circumstances, 
of  inviting  these  different  mills  to  propose,  in  giving  the  con- 
tracts to  a higher  bidder.  These  constitute  the  larger  part 
of  the  amount  purchased  of  this  company.  The  other  por- 
tion purchased  without  competition,  to  fillup  over  two  hun- 
dred different  requisitions,  was  bought  of  this  Saw  Mill 
Company  by  the  Purchasing  Agent,  Mr.  Prentice,  and  before 
he  undertook  the  duty,  by  or  under  the  direction  of  Mr. 


Martin,  Assistant  Engineer,  because  this  mill  was  nearest  to 
the  property  and  as  a matter  of  convenience.  The  prices  paid 
were  those  which  the  market  fixed,  and,  as  the  Committee 
say,  reasonable.  Such  are  the  facts  as  we  understand  them 
to  be,  and  whatever  opinion  may  be  formed  as  to  the  prac- 
tice in  this  instance,  the  Company  certainly  suffered  no 
wrong. 

We  proceed  now  to  examine  the  statements  of  the 
Minority  Report. 

After  remarking  that  it  is  proposed  to  bring  his  examina- 
tion down  to  the  published  statement  of  the  Company  of 
June,  1872,  Mr.  Barnes  proceeds  to  give  his  “ recitation  ” of 
the  records  of  the  Bridge  Company  ; and,  arriving  at  the 
annual  meeting  of  the  Board,  held  on  the  15th  of  June, 
1870,  the  first  meeting  held  after  the  Executive  Committee 
had  been  directed  by  the  Board  to  proceed  with  the  founda- 
tion of  the  Brooklyn  tower,  which  direction  was  given  in 
September  previous,  states,  in  reference  to  that  meeting, 
merely  that  “ the  Executive  Committee  were  instructed  to 
proceed  with  the  building  of  the  Bridge  to  its  completion. 
He  omits  to  state  entirely  that  “ the  report  of  the  Execu- 
tive Committee,  showing  the  progress  of  the  work  to  that 
date,  was  read,  approved  and  ordered  on  file.”  This  omis- 
sion to  give  this  part  of  the  record  is  only  important,  be- 
cause he  subsequently  says  that  the  Executive  Committee 
made  no  report  of  its  proceedings  at  any  time.  So  in  re- 
gard to  the  proceedings  of  the  annual  meeting  of  the  next 
year  (1871),  in  giving  the  record  of  them,  he  says  : “The 
Executive  Committee  made  no  statement  of  its  year’s  busi- 
ness, although  it  is  recorded  as  making  a verbal  report,” 
underscoring  verbal,  and  then  adding  a section  of  the  By- 
laws as  follows  : “ Sec.  2.,  Art.  9 ” of  the  By-laws  says  “ the 
Executive  Committee  shall  keep  a record  of  all  its  proceed- 
ings, which  record  shall  be  read  at  the  next  ensuing  meeting 
of  the  Board,”  the  intention  evidently  being,  in  bringing  in 
here  this  section  of  the  By-laws,  to  convey  the  idea  that  the 
record  of  the  proceedings  of  the  Executive  Committee  was 
withheld  at  that  meeting.  This  is  one  of  the  instances  in 


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which  Mr.  Barnes  falsifies  the  record  by  suppressing  essen- 
tial parts  of  it,  which  is  made  obvious  when  the  whole  minute 
containing  the  record  of  the  Chairman’s  making  a verbal  re- 
port is  given.  The  full  minute  is  as  follows  : “ Mr.  Husted, 
Chairman  of  the  Executive  Committee,  made  a verbal  re- 
port of  the  proceedings  of  the  Executive  Committee  during 
the  last  year  and  submitted  the  minutes  of  said  Committee 
to  June  i,  to  the  Board,  which  were  approved."  Mr.  Barnes, 
at  the  same  time,  suppressed  the  fact  that  the  minutes  of 
that  meeting  show  that  he  was  a member  of  the  Board,  and 
was  then  and  there  present:  quite  a material  circumstance 
in  the  view  in  which  he  presents  the  record  of  neglect  or 
something  worse  on  the  part  of  the  Committee,  since  it  would 
naturally  be  asked  why  he,  being  present,  did  not  call  for 
the  reading  of  the  minutes  of  the  Committee,  and  if  they 
were  not  read,  the  censure  implied  in  the  statement  of  their 
not  being  read  rests  as  much  upon  him  as  any  other  member 
of  the  Board.  On  the  other  hand,  it  was  perfectly  immaterial 
whether  the  Chairman  made  a verbal  report  or  a written  re- 
port, as  there  is  nothing  in  the  By-laws  requiring  him  to  do 
either,  so  long  as  he  submitted  the  minutes  of  the  proceed- 
ings of  the  Committee. 

The  Chairman  says  nothing  about  the  proceedings  of  the 
annual  meeting  in  June  last,  or  of  the  statement  of  expendi- 
tures in  detail  by  the  Executive  Committee  presented  at  that 
time,  but  goes  on  to  say,  “there  is  no  record  of  any  minori- 
ty motion  or  debate  upon  any  question.”  He  then  gives 
a list  of  private  stockholders,  not  as  it  was  originally  or  as  it 
is  now,  nor  does  he  say  at  what  time.  It  was  probably  as 
it  existed  shortly  after  Mr.  Kingsley  transferred  some  stock 
to  him,  by  which  he  became  eligible  and  was  elected  a Di- 
rector. He  passes  on  to  speak  of  the  Finance  Committee 
and  the  Executive  Committee.  In  relation  to  the  former, 
he  says  it  has  never  held  a meeting  or  made  a report,  al- 
though he  was  for  two  years  a member  of  the  Committee 
himself;  on  three  several  occasions  requested  the  Chairman 
to  call  the  Committee  together,  which  the  Chairman  of  that 
Committee  emphatically  denies.  But  that  Committee  can 
take  care  of  itself. 


The  Executive  Committee. 

Mr.  Barnes  then  speaks  of  the  Executive  Committee  in 
the  following  terms:  “ Under  the  resolution  of  the  Board 
above  cited  (meaning  the  resolutions  in  relation  to  pro- 
ceeding with  the  foundation  of  the  Brooklyn  tower,  and  to 
the  construction  of  the  Bridge  to  its  completion),  the  busi- 
ness of  the  Company  was  absorbed  by  the  Executive  Com- 
mittee in  every  department.  It  had  appointed  all  the 
agents  excepting  the  Chief  Engineer,  purchased  all  the  land, 
all  the  supplies,  audited  its  own  bills,  appointed  its  own 
attorney,  fixed  compensations  and  not  reported  the  sum 
(same)  to  the  Board.” 

To  this  charge,  except  the  last  clause  of  it,  we  must  plead 
guilty. 

The  Board,  for  reasons  satisfactory  to  itself,  committed 
the  construction  of  the  Bridge  to  this  Committee.  This  step 
was  customary  and  proper,  so  far  as  devolving  the  duty  up- 
on a committee  of  the  body.  We,  of  course,  do  not  speak 
of  ourselves  personally.  It  is  the  course  taken  in  most  all 
corporations  having  large  works  to  construct.  There  re- 
mains a controlling  authority  in  the  Board,  and  the  power 
conferred  is  revocable  by  it  at  any  time.  The  power  to  pro- 
ceed with  the  construction  of  the  Bridge  thus  conferred 
carried  with  it  necessarily  for  the  time  being  the  right  and 
duty  to  employ  all  proper  agencies,  and  to  purchase  all  the 
necessary  property  and  supplies  which  were  required  for 
the  structure,  to  see  that  the  bills  for  them  were  proper  be- 
fore they  were  paid,  and  to  fix  the  compensation  of  the  per- 
son employed,  so  far  as  these  matters  were  not  otherwise 
regulated  by  the  laws  of  the  Company.  In  regard  to  re- 
porting them,  they  were  all  reported  or  submitted  at  the 
several  annual  meetings,  and  finally  were  all,  for  the  whole 
period,  submitted  at  the  last  annual  meeting  and  printed. 

Mr.  Barnes  goes  on  to  stare  what  was  Mr.  Kingsley’s  re- 
lation to  the  Company,  in  order  obviously  to  show  that  he 
had  everything  his  own  way;  saying,  that  being  confirmed 
in  the  position  of  Superintendent  no  restriction  appears 
limiting  his  discretion,  and  that  there  was  no  act  or  recom- 
mendation of  his  which  has  not  the  unqualified  approval  of 
the  Committee. 


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We  answer,  it  was  not  necessary  that  there  should  be  a gen- 
eral regulation  restricting  his  discretion,  because  there  was 
no  general  discretion  given  him,  and  because  in  all  special 
cases  where  any  discretion  was  given  him  it  was  limited  in 
the  resolution  referring  the  matter  to  him.  That  there  was 
no  act  or  recommendation  of  his  which  had  not  the  un- 
qualified approval  of  the  Committee  can  only  be  true  of 
those  acts  which  were  adopted.  What  and  how  many  were 
not  adopted,  and,  therefore,  not  approved  by  the  Committee 
the  minutes  necessarily  do  not  show,  and  the  Chairman  can- 
not know. 

He  says,  moreover,  “ that  there  was  no  regulation  on  re- 
cord as  to  how  competing  interests  are  secured  for  the  ben- 
efit of  the  Company  in  procuring  material,  or  why  two,  three 
or  five  persons  only  are  selected  to  price  material,  when  bids 
are  asked  for  who  is  to  open  them,  etc.,  and  that  no  part  of 
the  material  had  been  advertised  for  down  to  the  date  of 
this  report.”  The  answer  to  this  as  to  the  other  complaint 
is  that  no  such  regulation  was  necessary.  Every  order  ask- 
ing for  bids  was  itself  a regulation  for  that  case  to  be  ap- 
proved by  the  Committee.  The  Committee,  as  already  ex- 
plained, exercised  the  usual  powers  of  private  corporations 
and  satisfied  themselves.  The  manner  in  which  it  was,  in 
fact,  done  will  now  be  shown.  The  recital  will  be  tedious, 
but  it  will  be  satisfactory  and  instructive,  and  will  serve  to 
repel  the  idea  of  improper  management  in  the  purchases  of 
the  real  estate  and  materials  used  in  the  Bridge,  which  it  is 
evidently  the  intention  of  these  statements  to  convey,  but 
which  the  writer  has  not  ventured  distinctly  to  assert.  We 
proceed,  therefore,  first  to  the  matter  of  the  real  estate. 

Real  Estate. 

There  have  been  purchased  for  the  Company  five  pieces 
of  land  in  all,  which  were  bought  in  the  following  manner  : 

r.  Lands  in  Brooklyn  owned  by  the  City  of  New  York  and 
under  lease  to  the  Union  Ferry  Company  and  occupied  by 
it  for  ferry  purposes,  including  part  of  the  north  pier  and 
land  adjoining  its  third  slip.  For  the  purpose  of  arriving 
at  the  value  of  this  land,  this  Committee  called  to  their  aid 


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Messrs.  John  J.  Studwell  and  Silas  Eualam,  Esqrs.,  of  this 
city,  and  the  City  of  New  York  appointed  Messrs.  John  T. 
Agnew  and  Wilson  G.  Hunt,  Esqrs.,  of  that  city  on  their 
part.  The  Committee  finally  agreed  to  pay  for  the  same  as 
follows  : To  the  City  of  New  York,  as  owners  of  the  fee, 
$160,000,  and  to  the  Ferry  Company,  as  lessees,  for  their 
damages,  including  their  racks  and  fixtures  and  removal  of 
coal,  etc.,  etc.,  $22,175.98. 

2.  A strip  of  land  adjoining  the  last,  owned  by  the  Union 
Ferry  Company  in  fee,  and  running  from  Water  street  to 
the  river,  thirty-seven  feet  wide  and  three  hundred  and 
eighty-three  feet  deep,  with  improvements  thereon,  for 
which  the  Committee,  by  Messrs.  Husted,  Stranahan  and 
Slocum,  negotiated  with  the  Ferry  Company,  and  the  Com- 
mittee agreed  to  pay  $46,000,  which  included  $9,000  for  the 
brick  building  thereon. 

3.  The  land  owned  by  William  H.  Marston,  Esq.,  and 
occupied  by  Marston  & Power  as  a coal  yard,  adjoining 
parcel  No.  2 on  the  north,  and  also  running  from  Water 
street  to  the  river,  and  having  a front  of  eighty  feet  on  the 
river,  with  a depth  of  three  hundred  and  eighty  three  feet, 
which  was  bought  for  the  sum  of  $130,000,  under  the  direc- 
tion of  the  Committee. 

4.  The  southerly  half  of  Pier  No.  29  on  the  New  York 
side,  belonging  to  Moses  Taylor,  Esq.,  and  the  heirs  of 
Costar,  Mr.  Butler,  of  the  firm  of  Evarts,  Southmavd  & 
Choate,  being  the  agent,  which  was  bought  for  $70,000, 
under  the  direction  of  the  Committee. 

5.  The  northerly  half  of  the  same  Pier  No.  29,  owned  by 
the  City  of  New  York  and  leased  to  the  Roosevelt  Street  and 
South  Seventh  Street  Ferry  Company.  John  T.  Martin  and 
John  Prentice,  Esqrs.,  were  appointed  appraisers  on  the  part 
of  this  Company,  and  John  T.  Agnew  and  Wilson  G.  Hunt, 
Esqrs.,  on  the  part  of  the  City  of  New  York.  The  appraisers 
agreed  upon  the  sum  of  $150,000.  It  was  found  impossible, 
however,  for  the  City  of  New  York  to  make  any  arrangement 
compatible  with  that  sum  with  the  Ferry  Company,  which 
was  compelled  to  remove  its  ferry,  which  could  not  be  done 
without  obtaining  the  dumping  ground  of  the  contractor  for 
cleaning  streets  in  New  York  An  arrangement  was  finally 


entered  into  with  all  the  parties  by  which  the  Committee 
agreed  to  pay  the  sum  of  $182,000  in  full  of  all  claims  and 
damages. 

These  comprise  all  the  real  estate  purchased  by  the  Com- 
pany up  to  the  date  of  the  investigation. 

We  pass  now  to  the  subject  of  the  purchase  of  materials. 

We  have  already  stated  in  what  manner  all  the  materials 
have  been  purchased,  that  is,  either  by  contract  under  com- 
petition, or  when  that  was  impossible  for  any  reason  by  the 
Treasurer  or  Purchasing  Agent  in  open  market.  We  also 
stated  that  we  would  show  in  detail  how  the  competition 
was  actually  obtained.  This  we  will  now  do  first  in  regard 
to  all  the  stone. 

Stone. 

February  28th,  1 870.— Bids  were  received  from  the  follow- 
ing persons,  at  the  prices  named  for  the  stone,  for  the  foun- 


dation of  the  Brooklyn  tower: 

For  Limestone.  Cubic  yd. 

Samuel  Goldey,  Lake  Champlain.  (No  quarry) . .$16  00 

Noone  & Madden,  Kingston, ...  16  75 

Larned,  Dixon  & Co.,  Lake  Champlain. . ....  19  30 

Wm.  Hefferman,  “ 17  00 

Awarded  to  Noone  & Madden, 

For  Granite. 

AV.  H.  Williams,  North  River.  (No  quarry) 16  87L 

Beatty,  Dawson  & Co.,  New  London, 22  00 

Bodwell,  AVebster  & Co.  Maine, 19  94 

E.  Newell,  Maine. 24  00 

Larned,  Dixon  & Co.,  Maine 25  50 

J.  L.  Knox  & Co.  (Boston  & Maine  Granite  Co.)  29  50 

Church  & Taylor 70  00 

Awarded  to  Bodwell,  AVebster  & Co. 

September  7th,  1871 — Bids  were  received  for  Limestone 


for  the  foundation  of  the  New  York  tower,  as  follows: 


Noone  & Madden $15  00 

Reed  & Morrell 14  00 

Lake  Champlain  Co 13  95 


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Awarded  to  Lake  Champlain  Co.,  and  a portion  to  Reed 
& Morrell  and  to  Noone  & Madden  at  $14,  in  consequence 
of  the  inability  of  the  Lake  Champlain  Co.  to  furnish  all 
as  fast  as  it  was  required. 

December,  1870— Bids  were  received  for  the  Granite  for 
the  Brooklyn  tower  above  high  water  to  the  roadway  of  the 
Bridge,  as  follows  : 

. Face  Stone.  Backing'. 


Cape  Ann  Granite  Co..... $20  25  $15  93 

Hurricane  Granite  Co.,  Maine 20  78  15  00 

J.  J.  Flanagan  and  others  (7,800  yds.).  ..  20  00  15  00 

Pierce  & Rowe 21  00  15  90 

Boston  & Maine  Granite  Co 21  00  16  00 

Bodwell,  Webster  & Co.  (9,000  yds.)  ...  20  00  15  00 

Dawson  & Ingersoll,  Conn 20  00  16  00 

Awarded  to  Bodwell,  Webster  & Co. 


These  contracts  embrace  all  the  stone  purchased  up  to 
the  time  of  the  investigation,  except  a small  lot  of  granite 
bought  of  C.  P.  Dixon,  which  was  left  over  on  building  the 
wall  at  the  Battery,  and  which  was  furnished  at  the  same 
price  as  we  were  paying  for  limestone,  amounting  to  8611.82. 

The  entire  cost  of  stone  for  the  Bridge  being  8543,- 
234-S8- 

Since  that  time  bids  for  Granite  for  the  Brooklyn  tower 
above  the  roadway  have  been  received  in  pursuance  of 
public  advertisement,  on  the  motion  of  Mr.  Hewitt,  of  the 
Committee.  We  quote  them  for  the  purpose  of  showing 
that  no  more  proposals  were  received  under  this  system 
than  under  that  previously  pursued  : 

Face  Stone.  Backing. 


Bodwell,  Webster  & Co 824  95  820  00 

J.  Westcott  & Son,  Maine 25  00  20  00 

Hurricane  Granite  Co 26  46  20  25 

Cape  Ann  Granite  Co 26  00  20  50 

Pierce  & Rowe 26  00  20  00 


C.  M.  Simpson,  gneiss  instead  of  granite,  bid  thrown  out 
by  the  Engineer  on  that  account. 

Awarded  to  Bodwell,  Webster  & Co. 

We  will  now  show  how  all  the  timber  was  bought. 


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Timber  and  Lumber. 

The  first  lot  of  timber  was  bought  for  the  Brooklyn  caisson, 
at  the  instance  of  the  late  John  A.  Roebling,  Esq.,  the  first 
Engineer  of  the  Bridge,  and  with  the  approval  of  the  Presi- 
dent, in  order  to  save  a season  in  the  construction,  as  the 
timber  had  to  be  brought  from  Georgia,  and  required  time 
for  that  purpose.  This  was  before  any  money  had  been 
paid  in  on  account  of  the  subscriptions.  It  was  bought  of 
Messrs.  T.  M.  Mayhew  & Co.,  of  New  York,  by  the  firm  in 
which  Mr.  Kingsley  was  a partner.  It  was  purchased  and 
paid  for  months  before  Mr.  Kingsley  was  appointed  Super- 
intendent, at  a low  figure  ($32  per  M.  feet).  When  the 
Company  was  in  funds  the  Committee  took  the  lumber 
at  actual  cost,  amounting,  principal  and  interest,  to  $46,- 
9!5-56- 

In  addition  to  the  quantity  thus  furnished,  Messrs.  May- 
hew & Co.  had  on  hand  some  of  this  timber  left  over,  which 
they  offered  at  the  same  price,  §32  per  thousand  feet,  and 
it  was  taken  at  that  price  in  January  and  February,  1870, 
upon  the  recommendation  of  the  Superintendent.  It 
amounted  to  114,588.98. 

October  27th,  1869 — Bids  were  received  for  Yellow  Pine 
Timber  for  the  Brooklyn  caisson  from — 

Wilder,  Son  & Co.,  New  York $31  50  per  M. 

T.  M.  Mayhew  & Co.,  “ 33  5° 

Holyoke  & Murray,  “ 35  75 

Awarded  to  Wilder,  Son  & Co.,  amount  I80.633.53. 

Saw  Mill  and  Lumber  Co. 

January  3d,  1870,  to  April  9th,  1S72 — Different  purchases 
were  made  of  the  New  York  & Brooklyn  Saw  Mill  and 
Lumber  Co.,  of  which  there  was  on  competition  $18,195, 
and  $16,491  bought,  as  before  explained,  in  small  quantities 
by  Mr.  Prentice,  the  Treasurer,  also  acting  as  Purchasing 
Agent  since  January  12th,  1871,  and  before  that  time  under 
the  direction  of  Mr.  Martin,  Assistant  Engineer. 

February 8th,  1870,  to  April  8th,  1872 —Different  purchases 
of  spruce  and  pine  boards  were  made  of  H.  N.  Conklin, 

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Son  & Beers,  amounting  in  the  whole  to  817,463.32,  of  which 
all  were  upon  the  Engineer’s  requisitions,  and  were  pur- 
chased in  the  same  manner  by  Mr.  Prentice  or  Mr.  Martin, 
as  before  stated,  with  the  exception  of  one  parcel  of  white 
pine  and  spruce,  which  was  the  occasion  of  competition,  as 
follows  : 

February,  1870. — H.  N.  Conklin,  Son  & Beers,  $30  per  M., 
white  pine  and  spruce. 

A.  Ammerman,  Treasurer,  $50,  white  pine  alone. 

Awarded  to  H.  N.  Conklin,  Son  & Beers,  amounting  to 
$490.17. 

Also,  one  parcel  of  spruce,  also  competed  for,  as  follows  : 

January  13th,  1870. — H.  N.  Conklin,  Son  & Beers,  $25  per 
M.  ; Mayhew  & Co.,  $25  per  M. 

Awarded  to  Conklin,  Son  & Beers,  amounting  to  $548.68. 

The  first  of  these  two  parcels  is  the  case  where  Mr.  Barnes 
subsequently  says  the  Superintendent  reported  : “ I have  re- 
ceived bids  for  white  pine  timber  from  two  parties,  etc., 
one  being  the  New  York  & Brooklyn  Saw  Mill  and  Lumber 
Co.”  Had  he  looked  into  the  files,  he  would  have  found 
who  was  the  other  bidder.  He  omits  to  say  that  the  con- 
tract was  not  awarded  to  the  mill  company. 

July  7th  to  September  12th,  1870. — Mr.  Jonathan  Beers,  of 
New  York,  furnished  a quantity  of  yellow  pine  required  for 
the  caissons  of  the  same  quality  and  at  the  same  price, 
namely,  $31.50  per  thousand  feet,  as  that  furnished  under 
the  contract  with  Wilder,  Son  & Co.,  as  above  stated,  amount- 
ing to  $29,683.97.  This  was  done  upon  the  recommenda- 
tion of  the  Superintendent  as  a favorable  purchase. 

September  9th,  1870,  to  April  30th,  1S72.  — Small  quantities 
of  hardwoods  required  for  patterns  were  bought  from  George 
R.  Alexander  by  the  purchasing  agents  before  mentioned, 
from  time  to  time  as  wanted,  upon  the  requisition  of  the 
Engineer  in  charge,  amounting  in  all  to  $500.89. 

February  8th,  1870,  to  January  8th,  1872. — Storage  of  tim- 
ber in  Erie  Basin,  $2,513.24,  and  $212.58  were  paid  as  cus- 
tomary. 


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March  6th,  1871. — Treasurer  reported  that  he  had  pur- 
chased from  Snow  & Richardson  about  32,000  feet  of  yel- 
low pine  at  $27  per  thousand,  which  was  approved.  This 
was  bought  upon  a requisition  of  the  Engineer  for  dock 
plank,  which  could  not  be  bought  elsewhere,  and  was  wanted 
immediately. 


Spruce  and  Oak. 

May  10th,  1871. — Requisition  for  spruce  and  oak  piles  was 
referred  to  Superintendent  to  obtain  bids.  One  of  the  as- 
sistant engineers  proceeded  to  New  Jersey  to  make  inquiries 
where  they  could  be  obtained. 

The  only  bid  obtained  was  that  of  Phelps  & Kimpland, 
of  Brooklyn,  who  offered  to  furnish  them  at  the  following 
prices,  which  were  lower  than  they  could  be  obtained  on 
inquiry  elsewhere  : 

500  spruce  piles  at  $6 .55  to  75  feet  long. 

S°°  “ “ &5-7S 40  to  55 

100  oak  piles  “ $20.00 60  feet  long. 

75  “ “ $16.00 50 

This  offer  was  approved  by  the  Committee.  The  offer 
of  the  same  parties  for  about  10,000  lineal  feet  white  pine 
hewn  square  timber  for  Pier  29,  at  $22.50  per  thousand, 
was  also  approved  by  the  Committee. 

Phelps  & Kimpland  furnished  also  9,749  feet  of  white 
oak  at  $50  for  same  work,  amounting,  with  inspection  fee  of 
$2.43,  to  $489.88. 

Whole  amount  paid  them,  $17,495.68. 

July  nth,  1871. — D.  A.  Youngs  furnished  661  feet  of  1 J 
inch  white  pine  upon  requisition,  amounting  to  $29.75. 

January  6th,  1872. — Bids  were  received  for  20,000  lineal 
feet  spruce  timber  of  special  dimensions,  as  follows  : 

A.  Ammerman,  Treasurer,  $27  per  M.  ; Conklin,  Son  & 
Beers,  $30  per  M.  ; Wm.  H.  Dunn,  $25  per  M. 

Awarded  to  William  H.  Dunn,  amounting  to  $2,867.04. 

October  17th,  [870. — Bids  were  received  for  timber  for 
New  York  Caisson,  as  follows  : 


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Alsop  & Clark 

T.  Mayhew  & Co 

Miller  & Wadley 

M.  A.  Wilder,  Son  & Co. 

Jonathan  Beers 

J.  Bigler  & Co 

James  Young 

A.  Ammerman  


$35. °°  per  M. 

3i-5°  “ 

31-00  ‘‘ 


30-75 

30.40 

29-93 

29-93 

29.9O 


U 

U 

u 

u 


Awarded  to  A.  Ammerman.  "Whole  amount,  $84,122.53. 


This  bid  was  not  made  by  Mr.  Ammerman  as  Treasurer 
of  the  New  York  & Brooklyn  Saw  Mill  and  Lumber  Co., 
as  Mr.  Barnes  states  in  his  report,  nor  was  that  concern  in 
any  manner  interested  in  it.  It  was  in  fact  made  on  account 
of  mill  owners  in  Georgia. 


The  total  amount  expended  for  timber  and  lumber,  of 
which  the  details  have  been  given,  is  $332,564.10. 


How  Materials  Were  Purchased. 


We  have  now  shown  in  what  manner  and  from  whom 
every  yard  of  stone  and  every  foot  of  timber  and  lumber  has 
been  purchased.  These  articles  constitute  the  great  mass 
of  materials  used.  We  have  not  thought  it  necessary  to 
continue  the  analysis  into  the  expenditures  for  machinery 
and  supplies,  for  the  reason  that  the  charge  is  confined  to 
materials  only,  and  for  the  further  reason  that,  in  showing 
how  the  materials  were  obtained,  we  have  fully  illustrated 
the  manner  of  proceeding  in  the  other  cases,  in  all  of  which 
the  same  system  was  pursued  in  regard  to  purchases,  that  is, 
by  bids  invited  from  respectable  citizens,  or  by  purchase  of 
smaller  quantities  in  open  market  by  Mr.  Prentice  or  other 
purchasing  agent  under  the  Engineering  Department. 

It  thus  appears  that  the  entire  purchases  have  been  made 
under  the  direction  of  the  Committee — that  the  duty  of  Mr. 
Kingsley  in  regard  to  the  material  has  been  simply  to  see 
that  it  was  bought,  and  not  to  buy  it. 

As  already  intimated  we  have  deemed  it  best  to  make  this 
long  recital  of  the  purchases  of  materials,  for  the  reason  that 
it  would  establish  to  the  satisfaction  of  every  candid  mind 


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how  utterly  impossible  it  is  that  a collusion  with  the  Super- 
intendent could  exist  with  so  many  of  our  best  and  most 
reputable  dealers. 

Materials,  How  Received. 

All  the  material  purchased  was  delivered  to  the  Engineer- 
ing Department.  This  it  was  the  duty  of  the  Superintend- 
ent to  see  done.  It  was  his  duty  to  see  that  the  contracts 
and  purchases  were  fulfilled  according  to  their  requirements, 
in  order  that  the  work  might  proceed  with  regularity  and 
dispatch,  and  there  it  ended.  The  material  was  all  received 
and  passed  upon  by  the  Chief  Engineer  and  his  assistants. 
Every  piece  of  stone  was  measured  and  approved  by  Assis- 
tant Engineer  Vanderbosch,  formerly  of  the  Cincinnati 
Bridge,  under  the  late  John  A.  Roebling,  Esq.,  and  ap- 
pointed by  him  to  this  position.  Every  stick  of  timber 
brought  from  the  South,  embracing  all  the  large  contracts, 
was  inspected  and  measured  by  John  and  William  Arm- 
strong, of  New  York,  public  inspectors,  or  when  their  servi- 
ces could  not  be  had,  by  other  public  inspectors  of  that 
city;  and  all  the  timber  and  lumber  brought  here  was  in- 
spected and  measured  by  Assistant  Engineer  Martin,  or 
under  his  direction.  All  other  materials  were  received  and 
examined  by  the  Engineering  Department,  and  no  bill  has 
been  paid  for  them  except  on  the  certificate  of  Mr.  Martin 
or  other  assistant.  The  majority  of  the  Committee  say  on 
this  point  that  they  contented  “ themselves  with  the  certifi- 
cate of  the  Chief  Engineer,  whose  integrity  and  fidelity 
have  never  been  questioned,  and  that  all  the  materials  paid 
for  have  been  duly  and  fully  delivered.”  No  such  certifi- 
cate could  have  been  given  by  Mr.  Roebling  except  upon 
the  state  of  facts  we  have  mentioned. 

Having  exhausted  the  subject  of  materials,  the  Chairman 
proceeds  to  the  matter  of  compensation  paid  to  the  Super- 
intendent. We  have  already  given  an  explanation  of  our 
action  in  that  regard,  and  have  nothing  to  add  in  relation  to 
it  here.  But  the  unwarrantable  inferences  of  Mr.  Barnes 
we  cannot  pass  without  observation.  He  thus  comments 
upon  the  subject,  and  we  give  his  remarks  entire  : 


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“ In  receiving  the  $175,000  on  account  of  the  $1,179,521.40,  expendi- 
tures, January  1,  1871,  Mr.  Kingsley  had  .only  drawn  what  the  arrange- 
ment entitled  him  to  draw,  which  was  fifteen  per  cent. , instead  of  five.  The 
word  and  figures  fifteen  (15)  have  been  erased  on  the  original  entry  and 
five  inserted.  As  to  when  this  was  done,  in  April  last,  the  Committee  of 
Fifty  say  : ‘ We  judge  it  was  near  the  time  when  we  commenced  our 

examination,  as  the  books  then  showed  (December  9)  $175,000.  We 
are  confident  that  the  latter  amount  ($125,000)  was  not  named  in  our  first 
interview.’  This  change  of  terms  with  the  Superintendent  must  have  re- 
linquished 15  per  cent,  profit  on  a large  sum  yet  to  be  expended.  The 
right  to  make  or  extend  this  arrangement  or  any  other  arrangement  exists 
in  the  charter.  There  are  as  good  reasons  for  making  it  now  as  existed 
then.  Paying  in  10  per  cent,  in  installments  on  $100,000  or  $500,000  of 
stock,  and  drawing  out  15  per  cent,  on  several  millions  of  expenditure 
does  not  involve  financial  risk.  What  the  two  cities  saved  by  this  surren- 
dered privilege  some  one  lost  in  prospective  profit.  If  Mr.  Kingsley 
alone  was  interested  in  it,  then  to  him  alone  is  due  the  credit  of  rising 
superior  to  an  imperfect  law,*and  of  refusing  to  put  money  in  his  pocket 
which  had  been  generously  placed  at  his  disposal.” 

The  meaning  of  this  commentary  is  plain.  It  was  a 
charge  that  the  Committee  was  interested  in  the  percentage 
to  be  paid  Mr.  Kingsley,  and  contemplated  a continuance 
of  the  compensation  at  the  same  rate  with  the  same  object. 
Now  this  charge,  or  insinuation,  which  we  individually,  each 
for  himself,  pronounce  unqualifiedly  false,  is  completely  re- 
butted by  the  facts  appearing  by  his  own  report  that,  while 
the  Executive  Committee  were  clothed  at  the  time  of  the 
adoption  of  the  resolution  fixing  the  compensation  with 
power  to  proceed  with  the  construction  of  the  Bridge  to  its 
completion,  and  therefore  could  with  as  much  right  have 
then  extended  the  percentage  to  the  cost  of  the  whole  work 
as  to  any  portion  of  it,  they  expressly  limited  it  to  the 
expenditure  on  the  foundation  of  the  towers,  and  thus  they 
discontinued  all  payments  to  the  Superintendent  under  that 
resolution  after  the  5th  of  January,  1871,  before  the  foun- 
dations were  half  done,  and  more  than  nine  months  before 
the  Committee  of  Fifty  had  any  existence  whatever,  and 
when  $120,000  more  had  become  payable  in  the  meantime 
in  monthly  payments,  two  circumstances  taken  together 
inconsistent  with  any  other  motive  or  intention  on  the  part 
of  the  Committee  than  to  fix  the  compensation  of  Mr. 
Kingsley  at  such  a sum  as  would  be  proper  to  him  alone. 


The  Chairman  next  takes  up  the  subject  of  procuring 
supplies. 

“ The  following,  he  says,  are  a few  illustrations  only  of 
the  manner  of  asking  for  bids,  procuring  supplies,  etc.” 

“ The  General  Superintendent  reported  that  Wilder,  Son 
& Co  were  the  lowest  bidders  for  white  and  yellow  pine 
timber.” 

“Who  else  bid,  or  had  an  opportunity  of  bidding,  is  not 
stated.  The  amount  and  price  are  not  stated.” 

Mr.  Barnes  quotes  the  minutes  and  there  stops.  He  does 
not  take  the  trouble  or  do  us  the  justice  to  look  into  the  bids 
on  file,  when  the  minutes  distinctly  inform  him  that  there 
were  bids.  We  have  already  set  them  forth,  and  we  will 
here  repeat  them  because  the  item  is  a large  and  important 
one. 

October  27th,  1869 — Bids  were  received  for  Yellow  Pine 
Timber  for  the  Brooklyn  caisson  from— 

Wilder,  Son  & Co.,  New  York $31  50  per  M. 


Awarded  to  Wilder,  Son  & Co.  Amount,  $80,683.53. 

So  much  for  this  case. 

The  Chairman  gives  three  other  cases  illustrating,  accord- 
ing to  his  views,  the  manner  of  asking  for  bids  and  pro- 
curing supplies.  They  are  all  connected  with  the  New  York 
& Brooklyn  Saw  Mill  and  Lumber  Co.,  and  have  been 
already  hereinbefore  explained  by  us.  It  is  unnecessary, 
therefore,  to  repeat  what  we  have  said  in  relation  to  them. 


Mr.  Barnes  further  says  in  his  report  : “ Bills  are  fre- 
quently paid  upon  the  certification  of  one  name,  and  among 
them  bills  of  material,  in  the  sale  of  which  the  Purchasing 
Agent  and  members  of  the  Company  are  said  to  be  inter- 
ested. The  Bridge  Company  has  paid  the  New  York  & 
Brooklyn  Saw  Mill  and  Lumber  Co.,  and  its  Treasurer,  A. 
Anunerman,  $143,409.34.  At  other  times  two  names  certify 
to  the  receipt  of  material,  which  is  as  it  always  should  be.” 


T.  M.  Mayhevv  & Co. 
Holyoke  & Murray, 


33  5° 
33  75 


Treasurer  Ammerman. 


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This  is  a carious  jumble  of  errors  and  misrepresentation. 

No  such  amount  of  money  as  here  stated  has  been  paid 
to  the  Saw  Mill  Company  and  its  Treasurer.  We  have 
heretofore  given  a full  account  of  all  our  transactions  with 
the  Company,  showing  there  has  been  paid  it  and  its  Treas- 


urer : 

For  timber  and  lumber $34,686  81 

For  scows  built  under  competition 24,600  00 

Making  in  all 859,286  81 


Mr.  Barnes  more  than  doubles  the  amount,  and  this  he 
evidently  does  by  adding  the  sum  of  <$84,122.53  paid  to  A. 
Ammerman,  not  as  Treasurer  or  for  the  Company,  but  in 
his  individual  capacity  as  the  agent  of  some  Southern 
mill  owners,  as  we  have  before  mentioned.  The  timber  was 
bought  under  competition,  and  at  a dollar  and  a half  a 
thousand  less  than  any  timber  furnished  under  any  other 
contracts  made  by  the  Company. 

There  is  not  a scintilla  of  proof  that  the  Saw  Mill  Com- 
pany had  the  least  interest  in  the  purchase.  On  the  con- 
trary, the  bids  and  papers  show  that  it  was  made  by  Mr. 
Ammerman  alone. 

The  unfairness  of  the  statement  we  have  quoted  cannot 
be  passed  unnoticed.  He  says  that  members  of  the  (Bridge) 
Company  are  said  to  be  interested  in  the  sales  for  which  the 
unduly  certified  bills  are  passed.  He,  of  course,  means 
some  other  person  or  persons  beside  the  Superintendent, 
but  whom  he  does  not  designate.  As  we,  only  of  all  the 
members  of  the  Board,  are  responsible  for  these  purchases, 
we  are  compelled,  each  for  himself,  to  deny  all  interest  at 
any  time  in  this  or  any  other  Company,  or  with  any  party 
from  whom  the  Bridge  Company  has  made  any  purchases 
whatever. 

But  the  misrepresentation  in  this  statement  of  the  man- 
ner in  which  bills  are  paid  is  most  unjust  of  all.  He  says 
bills  are  frequently  paid  upon  the  certification  of  one  name, 
among  them  bills  of  material  in  the  sale  of  which  the  Pur- 
chasing Agent  and  members  of  the  Company  are  said  to  be 
interested.  He  does  not  say  what  bills  the  Purchasing 


I2g 

Agent  and  members  of  the  Company  were  thus  interested  in, 
but  he  means  the  bills  of  the  New  York  & Brooklyn  Saw 
Mill  and  Lumber  Company.  He  adds  : “At  other  times 
two  names  certify,”  seeking  to  convey  the  impression  that 
this  is  not  the  uniform  rule.  Now  the  fact  is  that,  after 
June,  1870 — more  than  two  years  prior  to  his  investigation 
and  including  the  great  mass  of  expenditure — there  are  not 
a dozen  bills  in  more  than  a thousand  involving  an  expen- 
diture of  nearly  three  millions  of  dollars,  which  have  been 
paid  without  first  having  been  certified  to  be  correct  by  the 
Chief  Engineer  or  one  of  his  assistants,  or  by  some  other 
proper  officer  in  addition  to  the  Superintendent,  and  the 
same  is  true  of  the  bills  before  that  time,  though  compara- 
tively few  in  number.  All  the  bills  paid  to  the  Saw  Mill 
Company  or  Mr.  Ammerman,  whether  as  Treasurer  or  other- 
wise, were  certified  by  both  the  Engineer  and  Superinten- 
dent, except  for  two  of  the  scows,  of  which  the  contract  was 
fixed  at  88,800,  which  the  Committee  had  before  them,  and 
therefore  could  determine  the  amount  for  themselves,  and 
one  bill  of  lumber  on  April  18,  1871,  for  8656.56,  which  was 
cut  down  by  the  Superintendent  to  that  sum  from  8858.20, 
for  which  it  was  rendered. 

In  no  case  whatever  were  bills  paid  without  being  ex- 
amined and  passed  upon  by  the  Executive  Committee. 

Another  statement  is  made  for  the  purpose  of  drawing 
from  it  a conclusion  most  unfavorable  to  the  Committee. 

Mr.  Barnes  says,  “Devine  Burtis,  Jr.,  builds  two  coffer 
dams  at  the  same  time  ; one  is  bid  upon  and  contracted  for 
at  82,000  ; for  the  other  86,000  is  paid  without  bids  or 
contract.” 

Coffer  Dams. 

The  facts  in  relation  to  the  coffer  dams,  which  he  did  not 
think  proper  to  investigate,  are  these  : 

On  the  5th  of  June,  1871,  proposals  were  received  for 
building  a coffer  dam  sixteen  feet  high  upon  the  twelfth 
course  of  timber  on  the  New  York  caisson,  as  follows  : 


Webb  & Bell 82,250 

D.  Burtis,  Jr 2,000 


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The  contract  was  awarded  to  the  latter.  Subsequently, 
when  the  caisson  admitted  of  it,  the  Chief  Engineer  made 
another  contract  with  the  same  party,  inasmuch  as  he  was 
thus  actually  engaged  on  the  work,  to  continue  the  coffer 
dam  to  a point  four  feet  above  high  water,  or  forty-four  ad- 
ditional feet,  at  $6,000,  terms  which  he  recommended  as 
very  favorable  to  the  Company,  and  the  Committee  accord- 
ingly approved  them. 

Mr.  Barnes  refers  to  certain  irregularities  in  the  books  of 
the  Company.  In  one  place,  he  says  : “ By  reference  to  the 
books  it  appears  that  the  amount  paid  Mr.  Kingsley  was 
first  placed  to  a commission  account,  then  erased  on  the 
ledger  and  charged  to  a special  expense  account,  and  more 
recently  transferred  to  construction  account.” 

This  is  not  entirely  correct.  The  real  facts  are  that  the 
book-keeper  charged  only  the  first  payment  to  Mr.  Kingsley 
to  commission  account.  This  he  did  on  his  own  responsi- 
bility, but  when  it  became  known  to  the  President,  he  was 
directed  by  that  officer  to  charge  it  to  a special  expense  ac- 
count, for  the  reason  that  it  was  not  a commission,  and  sub- 
sequently, after  all  payments  had  ceased  to  him,  and  the  ac- 
count was  closed,  to  put  it  to  construction,  as  the  most 
proper  place,  where  it  now  is. 

Another  case  to  which  he  refers  is  thus  stated  by  him  : 
“ The  following  credits  are  given  for  money  received,  April 
12th,  1870,  five  parties  $23,000.  The  amount  did  not  reach 
the  bank  until  June  3d,  and  only  one  check  was  deposited  in- 
stead of  five.  The  name  of  the  drawer  of  the  check  de- 
posited has  been  erased  and  the  word  ‘ check  ’ substituted. 
The  same  circumstances,  erasures,  etc.,  occur  several 
times”  The  fact  of  any  such  circumstance  existing  was  not 
known  to  us  until  disclosed  in  the  course  of  this  investiga- 
tion. The  explanation  furnished  by  the  book-keeper  is  this  : 
that  the  checks  deposited  were  those  of  Kingsley  & Keeney 
for  installments  on  stock,  and  that  he  made  the  change  at  the 
request  of  Mr.  Kingsley.  The  checks  were  all  duly  paid  on 
presentation,  which  was  delayed  by  the  Treasurer  only  as  a 
temporary  accommodation  to  the  drawers  until  the  money 
was  wanted, 


We  have  now  finished  our  examination  of  the  matters 
contained  in  the  report  of  Mr.  Barnes  If  it  has  been  long, 
it  is  because  we  were  unwilling  to  have  any  material  charge 
or  insinuation  in  that  report  unanswered. 

In  conclusion,  we  may  be  pardoned  in  adding  a word  for 
ourselves. 

We  have  given  our  services  to  the  best  of  our  ability,  for 
over  three  years  and  a half,  in  this  responsible  position, 
without  reward  or  the  hope  of  reward  beyond  the  credit  of 
having  been  useful  in  securing  an  unbroken  highway  be- 
tween these  two  great  cities  and  uniting  them  more  closely 
in  a common  destiny.  We  have  performed  the  duty  so  that 
the  work,  now  towering  above  the  habitations  of  our  citi- 
zens, has  been  constructed  under  the  guidance  of  our 
accomplished  Engineer  and  his  lamented  father  and  prede- 
cessor, and  with  the  assistance  of  the  Board,  to  a point 
where  its  success  is  placed  beyond  all  question,  and  cheap- 
er, in  the  opinion  of  able  and  competent  judges,  than  any 
work  absorbing  the  same  amount  of  materials  and  labor  in 
this  country  for  the  last  ten  years.  We  may  have  made  mis- 
takes, but  they  have  been  in  behalf  of  the  enterprise.  We 
have  thought  at  least  that  we  were  doing  all  for  the  best. 
Having  made  this  statement,  for  the  purpose  of  preparing 
which  we  have  asked  a few  days’  delay  of  the  Board,  we 
leave  the  subject  in  their  hands. 

(Signed,) 

S.  L.  HUSTED, 

J.  S.  T.  STRANAHAN, 

H.  W.  SLOCUM, 

HENRY  C.  MURPHY, 


December  31st,  1872 


“ EXHIBIT  No.  6 


COPIES  OF  LETTERS 

Relating  to  J.  Lloyd  Haigh’s  Contract  for  Cable 
Wire,  viz.  : 

July  9th  and  2 2d,  1878. — W.  A.  Roebling  to  Henry  C. 
Murphy. 

July  25th,  1878. — Henry  C.  Murphy  to  W.  A.  Roebling. 

July  28th  and  August  6th,  1878. — W.  A.  Roebling  to 
Henry  C.  Murphy. 

Brooklyn,  July  9th,  1878. 

Hon.  Henry  C.  Murphy, 

Prest.  Board  of  Trustees  N.  Y.  and  Brooklyn  Bridge  : 

Dear  Sir — I desire  to  draw  your  immediate  attention  to 
the  frauds  practiced  by  J.  Lloyd  Haigh,  the  contractor  for 
the  Cable  Wire. 

From  the  known  reputation  of  this  man,  I deemed  it  neces- 
sary from  the  first  to  test  every  ring  of  wire  made  by  him, 
and  to  exercise  the  proper  precautions  to  fulfill  the  require- 
ments of  the  specifications. 

As  attempts  to  bribe  the  Inspectors  are  usually  the  first 
method  made  use  of  in  such  cases,  they  were  easily  met 
when  they  came. 

The  next  maneuver  was  as  follows  : The  inspection  takes 
place  at  Mr.  Haigh’s  works.  It  was  found  that  when  any 
accepted  wire  was  allowed  to  remain  there  over  night,  it 
was  clandestinely  removed  and  rejected  wire  put  in  its  place, 
which,  of  course,  went  off  to  the  Bridge.  This  was  ascer- 
tained by  privately  marking  the  wire.  This  trick  was  per- 
sisted in  even  after  it  had  been  brought  to  Mr.  Haigh’s 
notice,  and  it  could  only  be  stopped  by  an  order  that  no 
more  wire  should  be  inspected  than  could  be  carried  away 
on  that  day. 


Our  suspicions,  however,  still  continued.  It  was  noticed 
that  the  pile  of  rejected  wire  instead  of  increasing,  as  it 
should  from  the  constant  rejections,  was  all  the  time  grow- 
ing smaller,  and  that  it  evidently  went  somewhere,  most 
likely  to  the  Bridge  ; the  only  solution  of  the  matter  being 
that  the  accepted  wire  was  changed  in  its  transit  from  South 
Brooklyn  to  the  Bridge  yard. 

A watch  was  therefore  set  on  the  morning  of  the  5th  of 
July,  and  the  trick  was  at  once  discovered.  The  wagon- 
load of  wire  as  it  left  the  Inspector’s  room,  with  his  certifi- 
cate, in  place  of  being  driven  off  to  the  Bridge,  was  driven 
to  another  building,  where  it  was  rapidly  unloaded  and 
replaced  with  a load  of  the  rejected  wire,  which  then  went 
to  the  Bridge  with  the  same  certificate  of  inspection. 

When  these  eighty  rings  reached  the  Bridge  they  were  im- 
mediately tested,  and  only  five  out  of  the  eighty  were  up 
to  the  standard  of  the  specifications,  whereas  in  the  original 
load  every  ring  had  passed,  thus  clinching  the  proof  that  a 
change  had  been  made.  Two  days  later  they  were  caught 
again  in  the  presence  of  four  witnesses  unloading  the  good 
wire  and  filling  up  with  the  rejected  wire,  which  was  care- 
fully being  weighed  on  scales,  so  as  to  make  the  weight  of 
the  wagon-load  exactly  tally  with  the  load  of  good  wire  for 
which  it  was  being  substituted. 

The  good  wire  taken  from  the  wagon  was  then  trans- 
ferred back  to  the  Inspector  ; he,  supposing  it  to  be  new 
wire,  again  tested  it  and  gave  his  certificate  to  go  with  it  to 
the  Bridge,  only  to  have  it  go  through  the  same  routine. 

The  distressing  point  of  this  affair  is,  that  all  the  rejected 
wire  which  has  come  to  the  Bridge,  has  been  worked  into 
the  cables,  and  cannot  be  removed. 

It  is  impossible  to  tell  how  long  Mr.  Haigh  has  been 
practicing  this  deception. 

We  know  that  it  has  been  going  on  for  two  months,  and 
the  probability  is  that  it  extends  as  far  back  as  last  January. 
In  that  month  the  quality  of  the  wire  suddenly  deteriorated 
so  much  that  the  rejections  rapidly  rose  to  20,  30  and  even 
50  per  cent.,  and  the  improvement  since  then  has  been  only 
of  a partial  nature. 


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The  quantity  of  wire  rejected  amounts,  according  to  the 
Inspector’s  books,  to  nearer  500  than  300  tons,  and  this  is 
the  amount  which  may  be  in  the  cables.  How  to  ascertain 
the  total  quantity  is  a difficult  task,  unless  brought  out  by  a 
judicial  examination.  An  engineer  who  has  not  been  edu- 
cated as  a spy  or  detective  is  no  match  for  a rascal. 

For  the  present  I have  ordered  a man  on  horseback  to 
accompany  each  load,  and  I have  instructed  Col.  Paine  to 
withhold  his  signature  to  Mr.  Haigh’s  monthly  estimates  and 
thereby  stop  Mr.  Haigh  from  receiving  anymore  money  un- 
til the  extent  of  this  fraud  has  been  investigated. 

The  Trustees  owe  it  to  themselves,  and  to  the  work  they 
have  in  charge,  to  see  that  this  matter  is  thoroughly  shown 
up,  because  it  is  the  first  instance  of  deliberate  fraud  which 
has  come  to  my  notice  during  the  nine  years  that  I have 
been  the  Engineer  of  this  work  and  covering  an  expenditure 
of  nearly  $8,000,000. 

Very  respectfully,  yours, 

W.  A.  ROEBLING. 


Brooklyn,  July  22d,  1878. 

W.  A.  Roebling  to  Hon.  Henry  C.  Murphy, 

Pres.  Board  Trustees  N.  Y.  and  Brooklyn  Bridge: 

Dear  Sir — The  accompanying  letter  was  written  to  you  a 
fortnight  since. 

I had  concluded  not  to  send  it  to  you  ; but  the  develop- 
ments since  then  in  testing  the  wire  on  hand  in  the  Bridge 
yard,  only  confirm  the  correctness  of  my  statements  and 
make  me  feel  that  I owe  it  to  myself  to  protect  my  reputa- 
tion in  this  matter,  and  in  case  a want  of  strength  shall  in 
the  future  be  found  in  the  cables  I wish  the  responsibility 
to  rest  where  it  belongs,  with  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

V ery  respectfully, 

W.  A.  ROEBLING. 


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Brooklyn,  Thursday,  July  25th,  1878. 

H.  C.  Murphy,  President , to  Col.  W.  A.  Roebling,  Chief 
Engineer : 

Dear  Sir — I received  your  letter  of  the  22d  instant,  cov- 
ering one  of  July  9th  (calling  my  attention  to  the  frauds  prac- 
ticed by  J.  Lloyd  Haigh,  the  contractor  of  the  cable  wire), 
on  Monday  last,  the  day  of  its  date.  I have  waited  with 
much  anxiety  for  the  report  of  Col.  Paine,  your  assistant  in 
charge  of  the  testing  of  the  cable  wire,  in  regard  to  the  wire 
on  hand  and  not  used,  which  he  has  been  engaged  in  retest- 
ing, since  the  suspicions  arose  in  regard  to  the  action  of  Mr. 
Haigh,  and  to  the  possible  extent  to  which  any  rejected 
wire  has  been  foisted  upon  us  and  used  in  the  cables.  He 
informed  me  this  morning  that  he  will  probably  be  able  to- 
morrow to  furnish  that  report,  and  not  before.  He  also 
states  that  no  doubtful  wire  has  been  introduced  into  the 
cable  since  the  discovery.  It  is  manifestly  proper,  before 
any  definite  course  can  be  taken  by  us,  that  we  should  know 
the  nature  and  extent  of  the  injury,  and  that  so  far  as  the 
work  itself  is  concerned,  we  should  have  your  distinct  re- 
commendation in  the  premises. 

In  the  meantime  I beg  to  call  your  attention  to  the  clos- 
ing remark  in  your  letter  of  the  2 2d  instant,  that  you  owe  it 
to  yourself  to  protect  your  reputation  in  the  matter,  and  in 
case  a want  of  strength  shall  in  the  future  be  found  in  the 
cables,  you  wish  the  responsibility  to  rest  where  it  belongs — • 
with  the  Board  of  Trustees — and  to  ask  what  responsibility 
you  conceive  to  rest  with  the  Board  of  Trustees  on  the 
subject  Yours  truly, 

(Signed)  HENRY  C.  MURPHY. 


Brooklyn,  July  28th,  1878. 

W.  A.  Roebling  to  Hon.  Henry  C.  Murphy, 

Pres.  Board  of  Trustees  N.  Y.  and  Brooklyn  Bridge  : 
Dear  Sir — I have  received  your  favor  of  July  25th. 

The  responsibility  of  any  weakness  that  may  be  found  in 
the  cables  rests  with  the  old  Board  of  Trustees,  because  they 
awarded  so  important  a contract  as  the  cable  wire  to  a man 


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who  had  no  standing,  commercially  or  otherwise,  and  the 
same  responsibility  must  be  assumed  by  the  present  Board 
if  they  fail  to  at  once  put  an  end  to  Mr.  Haigh’s  contract, 
now  that  he  has  been  detected  in  fraud. 

As  I have  no  means  of  ever  knowing  how  much  bad  wire 
has  actually  been  put  in  the  cables,  I shall  assume  that  with 
the  exception  of  the  lot  culled  from  the  Bridge  yard  since 
the  5th  of  July  and  that  which  can  be  found  at  Mr.  Haigh’s 
work,  all  the  wire  that  has  been  rejected  from  the  very  be- 
ginning of  this  contract  has  been  worked  up  into  the  cables. 

The  course  to  be  pursued  by  the  Trustees  towards  Mr. 
Haigh  is  in  my  mind  very  plain. 

By  his  fraudulent  act  he  has  forfeited  his  contract,  and  at 
the  first  meeting  of  the  Board  it  should  be  annulled. 

On  a week’s  notice  you  can  get  all  the  wire  needed  to 
finish  the  cables,  from  either  the  Cleveland  Rolling  Mill 
Company  or  from  Washburn’s,  of  Worcester,  Mass:  1 think 

they  would  furnish  the  wire  for  the  same  price  now  paid 
Mr.  Haigh,  and  the  quality  could  be  relied  upon. 

Next,  a committee  of  Trustees  and  an  expert  should  be 
appointed  to  assess  the  damage  to  the  cables  and  fix  the 
value  of  the  condemned  wire,  and  deduct  this  from  the  back 
money  you  hold  to  secure  the  faithful  fulfillment  of  his  con- 
tract. This  is  a straightforward  way  of  dealing  with  a dis- 
honest contractor. 

I further  recommend  that  you  call  for  new  bids  for  the 
wrapping  wire,  as  Mr.  Haigh’s  bid  is  below  the  cost  of  pro- 
duction, and  he  must  be  intending  to  furnish  something  else 
than  the  material  called  for. 

Yours,  respectfully, 

W.  A.  ROEBLING. 


Brooklyn,  August  6th,  1878. 
W.  A.  Roebling  to  Hon.  Henry  C.  Murphy, 

Pres.  Board  of  Trustees  N.  Y.  and  Brooklyn  Bridge  : 
Dear  Sir — You  have  proposed  the  following  questions  to 
me  in  connection  with  the  recent  discovery  of  fraud  in  the 
Cable  Wire  contract  : 

1.  “By  what  amount  in  per  cent,  has  the  strength  of  the 
cables  been  diminished  by  the  rejected  wire  introduced  ? *’ 


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2.  “ How  much  has  the  strength  of  the  cables  been  in- 
creased by  the  additional  strength  of  some  of  the  wire  that 
has  been  furnished,  which  is  of  a better  quality  than  called 
for  by  the  specifications?  ” 

3.  “ How  can  the  cables  be  made  as  good  as  they  were 
originally  intended  to  be  ? ” 

In  answer  to  these  questions  I submit  the  following  : 

The  amount  of  rejected  wire  that  has  gone  into  the  cables 
thus  far,  according  to  the  figures  of  the  Inspector,  is  442,444 
lbs.,  or  about  221  tons.  This  rejected  wire  varies  in  ulti- 
mate strength  from  below  100,000  lbs.  up  to  150,000  lbs.  per 
square  inch,  which  is  an  average  diminution  of  twenty  per 
cent.,  giving  a mean  breaking  strength  of  say  128,000  lbs. 
per  square  inch.  The  diminution  of  strength  for  one  cable 
is  therefore  : 


55.25  tons  x 20  per  cent.  — 


11-05 

850 


1 .4  per  cent. 


These  figures  are  made  upon  the  assumption  that  a wire 
of  the  strength  of  170,000  lbs.  when  laid  alongside  one 
having  a strength  of  120,000  lbs.,  the  average  would  be  a 
mean  of  the  two.  We  cannot  take  this  average  assumption, 
for  the  reason  that  if  a weak  wire  is  spliced  to  a strong  one 
and  stretched  from  tower  to  tower,  the  strength  of  the  weak 
wire  is  the  measure  of  the  whole  length.  This  reason  alone 
is  sufficient  to  settle  the  whole  question,  but  I will  further 
add  that  if  wires  having  a strength  of  100,000  lbs.  and 
170,000  lbs.  be  laid  alongside  of  each  other,  they  will  only 
give  an  average  strength  provided  they  have  a uniform  rate 
of  stretch.  The  Inspector’s  books  show  that  this  rate  of 
stretch  in  one  cable  wire  varies  all  the  way  from  1 to  3-3-  per 
cent.  The  one  with  a small  rate  of  stretch  will  give  way 
long  before  the  one  with  a greater  rate  of  stretch. 

To  illustrate  this  more  clearly,  suppose  a weight  of  4,000 
lbs.  suspended  by  two  parallel  wires,  one  having  a rate  of 
stretch  of  one  per  cent.,  the  other  a rate  of  stretch  of  three 
per  cent.,  then  the  wire  with  one  per  cent,  of  stretch  will 
carry  3,000  lbs.,  whereas  the  one  with  three  per  cent,  of 
stretch  will  carry  only  1,000  lbs.  of  this  weight,  or  one- 
third. 


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138 


For  the  reason  given  the  mean  percentage  of  deterioration 
must  be  therefore  at  least  doubled,  and  if  the  cables  were 
strained  to  their  breaking  strength,  the  proportion  would 
be  much  more  than  doubled.  Doubling  the  percentage  of 
deterioration  above  given,  viz.  : 1.4  per  cent,  we  have  2.8 
per  cent,  to  meet,  which  would  require  88  tons  of  wire  for 
the  four  cables.  Such  an  increase  would  be  inadmissible, 
the  cable  bands  would  not  fit,  the  weight  on  the  centre 
shaft  of  the  towers  would  be  increased,  and  the  anchor 
bars  are  not  proportioned  for  any  increase  of  strain. 

Arrangements  have,  however,  been  made  to  add  14-^  tons 
of  wire  to  each  cable,  and  it  is  to  be  hoped  that  the  bands 
will  bear  that  much  enlargement  without  being  made  over, 
and  that  we  will  not  have  to  enlarge  the  wrapping  machines. 

In  answer  to  the  second  question,  it  is  true  that 
though  much  of  the  wire  may  have  an  ultimate  strength  of 
170,000  lbs.  in  short  lengths,  but  few  rings  will  bear  at  this 
high  rate  throughout  their  entire  length. 

Now  that  some  mischief  has  been  done,  the  whole  ques- 
tion depends  on  the  margin  of  safety  in  the  cables. 

On  this  subject  I wrote  as  follows  in  my  report  of  Janu- 
ary, 1877,  page  6,  where  in  describing  the  margins  of  safety 
in  the  relative  portions  of  the  work,  that  of  the  cables  is 
given  at  6,  for  the  reasons  that  “ In  the  case  of  the  cables 
we  have  to  provide  for  numerous  contingencies  which  can- 
not occur  in  the  anchorage.  For  instance,  allowance  must 
be  made  for  the  deterioration  of  the  wire  by  the  elements, 
for  any  possible  imperfection  in  the  manufacture  of  the  cables, 
for  any  increase  in  weight  or  strain  over  that  first  con- 
templated, which  is  most  always  the  case,  and  lastly,  a cer- 
tain margin  is  required,  so  as  not  to  strain  the  wire  beyond 
its  limit  of  elasticity.” 

Of  the  above  mentioned  factors,  two  have  occurred,  viz.  : 
the  weight  of  the  structure  has  been  increased,  and  the 
quality  of  the  cable  slightly  impaired. 

There  is  still  left  a margin  of  at  least  five  times,  which  I 
consider  perfectly  safe,  provided  nothing  further  takes 
place, 

Very  respectfully  yours, 


W.  A.  ROEBLING. 


139 


“EXHIBIT  No.  7.” 


REPORT  OF  THE  CHIEF  ENGINEER  ON  THE 
STRENGTH  OF  THE  CABLES  AND  SUSPENDED 
SUPERSTRUCTURE  OF  THE  BRIDGE. 

Made  to  the  Board  of  Trustees,  Jan.  g,  £882. 

At  a meeting  of  the  Trustees  of  the  New  York  and 
Brooklyn  Bridge,  held  December  12th,  1881  — 

Present — Messrs.  James  S.  T.  Stranahan,  John  T. 
Agnew,  John  G.  Davis,  Henry  W.  Slocum,  Wm.  Marshall, 
Robert  B.  Roosevelt,  Alfred  C.  Barnes,  J.  Adriance  Bush, 
Otto  Witte,  Thomas  C.  Clarke,  Alden  S.  Swan,  Henry 
Clausen,  Charles  Macdonald,  Mayor  William  R.  Grace,  of 
New  York,  Mayor  James  Howell,  of  Brooklyn,  Comptroller 
Allan  Campbell,  of  New  York,  Comptroller  Ludwig  Sender, 
of  Brooklyn,  Henry  C.  Murphy,  President,  and  William  C. 
Kingsley,  Vice-President.  The  following  resolution,  offered 
by  Mr.  Roosevelt,  was  passed  : 

Resolved , That  the  Chief  Engineer  is  requested  to  inform  the  Board  of 
Trustees  what  is  the  total  weight,  the  cables,  and  also  the  suspended 
superstructure,  of  the  Bridge,  are  each  able  to  bear. 

Secondly. — What  will  be  the  weight  of  the  suspended  superstructure 
when  completed,  with  tracks  and  all,  ready  for  use  by  foot  passengers, 
vehicles  and  cars  ? 

Thirdly.  — At  what  time  was  it  that  he  made  the  change  referred  to  in 
the  next  to  the  last  clause  of  his  report,  December  1,  1881,  whereby  he 
says,  “ Two  hundred  tons  were  again  added  to  the  main  span  ?” 

Engineer’s  Office, 

New  York  and  Brooklyn  Bridge, 
Brooklyn,  January  9th,  1882. 

Hon.  Henry  C.  Murphy, 

Pres.  Board  of  Trustees , N.  Y.  and  Brooklyn  Bridge: 

Dear  Sir—  I beg  to  submit  the  following  in  reply  to  the 
resolutions  passed  by  the  Board  of  Trustees  at  the  meeting 
held  December  12th,  1881. 


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Strength  of  Cables. 

The  aggregate  strength  of  the  wire  composing  each  of  the 
four  cables  is  estimated  to  be  12,300  tons  [of  2,000  lbs. 
each]  and  the  elastic  limit  two-thirds  of  that  amount,  namely, 
8,200  tons. 

The  estimated  strength  of  the  cables  was  arrived  at,  by 
taking  an  average  of  the  results  of  about  one-third  of  all  the 
tests  made  to  determine  the  strength  of  pieces  cut  from  the 
ends  of  each  wire  used  in  making  the  cables,  and  applying 
the  average  strength  so  deduced  to  the  entire  amount  of 
wire  in  each  cable. 

These  tests  were  made  very  soon  after  the  wire  was  drawn 
and  galvanized,  while  subsequent  tests  demonstrated  that 
the  wire  gained  in  strength  for  a short  time  after  its  manu- 
facture, and  this  gain  was  found  to  be  at  least  five  per 
cent.  The  wire,  too,  was  most  likely  to  show  inferiority 
in  quality  at  the  ends,  where  all  of  the  ordinary  tests  were 
made. 

These  facts  seem  to  justify  the  assumption  that  the  aver- 
age strength  of  all  the  wires  is  not  placed  too  high. 

The  limit  of  elasticity  of  the  wires,  as  determined  by  nu- 
merous tests,  was  never  less  than  two-thirds  of  the  ultimate 
strength,  and  usually  considerably  more,  while  the  wire 
which  had  the  higher  limit,  generally,  had  the  higher  mod- 
ulus of  elasticity.  Thus  it  will  appear  that  the  very  lowest 
elastic  strength  of  the  cables  is  as  stated  above,  and  at 
which  point  not  a single  wire  coming  within  the  require- 
ments, will,  under  its  proportion  of  stress,  be  strained  be- 
yond the  elastic  limit. 

The  method  of  splicing  the  wires  was  such  that  the  full 
strength  of  the  wire  was  maintained  at  all  the  joints. 

The  regulating  of  the  wires  and  strands  was  so  accurately 
done  as  to  show  almost  exact  parallelism  when  finally 
brought  together  in  the  cable. 

The  wires  varied  considerably  in  size,  hence  each  piece 
tested  was  carefully  measured  and  its  area  of  cross-section 
obtained. 


Summary — Weight,  sectional  area  and  strength  of  cables: 


Amount  of  wire  in  the  four  cables 6,928,346  lbs. 

Amount  of  wire  in  one  cable 1,732,086  lbs. 

Solid  section  of  each  cable i44yoS^V  scl-  'ns- 

Strength  of  one  cable,  estimated  at  170,000 

lbs.  per  square  inch 24,621,780  lbs. 

Strength  of  the  four  cables  estimated  at 

170,000  lbs.  per  square  inch 108,487,120  lbs. 


Strength  of  Superstructure. 

The  superstructure  consists  essentially  of  the  Floor  Sys- 
tem and  Stiffening  Trusses. 

Floor  Beams. — F or  the  strength  of  the  floor  beams,  and 
the  concentrated  transitory  load  it  is  designed  to  sustain, 

I would  refer  to  the  sketch  appended  hereto. 

Trusses. — The  trusses  have  been  so  proportioned  that 
when  one-half  of  the  bridge  is  loaded  it  would  deflect  10 
inches  at  a point  four  hundred  feet  out  from  the  tower, 
whereas  without  trusses  and  stays  the  cable  alone  would 
deflect  three  feet  at  that  point  under  the  same  load. 

Balance  of  Spans. — One  of  the  most  serious  difficulties 
to  be  contended  with  in  this  structure  is  the  mainten- 
ance of  the  balance  of  spans,  arising  from  the  exceptional 
length  of  the  land  spans.  One  of  the  early  designs  for  this 
Bridge  contemplated  the  anchoring  down  the  land  cables 
half-way  between  the  towers  and  the  main  anchorage.  This 
would  apply  to  the  case  Avhen  the  main  span  was  loaded  and 
the  land  spans  empty.  The  reverse  case  when  the  main 
span  was  empty  and  the  land  spans  loaded  could  evidently 
not  be  provided  for  by  those  means.  A closer  examination 
also  showed,  that  after  making  proper  allowances  for  tem- 
perature, stretch,  and  rise  and  fall  of  land  cables,  such  a 
provision  would  not  be  as  effective  as  might  be  supposed  at 
first  sight. 

Movement  of  Saddles.- — In  most  suspension  bridges,  Avith 
short  land  spans,  the  saddle  movements  are  soon  checked 
by  the  rapidly  increasing  tension  in  the  land  cables  as  their 


142 


curve  becomes  straightened.  With  our  very  long  land  cables 
other  means  must  be  added  to  check  excessive  saddle  motion. 
These  are  three  in  number,  namely  : 

Friction  of  saddle-rollers, 

Resistance  and  support  of  trusses, 

Action  of  the  stays. 

Friction  of  Saddle-roller  sc — The  friction  of  the  rollers 
under  the  saddles  is  as  yet  quite  small,  and  the  sensitiveness 
of  the  saddles  due  to  the  unequal  loading  of  one  or  the 
other  spans  has  during  the  erection  of  the  superstructure 
been  quite  marked.  The  friction  will  increase  with  the  loads 
and  with  time,  and  I believe  the  saddle  movement  will  in 
the  completed  work,  under  the  ordinary  traffic,  be  very 
small  indeed. 

Resistance  and  Support  of  Trusses. — The  trusses  counter- 
act chiefly  by  the  resistance  they  offer  to  being  bent  upward, 
and  because  they  are  continuous  through  the  towers,  they 
also  relieve  the  cables  of  a part  of  their  load. 

Action  of  SAaryj.— -The  stays,  however,  afford  the  most 
effective  means  of  checking  saddle  motion.  They  act  in  a 
double  capacity.  As  soon  as  the  saddle  movement  causes 
the  cable  to  fall,  it  transfers  a portion  of  its  load  to  the  stays, 
which  extend  out  three  hundred  and  fifty  feet,  while  on  the 
other  side  of  the  tower,  the  whole  load  which  the  stays 
carried  is  transferred  to  the  cables,  thereby  increasing  the 
counter  tension  on  that  side. 

I am  aware  that  the  stays  do  not  act  in  perfect  harmony 
with  the  cables  in  cases  of  extreme  temperature,  and  for  a 
single  span  I should  not  be  disposed  to  advocate  their  use, 
yet  in  our  case  I consider  them  indispensable.  We  need 
all  the  support  they  will  give,  and  when  the  cable  is  depress- 
ed under  a full  load  they  will  always  come  into  bearing  at  a 
time  when  we  want  them  most.  The  above  mentioned  want 
of  harmony  between  stays  and  cable  is  less  in  reality  than 
in  theory,  because  in  a curve  of  equilibrium  it  takes  a very 
small  increase  or  diminution  of  load  to  lower  or  raise  it  in 
the  quarters  sufficient  to  bring  the  other  system  into  action. 


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Weight  of  Suspended  Superstructure. 

The  weight  of  the  suspended  superstructure  when  com- 
pleted and  ready  for  use,  together  with  the  transitory  or 
live  load,  is  shown  in  the  following  tabular  statement.  With 
these  weights  was  calculated  the  margin  of  safety  in  the 
cables,  mentioned  in  my  last  report.  The  statement  also 
shows  what  proportion  of  the  weight  is  4 carried  by  the 
cables  and  how  much  by  the  stays  and  trusses. 


Tabular  Statement 

Of  Weight  of  Suspended  Superstructure  and  Transient  Load. 


Suspended  superstructure 

Suspenders,  wrought  and  cast  iron  cable 
bands,  over  and  under  floor-stays,  wire 
netting,  railing,  propelling  rope  and 
supporting  sheaves,  grate-bars,  cable 

cross-connections,  etc 

Cables 

Timber  flooring 

Steel  rails,  tramway  guard  rails  and  other 
iron  in  floor 

Total  permanent  weight  of  Bridge 

Transitory  load 

Total  weight  of  Bridge,  including  the  transi 
tory  load 


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Tons. 

6,620 


I,l8o 

3,460 

2,760 

660 


14,680 

3,100 


17,780 


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bn  <u 


Tons. 

3.050 


560 

1,600 

1,230 

300 


6,740 

1,380 


5,120 


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Q.  O' 


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0.0  75  - 
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Tons. 

2,340 


560 
1, 580 
1,030 

250 


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Tons. 

710 


50 


5,760  960 

1,160,  220 


6,920!  1,180 


Change  in  Design  of  Trusses. 

A change  as  important  as  the  raising  of  a truss  is  not 
made  at  random  or  on  the  spur  of  a moment.  It  is  the  re- 
sult of  a process  of  thought,  extending  over  weeks  and 
months,  and  requires  a more  extended  explanation. 


144 


It  being  the  wish  of  the  Board,  as  shown  by  the  resolu- 
tion annexed  to  the  report  of  the  Committee,  of  which  Mr. 
Kinsella  was  chairman,  on  the  6th  of  May,  1878,  that  the 
Bridge  should  be  adequate  to  the  passage  of  a Pullman  car, 
it  became  incumbent  upon  me  to  provide  the  necessary  truss 
power  with  which  to  transfer  the  concentrated  loads  and  to 
check  the  increased  deformation  of  the  cables  resulting 
therefrom. 

Now,  to  increase  the  strength  of  the  truss,  we  either  have 
to  increase  the  dimensions  of  all  its  parts  or  else  raise  the 
truss  and  keep  the  sections  about  the  same.  The  outer 
trusses  could  not  be  raised,  because  it  would  have  been 
necessary  to  strengthen  the  top  chord  by  heavy  and  un- 
sightly cross-bracing,  extending  across  the  whole  roadway. 
They  were,  therefore,  left  at  their  original  height,  with  a 
slight  addition  to  their  weight.  I am  aware  that,  theoreti- 
cally, all  the  trusses  should  have  been  of  the  same  height, 
but  these  outer  ones  are  located  at  the  extreme  ends  of  the 
floor  beams,  far  away  from  the  other  trusses  and  from  the 
location  of  the  concentrated  loads,  so  that  by  a slight 
flexure  of  the  floor  beam  they  will  be  able  to  act  sufficiently 
in  harmony  with  the  other  trusses. 

With  the  four  middle  trusses  the  case  was  different.  They 
were  close  together  and  had  to  take  care  of  heavier  and 
more  concentrated  loads.  In  the  plan  as  it  stood  from  1869 
to  1878,  the  promenade  truss  was  raised  four  feet  higher 
than  the  intermediate  truss  next  to  it.  The  object  of  this 
was  to  serve -as  a railing  to  the  promenade.  For  the  two 
trusses  to  act  together  they  must  be  of  the  same  height. 
This  could  be  attained  either  by  lowering  the  promenade 
truss  or  raising  the  intermediate  truss.  To  have  lowered 
the  promenade  truss  would  have  weakened  it,  which  was 
not  what  we  wanted.  I therefore  raised  the  intermediate 
truss  to  the  height  of  the  other  and  put  in  a cross  connec- 
tion on  top  to  steady  the  top  chord. 

An  examination  was  made  at  the  same  time  to  see  what 
increase  of  weight  this  would  involve.  It  was  found  that 
on  paper,  at  least,  it  would  amount  to  very  little,  because 
the  extra  weight  of  post  could  be  balanced  by  a slight  de- 


i45 


crease  in  the  section  of  chords  and  tension  bars.  In  actual 
execution,  however,  one  hundred  tons  were  added  to  each. 

The  plan  remained  without  further  changes  being  made 
in  it  for  several  months.  It  afforded  ample  head  room  for 
the  small  elevated  railroad  cars  and  their  locomotives,  but 
it  was  evident  that  if  the  cars  of  other  railroads,  including 
Pullman  cars,  should  ever  apply  for  transit  across  the  Bridge 
they  could  not  be  accommodated. 

Of  course  I objected  earnestly  for  two  reasons,  one  be- 
cause I could  not  see  any  probability  of  the  passage  of  the 
largest  size  of  railroad  cars,  and  the  other  because  it  was 
my  duty  to  protect  the  structure  against  every  ton  of  ad- 
ditional weight  not  absolutely  necessary.  When  I consented 
to  make  this  change  it  was  not  so  much  owing  to  personal 
solicitation  as  to  the  reflection  “of  what  benefit  has  it 
been  to  erect  this  Bridge  at  a vast  expense  unless  we  use  it 
for  every  possible  purpose  to  which  the  structure  will  lend 
itself.” 

It  is  a great  mistake  to  suppose  the  trusses  are  too  heavy 
for  the  rest  of  the  work.  At  least  five  hundred  tons  more 
material  would  be  required  in  the  trusses  of  the  main  span 
to  make  them  as  strong  as  the  rest  of  the  floor  system. 
Weight  has  been  added  to  the  whole  structure  and  not  to 
the  trusses  alone. 

Owing  to  the  great  strength  of  the  cables  the  margin  of 
safety  is  a very  rigid  figure.  It  takes  several  hundred  tons 
to  move  it  up  or  down  perceptibly.  Hence  it  is  that  an 
inch  off  the  planking  or  a shaving  here  and  there  has  so 
slight  an  effect  in  the  margin  of  safety,  and  therein  lies  our 
greatest  security.  To  illustrate  this  point,  let  me  state  that 
if  the  entire  moving  load  of  1,750  tons  were  doubled,  the 
margin  would  only  be  reduced  from  4 to  3^,  and  if  on  the 
other  hand  1,000  tons  could  be  taken  off  the  dead  load  of 
the  main  span  the  margin  would  only  rise  from  4 to  4-k 
In  order  to  illustrate  how  wholesale  and  radical  any  re- 
duction of  weight  must  be  to  effect  the  cables  appreciably, 
I will  merely  mention  three  possible  cases-,  although  I do 
not  advocate  any  of  them. 


'5 


146 


If  the  elevated  promenade  were  abandoned  and  the  foot 
travel  thrown  on  the  roadways  below,  then  each  middle  cable 
would  be  relieved  of  four  hundred  tons  of  strain,  or  of 
thirteen  per  cent,  of  the  total  strain,  and  their  margin  would 
rise  half  a point. 

Or,  if  the  intermediate  trusses  could  be  omitted  (except 
their  bottom  chords)  each  of  the  four  cables  would  be  re- 
lieved of  one  hundred  and  eighty  tons  of  strain,  or  six  per 
cent,  of  their  total  strain. 

Or,  again,  if  the  four  middle  trusses  could  be  cut  down 
to  the  height  of  the  outer  ones,  one  hundred  and  six  tons  of 
strain  would  be  taken  off  each  of  the  four  cables,  provided 
it  were  equally  distributed,  or  two  hundred  and  sixty  tons 
off  each  middle  cable,  or  seven  and  one-half  per  cent,  of 
total  strain. 

The  cables  are  strong  enough  to  pull  up  the  anchor- 
ages ! 

Very  respectfully,  yours, 

W.  A.  ROEBLING, 

Chief  Engineer. 


147 


“ EXHIBIT  No.  8.” 


CLAIM  OF  EDGE  MOOR  IRON  COMPANY. 


Edge  Moor,  Oct.  io,  1881. 

Contract  of  July  24th,  1879,  to  cover  5,500  tons  of  steel  work 
embracing  the  suspended  superstructure,  as  described  in 
the  contract  specifications  (excepting  the  top  chords  beyond 
panel  points,  No.  48  ; web  diagonals  beyond  panel  points,  No. 
13;  36  bottom  chord  pieces  at  the  slip  joints;  6 principal 
floor  beams  at  do.  ; 36  posts  at  do.  ; 36  intermediate  chords 
at  do.  ; 12  supporting  channels  at  do.  ; 12  top  connections, 
and  36  bottom  angle  braces  at  do.,  and  the  slip  joint  con- 
nections). 

Estimated  to  weigh  11,000,550  lbs.,  at  4.35c.  $478,523  93 

Less  the  cost  of  manufacture  of  the  above 
mentioned  excepted  parts,  as  per  the  esti- 
mate upon  which  the  above  mentioned 
contract  was  made  : 

Top  chords  beyond  panel.  No.  48  $5,905  32 


Eye  bars  beyond  panel,  No.  13  9,175  78 

36  Bottom  chords 370  00 

6 Principal  floor  beams 637  37 

36  Posts  490  14 

36  Intermediate  chords 134  n 

1 2 Supporting  channels 30  23 

12  Top  connecting  and  36  angle 

braces 84  00 

Slip  joint  attachments 2,043  36 


18,870  31 


$459>653  62 

Additional  work  of  manufacture  called  for 
by  the  drawings  in  excess  of  that  called 
for  by  the  specifications  : 

Actual  cost $45,815  01  | o 

Profit,  33^- per  cent ... . 14,605  oof  5 ,42°  OI 


$5i8,o73  63 


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Equivalent  pound  price  to  be  substituted  for 
the  original  contract  price  of  4.35c.  per  lb.: 

&5i8>°73-63 

=4.710.  per  lb- 

11,000,550— 

Col.  Roebling  on  the  Edge  Moor  Iron  Company’s 
Claim  for  Extra  Pay. 

Brooklyn,  August  1st,  1881. 

Hon.  Henry  C.  Murphy, 

Pres.  Board  of  Trustees  N.  Y.  a?id  Brooklyn  Bridge: 
Dear  Sir — Your  favor  of  July  28th,  asking  for  informa- 
tion in  the  matter  of  the  excess  in  cost  of  construction  of 
the  steel  work  by  reason  of  changes  in  plans  since  our  con- 
tract was  made  with  Edge  Moor  Iron  Co.,  and  copy  of 
letter  addressed  to  you  on  this  subject  by  Mr.  Garnett, 
Treasurer  Edge  Moor  Iron  Co.,  have  been  received. 

While  I think  that  the  Edge  Moor  Iron  Co.  are  entitled 
to  some  extra  compensation,  their  claim  seems  to  me  in 
many  ways  excessive,  and  should  be  reduced  about  thirty 
per  cent. 

To  go  over  every  item  of  the  work  and  indicate  every 
place  where  this  reduction  should  be  claimed  will  require  a 
much  longer  time  than  I have  had  since  the  receipt  of  your 
letter,  and  some  further  information  from  my  assistants  who 
have  had  charge  of  this  part  of  the  work  from  its  commence- 
ment. 

Some  changes  were  necessary  for  us  ; other  changes  were 
made  to  suit  the  contractor,  and  as  they  were  more  to  his 
advantage  than  ours,  I do  not  think  that  he  should  be  paid 
anything  for  work,  only  for  the  extra  weight  of  material  at 
regular  contract  price.  I should  not  in  any  case  recom- 
mend that  the  contractor  be  paid  any  extra  compensation 
he  may  claim  during  the  progress  of  the  work,  until  every 
pound  of  steel  contracted  for  by  him  has  been  finished  and 
delivered. 

Respectfully  yours, 

W.  A.  ROEBLING. 


(Signed) 


Col.  Roebling’s  Decision  in  the  Claim  of  Edge  Moor 
Iron  Company  for  extra  Work. 

Brooklyn,  October  13th,  1881. 
Hon.  Henry  C.  Murphy, 

Pres.  Board  of  Trustees  N.  Y.  and  Brooklyn  Bridge : 

Dear  Sir — I enclose  herewith  a statement  of  the  claims 
of  the  Edge  Moor  Iron  Co.  for  extra  work  not  included  in 
their  contract. 

Mr.  Sellers  says  their  claim  of  33^  per  cent,  profit  is  on 
the  cost  of  manufacture  alone,  and  not  on  the  material, 
which  amounts  to  about  the  same  thing  as  if  they  had 
charged  10  T3^  per  cent,  profit  on  the  contract  price,  so  this 


percentage  is  probably  not  excessive.  The  changes  made 
in  the  plans  have  added  to  the  cost  of  construction,  as  per 

their  detailed  estimate $43,815  oi 

to  which  they  add  33-j  per  cent,  profit 14,605  00 

Making  a total  additional  cost  of $58,420  01 

The  original  quantity  at  contract  price 478,523  93 

Total  price  to  be  paid,  including  extras.  . . . $536,943  94 

Deduct  cost  of  making  parts  contracted  for 
but  not  made — top  chords,  etc 18,870  31 


$5i8,°7 3 63 

This  would  make  the  total  price  to  be  paid  for  the  5,500 


tons $518,073  63 

Total  price  under  the  contract 478,523  93 

Total  extra  claims ^39,549  7° 


I believe  this  statement  to  be  correct  according  to  the 
figures  of  cost  of  manufacture  as  given  to  us,  and  recom- 
mend that  the  claims  be  paid. 

Very  respectfully  yours, 

(Signed)  W.  A.  ROEBLING. 

(Claim  paid.  See  Estimate  Book,  page  373.) 


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Resolution  offered  Censuring  Officers  and 
Engineers. 

Minutes,  December' 12th,  1881  (page  435). 

Mr.  Bush  offered  the  following  resolution,  which  was,  on 
motion  of  Mr.  Stranahan  and  by  consent  of  Mr.  Bush,  laid 
on  the  table  until  the  next  meeting  of  the  Board  : 

“ Resolved , That  the  modification  or  alterations  in  the  plans 
and  construction  of  the  Bridge  and  increase  of  weight  have 
been  made  without  authority  and  without  consultation  with 
or  authorization  of  the  Board,  and  that  the  officers  and  en- 
gineers who  have  directed  and  made  such  modifications  or 
alterations  or  increase  in  weight,  have  been  guilty  of  gross 
mismanagement.” 

Resolution  Withdrawn. 

Minutes,  January  9th,  1882  (page  439). 

Mr.  Bush  stated  that  since  the  last  meeting  of  the  Board 
he  had  become  satisfied  that  his  remarks  reflecting  unjustly 
on  the  Engineers  of  the  Board  were  unfounded  in  fact,  and 
he  desired  to  recall  his  statement  and  say  that  he  believed 
the  Engineers  had  discharged  their  duties  with  fidelity. 


“ EXHIBIT  No.  9.” 


REPORT  OF  THE  SPECIAL  COMMITTEE  APPOINTED 
TO  CONFER  WITH  THE  PRESIDENT  OF  THE 
EDGE  MOOR  IRON  COMPANY,  WITH  REFER- 
ENCE TO  THEIR  CONTRACTS  FOR  STEEL  WORK, 
JUNE,  1882. 

Brooklyn,  June  26th,  1882. 

To  the  President  and  Directors  of  the  New  York  and  Brooklyn 
Bridge  : 

Gentlemen — The  Committee  appointed  to  confer  with 
the  President  of  the  Edge  Moor  Iron  Company,  with  refer- 
ence to  their  contracts  for  steel  work  for  the  Bridge,  here- 
with report  that  a conference  was  held  with  Mr.  Sellers,  on 
Wednesday,  the  21st  instant,  in  this  office,  at  which  all  the 
members  of  the  Committee  were  present.  Your  Com- 
mittee have  confined  their  inquiries  substantially  to  three 
points  : 

1.  Why  is  it  that,  during  all  these  last  months  of  open 
working  weather,  there  has  been  no  visible  progress  in  the 
work  upon  the  Bridge  ? 

2.  What  are  the  prospects  of  progress  in  the  near  future  ? 

3.  Is  any  course  of  action  open  to  the  Trustees  which 
would  facilitate  the  progress  of  the  work,  and  make  it  at 
once  more  certain  and  more  rapid  ? 

The  work  of  construction  has  been  kept  at  a stand-still 
this  spring,  because  the  Bridge  has  not  been  furnished  with 
the  materials  needed  in  the  order  of  their  need.  If,  in  the 
erection  of  a house,  you  need  bricks  for  the  walls,  it  does 
not  hurry  matters  to  receive  slates  for  the  roof  ; you  can- 
not go  on  until  you  receive  the  bricks.  During  the  last  few 
months  we  have  been  receiving  each  month  from  100  to  300 
tons  of  steel  work,  which  will  enter  into  fhe  superstructure 


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of  the  Bridge  ; but  the  particular  pieces  which  have  been 
needed  since  the  first  of  the  year  are  just  beginning  to  come 
forward.  This  brings  us  to  the  first  important  point  of  in- 
formation and  explanation  received  from  the  President  of 
the  Edge  Moor  Iron  Company. 

Some  months  ago  the  Bridge  reached  the  point  where  the 
pieces  known,  technically,  as  eye-bars  were  needed,  in  order 
to  make  further  progress  possible.  These  pieces  are  the 
diagonal  braces  between  the  posts  in  the  trusses  along  the 
sides  of  the  roadways.  When  the  second  contract  for  steel 
work  was  entered  into,  on  December  8,  1881,  it  was  believed 
by  Mr.  Sellers  that  these  pieces  would  be  completed  long 
before  other  portions  of  the  work.  It  was  estimated,  for 
instance,  that  it  was  eighteen  days’  work  for  the  Edge 
Moor’s  hydraulic  shop  to  complete  these  eye-bars  as  far 
from  the  towers  as  panel  No.  13.  It  was  supposed  at  that 
time  by  the  Edge  Moor  Iron  Company  that  these  eye-bars 
could  be  made  of  steel  in  the  same  manner  as  eye-bars  of 
iron  are  made,  but  experience  proved  that  made  in  this 
way  of  the  size  demanded  they  did  not  stand  the  tests 
required  by  the  specifications.  Mr.  Sellefs  states  that  it 
has  taken  four  months  of  constant  and  costly  experiment- 
ing on  the  part  of  the  Edge  Moor  Iron  Company  to  find  a 
way  in  which  these  steel  eye-bars  could  be  made,  and  it 
was  only  on  the  21st  of  the  present  month  that  the  bars  out 
to  panel  13  were  finished  and  shipped.  As  an  interesting 
illustration  of  the  fatality  attending  this  enterprise,  it  may 
be  mentioned  that  this  shipment,  which  was  due  here  June 
22,  is  still  detained  on  the  road,  owing  to  the  prevailing 
strikes  among  the  freight  handlers. 

This  brings  us  to  the  present  prospect  of  progress  with 
the  work.  If  these  eye-bars  and  the  other  pieces  are  de- 
livered by  the  Edge  Moor  Iron  Company  in  the  order  in 
which  they  are  needed,  the  work  of  construction  can  be 
carried  forward  at  an  equal  pace  with  the  work  of  manufac- 
ture. So  says  Mr.  Sellers,  and  so  our  engineers  say.  It  is 
estimated  now  by  the  Edge  Moor  Iron  Company  that  the 
eye-bars  will  be  finished  by  the  31st  of  October,  and  also 
all  the  rest  of  the  steel  work  called  for  by  both  contracts. 
Mr.  Sellers  says  very  emphatically  that  this  calculation  in- 


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eludes  all  probable  delays.  It  excepts  all  that  class  of 
accidents  covered  in  the  “ bill  of  lading  ” phrase,  “ the  act 
of  God  and  the  public  enemies.”  In  other  words,  it 
includes  ordinary  chances  of  delay,  but  not  the  extraor- 
dinary. 

It  will  be  noted  that  we  are  just  receiving  the  parts  im- 
mediately needed  in  the  work  of  construction.  Our  rate 
of  progress  now  depends  largely  upon  our  continuing  to 
receive  the  needed  pieces  in  the  right  order  from  the  Edge 
Moor  Iron  Company.  The  President  of  that  Company 
pledges  himself  that  no  effort  shall  be  spared  to  deliver  the 
work  in  this  order.  The  danger  of  a break  in  the  desired 
order  of  receipts  comes,  according  to  his  statement,  from 
the  possible  spoiling  of  material  in  the  process  of  manufac- 
ture. Mr.  Sellers  assured  your  Committee,  however,  that 
the  work  of  this  Bridge  should  have  precedence  over  every 
other  work  in  his  Company’s  shops. 

Assuming,  then,  that  the  Bridge  continues  to  receive  the 
eye-bars  in  the  order  needed,  the  work  of  construction  will 
be  rapid.  If  the  eye-bars  and  other  pieces  come  in  the 
right  order,  and  are  all  received  by  October  31,  our  engi- 
neers assure  us  that  the  Bridge  can  yet  be  completed,  as 
stated  in  our  memorial  to  the  Legislature,  by  the  31st  of 
March,  1883.  There  is,  of  course,  other  work  to  be  done 
that  is  independent  of  these  contracts  for  steel,  and  unex- 
pected delays  may  ensue  in  connection  with  these  other 
parts.  The  engineers  do  not  anticipate  delay  from  other 
causes,  however,  because  the  rest  of  the  work  upon  the 
Bridge  is  not  of  an  exceptional  character. 

And  this  suggests  our  last  inquiry,  viz.,  whether  the  work 
of  construction  could  be  hastened  in  any  way,  even  at  some 
cost  to  the  Trustees  ? Mr.  Sellers  states  distinctly  that  this 
is  impossible.  His  machinery  will  do  so  much,  and  no 
more.  With  the  utmost  emphasis  he  says  that,  were  he  to 
be  paid  double  the  contract  price,  he  could  not  advance  the 
date  of  completion.  Were  he  without  his  present  plant  of 
machinery,  it  would  take  him  a year  to  get  into  position  to 
do  the  work  he  is  turning  out  now. 

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Appended  to  this  report  is  a letter  from  Mr.  Sellers  re- 
peating officially  the  salient  statements  made  to  your  Com- 
mittee. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

SETH  LOW, 

W.  R.  GRACE, 

ALLAN  CAMPBELL, 
LUDWIG  SEMLER, 
HENRY  C.  MURPHY. 


Edge  Moor  Iron  Company,  ) 
Edge  Moor,  June  22,  1882.  J 

Hon.  Seth  Low,  Chairman  Committee  of  Trustees  New  York  and 
Brooklyn  Bridge , No.  21  Water  street,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Dear  Sir — Responding  to  your  inquiries  concerning  the  work  upon  the 
New  York  and  Brooklyn  Bridge,  have  to  say  that,  in  a letter  dated  Sep- 
tember 30,  to  Hon.  H.  C.  Murphy,  President  of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  I 
anticipated  that  this  Company  would  be  able  to  complete  the  first  contract 
for  5,500  tons  during  January,  1882,  and  a second  contract,  covering 
about  1,200  tons,  the  amount  then  estimated  would  be  required  during 
May,  1882,  was  indicated,  qualified,  however,  by  the  statement  “ that  so 
much  depends  upon  obtaining  material,  that  it  will  be  impossible  for  me 
to  indicate  a time  more  accurately.  You  may,  however,  rely  upon  our 
using  every  exertion  to  complete  the  work  as  rapidly  as  possible.” 

At  the  time  this  letter  was  written  it  was  expected  that  the  second  con- 
tract would  be  awarded  at  once,  and  that  the  blooms  required  for  its  ex- 
ecution could  also  be  ordered  within  a very  short  time  thereafter,  whereas 
the  contract  was  not  executed  until  the  8th  of  December,  at  which  time 
there  were  several  engineering  questions  unsettled  which  would  modify 
the  construction,  so  that  the  orders  for  material  could  not  be  issued  earlier 
than  the  month  of  January,  1882  ; but  long  before  this  the  Cambria  Com- 
pany had  notified  us  that  for  any  steel  required  beyond  the  original  con- 
tract, they  could  not  promise  deliveries  earlier  than  January  and  February, 
and,  as  a matter  of  fact,  the  final  deliveries  were  not  completed  by  that 
Company  until  the  17th  instant. 

At  the  time  the  second  contract  was  executed,  it  was  believed  that  the 
eye-bars  would  be  completed  long  before  other  portions  of  the  work,  but 
unexpected  difficulties  in  this  manufacture  have  consumed  about  four 
months  in  experiments  to  remedy  them.  These  have  finally  proved  suc- 
cessful, and  all  the  bars  required  out  to  points  13  have  now  gone  forward. 

Of  the  materials  to  come  forward  to  enable  us  to  complete  both  con- 
tracts, our  last  advices  are  as  follows  : 9-inch  channels.  These,  with  a 


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probable  exception  of  12  to  20  bars,  are  all  rolled  and  will  be  shipped, 
commencing  on  the  17th  inst,  at  the  rate  of  one  car  load  per  day,  this 
being  the  maximum  quantity  that  can  be  straightened  and  cut  to  length 
per  day  until  all  that  are  suitable  have  come  forward,  and  which  will  re- 
quire about  ten  days,  or  say  until  July  1st  next,  until  their  receipt  at  these 
works. 

With  reference  to  the  shortage  of  12  to  20  pieces  of  these  bars,  this 
shortage  will  be  due  to  two  causes  ; first — condemnations  of  bars  previous- 
ly rolled  ; and  second — from  lossess  in  the  present  lot.  This  shortage 
will  be  definitely  ascertained  as  soon  as  the  bars  now  rolled  are  straight- 
ened and  cut,  and  the  replace  blooms  necessary  to  make  any  such  shortage 
will  be  ordered  at  once. 

Six-inch  channels.  80,000  lbs.  yet  to  come  forward,  nearly  all  of  which 
will  have  to  be  rolled  from  blooms  yet  to  be  made  by  Cambria.  These 
are  all  replace  blooms,  and  the  orders  for  them  went  forward  to  Cambria 
on  the  10th  and  13th  instant,  these  being  the  earliest  dates  at  which  the 
necessary  quantity  of  blooms  could  be  definitely  ascertained. 

Cambria  have  advised,  under  date  of  14th,  that  their  blooming-mill  is 
broken  down  and  undergoing  general  repairs,  and  that  three  weeks  will  be 
required  to  complete  them,  so  that  these  blooms  cannot  be  expected  to 
reach  the  rolling-mill  until  about  the  middle  of  July. 

Six-inch  I beams.  These  will  be  rolled  during  the  present  week,  and 
this  rolling  will  be  made,  if  possible,  the  final  rolling  of  this  shape. 

Rounds  for  pins.  These  will  probably  follow  the  6-inch  beams.  The 
shipping  documents  for  the  blooms  we  received  from  Cambria  on  the  19th 
instant. 

Miscellaneous  flats  entering  into  the  construction  of  quite  all  of  the 
miscellaneous  parts.  These  are  all  rolled  upon  the  small  train,  which  has 
recently  been  undergoing  necessary  repairs.  The  rolling  will  begin  dur- 
ing the  present  week,  and  continue  consecutively  until  finished. 

In  conclusion,  it  may  be  said,  without  fear  of  contradiction,  that  the 
work  covered  by  these  contracts  is  unusual  and  of  extraordinary  charac- 
ter, involving  questions  that  have  taxed  the  skill  of  both  engineers  and 
contractors  ; that,  in  fact,  the  detail  drawings  and  the  work  have  been 
progressing  side  by  side,  the  final  details  for  important  connections,  in  the 
first  contract,  not  being  completed  until  November  last.  The  eye-bar 
connections,  before  referred  to,  have  involved  numerous  and  costly  ex- 
periments on  our  part  to  fulfill  the  necessary  conditions,  and  it  is  believed 
that  this  is  the  first  instance  in  the  history  of  bridge  building  when  such 
bars  have  been  successfully  made  from  flat  steel  bars  of  uniform  section 
throughout. 

It  is  estimated  that  it  will  require  85  days  in  our  hydraulic  shop  to  fin- 
ish these  bars,  which,  with  other  work  that  must  pass  through  the  same  shop 
within  that  time,  would  indicate  their  final  completion  about  the  31st  of 
October  next  ; and  as  these  bars  will  probably  take  longer  to  manufacture 
than  any  other  portion  of  the  work  now  remaining,  I believe  the  whole 
work  will  be  completed  by  that  time. 


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In  completing  this  work  no  effort  will  be  spared  to  deliver  it  in  the  or- 
der in  which  it  must  be  erected,  so  that  the  erection  can  keep  pace  with 
the  manufacture,  and  the  final  completion  will  follow  immediately  upon 
the  final  delivery. 

Respectfully, 

WM.  SELLERS, 

Prest.  E.  M.  I.  Co. 


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“ EXHIBIT  No.  10.” 


MINUTES,  MAY  1st,  5th  and  27th,  1879.  REPORT 
OF  THE  INVESTIGATING  COMMITTEE  AS  TO 
CHARGES  AGAINST  ENGINEERS. 

Extract  Minutes,  May  ist,  1879  (page  315). 

Whereas,  Two  members  of  this  Board  have  stated  that 
charges  had  been  made  to  them  that  the  Engineers  have 
been  guilty  of  corrupt  practices,  and  have  done  such  other 
things  as  do  reflect  suspicion  on  the  administration  of  its 
affairs  ; therefore 

Resolved , That  a Committee  be  appointed  to  make  an 
examination,  and  to  report  the  result  of  their  investigation 
to  the  next  meeting  of  the  Board. 


Minutes,  May  5th,  1879  (page  317). 

The  Special  Committee,  consisting  of  Comptroller  Stein- 
metz,  Dr.  Samuel  Hall,  the  President  and  Vice-President, 
appointed  to  investigate  certain  charges  made  against  the 
Engineers  of  this  Bridge,  reported  progress,  and  asked  for 
further  time  in  which  to  make  their  final  report,  which  was 
granted. 

The  Chairman  reported  that  the  charge  of  the  Engineers 
having  received  money  from  steel  manufacturers  was  un- 
founded, so  far  as  the  Committee  have  been  able  to  ascer- 
tain, the  person  through  whom  the  charge  reached  a mem- 
ber of  the  Board  saying  he  had  never  made  any  such 
charge. 

General  Slocum  explained  his  connection  with  the 
rumors  against  the  integrity  of  the  Engineers,  and  said  he 
had  stated  to  the  Board  the  exact  charges  made  by  Mr. 
M.  T.  Davidson  to  him. 


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Extract  Minutes,  May  27th,  1879  (page  327). 

“ The  Committee  appointed  to  examine  into  certain 
charges,  made  by  two  members  of  the  Board  against  the 
Engineers,  of  corrupt  practice  and  other  things  reflecting 
upon  the  administration  of  the  affairs  of  the  Board,  etc., 

Report , That  they  proceeded  first  to  inquire  into  the 
charge  of  corruption  against  the  Engineers,  and  to  ascertain 
all  the  facts  in  connection  therewith. 

The  specific  charge  was  the  statement  of  General  Slocum, 
one  of  the  members  referred  to  in  the  resolution  of  appoint- 
ment of  the  Committee,  that  information  had  been  given 
out  by  the  Engineers  of  the  specifications  in  advance  of 
their  regular  publication,  for  the  consideration  of  ten  thous- 
and dollars. 

In  pursuance  of  a formal  notice  from  General  Slocum 
to  his  informant,  Mr.  M.  T.  Davidson,  to  appear  before  the 
Committee  and  substantiate  his  allegation,  that  gentleman 
appeared  and  insisted  that  General  Slocum  had  misunder- 
stood him  in  the  matter,  and  denied  that  he  had  made  any 
such  charge.  He  said  he  told  General  Slocum  that  infor- 
mation had  been  given  out  in  regard  to  the  specifications  of 
the  steel  for  the  superstructure,  and  that  it  was  rumored  that 
ten  thousand  dollars  was  the  consideration  to  the  Engineers 
therefor.  Mr.  Davidson  added  that  he  was  satisfied  the 
rumor  was  without  foundation,  but  he  declined  to  give  the 
name  of  his  informant. 

Charles  P.  Haughian,  of  the  Chrome  Steel  Company,  was 
then  produced  before  the  Committee,  and  said  that  he  had 
told  Mr.  Davidson  that  it  was  rumored  that  information  had 
been  given  out  in  regard  to  the  specifications,  and  it  would 
bring  some  consideration,  but  he  did  not  state  to  the  Com- 
mittee from  whom  he  had  heard  the  rumor. 

Mr.  Albert  Hill,  Civil  Engineer,  was  also  produced,  and 
he  stated  that  on  the  31st  of  March  last  he  received  a letter 
from  the  agent  of  Mr.  Anderson,  a steel  manufacturer  of 
Pittsburgh,  requesting  him  to  meet  that  gentleman  on  the 
following  Wednesday  (April  2)  in  order  to  consult  with  him 
in  regard  to  the  construction  of  rolls  for  channel  bars  and 
other  bridge  shapes  from  crucible  steel  and  from  low  grade 


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steel,  and  that  he  met  Mr.  Anderson  accordingly  in  New 
York  ; that  Mr.  Anderson  informed  him  that  Mr.  Kloman, 
of  Pittsburgh,  had  received  private  information  from  Col. 
Paine  that  the  steel  to  be  used  in  the  Brooklyn  Bridge 
would  be  a soft  low  grade  steel,  with  an  ultimate  ten- 
sile strength  of  70,000  lbs.  per  square  inch,  an  elastic 
limit  of  40,000  lbs.,  a reduction  of  area  of  about  twenty  per 
cent,  and  a stretch  of  ten  per  cent.,  and  that  Mr.  Anderson 
wanted  to  know  of  him  what  kind  of  mill  would  be  most 
suitable,  and  what  power  would  be  required  to  roll  this  kind 
of  steel  into  bridge  shapes,  and  added  he  could  not  tell 
what  the  shapes  were,  as  they  had  not  yet  been  given  out. 

Mr.  Andrew  Kloman,  of  Pittsburgh,  stated  to  the  Com- 
mittee that  his  business  was  the  making  of  structural  mate- 
rials for  bridges,  buildings,  etc.,  and  that  he  had  rolled  the 
steel  for  Hussey,  Howe  & Co.,  the  builders  of  the  Glasgow 
bridge,  just  completed,  over  the  Missouri  River,  the  first 
bridge  built  in  this  country  entirely  of  steel.  He  said  that 
Colonel  Paine  was  in  Pittsburgh  in  November  or  December 
last,  and  consulted  him  in  regard  to  the  possibility  of  mak- 
ing certain  shapes  in  steel  for  the  Brooklyn  Bridge,  especially 
his  new  mode  of  making  eye-bars,  which  he  showed  him  ; 
that  he  subsequently,  from  time  to  time,  received  letters 
from  Colonel  Paine  on  the  same  subject.  That,  four  or  five 
weeks  ago,  Colonel  Paine  sent  word  to  him  through  Mr. 
McDonald,  a bridge  builder,  that  he  wished  to  see  him  for 
the  purpose  of  consulting  with  him  in  preparing  his  specifi- 
cations. He  called  upon  Colonel  Paine  accordingly,  and 
they  talked  about  the  quality  of  steel  he  proposed  to  adopt, 
and  the  Colonel  told  him  he  thought  70,000  lbs.  ultimate 
strength,  an  elastic  limit  of  from  37,000  to  40,000  lbs.,  and 
a stretch  of  not  less  than  ten  per  cent,  would  be  required  ; 
that  it  was  not  necessary  to  use  higher  grades,  because  he 
could  not  reduce  the  sections  very  much.  On  his  return  to 

Pittsburgh  on  the , he  went  to  see  Mr.  Anderson,  who 

had,  during  the  winter,  asked  him  if  he  could  roll  nine-inch 
channels  for  the  East  River  Bridge,  and  told  him  that  he 
had  been  to  New  York,  and  learned  that  the  Bridge  was  to 
be  built  of  steel.  He  had  not  seen  Mr.  Anderson  since. 


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Colonel  Paine,  the  Engineer  in  charge  of  the  Iron  and 
Steel  Department  of  the  Bridge  construction,  stated  to  the 
Committee  that  during  the  delay  which,  owing  to  the  finan- 
cial difficulties  of  the  Bridge,  occurred  in  giving  out  the 
contract  for  building  the  superstructure  of  iron,  as  proposed 
a year  ago,  he  received,  in  October  last,  instructions  from 
Colonel  Roebling,  the  Chief  Engineer,  to  make  inquiries 
and  investigations  as  to  the  progress  in  steel  manufacture 
since  the  preparation  of  the  specifications  formerly  issued. 

This  embraced  an  inquiry  into  the  existence  of  any  roll- 
ing mills  in  the  country  adapted  to  the  production  of  the 
shapes  required,  the  cost  of  the  steel  and  the  quality  to  be 
used. 

This  was  made  during  the  winter,  of  various  manufac- 
turers and  bridge  builders,  including  Mr.  Anderson  and  Mr. 
Kloman,  of  Pittsburgh,  in  different  parts  of  the  country. 

The  present  specifications  were  prepared  in  accordance 
with  the  information  thus  obtained,  which  established  the 
fact  that  one  rolling  mill  was  in  operation  which  had  made 
the  shapes  for  the  Glasgow  Bridge,  and  that  other  manu- 
facturers were  disposed  to  put  up  mills  for  the  purpose,  as 
shown  in  the  statements  of  Mr.  Hill  and  Mr.  Kloman. 

These  are  all  the  facts  elicited  on  the  subject  of  the 
charge  of  corruption  against  the  Engineers. 

It  is  unnecessary  to  say  that  there  is  not  the  slightest  evi- 
dence to  sustain  the  charge.  The  Committee,  therefore,  ex- 
press their  entire  confidence  in  the  honor  and  integrity  of 
those  officers,  and  their  fidelity  to  the  true  interests  of  the 
Bridge. 


“ EXHIBIT  No.  11” 


REPORT  OF  THE  COMMITTEE  ON  LIGHTING  THE 
BRIDGE,  APRIL  9,  1883. 

To  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  N.  Y.  and  Brooklyn  Bridge  : 

We,  the  undersigned,  to  whom  it  was  referred  by  this  Board 
to  consider  and  determine  what  system  of  electric  lighting 
was  best  adapted  to  the  requirements  of  the  Bridge,  report 
as  follows  : 

Representatives  of  all  the  Electric  Lighting  Companies  that 
had  submitted  proposals  for  lighting  the  Bridge  appeared 
before  the  Committee  at  the  meeting  appointed  for  the 
hearing.  These  comprised  the  United  States  Illuminating 
Company,  The  Brush-Swan  Electric  Light  Company,  The 
Edison  Electric  Light  Company,  The  Fuller  Electrical 
Company,  The  Schuyler  Electric  Light  Company  and  The 
Arnoux  & Hochhausen  Electric  Light  Company. 

The  committee  heard  all  who  were  present  at  consider- 
able length,  and  made  exhaustive  inquiries  as  to  the  advan- 
tages claimed  for  the  different  systems  represented.  After 
careful  consideration  of  all  the  facts  presented,  and  con- 
sultation with  Mr.  Martin,  Engineer  of  the  Bridge,  who  had 
made  an  examination  of  the  different  systems  in  actual  op- 
eration, it  was  decided  to  award  the  contract  to  the  United 
States  Illuminating  Company.  Although  this  Company  was 
the  lowest  bidder,  the  Committee  was  not  wholly  influenced 
by  this  consideration  in  making  its  decision,  but  selected  the 
system  which  the  United  States  Company  proposed  to  use 
as  the  one  in  all  respects  best  adapted  for  the  work  of  per- 
manently lighting  the  Bridge  in  a satisfactory  manner. 

The  proposal  of  the  Edison  Company  involved  the  use  of 
incandescent  lights,  and  was  not  favorably  considered,  as 
it  appeared  to  the  Committee  that  greater  economy  of  power 
and  more  perfect  general  illumination  could  be  obtained  in 
lighting  large  spaces,  such  as  the  roadways  of  the  Bridge, 
by  the  use  of  powerful  arc  lights. 


Of  the  different  arc  systems  represented,  the  Weston  sys- 
tem used  by  the  United  States  Company,  and  the  Brush 
system  used  by  the  Brush-Swan  Company  seem  to  present 
greater  advantages  than  the  others.  Both  of  these  systems 
are  well  known,  and  have  for  a long  time  been  in  successful 
and  very  extensive  use  throughout  the  country,  and  the 
Companies,  which  are  introducing  them,  are  doing  a large 
business,  and  have  had  great  experience  in  carrying  out  in- 
stallations similar  to  that  desired  for  the  Bridge. 

While  there  seems  to  be  little  room  for  choice  between 
the  two  systems  in  regard  to  reliability  of  the  apparatus  for 
continuous  use,  the  Weston  system  appears,  from  the  facts 
presented  to  the  Committee,  superior  to  the  Brush  in  other 
respects,  and  especially  in  economy  of  power  and  in  safety. 

The  Engineers  of  the  Bridge  have  carefully  examined  the 
Weston  apparatus,  and  are  of  the  opinion  that  it  is  admira- 
bly designed  and  well  constructed,  and  the  large  number  of 
lights  of  this  system,  which  they  have  observed  in  operation 
in  New  York  city,  appear  to  be  working  in  a very  satisfac- 
tory manner. 

It  appears  that  tests  and  measurements  which  have  been 
made  of  different  dynamo  machines,  with  reference  to  econ- 
omy of  power,  and  especially  those  conducted  by  the  Com- 
mittee appointed  for  that  purpose  at  the  Paris  Electrical 
Exposition,  show  a considerably  higher  efficiency  for  the 
Weston  dynamo  than  for  the  Brush,  or  for  any  of  the  others 
which  have  been  brought  into  competition  with  it ; and  it  is 
stated  by  the  representatives  of  the  United  States  Company 
that  important  improvements  have  been  made  in  the  Weston 
machine  since  these  tests  were  made,  which  make  its  supe- 
riority in  this  respect  still  greater. 

As  the  expense  of  supplying  power  to  operate  the  lights 
is  to  be  borne  by  the  Bridge  Corporation,  and  will  be  con- 
tinuous, any  considerable  reduction  in  the  amount  of  power 
required  appears  to  be  a very  material  consideration. 

In  view  of  the  numerous  reports  of  fatal  accidents  occa- 
sioned by  persons  coming  accidentally  into  contact  with  the 
wires  of  electric  lighting  circuits,  in  which  a current  of  very 
high  tension  is  employed,  the  Committee  inquired  very 


carefully  into  the  relative  safety  of  the  different  systems  sub- 
mitted, and  from  the  facts  elicited  is  convinced  that  the 
advantages  of  the  Weston  system,  in  this  respect,  are  very 
marked.  The  Weston  lamp  is  constructed  with  a very  short 
arc  or  separation  between  the  carbon  points  (the  length  of  the 
Weston  arc  being  about  fa  of  an  inch,  while  the  arc  employ- 
ed in  the  other  systems  is  from  fa  to-^-of  an  inch  in  length), 
and  the  tension  of  the  current  required  for  working  a given 
number  of  lamps  in  the  same  circuit  in  the  Weston  system 
is  correspondingly  low.  The  Weston  current  is  also  con- 
tinuous and  uniform,  while  in  some  other  systems — notably 
in  the  Brush— the  current  is  pulsating  in  its  character,  and 
all  writers  on  the  subject  appear  to  agree  that  a pulsating 
current  is  much  more  dangerous  than  a continuous  one  of 
the  same  tension. 

As  the  Bridge  is  to  constitute  a great  public  thoroughfare, 
and  any  defect  of  insulation  or  accidental  displacement  of 
the  wires  might  bring  the  iron  work  of  the  structure  into 
the  circuit,  it  seemed  to  the  Committee  in  the  highest  de- 
gree objectionable  to  permit  the  use  of  such  a current  as 
would  be  capable  of  doing  deadly  harm.  A current  of  very 
high  tension,  especially  when  it  is  pulsating  in  its  character, 
appears  to  be  capable  of  producing  injurious  and  even  fatal 
shocks,  while  with  a continuous  current  of  comparatively 
low  tension,  such  as  is  used  in  the  Weston  system,  such  dan- 
ger is  not  to  be  apprehended. 

The  specifications  submitted  by  the  United  States  Com- 
pany are  also,  in  some  respects,  more  complete  and  satisfac- 
tory than  those  submitted  by  the  other  companies.  This 
company  has  agreed,  at  a small  additional  expense,  to  put 
in  two  engines  of  50  horse  power  each,  instead  of  one 
of  100  horse  power  as  at  first  proposed,  and  this  ar- 
rangement appears  to  furnish  an  additional  precaution 
against  stoppage  of  the  entire  plant,  as  in  the  event  of  any 
accident  to  one  of  the  engines,  only  a part  of  the  lights 
would  be  affected,  and  probably  either  engine  would  be 
capable,  in  case  of  emergency,  of  running  all  the  lights  at 
present  provided  for.  A considerable  margin  of  power  is 
provided,  which  will  admit  of  largely  increasing  the  number 


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of  lights  used,  in  case  it  shall  be  found  desirable  to  do  so, 
without  any  additional  expense  for  engines. 

The  United  States  Company  has  also  several  electric  light- 
ing stations  in  New  York,  anyone  of  which  can  be  connected 
with  the  Bridge  circuits  upon  short  notice,  in  case  of  emer- 
gency for  temporarily  running  the  lights. 

All  of  the  work  is  to  be  done  under  the  supervision  of  the 
Engineers  of  the  Bridge,  and  it  is  to  be  made  entirely  satis- 
factory to  them  before  it  is  accepted. 

Great  care  has  been  taken  in  preparing  the  contract  to 
protect  the  interests  of  the  Bridge  in  every  way,  and  the 
Committee  feels  assured  that  the  work  will  be  done  in  the 
most  thorough  and  satisfactory  manner. 

Dated  April  9th,  1883. 

(Signed)  J.  ADRIANCE  BUSH. 

JAMES  HOWELL. 

J.  S.  T.  STRANAHAN. 


“ EXHIBIT  A.” 

TRIAL  BALANCE,  MAY  31st,  1883. 


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“ EXHIBIT  D.” 


SYNOPSIS 


OF  REAL  ESTATE, 

ACQUIRED  BY  THE 


NEW  YORK  BRIDGE  CO, 


From  April  11,  1870,  to  June  9,  1875. 


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Recorded  i n 
Register’s  of- 
fice of  Kings 
County,  Liber 
942  of  Convey- 
ances, page  289, 
April  nth,  1870. 


Premises  con- 
veyed by  Pro- 
vost and  wife, 
25th  January, 
1864.  Recorded 
30th  January, 
1864. 


“ EXHIBIT  D.” 


THE  UNION  FERRY  CO.  OF  BROOKLYN 

TO  THE 

NEW  YORK  BRIDGE  COMPANY, 

By  deed  dated  April,  nth,  1870,  in  consideration  of  $47,000, 
conveying  the  following  described  property,  namely  : 

All  that  certain  lot,  piece  or  parcel  of  land,  situate,  lying 
and  being  in  the  City  of  Brooklyn,  butted  and  bounded 
as  follows,  to  wit  : southeasterly  by  Water  street  ; easterly 
by  the  land  formerly  belonging  to  the  heirs  of  John  Jack- 
son,  deceased  ; northwesterly  by  the  East  River,  and  south- 
westerly by  the  land  now  or  lately  belonging  to  the  corpora- 
tion of  the  City  of  New  York,  the  said  lot  being  38  feet  in 
width  in  front  on  the  northwesterly  side  of  Water  street  and 
extending  the  same  width  into  the  East  River,  as  the  same 
is  now  docked  out  ; and  also  all  the  water  right  and  land 
under  water  of  the  said  Union  Ferry  Company  adjoin- 
ing said  premises  ; said  lot  being  designated  on  a certain 
map,  recorded  in  the  office  of  the  Register  of  the  County 
of  Kings,  Liber  140  of  Conveyances,  page  5 1 1,  as  lot  belong- 
ing to  Charles  Burrall,  and  being  the  same  premises  con- 
veyed to  the  Union  Ferry  Company  by  Andrew  J.  Provost 
and  Harriet,  his  wife,  by  deed  bearing  date  January  25th, 
1864,  and  recorded  in  said  Register’s  office,  Liber  618  of 
Conveyances,  page  545,  on  the  30th  day  of  January,  1864. 


MOSES  TAYLOR  AND  CATHARINE  A., 
HIS  WIFE, 

TO  THE 

NEW  YORK  BRIDGE  COMPANY, 

By  deed  dated  September  15th,  1870;  consideration,  $11,- 
045.63,  conveying  the  following  described  property,  namely  : 


173 


All  the  estate,  right,  title  and  interest  of  said  parties,  be- 
ing xW^ths  of  all  the  south  half  of  that  certain  pier  in  the  City 
of  New  York,  known  as  Pier  29  East  River,  and  of,  in  and 
to  the  north  half  of  the  bulkhead  between  that  pier  and 
Pier  28  East  River,  with  all  the  water  rights  and  privileges 
incidental  to  said  half  of  said  Pier  29  and  said  half  of 
said  bulkhead. 


EDWARD  MINTURN, 

Sole  surviving  and  acting  executor  of  the  last  will  and 
testament  of  Benjamin  G.  Minturn,  deceased, 

TO  THE 

NEW  YORK  BRIDGE  COMPANY, 

By  deed  dated  September  15th,  1870  ; consideration,  $6,- 
698.35,  conveying  the  following  described  property,  namely  : 
All  the  estate,  right,  title  and  interest  which  the  said  Ben- 
jamin G.  Minturn  had  in  his  lifetime,  or  which  the  persons 
beneficially  interested  in  his  estate  now  have,  being  xVtV^15 
of,  in  and  to  all  the  south  half  of  that  certain  pier  in  the 
City  of  New  York,  known  as  Pier  No.  29  East  River,  and  of, 
in  and  to  the  north  half  of  the  bulkhead  between  that  pier 
and  Pier  28  East  River,  with  all  of  the  water  rights  and 
privileges  incidental  to  said  half  of  said  Pier  29,  and  said 
half  of  said  bulkhead. 


EDWARD  MINTURN,  SARAH  M.  COLLINS, 
widow  of  Joseph  B.  Collins,  deceased,  and  EL- 
LEN COLLINS,  MARY  COLLINS  and  MAR- 
GARET COLLINS,  only  children  and  heirs  of 
Joseph  B.  Collins,  deceased, 

TO  THE 

NEW  YORK  BRIDGE  COMPANY, 

By  deed  dated  September  15th,  1870  ; consideration,  !i, 
conveying  the  following  described  property,  namely  : 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  of- 
fice of  the  City 
and  County  of 
New  York,  in 
Liber  1164  of 
Conv  eyances, 
page  145,  Octo- 
ber nth,  1870. 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  o f - 
fice  of  the  City 
and  County  of 
New  York  in 
Liber  1164  of 
Conv  eyances, 
page  150,  Octo- 
ber nth,  1870. 


174 


Recorded  1 n 
Register’s  of- 
fice of  the  City 
and  County  of 
New  York,  in 
Liber  1158  of 
Con  v ey  ances, 
page  172,  Octo- 
ber 14th,  1870. 


Recorded  i n 
the  office  of  the 
Register  of  the 
City  and  Coun- 
t y o f New 
York,  in  Liber 
1164  of  Con- 
veyances, page 
146,  O c to  b e r 
ntn,  1870. 


All  the  right,  title  and  interest  of  said  parties  to  the 
^gVgths  part  conveyed  to  the  Bridge  Company,  by  said  Ed- 
ward Minturn,  as  executor  of  the  will  of  Benj.  G.  Minturn, 
deceased,  by  deed  bearing  even  date  herewith,  of  all  the 
south  half  of  Pier  29  East  River,  and  to  the  north  half  of  the 
bulkhead  between  that  pier  and  Pier  28  East  River,  together 
with  all  the  water  rights  and  privileges  incidental  thereto. 


CHARLES  E.  BUTLER, 

As  trustee  of  Julia  C.  Reubell  under  the  will  of  John 

G,  Coster,  deceased;  the  said  Julia  C.  Reubell  in  her 
own  right,  together  with  Frederick  Reubell,  her  husband  ; 
Sarah  Adeline  Coster,  the  widow  of  John  H.  Coster, 
late  of  the  City  of  New  York,  deceased ; John  Henry 
Coster,  George  Washington  Coster,  Charles  Robert  Coster, 
Henry  G.  Chadwick  and  Adeline  Julia,  his  wife;  George 
Clinton  Tallmadge  and  Henrietta  T.,  his  wife,  and  George 
A.  Jones  and  Harriet  Georgiana,  his  wife  (the  said  John 
Henry  Coster,  George  Washington  Coster,  Charles  Robert 
Coster,  Adeline  Julia  Chadwick,  Henrietta  T.  Tallmadge  and 
Harriet  Georgiana  Jones,  being  the  children  and  heirs  at 
law  of  the  said  John  H.  Coster,  deceased),  the  said  Charles 
E.  Butler,  as  trustee  of  Gerard  H.  Coster,  under  the 
will  of  John  G.  Coster,  deceased;  the  said  Ger- 
ard H.  Coster  in  his  own  right  ; the  said  Charles 
E.  Butler  as  trustee  of  Georgiana  L.  Heckscher  un- 
der the  will  of  John  G.  Coster,  deceased;  the  said 
Georgiana  L.  Heckscher  in  her  own  right,  Lewis  C. 
Jones  and  Catharine  M.,  his  wife  ; Ferdinand  Shuchardt 
and  Julia  F.,  his  wife,  Charles  H.  Berryman  and  Harriette 
\V.,  his  wife,  John  G.  C.  Berryman  and  Helen,  his  wife,  James 

H.  Strong  and  Georgiana  L.,  his  wife,  Daniel  J.  Coster  and 
Julia,  his  wife,  Henry  A.  Coster  appointed  in  the  place  of 
Stephen  Cambreleng  as  trustee  of  the  said  Julia  Coster  and 
Benjamin  T.  Kissam,  executor  of  the  last  will  and  testa- 
ment of  George  W.  Coster, 

TO  THE 

NEW  YORK  BRIDGE  COMPANY, 

By  deed  dated  September  15th,  1870;  consideration,  §33,- 
269.96,  conveying  the  following  described  property,  namely  : 


i75 


All  the  right,  title  and  interest  which  the  said  John  G. 
Coster  in  his  lifetime  had  or  which  the  parties  of  the  first 
part  now  have,  being  jVtV^s  of  all  the  south  half  of  that 
certain  pier  in  the  City  of  New  York  known  as  Pier  29  East 
River,  and  of  the  north  half  of  the  bulkhead  between  that 
pier  and  Pier  28  East  River,  with  all  the  water  rights  and 
privileges  incidental  to  said  half  of  said  pier  No.  29  and 
said  half  of  said  bulkhead. 


JAMES  W.  PRYOR  and  CAtPIARINE  PRYOR, 
Executor  and  executrix  of  the  last  will  and  testament 
of  Catharine  Mitchell,  deceased, 


TO  THE 


NEW  YORK  BRIDGE  COMPANY, 


By  deed  dated  September  15th,  1870;’  consideration, 

$18,986.06,  conveying  the  following  described  property, 
namely  : 

All  the  estate,  right,  title  and  interest  which  the  said 
Catharine  Mitchell  had  in  her  lifetime  or  which  the  per- 
sons beneficially  interested  in  her  estate  now  have,  being 
iWs'ths  of  all  the  south  half  of  Pier  29  East  River,  City 


Recorded  i n 
the  office  of 
the  Register  of 
the  City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1164  of  Con- 
veyances, page 
151,  October 
nth,  1870 


of  New  York,  and  of  the  north  half  of  the  bulkhead  be- 


tween that  pier  and  Pier  28,  with  all  the  water  rights  and 
privileges  in  and  to  said  half  of  said  Pier  No.  29  and  said 
half  of  said  bulkhead. 


WM.  H.  MARSTON  AND  HARRIET,  HIS  WIPE, 

TO  THE 

NEW  YORK  BRIDGE  COMPANY, 

By  deed  dated  August  7th,  1871  ; consideration,  $130,000. 
The  property  conveyed  by  this  deed  is  as  follows,  namely  : 
All  that  certain  plot  or  parcel  of  land  situate,  lying  and 
being  in  the  Second  Ward  of  the  City  of  Brooklyn,  bounded 
and  described  as  follows  : 

Beginning  at  a point  on  the  northerly  side  of  Water  street 
distant  two  hundred  and  four  (204)  feet  and  two  (2)  inches 


176 


Recorded  1 n 
the  office  of  the 
Register  of 
Kings  County, 
in  Liber  1010  of 
C o n v eyances, 
page  86,  August 
9th,  1871. 


westerly  from  the  westerly  side  of  Dock  street,  and  running 
thence  westerly  along  the  northerly  line  of  Water  street 
fifty  (50)  feet  to  a lot  of  land  late  of  Charles  E.  Burrill,  now 
of  the  party  of  the  second  part ; thence  northwesterly  along 
said  lot  of  land  late  of  Charles  E.  Burrill  (and  on  a line 
intersecting  the  southerly  side  of  Plymouth  street  at  a point 
three  hundred  and  eighty  (380)  feet  and  two  (2)  inches 
westerly  from  the  easterly  side  of  Dock  street  aforesaid), 
to  the  exterior  line  of  bulkheads  established  by  an  Act  of  the 
Legislature ; thence  northeasterly  along  said  exterior 
line  eighty-four  (84)  feet  to  land  late  of  James  Lee  ; thence 
southeasterly  and  part  of  the  way  along  land  late  of  James 
Lee  and  parallel  with  the  line  of  land  late  of  Charles  E. 
Burrill,  and  eighty-nine  (89)  feet  ten  (10)  inches  distant 
therefrom,  said  distance  being  measured  on  a line  parallel 
with  Plymouth  street  two  hundred  and  sixteen  (216)  feet 
and  six  (6)  inches  to  the  southerly  side  of  Plymouth  street  ; 
thence  easterly  parallel  with  Water  street  forty  (40)  feet  and 
one  (1)  inch  ; thence  southerly  parallel  with  Dock  street 
one  hundred  and  ninety  (190)  feet  to  the  point  or  place  of 
beginning. 

The  premises  conveyed  in  this  deed  are  the  same  prem- 
ises that  were  conveyed  to  Wm.  H.  Marston  by  three  cer- 
tain deeds,  one  made  by  David  Dows  and  wife  to  Wm.  H. 
Marston,  dated  July  29th,  1865,  and  recorded  in  the  office 
of  the  Register  of  the  County  of  Kings,  in  Liber  811  of 
Conveyances,  page  401,  April  6th,  1868;  another  by  Christiana 
A.  Peters,  dated  February  2d,  1857,  and  recorded  in  said 
Register’s  office,  in  Liber  443  of  Conveyances,  page  131, 
March  6th,  1857,  and  the  other  made  by  Jasper  W.  Gilbert, 
referee,  dated  August  3d,  1864,  and  recorded  in  said  Regis- 
ter’s office,  in  Liber  643  of  Conveyances,  page  153,  September 
23d,  1864. 


MICHAEL  G.  O’BRIEN  and  JANE.  HIS  WIFE, 

TO  THE 

NEW  YORK  BRIDGE  COMPANY, 

By  deed  dated  October  30th,  1872;  consideration,  $13,500, 
conveying  the  following  described  property,  namely  : 


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All  those  certain  parcels  of  land  lying  in  the  Second  Ward 
of  Brooklyn,  beginning  at  the  westerly  corner  of  James  and 
Market  streets,  running  thence  northwesterly  along  the 
southerly  side  of  Tames  street  42  feet  10  inches  to  land  for- 
merly belonging  to  Edward  G.  Miller,  now  of  Mason  & Au  ; 
running  thence  southwesterly  along  said  land  49  feet  2 
inches  to  land  formerly  belonging  to  Joshua  Sutton  ; thence 
southeasterly  along  said  land  42  feet  10  inches  to  the  west- 
erly side  of  Market  street,  and  thence  northeasterly  along 
the  northwesterly  side  of  Market  street  49  feet  2 inches  to 
the  place  of  beginning. 


ADRIAN  G.  WUST 

TO  THE 

NEW  YORK  BRIDGE  COMPANY, 

By  deed  dated  November  6th,  1872;  consideration,  $7,500, 
conveying  the  following  described  property,  namely  : 

All  that  parcel  of  land  situated  in  Brooklyn,  beginning  at  a 
point  formed  by  the  intersection  of  the  southerly  line  or  side 
of  Front  street  with  the  northeasterly  line  or  side  of  James 
street  ; running  thence  easterly  along  said  southerly  side  of 
Front  street  82  feet  10  inches  ; thence  southerly  at  right 
angles  to  said  Front  street  76  feet  1 inch  to  the  northeasterly 
line  or  side  of  James  street  ; thence  northwesterly  along  said 
northeasterly  line  or  side  of  James  street  ri2  feet  6L  inches 
to  the  place  of  beginning  ; reserving  the  right  of  the  public 
to  that  portion  of  the  premises  now  used  as  a public  side- 
walk. Premises  conveyed  are  the  same  premises  which 
were  conveyed  to  John  De  Vries  Eckhoff,  by  Stephen  H. 
Meeker  and  others,  by  deed  dated  April  4th,  1867,  and  re- 
corded in  Register’s  office,  Kings  county,  in  Liber  752  of 
Conveyances,  page  394,  April  16th,  1867,  and  by  John  De 
Vries  Eckhoff  and  wife  to  Adrian  G.  Wust,  by  quit-claim 
deed  dated  October  9th,  1872  ; recorded  in  Register’s  office 
of  Kings  County,  in  Liber  1075  °f  Conveyances,  page  240, 
November  7th,  1872.  Deed  of  heirs-at-law  of  Benjamin 

19 


Recorded  i n 
the  Register’s 
office  of  Kings 
County,  Liber 
1074  of  Con- 
veyances, folio 
hi,  October 
30th,  1872. 


Recorded  i n 
the  office  of  the 
Register  of 
Kings  County, 
in  Liber  1075  of 
C o n v eyances, 
page  242,  No- 
v e m b e r 7th, 
187*. 


i78 


Recorded  l n 
Register’s  of- 
fice of  Kings 
County,  in  Li- 
b e r 1123  o f 
Con  veyances, 
page  333,  Sep- 
t e m b e r 6th, 

1873- 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  of- 
fice of  Kings 
County,  in  Li- 
b e r 1 100  o f 
C o n v eyances, 
page  524,  April 
18th,  1873. 


Meeker,  deceased,  to  Adrian  G.Wust,  dated  April  ist,  1873, 
recorded  in  the  Register’s  office  of  Kings  county,  in  Liber 
1123  of  Conveyances,  page  325,  September  6th,  1873. 


ADRIAN  G.  WUST 

TO  THE 

NEW  YORK  BRIDGE  COMPANY, 

By  quit-claim  deed  dated  May  20th,  1873  ; consideration,  $1, 
conveying  all  the  right  to  the  land  lying  in  James  street, 
between  Front  and  York  streets  in  Brooklyn,  in  front  of 
premises  heretofore  sold  and  conveyed  by  the  heirs-at-law 
of  Benjamin  Meeker,  deceased,  to  John  De  Vries  Eckhoff, 
by  deed  dated  April  4th,  1867,  and  by  said  Eckhoff  convey- 
ed to  said  Wust,  by  deed  dated  October  9th,  1872,  and  by 
said  Wust  conveyed  to  New  York  Bridge  Company,  by  deed 
dated  November  6th,  1872. 

Said  right  was  also  conveyed  to  said  AVust  by  heirs-at-law 
of  Benjamin  Meeker,  deceased,  by  deed  dated  April  ist, 
1 873- 


BELLA  PALMER  (widow),  REBECCA  PALMER, 
JOHN  PALMER,  SUSAN  NEILSON,  wife 
of  ALFRED  NEILSON  and  ALFRED  NEIL- 
SON, her  husband,  ISABELLA  WHITE,  wife 
of  CURTIS  WHITE,  and  CURTIS  WHITE,  her 
husband,  MARY  HOTCHKISS  (widow),  EMMA 
YOUNG  (widow),  JANE  PALMER,  all  of  the 
City,  County  and  State  of  New  York;  ARTHUR 
PALMER  and  AGNES,  his  wife,  of  Pittsburgh, 
Pennsylvania;  HENRY  PALMER  and  EMMA, 
his  wife,  of  San  Francisco,  California,  and  WIL- 
LIAM PALMER  (single  man),  of  Storey  county, 


179 


State  of  Nevada;  heirs-at-law  of  THOMAS 
SMITH,  late  of  the  city  of  New  York,  deceased, 

TO  THE 

NEW  YORK  BRIDGE  COMPANY, 

By  deed  without  date  ; consideration,  $3,500.  Convey- 
ing parcel  of  land  situate  in  the  Second  Ward  of  Brooklyn, 
beginning  at  a point  on  the  northeasterly  side  of  James 
street  adjoining  land  late  of  the  heirs  of  Benjamin  Meeker, 
deceased,  running  thence  northerly  along  said  land  34 
feet  ; thence  easterly  nearly  parallel  with  Mercein  street 
37  feet  3 inches  to  land  of  John  McKague;  thence  souther- 
ly along  said  land  and  land  late  of  Mary  McGrath  48  feet  to 
Mercein  street  ; thence  westerly  along  the  northerly  side  of 
Mercein  street  17  feet  3^  inches  to  James  street  ; thence 
northwesterly  along  James  street  26  feet  10  inches  to  place 
of  beginning. 


Order  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  State  of  New  York, 
entered  January  13th,  1873,  confirming  report  of  Com- 
missioners appointed  to  appraise  property  of  R.  Sands 
Tucker,  situated  and  known  as  No.  3 Mercein  street,  Brook- 
lyn, and  ordering  payment  to  him  of  $1,250  as  a consider- 
ation therefor. 

This  order  is  recorded  in  the  Register’s  office  of  Kings 
County,  in  Liber  1085  of  Conveyances,  page  176,  January 
1 8th,  1873. 


Order  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  State  of  New  York, 
entered  January  13th,  1873,  confirming  report  of  Commis- 
sioners appointed  to  appraise  the  property  of  Mary  Mc- 
Grath, situated  and  known  as  No.  1 Mercein  street,  Brook- 
lyn, and  ordering  payment  to  her  of  $2,750,  as  a considera- 
tion therefor. 

This  award  was  made  subject  to  the  lien  of  two  mortga- 
ges, one  by  John  McKague  to  John  Harvey,  to  secure  pay- 


Order  of  Su- 
preme Court, 
January  13th, 
1873- 


Order  of  Su- 
preme Court, 
Jan  uary  13th, 
1873. 


Recorded  i n 
the  Register’s 
office  of  Kings 
County,  in  Li- 
ber 1085  of  Con- 
veyances page 
168,  January 
18th,  1873. 


Order  of  Su- 
preme Court, 
Jan  uary  13th, 
i%73- 


Recorded  i n 
the  office  of 
the  Register  of 
Kings  County, 
in  Liber  1085  of 
Conv  eyances, 
page  165,  Janu- 
ary 18th,  1873. 


Order  of  Su- 
preme Court, 
J anuary  13th, 
1873. 


180 

ment  of  $5,000,  on  which  the  sum  of  $3,000  remained  unpaid, 
dated  April  21,  1869;  recorded  in  the  Register’s  office  of 
Kings  county,  in  Liber  849  of  Mortgages,  page  174,  and  the 
other  by  Mary  McGrath  to  John  McKague,  to  secure  $1,500, 
dated  November  1st,  1869;  recorded  in  said  Register’s  office 
in  Liber  — of  Mortgages,  page  — , and  also  to  the  annual 
taxes  on  said  premises  for  1872. 


Order  of  the  Supreme  Court,  entered  January  13th,  1873, 
confirming  report  of  Commissioners  appointed  to  appraise 
the  property  of  John  McKague,  situated  and  being  in  the 
rear  of  premises  No.  26  Front  street,  Brooklyn,  and  order- 
ing payment  to  him  of  $340  as  a consideration  therefor. 

This  award  is  subject  to  a mortgage  executed  by  John 
McKague  to  John  Harvey  to  secure  payment  of  $5,000, 
dated  April  21st,  1869,  and  recorded  in  the  office  of  the  Re- 
gister of  Kings  county,  in  Liber  849  of  Mortgages,  page  174, 
April  27th,  1869,  and  also  to  the  taxes  for  the  year  1872. 
The  property  is  described  as  follows  : 

Beginning  at  a point  on  the  northerly  side  of  Mercein 
street  distant  17  feet  3^  inches  easterly  from  James  street  ; 
running  thence  northerly  at  right  angles  to  Mercein  street, 
and  along  land  late  of  the  heirs  of  Thomas  Smith,  deceased, 
48  feet  ; thence  southeasterly  35  feet  to  land  now  or  late 
of  R.  Sands  Tucker  ; thence  southerly  again  at  right  angles 
to  Mercein  street  along  land  of  R.  Sands  Tucker  35  feet  to 
Mercein  street,  and  thence  westerly  along  the  northerly 
side  of  Mercein  street  25  feet  3 inches  to  place  of  beginning. 


Order  of  the  Supreme  Court,  entered  January  13th,  1873, 
confirming  report  of  Commissioners  appointed  to  appraise 
land  belonging  to  James  Campbell,  situated  and  known  as 
No.  18  James  street,  Brooklyn,  described  as  follows,  viz  : 


1 8 1 

Beginning  at  a point  on  the  westerly  side  of  James  street, 
distant  197  feet  9 inches  northerly  from  Market  street  and 
adjoining  land  of  Geo.  G.  Sickles,  and  running  thence  wes- 
terly along  said  land  41  feet  11  inches;  thence  northerly 
and  nearly  parallel  with  James  street  27  feet  4 inches  to 
land  now  or  late  of  the  Atlantic  Bank ; thence  easterly 
along  said  land  41  feet  6 inches  to  James  street  ; thence 
southerly  along  James  street  28  feet  2 inches  to  point  of  be- 


ginning : 

Amount  of  award  to  James  Campbell $8,810  00 

Jas  Larkin,  tenant 90  00 


Total $8,900  00 


Said  tenant  being  relieved  from  rent  from  January  1st,  1873, 
unless  tenancy  continues  beyond  that  date  ; the  said  sum 
of  $90  being  awarded  to  the  tenant  over  and  above  the 
rent  agreed  by  him  to  be  paid  to  said  Campbell. 

This  atfard  is  subject  to  the  lien  of  a mortgage  made  by 
said  Campbell  to  Chas.  E.  Bill  and  Arthur  W.  Benson,  as 
executors  and  trustees,  etc.,  to  secure  $10,000  and  interest, 
dated  March  1st,  1869,  and  which  is  recorded  in  the  office  of 
the  Register  of  Kings  county,  in  Liber  833  of  Mortgages, 
page  236,  March  1st,  1869.  This  award  is  also  subject  to  the 
annual  tax  and  water  rate  for  the  year  1872. 


Order  of  the  Supreme  Court,  entered  January  13th,  1873, 
confirming  report  of  Commissioners  appointed  to  appraise 
property  owned  by  Mary  J.  Ray,  Thos.  Forder  and  Howard 
Daisley,  situated  and  known  as  No.  22  James  street,  Brook- 
lyn, and  described  as  follows,  viz.: 

All  that  parcel  of  land  situate  in  Second  Ward  of  Brook- 
lyn, beginning  at  a point  on  the  southwesterly  side  of  James 
street,  distant  133  feet  5 inches  northwesterly  from  the 
corner  formed  by  the  intersection  of  the  northwesterly  side 
of  Market  street  with  the  southwesterly  side  of  James  street; 
running  thence  southwesterly  and  along  the  land  of  Wm.  C. 
Barrett  49  feet;  thence  northwesterly  39  feet  6 inches  to 
land  of  George  Sickles;  thence  northeasterly  along  said 


Recorded  i n 
the  Register’s 
office  of  Kings 
County,  in  Li- 
la e r 1085  o f 
C 0 n v eyanccs, 
page  173,  Janu- 
ary 18th,  1873. 


Order  of  Su- 
preme Court, 
Jan  uary  13th, 
1873. 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  of- 
fice of  Kings 
County,  in  Li- 
b e r 1085  o f 
C o n v eyances, 
page  170,  Janu- 
ary i8lh,  1873. 


182 


Order  of  Su- 
preme Court, 
J an  u ary  13th, 

*873- 


Recorded  i n 
the  Register’s 
office  of  Kings 
County,  in  Li- 
ber 1086  of  Con- 
veyances, page 
41,  January 
24th,  1873. 


Sickles’  land  48  feet  to  the  southwesterly  side  or  line  of 
James  street  ; thence  southeasterly  along  said  southwest- 
erly line  or  side  of  James  street  39  feet  10  inches  to  the 
point  of  beginning.  Amount  of  award  $10,850. 

This  award  is  subject  to  a mortgage  executed  by  Mary  J. 
Ray  and  Howard  Daisley  to  James  G.  Butler  and  Elizabeth 
W.  Hurlburt,  dated  December  1st,  1866  ; recorded  in  the 
office  of  the  Register  of  the  county  of  Kings,  in  Liber  673  of 
Mortgages,  page  417,  December  5th, 1866,  to  secure  payment 
of  $15,000  and  interest,  and  to  the  annual  taxes  for  the 
year  1872. 


Order  of  the  Supreme  Court,  entered  January  13th,  1873, 
confirming  report  of  Commissioners  appointed  to  appraise 
property  owned  by  Wm.  C.  Barrett,  situated  and  known  as 
No.  24  James  street,  Brooklyn. 


Amount  of  award  to  Barrett $7,504  17 

“ Henry  Lewis 1,245  83 


$8,750  00 

To  the  Brooklyn  Savings  Bank,  as  mortgagee,  $4,000,  to 
be  credited  as  a payment  of  said  Barrett  on  two  mortgages 
held  by  said  Bank,  dated  October  9th,  1868,  and  Novem- 
ber 19th,  1868.  Recorded  in  Register’s  office  of  Kings 
county,  in  Liber  803  of  Mortgages,  page  334,  October  roth> 
1868,  and  in  Liber  812  of  Mortgages,  page  385,  November 
19th,  1868. 

The  award  to  Wm.  C.  Barrett  is  subject  to  the  above 
mentioned  award  to  the  Brooklyn  Savings  Bank,  and  such 
award  is  to  be  deducted  from  the  award  to  said  Barrett, 
and  said  award  to  Barrett  is  further  subject  to  the  annual 
taxes  for  the  years  1870,  1871  and  1872,  and  to  any  sales  for 
the  same  to  the  water  rates  imposed  for  the  years  1871  and 
1872,  and  to  an  assessment  upon  said  premises  for  lands  at 
the  corner  of  Lulton  and  Lront  streets.  Said  Henry  Lewis 
holds  a lease  of  said  premises  from  May  1st,  1871,  for  three 
years,  the  value  of  which,  above  the  rent,  he  has  been  allow- 
ed in  said  award. 


1 83 


Ordered  that  the  award,  $1,245.83,  to  said  Henry  Lewis 
be  paid  to  him  or  his  attorney,  and  that  the  award  to  said 
Barrett,  after  paying  therefrom  the  taxes  and  assessments 
aforesaid,  be  paid  to  the  Brooklyn  Savings  Bank,  the 
mortgagee. 


Order  of  the  Supreme  Court,  entered  January  13th,  r873, 
confirming  report  of  Commissioners,  Isaac  Badeau,  W.  J. 
Osborne  and  Silas  Ludlam,  appointed  to  appraise  property  of 
Ernest  Yon  Au  and  Joseph  Masson,  situated  and  known  as 


No.  26  James  street,  Brooklyn,  awarding  them . . Sir, 600  00 

J.  W.  Dawson. 50  00 

Oscar  Freigang 6 

George  F.  Bohn  6 

Thos.  McGrath 6 


Total $11,650  18 


The  award  to  said  Joseph  Masson  and  Ernest  Von  Au  is 
subject  to  the  lien  of  a mortgage  executed  to  Louisa  G. 
Reynolds,  to  secure  the  sum  of  $12,000  and  interest,  dated 
April  15th,  1867,  and  recorded  in  Register's  office,  Kings 
county,  in  Liber  701  of  Mortgages,  page  163,  May  4th,  1867, 
and  is  also  subject  to  a tax  on  said  premises  of  $177.64. 


Order  of  the  Supreme  Court,  entered  January  27th,  1873, 
confirming  report  of  Commissioners  appointed  to  appraise 
land  belonging  to  George  G.  Sickles,  situated  and  known 
as  No.  20  James  street,  Brooklyn,  awarding  him  $12,096. 

This  award  is  subject  to  the  annual  water  rate  and  taxes 
for  the  year  1872,  and  to  a sale  to  J.  W.  Sweeny  & Co.  for 
an  assessment  for  pedestal  lamp,  corner  Fulton  and  Front 
streets.  The  present  rental  value  of  premises  taken  is  fixed 
at  $800  per  annum  for  the  unexpired  term  of  the  lease  to 
George  W.  Mumby.  The  award  is  also  subject  to  said 
lease. 


Order  of  Su- 
preme Court, 
Jan  uary  13th, 

1873- 


Recorded  1 n 
Register’s  o f - 
fice,  Kings  Co., 
in  Liber  1085  of 
C o n v eyances, 
page  178,  Jan- 
uary 18th,  1873. 


Order  of  Su- 
preme Court, 
J a n u ary  27th, 
1873. 


Recorded  1 n 
Register’s  o f - 
fice  of  County 
of  Kings,  in  Li- 
ber 1088  of  Con- 
veyances, page 
356,  K e b ruary 
nth,  1873. 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  of- 
fice of  Kinsrs 
County,  in  Li- 
ber 1086  of  Con- 
veyances, page 
182,  J a n u a r y 
27th,  1873. 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  of- 
fice, Kings 
County,  in  Li- 
b e r 1116  o f 
C o nv  eyances, 
page  102,  July 
10th,  1873. 


CITY  OF  BROOKLYN 

TO  THE 

NEW  YORK  BRIDGE  COMPANY, 

By  deed  dated  January  27,  1873;  consideration,  $25,000,  con- 
veying parcel  of  land  in  Second  Ward  of  City  of  Brooklyn, 
bounded  as  follows  : Northerly  by  Mercein  street,  easterly 
by  Garrison  street,  and  southwesterly  by  James  street, 
together  with  all  the  right,  title  and  interest  of  the 
City  of  Brooklyn  of,  in  and  to  said  James  street,  Garrison 
street,  Mercein  street,  and  York  and  Market  streets  adjacent 
to  said  premises. 


THE  ATLANTIC  STATE  BANK 

TO  THE 

NEW  YORK  BRIDGE  COMPANY, 

By  deed  dated  July  9th,  1873;  consideration,  $6,715, 
conveying  parcel  of  land  in  Brooklyn,  described  as  fol- 
lows : 

Beginning  on  the  southwesterly  side  of  James  street  at  a 
point  on  the  division  line  between  the  land  hereby  conveyed 
and  land  formerly  of  Alden  Spooner,  now  of  the  New  York 
Bridge  Company,  which  point  is  distant  225  feet  9^  inches, 
more  or  less,  northwesterly  from  the  westerly  corner  of  James 
and  Market  streets  ; running  thence  southwesterly  along 
the  said  land  formerly  of  Alden  Spooner,  now  of  the  New 
York  Bridge  Company,  37  feet  8i  inches  ; thence  northerly 
along  land  of  said  the  Atlantic  State  Bank  28  feet  2 inches 
to  land  formerly  of  Edward  Coope,  now  of  the  Long  Island 
Bank;  thence  northeasterly  along  said  land  formerly  of 
Edward  Coope,  now  of  the  Long  Island  Bank,  34  feet  8-J 
inches  to  the  southwesterly  side  of  James  street;  thence 
southeasterly  along  the  southwesterly  side  of  James  street 
28  feet  11  inches  to  point  of  beginning,  together  with  all  the 
right,  title,  interest  and  estate  of  said  Bank  of,  in  and  to 
said  lames  street,  contiguous  to  the  said  parcel  of  land. 

Premises  hereby  conveyed  being  the  rear  portion  of  the 
lot  fronting  on  Fulton  street  used  by  said  the  Atlantic  State 


185 


Bank  for  banking  purposes,  which  was  conveyed  to  said 
bank  by  the  Atlantic  National  Bank  of  Brooklyn,  by  deed 
dated  May  ist,  1873,  and  recorded  in  the  office  of  the 
Register  of  Kings  County,  in  Liber  1104  of  Conveyances, 
page  1 16,  May  ist,  1873. 


THE  LONG  ISLAND  BANK 

TO  THE 

NEW  YORK  BRIDGE  COMPANY, 

By  deed  dated  July  15th,  1873;  consideration,  $5,204, 
conveying  parcel  of  land  in  Second  Ward  of  Brooklyn,  de- 
scribed as  follows  : 

Beginning  at  a point  in  the  westerly  side  or  line  of  James 
street  at  the  point  where  the  northerly  side  or  line  of  a lot 
of  land  now  or  late  belonging  to  the  Atlantic  Bank  inter- 
sects the  said  westerly  side  or  line  of  James  street,  and  run- 
ning thence  westerly  along  said  land  now  or  late  belonging 
to  the  said  Atlantic  Bank  34  feet  8y  inches  ; thence  running 
northerly  along  other  land  of  the  said  The  Long  Island 
Bank  20  feet  pinches  in  a straight  line  to  land  conveyed  by 
The  Long  Island  Bank  to  John  Penfold  at  a point  31  feet 
10  inches  distant  westerly  from  the  westerly  side  or  line  of 
said  James  street,  by  a straight  line  drawn  and  measured 
along  the  southerly  side  or  line  of  said  land  now  or  late  of 
John  Penfold,  from  the  said  westerly  side  or  line  of  James 
street  to  said  last  mentioned  point  ; thence  running  easterly 
along  the  said  land,  now  or  late  of  John  Penfold,  31  feet  10 
inches  to  said  James  street,  and  thence  running  southerly 
along  the  westerly  side  or  line  of  James  street  20  feet  7 
inches  to  said  point  or  place  of  beginning. 


JOHN  BROSNAN  and  JOANNA,  HIS  WIFE, 

TO  THE 

NEW  YORK  BRIDGE  COMPANY, 

By  deed  dated  December  24th,  1874;  consideration, 

$11,250;  conveying  dwelling  house  and  land  situate  in 

20 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  of- 
fice of  Kings 
County,  in  Li- 
ber 11x6  of  Con- 
veyances, page 
445,  July  16th, 
1873. 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  of- 
fice of  City  of 
New  York,  in 
Liber  1312  of 
C o n v eyances, 
page  202,  on 
December  30th, 
1874. 


Recorded  1 n 
Register’s  of- 
fice, New 
York,  in  Liber 
1320  of  Con- 
veyances, page 
370,  April  6th, 

1875- 


Fourth  Ward  of  New  York,  on  the  easterly  side  of  Dover 
street,  known  on  a map  of  property  in  Fourth  Ward  belong- 
ing to  the  estate  of  Joshua  Jones,  deceased,  made  by  Samuel 
S.  Doughty,  City  Surveyor,  September  6th,  1833,  filed  in  the 
office  of  the  Register  of  the  City  of  New  York  by  letter  “A,” 
now  known  as  No.  3 Dover  street  ; bounded  westerly  in  front 
by  Dover  street,  northerly  by  premises  now  or  lately  belong- 
ing to  Charles  Collins,  easterly  in  the  rear  by  premises  now 
or  lately  belonging  to  Samuel  Leggett,  and  southerly  by  a 
dwelling  house  and  lot  now  known  on  said  map  by  letter  “ B” 
and  as  No.  5 Dover  street,  containing  in  width  in  front  24  feet 
5 inches,  and  in  the  rear  19  feet  5 inches,  and  in  length,  on  the 
northerly  side,  54  feet  3 inches,  and  on  the  southerly  side  51 
feet  9 inches,  more  or  less,  the  southerly  side  wall  of  said 
dwelling  house  being  a party  wall  between  the  said  dwelling 
house  and  the  dwelling  house  erected  on  the  lot  adjoining 
thereto  on  the  southerly  side  thereof,  being  same  premises 
conveyed  by  Edward  Jones  and  wife  to  John  Brosnan  by 
deed  dated  March  31,  1868  ; which  is  recorded  in  office  of 
Register  of  City  of  New  York,  in  Liber  1040  of  Conveyances, 
page  649,  March  31st,  1868. 


GRASSET  LAUNY  and  MARY,  HIS  WIFE, 

TO  THE 

NEW  YORK  BRIDGE  COMPANY, 

By  deed  dated  January  18th,  1875;  consideration,  $14,- 
000,  conveying  parcel  of  land  in  Fourth  Ward,  City  of 
New  York,  No.  294  Water  street,  bounded  as  follows  : Be- 
ginning at  a point  on  the  west  at  the  southeasterly  corner 
of  a lot  now  or  lately  of  William  F.  Legget ; thence  north- 
erly running  on  the  line  of  said  Legget’s  lot  103  feet  2 inches 
to  the  southwesterly  corner  of  a lot  belonging  now  or  lately 
to  the  estate  of  Thomas  Musgrove  ; thence  easterly  on  the 
southerly  line  of  said  lot  and  of  a lot  belonging  now  or 
lately  to  William  Silliman,  35  feet  to  the  line  of  a lot 


187 


belonging  now  or  lately  to  Halsey  & McCullough  ; thence 
southerly  on  the  line  of  said  lot  of  Halsey  & McCullough 
95  feet  9 inches  to  Water  street;  thence  on  Water  street 
25  feet  to  place  of  beginning,  as  appears  by  map  of  Thos. 
R.  Ludlam,  surveyor,  from  a survey  made  by  him  9th  Sep- 
tember,  1835,  which  map  is  annexed  to  deed  of  premises, 
recorded  in  office  of  Register,  New  York,  in  Liber  343  of 
Conveyances,  page  60. 


Order  of  the  Supreme  Court  entered  January  27th,  1875, 
confirming  report  of  Commissioners,  Edward  L.  Donnelly, 
Ambrose  K Ely  and  Wm.  J.  Osborne,  in  the  matter  of  land 
belonging  to  Anna  M.  D.  McGrath,  conveying  property 
situated  and  known  as  No.  13  Cherry  street,  New  York,  and 
awarding  as  follows,  viz.  : To  Anna  M.  D.  McGrath,  $15,- 
350,  subject  to  payment  to  the  Emigrant  Industrial  Savings 
Bank  of  a mortgage  for  $6,000,  with  interest  from  July  1st, 
1874,  and  to  all  taxes  and  assessments.  To  Marcus  M. 
O’Sullivan,  six  cents. 


Order  of  Su- 
preme Co  u rt, 
J an  u ary  27th, 
1875.  See  deed 
dated  April  5th, 

1875- 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  of- 
fice, City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1320  of  Con- 
veyances, page 
352,  April  6th, 

1875- 


Order  of  the  Supreme  Court  entered  January  27th.  1875, 
confirming  report  of  Commissioners,  Donnelly,  Osborne  and 
Ely  in  the  matter  of  appraising  property  belonging  to  Her- 
mann Goetz,  consisting  of  a parcel  of  land  in  Fourth  Ward, 
New  York,  with  buildings  thereon,  known  as  No.  11  Cherry 

street,  and  awarding  to  Hermann  Goetz $9,650  00 

subject  to  the  payment  of  a mortgage  held  by 
Union  Dime  Savings  Institution  for$4,ooo,  with 
interest  from  1st  November,  1874,  and  to  all 
taxes  and  assessments  on  said  premises. 

To  Carl  Hachimaster 250  00 


Order  of  Su- 
preme Court, 
Jan  uary  27th* 
1875.  See  deed 
dated  April  1st, 

1875- 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  of- 
fice, City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1320  of  Convey- 
ances, page  360, 
April  6th,  1875. 


Total 


$9,900  00 


GEORGE  JONES 

TO  THE 

NEW  YORK  BRIDGE  COMPANY, 

By  deed  dated  January  30th,  1875  ; consideration,  $20,000, 


conveying,  “from  the  226.  March,  1875,  when  existing  agree- 
ments cease,”  two  lots  in  the  City  of  New  York,  exhibited  on  a 
map  of  property  in  the  Fourth  Ward,  belonging  to  the  estate 
of  Joshua  Jones,  deceased,  made  by  Samuel  S.  Doughty, 
City  Surveyor,  dated  September  6th,  1833,  on  file  in  Regis- 
ter’s office,  New  York  City,  and  being  the  lots  released  and 
conveyed  to  George  Jones  by  deed  from  Edward  R.  Jones 
and  others,  dated  November  9th,  1833,  recorded  in  the 
office  of  Register,  in  Liber  305  of  Conveyances,  page  148, 
November  13th,  1833,  described  as  follows  : 


Recorded  i n 
office  of  Regis- 
ter of  the  City 
and  County  of 
New  York,  in 
Liber  1316  of 
C o n v eyances, 
page  171,  Feb- 
ruary 4th,  1875. 


All  that  certain  dwelling  house  and  lot  situated  in  Fourth 
Ward  of  City  of  New  York,  on  the  northerly  side  of  Water 
street,  known  on  the  last  above  mentioned  map  by  the  let- 
ter “ F,”  and  now  known  and  distinguished  as  No.  284 
Water  street,  bounded  southerly  in  front  by  Water  street, 
northerly,  in  the  rear,  by  dwelling  house  and  lot,  now  known 
as  No.  9 Dover  street;  westerly  by  a dwelling  house  and 
lot,  now  known  and  distinguished  as  No.  282  Water  street, 
and  easterly  by  premises  now  or  late  belonging  to  Samuel 
Leggett,  containing  in  front  18  feet  |-  inches,  and  in  rear  18 
feet  11  inches,  and  in  length,  on  the  easterly  side,  62  feet  11 
inches,  and  on  the  westerly  side  64  feet  7 inches,  more  or 
less.  The  westerly  side  wall  of  the  dwelling  house,  erected 
on  the  lot  last  described,  being  a party  wall  between  last 
mentioned  dwelling  house  and  the  dwelling  house  erected 
on  the  adjoining  lot  thereto  on  westerly  side  thereof. 

Also  all  that  dwelling  house  and  lot  situated  in  the  Fourth 
Ward  of  City  of  New  York,  on  the  easterly  side  of  Dover 
street,  known  on  map  last  mentioned  by  letter  “ D,”  and 
now  known  as  No.  9 Dover  street,  bounded  westerly,  in 
front,  by  Dover  street,  northerly  by  dwelling  house  and  lot, 
now  known  as  No.  7 Dover  street  ; easterly,  in  the  rear,  by 
premises  now  or  late  belonging  to  Samuel  Leggett,  and 
southerly  by  rears  of  lots,  now  known  as  Nos.  282  and  284 
Water  street,  containing  in  width,  in  front,  22  feet,  and  in 
the  rear  26  feet  2 inches,  and  in  length,  on  the  northerly 
side,  46  feet  5 inches,  and  on  the  southerly  side  43  feet  7 
inches,  more  or  less.  The  northerly  side  wall  of  the  dwell- 
ing house  erected  on  lot  last  above  described,  being  a party 


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wall  between  the  last  mentioned  dwelling  house  and  the 
dwelling  house  erected  on  the  lot  adjoining  thereto  on  the 
northerly  side  thereof. 


THOMAS  FITZGERALD  and  ELLEN, 

HIS  WIFE, 

TO  THE 

NEW  YORK  BRIDGE  COMPANY, 

By  deed  dated  January  30th,  1875  ; consideration,  $14,500, 
conveying  parcel  of  land  and  premises  situate  on  south- 
easterly side  of  Cherry  street,  between  Dover  and  Roose- 
velt streets  in  the  City  of  New  York,  No.  15  Cherry  street, 
containing  in  width  in  front  25  feet,  in  rear  24  feet,  and  in 
depth  on  the  east  side  65  feet  6 inches,  and  on  the  west  side 
73  feet,  distant  about  149  feet  7 inches  east  of  Dover  street, 
being  the  same  premises  that  were  conveyed  to  said  Fitz- 
gerald by  Philo  T.  Ruggles,  referee,  by  deed  dated  May  1st, 
1874,  and  recorded  in  Register’s  office,  New  York,  in  Liber 
1287  of  Conveyances,  page  210,  May  nth,  1874. 

The  description  of  the  property  as  contained  in  said  Re- 
feree’s deed  is  as  follows  : 

Dwelling  house  and  lot  situate  in  Fourth  (formerly 
Montgomerie)  Ward  of  New  York,  on  the  east  side  of  Cherry 
street,  being  25  feet  in  front  on  Cherry  street  aforesaid  ; 
running  65  feet  6 inches  along  the  ground  formerly  of 
Thomas  Andrews  ; then  running  24  feet  in  the  rear  along 
other  land  formerly  of  Thomas  Andrews,  and  then 
running  along  the  land  now  or  late  of  Hugh  Gaine, 
73  feet  to  place  of  beginning  ; being  same  premises 
conveyed  to  John  D.  Brown  by  Simeon  Skillin  and 
Amelia,  his  wife,  by  indenture  dated  February  1st, 
1816,  and  recorded  in  Register’s  office  in  New  York, 
in  Liber  117  of  Conveyances,  page  225. 

Said  Referee’s  deed  is  recorded  in  the  Register’s  office  in 
City  and  County  of  New  York,  Liber  1287  of  Conveyances, 
page  210,  May  nth,  1874. 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  o f - 
lice  of  the  City 
and  County  of 
New  York,  in 
Liber  1308  of 
C o n v eyances, 
page  327,  Feb- 
ruary 12th, 1875. 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  of- 
fice, City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1318  of  Convey- 
ances, page  189, 
13th  February, 

1875. 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  of- 
fice, City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1308  of  Convey- 
ances, page  329, 
12th  February, 
1875. 


MICHAEL  SULLIVAN  and  MARGARET, 
HIS  WILE, 

TO  THE 

NEW  YORK  BRIDGE  COMPANY, 

By  deed  dated  February  2d,  1875;  consideration,  $10,- 
750,  conveying  dwelling  houses  and  lot  in  Fourth  Ward 
of  New  York,  easterly  side  of  Dover  street,  distinguish- 
ed by  letter  “B”  on  a map  of  said  ward  belonging  to  the 
estate  of  Joshua  Jones,  deceased,  made  by  Samuel  S. 
Doughty,  City  Surveyor,  September  6th,  1833,  filed  in  Reg- 
ister’s office,  New  York,  said  house  being  known  as  No.  5 
Dover  street,  and  the  lot  being  22  feet  front,  21  feet  1 inch 
rear,  51  feet  9 inches  long  on  the  northerly  side,  and  49  feet 
5 inches  on  the  southerly.  The  respective  side  walls  are  party 
walls.  These  premises  are  the  same  that  were  conveyed  to 
Michael  Sullivan  by  Geo.  A.  Jones  and  wife,  by  deed  dated 
January  13th,  1866.  Recorded  May  22d,  1866,  in  Liber  966 
of  Conveyances,  page  659. 


WILLIAM  HUGHES 

TO  THE 

NEW  YORK  BRIDGE  COMPANY, 

By  deed  dated  February  9th,  1875  ; consideration,  $10,100, 
conveying  parcel  of  land  situate  in  the  City  of  New  York, 
known  as  No.  7 Dover  street,  beginning  at  a point  on  the 
northerly  side  or  line  of  Dover  street,  distant  84  feet  4 inches 
westerly  from  the  northwesterly  corner  of  Dover  and  Water 
streets;  thence  westerly  along  Dover  street  22  feet;  thence 
northerly  and  parallel  with  Water  street  and  along  land  of 
Michael  Sullivan,  and  partly  through  a party  wall  49  feet  4 
inches  ; thence  in  an  easterly  direction  and  along  land  of 
the  estate  of  Guillaume  Merle,  deceased,  21  feet  5 inches  to 
a point  distant  46  feet  5 inches  northerly  from  the  northerly 
side  of  Dover  street  ; thence  southerly  along  the  land  now 
of  the  party  of  the  second  part  formerly  of  George  Jones, 


and  again  parallel  with  Water  street  and  partly  through  a 
party  wall  46  feet  5 inches  to  said  northerly  side  of  Dover 
street  to  the  place  of  beginning  ; being  same  premises  that 
were  conveyed  to  William  Hughes  by  the  City  of  New  York 
by  deed  dated  May  1st,  1867  ; recorded  in  Register’s  office 
New  York,  in  Liber  1035  of  Conveyances,  page  hi,  on  nth 
October,  1867. 


Order  of  the  Supreme  Court,  entered  March  8th,  1875, 
confirming  report  of  Commissioners,  Edward  L.  Donnelly, 
George  F.  Betts  and  William  J.  Osborne,  appointed  to  ap- 
praise land  belonging  to  Grasset  Launey,  described  as  fol- 
lows : 

Beginning  at  a point  on  the  northerly  side  of  Water 
street,  distant  no  feet  1 inch  easterly  from  the  northeast- 
erly corner  of  Dover  and  Water  streets,  running  thence 
northerly  along  land  of  the  late  Guillaume  Merle,  deceased, 
103  feet  2 inches  ; thence  easterly  on  a line  nearly  parallel 
with  Cherry  street  35  feet  ; thence  southerly  91  feet  4 inches 
to  Water  street  ; thence  westerly  along  Water  street  25  feet 
to  place  of  beginning.  Premises  known  as  294  Water  street, 
being  same  premises  conveyed  to  Grasset  Launey  and  John 
Hannah  by  John  L.  Marshall  and  John  Snyder,  by  deed 
dated  September  16th,  1835,  and  recorded  in  Register’s  office 
in  Liber  343  of  Conveyances,  page  60,  September  17th,  1835, 
awarding  as  follows  : 

To  Grasset  Launey §13,900  00 

subject  to  the  payment  of  all  taxes  and  assess- 
ments, and  to  a mortgage  now  on  said  prem- 
ises made  by  said  Launey  to  the  City  Fire 
Insurance  Company  for  six  thousand  dollars, 
and  interest  from  August  1,  1874,  and 


To  Francis  McSwegan 100  00 

Total $14,000  00 


Order  of  Su- 
preme Court, 
March  8th,  1875. 
See  deed  dated 
January  18th, 

1875- 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  of- 
fice of  the  City 
and  County  of 
New  Vork,  in 
Liber  1320  of 
Con  veyances, 
page  347,  April 
6th,  r875- 


Awards. 


Order  of  Supreme  Court,  entered  March  8th,  1875,  con- 
firming report  of  Commissioners,  Edward  L.  Donnelly, 


1 92 


Order  of  Su- 
preme Co  u r t, 
March  8th,  1875. 


Recorded  i n 
Registers  of- 
fice of  the  City 
and  County  of 
New  York,  in 
Liber  1320  of 
C o n v eyances, 
page  362,  April 
6th,  1875. 


Order  of  Su- 
preme Court, 
March  8th,  1875. 
See  deed  dated 
April  5th,  1875. 


George  F.  Betts  and  William  J.  Osborne,  appointed  to  ap- 
praise real  estate  belonging  to  Arthur  Dupasquier,  trustee, 
and  others. 

Property  being  in  the  City  of  New  York,  and  known  as 
Nos.  286,  288  and  290  Water  street,  bounded  as  follows  : 
Beginning  at  a point  on  the  northerly  side  of  Water  street 
distant  36  feet  3 inches  easterly  from  the  northeasterly  corner 
of  Dover  and  Water  streets,  running  thence  northerly  along 
land  formerly  of  Joshua  Jones,  deceased,  now  of  different 
owners,  153  feet  2 inches,  to  land  of  William  Stevens ; 
thence  easterly  along  land  of  William  Stevens,  Herman 
Goetz,  Thomas  Gilhooley,  Anna  M.  D.  McGrath  and 

Thomas  Fitzgerald,  in  feet  to  land  of ; thence 

southerly  along  land  of and  land  of  Grasset  Launey, 

154  feet  1 inch  to  Water  street  ; thence  westerly  along 
Water  street.  73  feet  10  inches  to  place  of  beginning. 
Awarding  as  follows  : 

To  Arthur  Dupasquier,  trustee,  and  all  the  other  persons 
in  being,  or  that  may  hereafter  come  into  being,  who  would 
be  entitled  to  the  said  premises  and  real  estate  under  the 
last  will  and  testament  of  Guillaume  Merle,  deceased,  for 

fee  simple  of  said  land $123,000  00 

(Subject  to  the  payment  of  all  taxes  and  as- 
sessments) 

To  Frank  Squier,  six  cents. 

To  John  C.  Darrow,  as  special  guardian  of  the 
infant  parties  to  these  proceedings,  or  Marsh 
& Wallis,  his  attorneys,  for  costs,  fees  and 


expenses  in  this  proceeding 1,000  00 

To  Wm.  F.  Shepard  attorney  for  a class,  for 

his  costs  and  expenses  in  this  proceeding. . 250  00 

Total $124,250  00 


Order  of  the  Supreme  Court  entered  March  8th,  1875,  con- 
firming report  of  Commissioners  Donnelly, Betts  and  Osborne, 
in  the  matter  of  appraising  property  belonging  to  Rachel  Col- 
lins, conveying  property  described  as  follows:  Beginning  at  a 


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point  on  southeasterly  corner  of  Cherry  street  and  Dover 
street,  running  thence  easterly  along  southerly  side  of 
Cherry  street  49  feet  to  land  of  Wm.  Stevens  ; thence  south- 
erly along  said  land  98  feet  and  7 inches  to  land  of  John  Register’s  o £ - 
Brosnan  ; thence  westerly  along  said  land  35  feet  to  the  County  of  New 
easterly  side  of  Dover  street,  and  thence  northerly  along  the  1320  of  Convey- 
easterly  side  of  Dover  street  to  the  point  of  beginning.  ApdfethfiVs-7’ 

Awarding  to  Rachel  Collins $25,000  00 

subject  to  the  payment  of  mortgage  now  on 
said  premises,  and  the  taxes  and  assessments. 

To  Gamaliel  G.  Smith,  Theo.  C.  Wallace  and 

Chas.  W.  Ogden 10,90000 

Total $35,900  00 

THE  MAYOR,  ALDERMEN  and  COMMONAL- 
TY OF  CITY  OF  NEW  YORK 

TO  THE 

NEW  YORK  BRIDGE  COMPANY, 

By  deed  dated  March  nth,  1875  ; consideration,  $202,000. 

Conveying  all  right,  title  and  interest  of  the  City  of  New 
York  to  pier,  bulkhead,  land  and  land  under  water,  and 
water  privileges,  bounded  and  described  as  follows  : Begin- 
ning at  a point  on  south  side  of  South  street,  New  York,  Recorded  in 
109  feet  easterly  from  middle  line  of  Pier  29  East  River  ; fc^dty  and 
thence  running  westerly  along  South  street  109  feet  to  middle  Yorkfin*  Liber 
line  of  Pier  29  ; thence  southerly  along  said  middle  line  of  Inces! pag/ags" 
Pier  29  to  end  thereof  ; thence  running  easterly  in  a straight  ^nPd\1n24the XRel 
line  to  a point  on  the  pier  line  155  feet  from  middle  line  fangs'5  county! 
of  Pier  29  on  a line  drawn  at  right  angles  thereto  from  a conveyances! 
point  457  feet  southerly  from  South  street  ; thence  running  p8at|el8^.  June 
northerly  on  a straight  line  465  feet  to  place  of  begin- 
ning. Together  with  all  right,  title  and  interest  of  the  City 
of  New  York  of,  in  and  to  the  water  and  land  under  water 
in  front  of  premises  above  described  ; also  all  right,  title 
and  interest  of  the  City  of  New  York  to  piers,  bulkheads 
and  parcel  of  land  and  land  under  water  and  water  privi- 


21 


1 94 


leges  bounded  as  follows  : Beginning  at  a point  in  the  pier 
line  of  City  of  Brooklyn  where  said  pier  line  intersects  the 
boundary  line  between  property  belonging  to  N.  Y.  City 
and  a lot  purchased  from  Union  Ferry  Company  by  the  New 
York  Bridge  Company  ; thence  westerly  a distance  of  198 
feet  on  the  pier  line  ; thence  southeasterly  247  feet  on  a 
line  parallel  to  the  centre  line  of  Bridge  ; thence  46  feet 
at  right  angles  to  line  of  Water  street  ; thence  137  feet 
along  north  side  of  Water  street  ; thence  360  feet  along 
the  boundary  line  previously  described,  back  to  place  of 
beginning. 


HERMANN  GOETZ  (widower), 

TO  THE 

NEW  YORK.  BRIDGE  COMPANY, 


See  order  of 
Supreme  Court, 
J a n u ary  27th, 

1875- 


Recorded  in 
Register’s  of- 
fice, City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1320  of  Convey- 
ances, page  366, 
April  6th,  1875. 


By  deed  dated  April  ist,  1875  ; consideration,  89,650. 

Premises  conveyed  being  parcel  of  land,  with  buildings 
thereon,  in  Fourth  Ward,  City  of  New  York,  known  as  No. 
11  Cherry  street,  bounded  as  follows  : 

Beginning  at  a point  on  the  southerly  side  of  Cherry 
street,  99  feet  easterly  from  corner  formed  by  the  intersec- 
tion of  the  easterly  side  of  Dover  street  and  the  southerly 
side  of  Cherry  street ; running  thence  southerly  85  feet  9 
inches  ; thence  running  easterly,  parallel  with  Cherry  street 
25  feet ; thence  northerly,  parallel  with  Dover  street  79  feet 
9 inches  to  Cherry  street  ; thence  westerly  along  Cherry 
street  25  feet  6 inches  to  place  of  beginning. 

Being  the  same  premises  that  were  conveyed  by  Charles 
Devlin  and  Mary,  his  wife,  to  said  Goetz  by  deed,  dated 
December  18th,  1865,  and  recorded  in  Register’s  office, 
city  and  county  of  New  York,  in  Liber  954  of  Convey- 


ances, page  309. 


Order  of  Su- 
preme Court, 
January  27th. 
1875.  See  deed 
dated  April  5th, 
1875. 


Order  of  the  Supreme  Court,  entered  January  27th,  1S75, 
confirming  report  of  Commissioners  Edward  L.  Donnelly7, 
Osborne  and  Ely,  appointed  to  appraise  land  belonging  to 


195 

Wm.  Stevens,  situated  and  known  as  No.  7 Cherry  street, 
City  of  New  York,  awarding  to  Wm.  Stevens  $16,000, 
subject  to  the  payment  to  Wm.  Roberts  of  a mortgage  for 
eight  thousand  dollars,  with  interest  from  July  1st,  1874,  and 
to  all  taxes  and  assessments  now  on  said  premises  ; to 
Thomas  Fitzgerald,  six  cents. 


WILLIAM  STEVENS  and  CATHARINE, 
HIS  WIFE, 

TO  THE 

NEW  YORK  BRIDGE  COMPANY, 

By  deed  dated  April  5th,  1875  ; consideration,  $16,000  ; 
conveying  parcel  of  land,  with  dwelling  house  thereon, 
being  in  the  Fourth  Ward,  City  of  New  York,  on  south- 
erly side  of  Cherry  street,  known  as  No.  7 Cherry  street, 
bounded  as  follows  : 

Commencing  at  a point  on  Cherry  street  at  the  dividing 
line  between  the  land  and  premises  of  the  late  Charles  Col- 
lins and  the  premises  hereby  conveyed,  and  running  in  a 
southerly  direction  along  the  premises  of  said  Collins  96 
feet  10  inches  to  land  late  of  Edward  Jones,  now  of  John 
Brosnan  ; thence  in  a northeasterly  direction  along  the  land 
of  said  Brosnan  and  land  lately  belonging  to  the  estate  of 
Samuel  Leggett,  deceased,  now  of  the  estate  of  Guillaume 
Merle,  deceased,  24  feet  1 J inches  to  land  lately  belonging 
to  Joshua  Underhill,  now  of  Thomas  Gilhooly;  thence  in  a 
northerly  direction,  along  said  Gilhooly’s  land  to  the  line  of 
Cherry  street  91  feet  8 inches  ; thence  in  a westerly  direc- 
tion along  the  southerly  line  of  Cherry  street  and  fronting 
thereon,  24  feet  8 inches,  to  the  place  of  beginning. 


ANNA  M.  C.  McGRATH,  wife  of  John  D.  Mc- 
Grath, and  JOHN  D.  McGRATH, 

TO  THE 

NEW  YORK  BRIDGE  COMPANY, 

By  deed  dated  April  5 th,  1875  ; consideration,  $15,350  ; con- 


Recorded  i n 
the  office  of  the 
Register  of  the 
City  and  Coun- 
t y of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1320  of  Convey- 
ances, page  350, 
April  6th,  1875. 


See  order  of 
Supreme  Court, 
J a n u ary  27th, 

1875. 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  of- 
fice, City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1320  of  Convey- 
ances, page  375, 
April  6th,  1875. 


See  order  of 
Supreme  Court. 
J a nu  a r y 27th, 

1875- 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  o f - 
fice,  C i ty  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1320  of  Convey- 
ances, page  372, 
April  6th,  1875. 


See  order  of 
Supreme  Court, 
March  8th,  1875. 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  o f - 
fice,  C ity  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1322  of  Convey- 
ances, page  289, 
April  12th,  1875. 


Order  of  Su- 
preme Court, 
Janu ary  27th, 
1875- 

See  deed  dated 
April  5th,  1875. 


Order  record- 
ed in  the  office 
of  Register  of 
the  City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1320  of  Convey- 
ances, page  355, 
April  6th,  1875. 


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veying  parcel  of  land  in  the  City  of  New  York,  described  as 
follows  : 

Lot  of  land  and  dwelling  house  in  the  Fourth  Ward,  City 
of  New  York,  on  the  southerly  side  of  Cherry  street,  known 
as  No.  13  Cherry  street  ; bounded  on  the  west  by  land  of 
Herman  Goetz  about  74  feet  9 inches;  on  the  east  by  land 
of  Thomas  Fitzgerald  about  74  feet  ; on  the  south  by  land 
late  of  Guillaume  Merle  about  25  feet,  and  on  the  north  by 
Cherry  street  about  25  feet. 


RACHEL  COLLINS 

TO  THE 

NEW  YORK  BRIDGE  COMPANY, 

By  deed  dated  April  5th,  1875  ; consideration,  825,000,  con- 
veying certain  lots  of  ground  in  the  Fourth  Ward  of  the  City 
of  New  York,  on  the  northeast  corner  of  Cherry  and  Dover 
streets,  being  in  front  on  Cherry  street  49  feet,  in  the  rear 
35  feet,  along  Dover  street  105  feet  3P  inches,  and  on  the 
northerly  side  98  feet  5 inches. 


Order  of  the  Supreme  Court,  entered  January  27th,  1875, 
confirming  report  of  Commissioners  Donnelly,  Osborne  and 
Ely,  appointed  to  appraise  land  belonging  to  Thomas  Gil- 
hooly,  and  known  as  No.  9 Cherry  street,  in  the  City  of  New 
York. 

Awarding  to  Thomas  Gilhooly  813,350,  and  to  John  No- 
lan, six  cents. 

Ordered  that  the  award  so  made  to  Gilhooly  be  subject 
to  the  payment  of  all  taxes  and  assessments  that  are  liens 
upon  said  premises. 


THOMAS  H.  GILHOOLY  (widower), 

TO  THE 


NEW  YORK  BRIDGE  COMPANY, 

By  deed  dated  April  5th,  1875  ; consideration,  813,350  ; the 
property  conveyed  being  a parcel  of  land  with  buildings  and 


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improvements  thereon  in  the  Fourth  Ward  of  the  City  of  New 
York,  known  as  No.  9 Cherry  street,  bounded  northerly  in  front 
on  Cherry  street,  westerly  by  house  and  lot  late  of  Samuel 
Leggett,  now  of  Wm.  Stevens  ; southerly  by  the  lot  and  store 
late  of  Samuel  Leggett,  now  of  the  estate  of  Guillaume 
Merle,  deceased;  and  on  the  easterly  side  by  a house  and  lot 
late  of  Lancaster  Burling,  now  of  Herman  Goetz,  being  the 
same  lot  deeded  by  John  Townsend  and  wife  to  Joshua 
Underhill,  by  deed  dated  May  4th,  1803,  and  recorded  in 
Register’s  office  in  Liber  81  of  Conveyances,  page  95,  con- 
taining in  front  on  Cherry  street  about  25  feet,  and  in  rear 
about  23  feet  in  length  ; on  the  westerly  side  about  92  feet, 
and  on  the  easterly  side  about  86  feet. 


JOHN  C.  CRUGER  and  EUPHEMIA  W., 
HIS  WIFE, 

TO  THE 

NEW  YORK  BRIDGE  COMPANY, 

By  deed  dated  April  30th,  1875  ; consideration,  813,750. 
Conveying  dwelling  house  and  lot  in  the  Fourth  Ward  of  the 
City  of  New  York,  on  the  northerly  side  of  Water  street 
distinguished  on  a map  of  property  belonging  to  the  estate 
of  Joshua  Jones,  deceased,  made  by  Samuel  S.  Doughty, 
Surveyor,  September  6th,  1833,  on  file  in  the  Register’s  office 
of  the  City  and  County  of  New  York,  by  letter  “ E,”  and  now 
known  and  distinguished  as  No.  282  AVater  street,  bounded 
southerly  in  front  by  Water  street  ; westerly  by  Dover 
street;  northerly,  in  the  rear,  by  dwelling  house  and  lot  now 
known  as  No.  9 Dover  street,  and  easterly  by  dwelling  house 
and  lot  now  known  as  No.  284  Water  street,  containing  in 
width  in  front  18  feet  2-J  inches,  and  in  rear  24  feet  8 inches; 
and  in  length  on  the  easterly  side  64  feet  7 inches,  and  on 
the  westerly  side  62  feet  4 inches  ; the  easterly  side  wall  of 
dwelling  house  erected  on  the  lot  above  described  being 
a party  wall  between  the  last  mentioned  dwelling  house 
and  the  dwelling  house  on  the  lot  adjoining  thereto  on  the 
easterly  side  thereof,  which  description  appears  by  a deed 
of  George  Jones  to  John  C.  Cruger,  recorded  in  Register’s 
office  April  9th,  1855. 


See  order  of 
Supreme  Court, 
J an  u ary  27th, 

1875- 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  o f - 
fice,  City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1320  of  Convey- 
ances, page  368, 
April  6th,  1875. 


Recorded  i n 
Register  s o f - 
fice,  of  the  City 
and  County  of 
New  York,  in 
Liber  1330  of 
C o n v e yances, 
page  289,  May 
8th,  1875. 


“ EXHIBIT  E.” 


SYNOPSIS 

OF 


J 


HVEYAH 


cf 

U u 


OF  REAL  ESTATE, 

ACQUIRED  AND  OWNED  BY  THE 

Trustees  of  the  New  York /nd  Bpayt^  Bridge 


From  June  9,  1875,  to  June  1,  1883. 


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“EXHIBIT  E.” 


MEYER  ROSENBERG  and  RIKA,  HIS  WIFE, 


TO  THE 


TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 


Recorded  in 
Register’s  of- 
fice, Kings 
County,  in  Li- 
ber 1209  of  Con- 
veyances, page 
98,  July  9th, 

1875- 


By  deed  dated  June  19th,  1875  ; consideration,  $6,500, 
conveying  parcel  of  land  in  Second  Ward  of  Brooklyn, 
bounded  as  follows  : Beginning  on  the  westerly  side  of 
James  street  at  easterly  corner  of  land  of  said  Rosenberg, 
and  where  the  northerly  line  of  land  conveyed  to  the 
Trustees  by  Long  Island  Bank,  by  deed  dated  July 
15th,  1873,  and  recorded  in  Register’s  office  of  Kings 
county,  in  Liber  — of  Conveyances,  page  — , July  16th, 
1873,  strikes  the  same,  running  westerly  along  said  land  to  a 
point  on  the  northerly  line  thereof  31  feet  10  inches  to  west- 
erly corner  of  land  so  conveyed,  as  aforesaid  ; thence 
northerly,  on  line  parallel  with  the  central  line  of  Bridge,  as 
laid  down  in  a map  filed  in  Register’s  office,  Kings  county, 

33  feet  11  inches  to  land  now  or  late  of  Blydenberg  ; 

thence  easterly  26  feet  ii-|-  inches  to  James  street;  thence 
southerly  along  James  street  33  feet  8 inches  to  place  of  be- 
ginning ; being  part  of  premises  conveyed  to  said  Rosen- 
berg by  Richard  Griffith,  by  deed  dated  July  30th,  1874. 
Recorded  in  the  Register’s  office,  Kings  county,  in  Liber 
1170  of  Conveyances,  page  227,  July  30th,  1874  ; and  also 
all  right,  title  and  interest  of  said  Rosenberg  of,  in  and  to 
James  street,  in  front  of  said  parcel  of  land. 


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CATHARINE  M.  PRYOR  (widow), 

As  executrix  of  last  will  and  testament  of  Catharine 
Mitchell,  deceased, 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $24,000,  by  deed  dated  July  13th,  1876,  con- 
veying parcels  of  land  with  buildings  thereon  in  Fourth 
Ward,  City  of  New  York,  known  as  [71  and  172  South  street, 
bounded  as  follows  : 

Beginning  on  northwesterly  side  of  South  street  at  corner 
of  a lot  now  or  formerly  belonging  to  the  heirs  of  John 
Agnew  ; running  southwesterly  along  South  street  35  feet  8 
inches  to  corner  of  a lot  formerly  of  Stephen  Allen  ; thence 
running  northwesterly  along  the  line  of  lot  formerly  of  Ste- 
phen Allen  71  feet  to  corner  of  ground  conveyed  to  Walter 
R.  Wood  and  others  ; northeasterly  38  feet  10  inches  to  lot 
now  or  formerly  belonging  to  heirs  of  John  Agnew  ; south- 
easterly 65  feet  11  inches  to  South  street  to  place  of  begin- 
ning. It  being  intended  hereby  to  convey  all  that  part  of  a 
certain  water  lot  granted  by  City  of  New  York  to  Samuel  L. 
Mitchell,  by  deed  dated  December  1,  1817,  which  is  situated 
between  South  street  and  the  aforesaid  land,  conveyed  to 
Walter  R.  Wood  and  others. 


OLIVER  B.  TWEEDY  and  RUSSELL  BENE- 
DICT, as  executors  of  last  will  and  testament  of 
Joseph  N.  Lord,  deceased, 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 


Consideration,  $26,850,  by  deed  dated  July  17th,  1876,  con- 
veying parcel  of  land  in  Fourth  Ward,  City  of  New  York,  on 

22 


Recorded  i n 
Register's  office 
of  the  City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1396,  of  Con- 
veyances,  page 
30,  August  2d 
1876. 


202 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  office 
of  the  City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1385  of  Con- 
veyances, page 
189,  August  1st, 
1876. 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  office 
of  the  City  and 
County  of  New 
York  in  Liber 
1380,  of  Con- 
veyances, page 
331,  July  21st, 
1876. 


northerly  side  of  Front  street,  being  part  of  water  lot  No.  12, 
granted  by  City  of  New  York  to  John  Latham,  bounded  south- 
erly in  front  by  Front  street  ; westerly  by  land  formerly  of 
Elizabeth  Morris  ; northerly  by  another  part  of  said  water 
lot,  and  easterly  by  another  part  of  water  lot  formerly  of 
John  Baker  ; being  in  breadth  in  front  28  feet  4 inches 
and  in  rear  24  feet  6 inches  ; in  length  on  westerly  side  72 
feet  6 inches,  and  on  easterly  side  72  feet  5 inches, 
premises  known  as  274  Front  street  and  No.  692  on  map  of 
Fourth  Ward. 

Also,  parcel  of  land  on  southerly  side  of  Front  street,  in 
Fourth  Ward,  New  York  ; beginning  on  Front  street  at 
northwesterly  corner  of  a lot  formerly  conveyed  by  Niobe 
Minturn  to  William  H.  Minturn  ; running  thence  south- 
easterly 67  feet  ; thence  southwesterly,  parallel  with  Front 
street,  along  ground  lately  belonging  to  Thos.  H.  Smith,  21 
feet  ; thence  running  northwesterly  67  feet  to  Front  street  ; 
thence  northeasterly  along  Front  street  21  feet  4 inches  to 
place  of  beginning,  being  known  as  No.  275  Front  street, 
and  also  by  the  No.  714  on  map  of  Fourth  Ward. 


ADAM  WALKER  and  MARTHA,  HIS  WIFE, 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $9,500,  by  deed  dated  July  20th,  1876, 
conveying  parcel  of  land  in  Fourth  Ward  of  New  York, 
on  northerly  side  of  Front  street,  being  part  of  water 
lots  Nos.  12  and  13,  the  former  of  which  was  granted 
by  City  of  New  York  to  John  Latham,  and  the  latter  by 
same  grantors  to  Robert  Benson  ; bounded  southwardly  in 
front  by  Front  street;  westwardly  by  land  lately  sold  to 
Joseph  N.  Lord  and  James  Calvin  ; northwardly  by  another 
part  of  said  water  lots  or  one  of  them,  and  eastwardly  by 
another  part  of  lot  13,  being  in  breadth,  in  front  and  rear, 
26  feet  4 inches,  and  in  length,  on  each  side,  72  feet  5 
inches  ; said  premises  being  known  as  No.  276  Front  street. 


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DAVID  S.  DRAPER  and  JANE  B.,  HIS  WIFE. 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $5.5,000,  by  deed  dated  July  24th,  1876,  con- 
veying parcels  of  land  in  Second  Ward  of  Brooklyn,  bounded 
as  follows  : Beginning  at  a point  formed  by  the  intersection 
of  southerly  side  of  Water  street  with  westerly  side  Dock 
street ; thence  southerly  along  westerly  side  Dock  street 
96  feet  7 inches,  to  an  alley  in  common;  thence  westerly  68 
feet  ; thence  southwesterly  68  feet  10  inches,  to  land  formerly 
of  heirs  of  George  Little,  deceased  ; thence  northwesterly  91 
feet  10  inches;  thence  again  northwesterly  14  feet  11 
inches  ; thence  northerly  40  feet  4 inches,  to  Water  street  ; 
thence  easterly,  along  Water  street,  183  feet  7 inches,  to 
place  of  beginning  ; being  same  premises  conveyed  to 
David  S.  Draper  by  Alexander  McCue  and  wife,  by  two 
deeds,  dated  May  1st,  1863.  Recorded  in  Register’s  Office, 
Kings  County,  July  2,  1863,  in  Liber  604  of  Conveyances, 
pages  1 and  4. 

Also,  parcel  of  land  on  westerly  side  of  above  premises, 
bounded  as  follows  : Beginning  on  southerly  side  of  Water 
street,  adjoining  a triangular  lot  of  land  25  feet  westerly 
from  land  heretofore  conveyed  to  Alexander  Birkbeck  by 
heirs  of  George  Little,  part  of  above  described  premises, 
running  thence  south  six  degrees  west,  56  feet  8 inches 
along  said  triangular  lot  of  land  to  land  formerly  of 
Gilbert  Van  Mater;  thence  south  nineteen  degrees  east, 
1 ro  feet  3 inches  along  last  mentioned  land  to  land  formerly 
of  Abraham  Remsen  ; thence  north  seventy-three  degrees 
east,  45  feet  8 inches  along  last  mentioned  land,  to  land 
formerly  of  said  Alexander  Birkbeck  ; thence  north  twenty- 
five  degrees  west,  along  last  mentioned  land  10 1 feet  10 
inches;  thence  northwest  14  feet  n inches;  thence  north 
six  degrees  east,  40  feet  4 inches  to  Water  street  ; thence 
north  eighty-four  degrees  west,  25  feet  along  southerly  side 
of  Water  street  to  place  of  beginning  ; being  same  premises 


Recorded  in 
Register’s  office 
of  County  of 
Kings,  in  Liber 
1249  of  Con- 
veyances, page 
209,  August  1st, 
1876. 


204 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  office 
of  the  City  and 
County  of  New 
York  in  Liber 
1385  of  Con- 
veyances, page 
192,  August  1st, 
1876. 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  office 
of  Co  u n ty  of 
Kings,  in  Liber 
1250  of  Con- 
veyances, page 
472,  August 
16th,  1876. 


conveyed  to  David  S.  Draper  by  Gerard  M.  Stevens, 
Referee,  by  deed  dated  November  1st,  1866.  Recorded  in 
Register’s  Office,  Kings  County,  in  Liber  743  of  Convey- 
ances, page  351,  February  26th,  1867. 


EDWARD  MINTURN  (unmarried), 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $53,000,  by  deed  dated  July  29th,  1876, 
conveying  three  four-story  brick  stores  and  lots  in  Fourth 
Ward  of  New  York,  Nos.  167,  168  and  169  South  street, 
bounded  as  follows  : 

Southeasterly  in’  front  by  South  street  62  feet  3 inches  ; 
northwesterly  in  rear  by  ground  now  or  late  belonging  partly 
to  John  Patten,  partly  to  the  Franklin  Bank,  and  partly  to 
Thomas  H.  Smith,  64  feet  1 inch  ; southwesterly  by  ground 
now  or  late  of  Thos.  H.  Smith  75  feet,  and  northeasterly  by 
ground  now  or  late  of  Wm.  M.  Walsh  75  feet  ; being  the 
three  stores  and  lots  conveyed  to  Edward  Minturn  by  deed 
dated  the  21st  day  of  January,  1857,  and  recorded  in  Regis- 
ter’s office,  New  York,  in  Liber  724  of  Conveyances,  page  326. 


WM.  FLANDERS  and  NANCY  H.,  HIS  WIFE, 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $20,000,  by  deed  dated  August  1st,  1876, 
conveying  parcel  of  land  in  Brooklyn,  bounded  as  follows  : 
Beginning  on  southerly  side  of  Water  street,  at  the  north- 
westerly corner  of  said  lot,  running  in  a southeasterly  direc- 
tion along  land  formerly  of  City  of  New  York,  south  iS  de- 


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grees  east,  187  feet  8 inches  to  land  late  of  Abraham  Remsen ! 
thence  north  70  degrees  east,  34  feet  to  land  late  of  George 
Little,  deceased  ; thence  northerly  18  degrees,  west,  along 
said  land  172  feet  to  Water  street  ; thence  westerly  along 
Water  street  38  feet  to  place  of  beginning. 


WM.  R.  FOSTER  and  HARRIET,  HIS  WIFE, 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $15,400,  by  deed  dated  August  5th,  i876j 
conveying  parcel  of  land  with  buildings  thereon  in  Fourth 
Ward,  New  York,  on  southerly  side  of  Water  street,  bounded 
as  follows  : Beginning  on  Water  street  at  the  northwest 
corner  of  a lot  now  or  late  belonging  to  Henry  U.  Slip- 
per ; thence  westerly  along  Water  street  23  feet  6 inches  to 
ground  of  Saul  Alley  ; thence  southerly  72  feet  6 inches  ; 
thence  easterly  partly  along  land  now  or  late  of  Joseph 
N.  Lord,  and  partly  along  ground  now  or  late  of  John  Baker 
25  feet  5 inches  to  said  lot  now  or  late  of  Henry  U. 
Slipper;  northerly  along  same  72  feet  5 inches  to  place  of 
beginning,  including  half  of  the  wall  between  the  store 
on  above  premises  and  store  built  on  premises  now  or  late 
of  Henry  U.  Slipper,  the  premises  conveyed  being  known 
as  No.  295  Water  street. 


BENJAMIN  H.  HOWELL  and  ELIZABETH, 
HIS  WIFE,  and  JAS.  H.  WHEATLEY  and 
ELIZABETH,  HIS  WIFE,  and  LEONIDAS 
P.  WILLIAMS  and  MARY,  HIS  WIFE, 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $9,600,  by  deed  dated  August  8th,  1876,  con- 
veying parcels  of  land  with  buildings  thereon  in  Second 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  of- 
fice, City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1392  of  Convey- 
ances, page  44, 
August  7th, 
1876. 


206 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  of- 
fice, Kings 
County,  in  Li- 
ber 1251  of  Con- 
veyances. page 
461,  August 
29th.  1876. 


Recorded  j n 
Register’s  of- 
fice, Kings 
County,  in  Li- 
ber 1251  of  Con- 
veyances, page 
. 454,  August 
29th,  1876. 


Ward  of  Brooklyn,  bounded  as  follows  : Beginning  at  the 
northwesterly  corner  of  Dock  and  Front  streets,  running 
northerly  along  Dock  street  97  feet  9 inches,  to  an  alley 
in  common  10  feet  wide  ; thence  westerly  along  said  alley 
60  feet  to  land  of  Nelson  Taylor,  formerly  of  Thomas  J. 
Gerald  ; southerly  22  feet  9 inches  to  land  of  Patrick  Ford  ; 
easterly  38  feet  ; southerly  still  along  said  land  parallel, 
or  nearly  parallel,  with  Dock  street,  and  part  of  the  distance 
through  the  centre  of  a party  wall  of  8 feet  1 1 inches  to  Front 
street;  thence  easterly  along  Front  street  22  feet  to  place 
of  beginning. 


BENJAMIN  H.  HOWELL  and  ELIZABETH, 
HIS  WIFE,  JAMES  H.  WHEATLEY  and 
ELIZABETH,  HIS  WIFE,  and  LEONIDAS 
P.  WILLIAMS  and  MARY,  HIS  WIFE, 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  §8,500,  by  deed  dated  August  8th,  1876, 
conveying  parcel  of  land  with  the  buildings  thereon,  being 
in  Second  Ward  of  Brooklyn,  bounded  as  follows  : Be- 
ginning at  the  northerly  corner  of  Front  and  Dock  streets  ; 
thence  running  easterly  along  Front  street  42  feet  3 inches  ; 
thence  northerly  at  right  angles  to  Front  street,  and  along 
westerly  outside  line  of  westerly  wall  of  brick  house  now 
or  lately  belonging  to  Electa  Miller  45  feet  7 inches  ; 
thence  westerly  parallel  or  nearly  parallel  with  Front  street, 
and  to  and  along  the  northerly  outside  line  of  the  build- 
ing on  the  lot  hereby  conveyed,  and  along  said  line  con- 
tinued 40  feet  5^  inches  ; thence  northwesterly  4 feet  6 
inches  to  Dock  street,  at  a point  distant  48  feet  6 inches 
northerly  from  Front  street;  thence  southerly  along  Dock 
street  48  feet  6 inches  to  place  of  beginning. 


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ROBBINS  BATTELL  and  EDW’D  Y.  SWIFT, 

Two  of  the  executors  of  the  last  will  and  testament  of 
Joseph  Battell 
TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $5,000,  by  deed  dated  August  nth,  1876,  con- 
veying lot  of  land  in  the  Fourth  Ward  of  the  City  of  New 
York,  bounded  as  follows  : Beginning  on  Front  street  at 
northeast  corner  of  a lot  of  ground  now  or  late  of  Elizabeth 
, Morris,  running  thence  northeasterly  along  Front  street  22 
feet  4 inches  to  ground  now  or  late  of  John  Dougherty  ; 
thence  southeast  56  feet  to  land  conveyed  by  Matthias 
Bruen  to  Peter  Lorillard  ; thence  southwesterly  parallel  with 
Front  street  21  feet  2 inches  to  ground  now  or  late  of  Eliza- 
beth Morris,  running  northwesterly  56  feet  to  place  of  be- 
ginning, premises  being  known  as*No.  273  Front  street. 


NELSON  TAYLOR  and  MARY,  HIS  WIFE, 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $20,000,  by  deed  dated  August  nth,  1876, 
conveying  parcel  of  land  lying  in  Second  Ward  of  Brooklyn, 
on  northerly  side  of  Front  street,  beginning  at  the  south- 
easterly corner  of  land  formerly  of  Abraham  Remsen,  now 
or  late  of  the  Brooklyn  Bank;  running  thence  easterly  along 
Front  street  30  feet  6 inches  to  land  formerly  of  John  Fisher; 
thence  northerly  109  feet  to  an  alley;  thence  west  66  feet  to 
land  formerly  of  Abraham  Remsen,  now  or  late  of  Brooklyn 
Bank  ; thence  southerly  ior  feet  to  Front  street,  to  place  of 
beginning. 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  o f - 
fice,  City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1336  of  Convey- 
ances, page  304, 
October  14th, 
1876. 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  of- 
fice, Kings 
County,  in  Li- 
ber 1250  of  Con- 
veyances, page 
469,  August 
16th,  1876. 


208 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  of- 
fice, Kings 
County,  in  Li- 
ber 1252  of  Con- 
veyances, page 
314,  September 
7th,  1876. 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  of- 
fice of  Kings 
County,  in  L i- 
ber  1251  of  Con- 
veyances, page 
31 1,  September 
7th,  1876. 


JOHN  B.  BLYDENBURGH  and  CHARLES  E. 
BLYDENBURGH 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $1,950,  by  deed  dated  September  1st,  1876, 
conveying  following  premises  : 

All  that  lot  of  land,  with  building  thereon,  situate  on 
southwesterly  side  of  James  street,  between  Front  street 
and  Market  street  in  Second  Ward,  Brooklyn,  known  as 
No.  5 James  street,  bounded  as  follows  : Beginning  at  a 
point  on  southwest  side  of  James  street  distant  35  feet  5 
inches  southeasterly  from  corner  formed  by  the  junction  of  the 
southwest  side  of  James  street  with  southerly  line  of  Front 
street  ; running  thence  southwesterly  through  the  centre  of 
a party  wall  which  separates  the  premises  in  question  from 
the  premises  next  northwesterly  thereto,  along  the  line 
which  separates  these  premises  from  those  next  northwesterly 
thereto  at  right  angles,  or  nearly  so,  with  James  street  at 
point  of  intersection  50  feet  2 inches  to  land  now  or  for- 
merly of  A-  Titus;  thence  southeasterly  along  said  land  and 
parallel,  or  very  nearly  so,  with  James  street  20  feet  to  land 
now  or  late  of  Edward  Coope  ; thence  northeast  along  said 
land  at  right  angles,  or  nearly  so,  with  James  street  50  feet 
3 inches  to  James  street;  thence  northwest  along  Tames 
street  20  feet  to  place  of  beginning. 


HARRY  D.  BLYDENBURGH,  BENJAMIN  B. 
BLYDENBURGH,  Jr.,  and  MORGAN  B. 
BLYDENBURGH,  infants,  by  Benjamin  B.  Bly- 
denburgh,  their  general  and  special  guardian, 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $2,925,  by  deed  dated  September  4th,  1876, 
conveying  same  property  as  described  in  the  preceding 
deed. 


209 


JOHN  O.  JONES,  JOSHUA  JONES  and  MARY 
S.  JONES  (all  unmarried), 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $14,750,  by  deed  dated  September  5th,  1876, 
conveying  parcel  of  land  in  Fourth  Ward,  New  York,  on  the 
southerly  side  of  Front  street,  between  Dover  and  Roosevelt 
streets,  bounded  as  follows  : Beginning  on  Front  street  at 
the  northwesterly  corner  of  ground  formerly  belonging  to 
John  Patten,  and  now  to  Sylvester  M.  Beard,  running  south- 
easterly 67  feet;  thence  southwesterly  parallel  with  Front 
street  along  ground  formerly  of  Thos.  H.  Smith,  afterwards 
of  Edward  Minturn,  and  by  him  conveyed  to  Trustees  of 
the  New  York  and  Brooklyn  Bridge,  21  feet  ; thence  north- 
westerly along  ground  formerly  of  Niobe  Minturn,  afterwards 
of  Jos.  N.  Lord,  and  by  his  executors  conveyed  to  New 
York  and  Brooklyn  Bridge,  67  feet  to  Front  street;  thence 
easterly  along  Front  21  feet  4 inches  to  place  of  beginning  ; 
premises  being  designated  as  No.  279  Front  street. 


SYLVESTER  M.  BEARD  and  LUCY  M„ 

HIS  WIFE, 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $10,000,  by  deed  dated  September  15th,  1S76, 
conveying  parcel  of  land  with  building  thereon,  being  on 
southeasterly  side  of  Front  street,  New  York,  Fourth 
Ward,  known  as  No.  281  Front  street,  bounded  as  follows  : 
Northwesterly  in  front  by  Front  street;  southeasterly  in  rear 
by  land  formerly  belonging  to  John  Patten  and  now  to  es- 
tate of  Stephen  Allen,  deceased;  northeasterly  by  land  here- 

23 


Recorded  i n 
Register  s o f - 
fice,  City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1398  of  Convey- 
ances, page  162, 
September  8th, 
1876. 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  o f - 
fice.  City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1397  of  Convey- 
ances, page  349, 
December  30th, 
1876. 


2 tO 


Order  of  Su- 
preme  Court, 
September  18th, 
1876. 


Recorded  i n 
Register's  office 
o f Count  y 0 f 
Kings,  in  Liber 
1261  of  C o n- 
veyances,  page 
105,  December 
5,  1876. 


Order  of  Su- 
preme Court, 
September  18th, 

1876. 


tofore  granted  by  City  of  New  York  to  Samuel  L.  Mitchell, 
and  now  owned  by  Walter  R.  Wood  and  others  ; and  south- 
westerly by  land  heretofore  granted  by  City  of  New  York 
to  Niobe  Minturn,  afterwards  conveyed  by  John  Q.  Jones, 
Joshua  Jones  and  Mary  S.  Jones,  etc.,  to  Trustees  of  New 
York  and  Brooklyn  Bridge,  containing  in  breadth  in  front 
along  Front  street  23  feet  1 inch,  and  in  rear  21  feet  2 
inches,  and  in  length  on  each  side  70  feet. 


Order  of  the  Supreme  Court,  entered  September  1 8th,  1876, 
confirming  report  of  Commissioners  John  P.  Rolfe,  E.  T. 
Backhouse  and  Thomas  H.  Rodman,  in  the  matter  of  ap- 
praising property  belonging  to  Patrick  Ford  and  Michael 


Henry. 

Awarding  to  Patrick  Ford §9,250  00 

<t  Michael  Henry 06 


Conveys  parcels  of  land  in  Second  Ward  of  Brooklyn, 
bounded  as  follows  : Beginning  at  a point  on  the  northerly 
side  of  Front  street  22  feet  x inch  west  of  Dock  street,  and 
at  southwest  corner  of  land  of  Benj.  H.  Howell ; running 
thence  northerly  along  said  land  79  feet  to  other  land  of 
Benj.  H.  Howell;  thence  westerly  at  right  angles  to  Dock 
street  and  along  Howell’s  land  38  feet  4 inches  to  land  late  of 
Thos.  J.  Gerald,  now  of  Nelson  Taylor  ; southerly  along 
Taylor’s  land  86  feet  3 inches  to  Front  street;  easterly  along 
Front  street  39  feet  8 inches  to  land  of  Benj.  H.  Howell, 
the  place  of  beginning. 


Order  of  Supreme  Court,  entered  September  18th,  1876, 
confirming  report  of  Commissioners  Rolfe,  Backhouse  and 
Rodman,  in  the  matter  of  appraising  property  belonging  to 
Francis  C.  Gruning,  awarding  to  said  Gru- 
nin g . Si  1,000  00 

Subject  to  mortgage  made  to  Brooklyn  Sav- 
ings Bank  to  secure  86,000  and  interest, 


21  I 


also  to  a mortgage  made  to  Mary  Darlon  and 
now  held  by  Herman  Feldman  $3,000  and 
interest,  subject  also  to  the  following 

Taxes  for  1875 $122  00 

“ 1874 127  02 

And  water  rates  of  1876,  together  with  all 

default 25  00 

Henry  Seltzer,  six  cents. 

S.  Wether,  six  cents. 


Conveys  following  described  property  : Two  parcels  of 
land  in  Second  Ward,  Brooklyn,  bounded  as  follows  : Be- 
ginning at  corner  formed  by  intersection  of  southerly  side 
of  Front  street  with  southwesterly  side  of  James  street  ; 
thence  southeasterly  along  James  street  35  feet  6 ^ inches  to 
land  now  or  late  of  Blydenburgh  ; thence  southwesterly  at 
right  angles  to  James  street  and  along  land  of  Blyden- 
burgh 24  feet  8 inches  to  a point  55  feet  southwesterly  from 
centre  line  of  New  York  and  Brooklyn  Bridge  measured  at 
right  angles  thereto;  thence  northwesterly  parallel  with 
centre  line  to  Front  street ; thence  easterly  along  Front  street 
21  feet  to  place  of  beginning,  together  with  Front  street  and 
James  street  lying  in  front  of  and  adjacent  to  said  premises. 


Recorded  in 
Register’s  o f- 
fi  c e , Kings 
County,  in  Li- 
ber 1261  of  Con- 
veyances, page 
102,  December 
5th,  1876. 


FRANCIS  C.  GRUNINGand  FRANCISKA, 
HIS  WIFE, 

TO  THE 


TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $t  1,000,  by  deed  dated  September  22d,  1876, 
conveying  certain  parcels  of  land  in  the  Second  Ward, 
Brooklyn,  as  described  in  the  foregoing  order  of  the  Supreme 
Court. 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  office 
o f C ounty  o f 
Kings,  in  Liber 
1254  of  Con- 
veyances, page 
57,  September 
25th,  1876. 


212 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  office 
o f County  o f 
Kings,  in  Liber 
1276  of  Con- 
veyances, page 
346,  April  30th, 
iZn. 


Order  of  Su- 
preme Court, 
September  24th, 
1876. 


FRANCIS  C.  GRUNING  and  FRANCISKA, 
HIS  WIFE, 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $5,000,  by  deed  dated  April  30th,  1877,  con- 
veying parcels  of  land  adjoining  above  described  premises, 
bounded  as  follows:  Beginning  at  a point  on  the  southerly 
side  of  Front  street  21  feet  westerly  from  the  corner  formed  by 
intersection  of  southerly  side  of  Front  street  with  southwester- 
ly side  of  James  street,  running  southeasterly  along  said  land 
46  feet  6 inches  to  land  conveyed  to  Bridge  Trustees  by  Jno. 
B.  Blydenburgh  and  others,  by  deeds  dated  September  1st 
and  4th,  1876.  Recorded  in  Liber  J252  of  Conveyances, 
pages  31 1 and  314  ; thence  southwesterly  along  said  land  at 
right  angles  or  nearly  so  with  James  street  25  feet  10  inches 
to  land  late  of  Abel  Titus  ; thence  northwesterly  parallel  or 
nearly  so  with  James  street  25  feet  inches  ; thence  north- 
erly along  land  late  of  Abel  Titus,  afterwards  of  the  Brooklyn 
Daily  Union,  and  at  right  angles  or  nearly  so  to  Front  street 
35  feet  to  Front  street  ; thence  easterly  along  Front  street 
16  feet  3 inches  to  place  of  beginning. 


Order  of  Supreme  Court,  entered  September  24th,  1876, 
confirming  report  of  Commissioners  Purdy,  Smyth  and 
Wash  in  the  matter  of  appraising  property  belonging  to 
John  McColgan  and  Daniel  Whelan  conveying  following 
property  : Triangular  parcel  of  land  in  Fourth  Ward,  New 
York,  bounded,  beginning  at  a point  on  the  division  line 
between  premises  known  as  No.  357  Pearl  street,  belonging 
to  John  McColgan,  and  premises  known  as  No.  355  Pearl 
street,  belonging  to  Bridge  Trustees,  where  the  same  is  inter- 
sected by  a line  drawn  parallel  with  and  distant  62  feet  6 
inches  northeasterly  from  centre  line  of  Bridge  (see  map 
filed  in  Register’s  office,  July  18th,  1877)  ; running  thence 
northwesterly  24  feet  to  land  formerly  belonging  to  estate  of 


213 


Richard  E.  Mount  and  now  to  Bridge  Trustees  ; thence 
southwesterly  io  feet  6 inches  ; thence  southeasterly  21  feet  6 
inches  to  place  of  beginning. 

Being  part  of  premises  known  as  No.  357  Pearl  street, 
conveyed  to  John  McColgan  by  Samuel  Jones,  Referee,  by 
deed  dated  May  13,  1864,  and  recorded  same  day  in  Regis- 
ter’s office,  New  York,  in  Liber  905  of  Conveyances,  page 


177- 

Awarding  to  John  McColgan $3,800 

Daniel  Whelan , 200 


Awarded  to  John  McColgan  subject  to  payment  of  water 
rate  or  tax  for  1877,  amounting  to  $18.60  with  default  and 
interest. 


REBECCA  PALMER  (single  woman), 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $500,  by  deed  dated  September  26th,  1876, 
conveying  triangular  parcel  of  land  in  City  of  Brooklyn, 
bounded  as  follows  : 

Beginning  in  the  boundary  line  between  the  land  of  said 
Palmer  and  land  late  of  Benj.  Meeker,  now  of  the  Bridge 
Trustees,  distant  24  feet  5 inches  southerly  from  Front 
street  ; running  southerly  along  last  mentioned  land  17  feet 
5 inches  to  other  land  of  Bridge  Trustees  conveyed  to  them 
by  Bella  Palmer  and  others,  by  deed  recorded  in  Register’s 
office,  Kings  county,  April  18,  1873,  in  Liber  1100  of  Con- 
veyances, page  524  ; easterly  along  said  land  20  feet  3J  in- 
ches ; thence  northwesterly  28  feet  2 inches  to  place  of  be- 
ginning. 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  office 
of  the  City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1431  of  Con- 
veyances, page 
162.  September 
28th,  1877. 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  office 
o f County  o f 
Kings,  in  Liber 
1254  of  Con- 
veyances, page 
123,  September 
26,  1876. 


Order  of  the  Supreme  Court,  entered  October  5th,  1876, 
confirming  report  of  Commissioners  Betts,  Ely  and  Am- 


214 


Order  of  Su- 
preme Court, 
October  5th, 
1876. 


Recorded  in 
Register’s  of- 
fice, City  and 
County  of  New 
York  in  Liber 
1398  of  Convey- 
ances, page  457, 
October  24th, 
1876. 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  office 
of  the  City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1398  of  Con- 
veyances, page 
457,  Octob  e r 
24th,  1876. 


brose,  appointed  to  appraise  property  belonging  to  Wm.  M. 
A.llen,  John  W.  Quincy,  Caroline  S.  Lowery,  John  A.  Low- 
ery and  Peter  Comerford,  awarding  as  follows  : 

To  Wm.  M.  Allen  and  John  W.  Quincy,  as 
executors  of  last  will  and  testament  of  Ste- 
phen Allen,  deceased $15,500  00 

Subject  to  Croton  Water  Rents  on 

said  premises  for  1876 $8  05 

For  1875 1 15 

To  be  deducted  from  said  award,  but  the  annual  taxes  for 
1876  are  not  to  be  deducted. 

To  Peter  Comerford,  six  cents. 


WILLIAM  M.  ALLEN  and  JOHN  W.  QUINCY, 
As  executors  under  last  will  and  testament  of 
Stephen  Allen,  deceased, 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $15,500,  by  deed  dated  October  20th,  1876, 
conveying  following  described  property : Lot  of  land  lately 
recovered  from  the  water  in  the  Fourth  Ward,  New  York, 
known  as  No.  170  South  street.  Bounded  southeastwardly 
in  front  by  South  street,  northwesterly  in  rear  by  property 
late  of  John  Patten,  deceased,  of  which  the  premises  hereby 
conveyed  heretofore  formed  a part;  northeastwardly  by  land 
granted  by  City  of  New  York  to  Sam’l  L.  Mitchell,  and  south- 
westwardly  by  land,  etc.,  granted  by  said  city  to  Niobe  Min- 
turn,  and  containing  on  South  street  aforesaid  20  feet  9 in- 
ches, and  in  the  rear  along  the  property  of  the  said  John 
Patten  21  feet  6 inches,  and  on  each  side  along  the  land, 
etc.,  granted  to  the  said  Samuel  L.  Mitchell  and  the  land, 
etc.,  granted  to  the  said  Niobe  Minturn  71  feet,  the  said 
premises  hereby  conveyed  being  a southeastern  subdivision 
of  a lot  of  land  and  land  under  water  granted  by  the  City 


215 


of  New  York  to  said  John  Patten,  deceased,  by  deed  bearing 
date  May  29th,  1820.  Recorded  in  the  office  of  the  Comp- 
troller of  the  City  of  New  York  in  Book  G of  Water  Grants, 
page  238. 


Order  of  the  Supreme  Court  entered  October  17th,  1876, 
confirming  Commissioners’  report  (Edward  L.  Donnelly, 
George  F.  Betts  and  Wm.  J.  Osborne,  Commissioners)  in 
the  matter  of  land  belonging  to  Arthur  Dupasquier,  trustee, 
and  others,  being  parcel  of  land  in  Fourth  Ward,  New  York, 
bounded  as  follows  : 

Beginning  at  a point  on  the  southeasterly  side  of  Water 
street,  distant  35  feet  8 inches  northeasterly  from  the  corner 
of  Dover  street,  and  on  the  dividing  line  between  the  lands 
now  or  late  of  the  estate  of  Joshua  Jones  and  the  lands  of 
Guillaume  Merle  ; running  thence  southeasterly  along  said 
lands  now  or  late  of  the  estate  of  Joshua  Jones  81  feet  to 
land  now  of  Joseph  Levy,  formerly  of  David  McCartie  ; 
thence  northeasterly  along  said  lands  35  feet  to  land  late  of 
Saul  Alley,  now  of  Annie  D.  Squire  ; thence  northwesterly 
along  said  lands  of  Squire  81  feet  to  Water  street,  and  thence 
southwesterly  along  Water  street  35  feet  11  inches  to  place 
of  beginning. 

Awarding  as  follows  : 

To  Arthur  Dupasquier,  trustee,  and  Ophelia  M.  Carhart, 
Georgine  M.  Schnitzspahn,  Adeline  M.  Darrow,  and  heirs- 
at-law  of  Ophelia  M.  Carhart,  Georgine  M.  Schnitzspahn 
and  Adeline  M.  Darrow,  for  full  value  of  fee-simple, 
$26,500. 

That  the  following  Taxes  and  Water  Rates  are  liens  upon 
said  premises,  and  are  to  be  paid  out  of  said  award  : 

The  Croton  Water  Rates  for  the  year  1867,  amounting  to 
$17.25. 

Balance  due  on  Croton  Water  Rates  for  1869,  amounting 
to  $2.30. 

Tax  for  1876,  amounting  to  $364.00. 

To  Timothy  B.  Ross,  six  cents. 


Order  of  Su- 
preme Court, 
O c t o ber  17th 
1876. 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  of- 
fice, City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1403  of  Convey- 
ances, page  60, 
December  12th, 
1876. 


2l6 


To  Wm.  F.  Shepard  and  John  C.  Darrow,  for  their  com- 
pensation as  special  guardians,  $200  each. 

To  James  T.  B.  Collins,  as  attorney  for  the  class  of  per- 
sons aforesaid,  $50. 


Order  of  Su-  Order  of  the  Supreme  Court,  entered  November  24th, 
preme  Court,  r ^ ’ 

November 24th,  1S76,  confirming  report  of  Commissioners  Betts,  Ely  and 

Osborne,  in  the  matter  of  appraising  property  belonging  to 

Annie  D.  Squire,  awarding  to  her  $82,500,  and  to  Hermann 

Tobey,  tenant,  six  cents,  subject  to  the  following  liens  : 


Taxes  for  1876 $1,120  00 

“ 1875 1,176  00 

“ 1874 1,260  00 

“ 1873 i,°5°  00 

“ “ 1872 1,218  68 

“ “ 1871 824  86 

Croton  Water  Tax  for  1876 31  50 

“ “ “ 1870-75 217  00 


With  Default  and  Interest 

To  be  paid  out  of  said  award.  Balance  of  said  award, 
after  payment  of  Taxes  and  Water  Rates,  is  subject  to  fol- 
lowing liens  : 

1.  Mortgage  dated  December  15th,  1866,  executed  by 
Frank  Squire  to  John  D.  Wright,  George  Griswold,  Jr.,  and 
Benjamin  W.  Bonner,  as  executors  under  will  of  Saul  Alley, 
for  $50,000  and  interest. 

2.  Mortgage  dated  March  1 8th,  1870,  executed  by 
Frank  Squire  and  Annie  D , his  wife  to  William  G.  Coch- 
rane, for  $20,000  and  interest. 

3.  Mortgage,  dated  April  22d,  1875,  executed  by  Annie 
D.  Squire  and  Frank  Squire  to  Charles  Squire,  for  $20,000 
and  interest. 

Annie  D.  Squire  claims  a lien  on  said  award  prior  to  fore- 
going liens,  for  $3,397.92,  being  amount  paid  by  her  on 


217 


September  6th,  1876,  to  redeem  premises  from  certain  tax 
sales;  one  on  March  9th,  1874,  to  Isaac  Ogden,  and  the 
other  in  March,  1874,  to  J.  D.  Lynch. 

The  property  conveyed  is  as  follows  : 

Parcel  of  land  in  Fourth  Ward,  New  York,  bounded  as 
follows  : Beginning  at  a point  on  the  southeasterly  side  of 
Water  street  71  feet  9 inches  northeasterly  from  Dover 
street  ; thence  southeasterly  along  land  of  the  estate  of 
Guillaume  Merle  and  land  of  Joseph  Levy  145  feet  7 inches 
to  Front  street,  at  a point  distant  67  feet  easterly  from  Dover 
street  ; thence  northeasterly  along  Front  street  57  feet  to 
land  now  or  late  of  Joseph  N.  Lord  ; thence  northwesterly 
along  said  land  and  along  land  of  William  R.  Foster,  145 
feet  2 inches,  to  Water  street  ; thence  southwesterly  along 
Water  street  59  feet  7 inches  to  place  of  beginning. 


Order  of  Supreme  Court  entered  December  4th,  1876,  con- 
firming report  of  Commissioners  Rolfe,  Rodman  and  Back- 
house, appointed  to  appraise  property  belonging  to  Hassall 
Nutt  and  John  William  Nutt,  awarding  to  said  Hassall  Nutt 
and  John  Wm.  Nutt  $3,750;  toChas.  E.  Frost  $20,  as  special 
guardian  of  John  AVm.  Nutt  for  costs  and  allowance;  award 
to  Hassall  Nutt  and  John  W.  Nutt,  subject  to  a mortgage  on 
said  premises  made  by  R.  H.  Nutt  and  wife  to  Emery  Freer 
to  secure  $250,  dated  January  5th,  1872.  Recorded  in 
Registers  office,  Kings  county,  in  Liber  1061  of  Mortgages, 
Page  535,  March  23d,  1S72. 

I he  share  of  Jno.  Wm.  Nutt,  $1,750,  after  deducting  one- 
half  of  said  mortgage,  to  be  deposited  with  County  Treas- 
urer, Kings  county.  The  share  of  Hassall  Nutt  and  costs  of 
Charles  E.  Frost,  special  guardian,  to  be  paid  said  persons, 
or  deposited  in  Brooklyn  Trust  Co. 

Property  conveyed  is  as  follows: 

Parcel  of  land  in  Second  Ward  of  Brooklyn,  bounded  as 
follows  : Beginning  on  southerly  side  of  Water  street,  ad- 
joining lot  of  land  formerly  of  Gilbert  Van  Mater,  now  of 

24 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  of- 
fice, City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1403  of  Convey- 
ances, Decem- 
ber 12th,  1876. 


Order  of  Su- 
preme Court, 
December  4th, 
1876. 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  of- 
fice, Kings 
County,  in  Li 
ber  1261  of  Con- 
veyances, page 
107,  December 
5th, 1876. 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  of- 
fice, Kings 
County,  in  Li- 
ber 1261  of  Con- 
veyances, page 
346,  December 
9th,  1876. 


Recorded  i n 
Register's  of- 
fice, City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1394  of  Convey- 
ances, page  290, 
February  9th, 
1877. 


the  Bridge  Trustees,  running  easterly  along  Water  street  24 
feet  6 inches  to  land  formerly  of  David  S.  Draper,  now  of 
the  Bridge  Trustees  ; thence  southerly  56  feet  8 inches  to 
land  formerly  of  Gilbert  Van  Mater ; thence  northerly  along 
said  land  62  feet  to  point  of  beginning. 


HASSALL  NUTT  and  CLEMENTINA  B„  HIS 
WIFE,  and  JOHN  W.  NUTT 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Dated  November  28th,  1876  ; consideration,  83,750,  convey- 
ing property  described  in  the  foregoing  order. 


JOSEPH  LEVY  and  FANNY,  HIS  WIFE, 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  818,000,  by  deed  dated  February  7th,  1S77, 
conveying  lot  of  ground  with  building  thereon,  situate  on 
the  northwest  side  of  Front  street  in  Fourth  Ward,  New 
York  ; bounded  on  southeast  in  front  by  Front  street;  on 
the  northeast  by  ground  formerly  of  Eliza  Morris,  now  of 
the  Bridge  Trustees  ; on  southwest  by  ground  belong- 
ing to  the  heirs  of  Joshua  Jones,  deceased  ; and  on  the 
northwest,  in  the  rear,  by  ground  formerly  belonging  to 
Garret  N.  Bleecker,  afterwards  to  G Merle,  now  to  Bridge 
Trustees;  containing  in  front,  on  Front  street,  33  feet  3^ 
inches  ; in  depth,  on  each  side,  64  feet,  being  the  same  prem- 
ises conveyed  by  David  McCartee  to  John  E.  Davidson  and 
John  S.  Young  by  deed  bearing  date  March  1st,  1854,  and 
recorded  in  the  office  of  the  Register  of  City  and  Count}'  of 


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New  York,  May  ist,  1854,  in  Liber  667  of  Conveyances, 
page  84;  and  by  John  S.  Young  and  wife  to  the  said  Joseph 
Levy  by  deed  bearing  date  September  28th,  1875,  and  re- 
corded in  aforesaid  office  on  September  29th,  1875, in  Liber 
1338  of  Conveyances,  page  290. 


ROBERT  R.  MORRIS  (widower), 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration  $40,500,  by  deed  dated  April  2d,  1877,  con- 
veying parcel  of  land  with  buildings  thereon,  being  in  Fourth 
Ward,  New  York,  beginning  at  corner  formed  by  the  inter- 
section of  the  northerly  side  of  Cherry  street  with  easterly 
side  of  Franklin  square;  running  thence  easterly  along  north- 
erly side  of  Cherry  street  75  feet  9-J-  inches  to  an  alley  in 
rear  of  said  premises  ; northerly  along  westerly  side  of  said 
alley  25  feet  7 inches  ; thence  westerly  on  a line  parallel 
with  Cherry  street  80  feet  5 inches  to  Franklin  square; 
southerly  along  Franklin  square  25  feet  3^  inches;  also  par- 
cel of  land  with  buildings  thereon  in  Fourth  Ward,  New 
York,  bounded  as  follows  : 

Beginning  at  a point  on  the  southeast  side  of  tire  Bowery 
extension  17  feet  7 inches  northeasterly  from  Franklin  square; 
running  thence  southeasterly  and  at  right  angles  to  said 
Bowery  extension  52  feet  ; thence  easterly  parallel  with 
Cherry  street  32  feet  to  an  alley  in  rear  of  said  prem- 
ises ; thence  northerly  along  said  alley  15  feet  6 inches; 
thence  westerly  at  an  angle  of  65  degrees  15  feet  ; thence 
northwesterly  and  again  at  right  angles  to  the  Bowery  ex- 
tension 59  feet  to  the  said  Bowery  extension;  thence  south- 
erly along  Bowery  extension  23  feet  4 inches  to  place  of 
beginning. 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  office 
of  the  City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1410  of  Con- 
veyances, page 
287,  April  2 d , 

1877* 


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Recorded  i n 
Register’s  office 
o f County  o f 
Kings,  in  Liber 
1274  of  Con- 
veyances, page 
31,  April  12th, 
1877, 


DANIEL  T.  LEVERICH  and  MARY  E.,  HIS 
WIFE,  and  ISAAC  S.  FORBELL  and  MAR- 
GARET ANN,  HIS  WIFE, 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $16,500,  by  deed  dated  April  nth,  1877,  con- 
veying parcels  of  land  with  buildings  thereon,  in  Brooklyn, 
bounded  as  follows  : 

Beginning  at  a point  formed  by  the  intersection  of  the 
southwesterly  side  of  James  street  with  southerly  side  of 
York  street;  running  southeasterly  along  James  street 
11  feet  6 inches  to  land  late  of  James  Leckey  ; thence 
southwesterly  32  feet  4 inches  ; thence  westerly  still  along 
said  land  18  feet  6 inches  to  land  formerly  of  Jane  Sut- 
phen  ; thence  northwesterly  along  said  last  mentioned  land 
29  feet  6 inches  to  land  now  or  late  of  John  Mollen- 
hauer  ; thence  northeasterly  along  said  land  27  feet  6-2- 
inches  to  York  street  ; thence  easterly  31  feet  3-J  inches 
to  place  of  beginning,  being  the  same  premises  con- 
veyed by  James  Maurice,  referee,  to  David  W.  Wetmore  and 
Jane  Sutphen,  by  deeds  dated  November  2d,  1849,  and 
recorded  in  Register’s  office,  Kings  County,  in  Liber  216  of 
Conveyances,  page  186,  and  Liber  220  of  Conveyances,  page 
163,  except  a portion  thereof  which  has  been  taken  for 
opening  York  street,  and  a further  portion  conveyed  by  said 
Leverich  and  wife  to  James  Leckey,  by  deed  dated  March 
7th,  1871,  recorded  in  said  office,  in  Liber  985  of  Con- 
veyances, page  424. 


ELIZA  LECKEY,  executrix,  and  DANIEL  T.  LEV- 
ERICH, as  executor  of  the  last  will  and  testa- 
ment of  James  Leckey, 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $4,300,  by  deed  dated  April  12th,  1877,  con- 


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veying  parcel  of  land  with  building  thereon  in  Brooklyn, 
bounded  as  follows:  Beginning  at  a point  on  the  southwest- 
erly side  of  James  street  n feet  6 inches  from  corner 
formed  by  intersection  of  southwesterly  side  of  James  street 
with  southerly  side  of  York  street,  adjoining  land  conveyed 
by  Daniel  T.  Leverich,  April  nth,  1877,  to  Bridge  Trustees; 
thence  running  southwesterly  along  said  land  32  feet  4 
inches  ; thence  westerly  18  feet  6 inches  to  land  formerly 
of  Jane  Sutphen  ; thence  southeasterly  17  feet  3 inches  to 
gore  of  land  conveyed  by  said  James  Leckey  to  Joseph 
Masson  and  Ernest  Von  Au,  by  deed  dated  March  7th,  1871. 
Recorded  in  Register’s  office,  Kings  county  in  Liber  985  of 
Conveyances,  page  425  ; thence  easterly  along  said  land 
18  feet  6 inches  to  other  land  of  Masson  & Von  Au  ; 
thence  northeasterly  32  feet  4 inches  to  James  street  ; north- 
westerly along  James  street  17  feet  2 inches  to  place  of  be- 
ginning. Being  same  premises  conveyed  to  James  Leckey 
by  James  Maurice,  referee,  by  deed  dated  November  2d, 
1849.  Recorded  in  Register’s  office,  Liber  205  of  Convey- 
ances, page  176,  and  also  a small  gore  adjoining  at  the 
westerly  corner  of  said  premises,  conveyed  to  said  James 
Leckey  by  Daniel  T.  Leverich  and  wife,  and  Isaac  S. 
Forbell  and  wife,  by  deed  dated  March  7th,  1871,  and 
recorded  in  said  office  in  Liber  985  of  Conveyances,  page 
424,  excepting  the  gore  of  land  conveyed  by  said  James 
Leckey  to  Masson  & Von  Au,  as  aforesaid. 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  office 
o f Count  y o f 
Kings,  in  Liber 
1274  of  Con- 
veyances, page 
85,  April  13th, 
1877. 


MARY  B.  MITCHELL  and  JOHN  F.  B.  MITCH- 
ELL, HER  HUSBAND,  HENRY  BEDINGER 
and  ADA,  HIS  WIFE,  and  CAROLINE  D. 
BEDINGER  and  OTHERS 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $13,000,  by  deed  dated  April  16th,  1877, 
conveying  parcels  of  land  in  New  York  (Nos.  78  and  80 
Frankfort  street),  bounded  as  follows  : 


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Recorded  i n 
Register’s  office 
of  the  City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1419  of  Con- 
veyances, page 
64,  April  20th, 
1877. 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  office 
o f County  o f 
Kings,  in  Liber 
1274  of  Con- 
veyances, page 
311,  April  16th, 
!877. 


Beginning  at  corner  formed  by  the  intersection  of  the 
northerly  side  of  Frankfort  street  with  easterly  side  of  Cliff 
street,  running  easterly  along  Frankfort  street  40  feet  to  land 
belonging  to  Mary  L.  Bogert  (No.  82  Frankfort  street)  ; 
thence  northerly  along  said  land  47  feet  2 inches  ; thence 
westerly  39  feet  10  inches  to  Cliff  street,  and  thence  south- 
erly along  Cliff  street  38  feet  9 inches  to  corner  at  place  of 
beginning. 


CHAS.  J.  LOWREY  and  BENJ.  P.  DAVIS, 

As  executors  of  will  of  Benjamin  W.  Davis, 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $5,900,  by  deed  dated  April  16th,  1877,  con- 
veying parcel  of  land  in  Second  Ward,  Brooklyn,  bounded  as 
follows  : Beginning  at  a point  on  the  southwesterly  side  of 
James  street,  adjoining  land  formerly  of  Jacob  Sharpe,  now 
of  Joseph  Masson  & Von  Au,  distant  46  feet  3 inches  from 
corner  formed  by  the  intersection  of  the  southwesterly  side 
of  James  street,  with  the  southerly  side  of  York  street,  run- 
ning southwesterly  along  said  land  formerly  of  Jacob 
Sharpe,  now  of  Masson  & Von  Au,  45  feet  4 inches  ; 
thence  southeasterly  parallel  or  nearly  so  with  James  street 
24  feet  ; thence  northeasterly  45  feet  6 inches  to  James 
street  ; thence  northwesterly  along  James  street  23  feet  5 
inches  to  place  of  beginning. 

Being  part  of  premises  conveyed  to  said  Benj.  W.  Davis 
by  Jacob  Philip  and  others  by  Catharine  M.  Outerbridge 
and  husband  and  by  William  Ellsworth,  trustee,  by  deeds 
dated  June  4th,  1867,  and  recorded  in  Register’s  office, 
Kings  county,  September  5th,  1867,  in  Liber  778  of  Con- 
veyances, pages  336,  339  and  340. 


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HELEN  W.  COBB, 

Individually,  and  as  sole  executrix  of  last  will 
and  testament  of  Nathan  Cobb, 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 


Consideration  $14,000,  by  deed  dated  April  16th,  1877, 
conveying  lot  of  ground,  with  buildings  thereon,  in  Fourth 
Ward,  New  York,  at  northwest  corner  of  Pearl  and  Frank- 


fort streets,  known  as  No.  355  Pearl  street  ; bounded  east- 
wardly,  in  front,  by  Pearl  street  ; westwardly,  in  rear,  by 
lot  and  building,  now  or  formerly  belonging  to  Richard  E. 
Mount,  known  as  No.  88  Frankfort  street;  southwardly  by 
Frankfort  street,  and  northwardly  by  lot  of  ground  and  build- 
ing thereon,  now  or  formerly  belonging  to  Daniel  Berrien, 
known  as  No.  357  Pearl  street,  containing  in  front,  on  Pearl 
street,  19  feet  8 inches  ; in  rear  19  feet  3 inches  ; on  the 
southerly  side  on  Frankfort  street,  54  feet,  on  northerly  side 
56  feet  9 inches. 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  office 
of  the  City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1412  of  Con- 
veyances, page 
258,  April  18th, 
i877. 


MARY  L.  BOGERT,  and  HENRY  A.  BOGERT, 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 


Consideration,  $10,000,  by  deed  dated  April  16th,  1877, 
conveying  lot  of  land  in  New  York  (No.  82  Frankfort 
street),  bounded  as  follows  : Beginning  at  a point  on  the 
north  side  of  Frankfort  street,  40  feet  east  of  northeasterly 
corner  of  Frankfort  and  Cliff  streets  ; running  thence  north- 
erly along  land  formerly  belonging  to  Mary  B.  Mitchell, 
Henry  Bedinger  and  Caroline  Danske  Bedinger,  now  of 
Bridge  Trustees  (No.  80  Frankfort  street),  47  feet  2 inches  ; 
thence  westerly  2 feet  4 inches  to  land  of  John  W.  Lawrence  ; 
thence  northerly  28  feet  4 inches  to  Hague  street ; thence 
easterly  32  feet  6 inches  to  land  of  James  Tierny  (No.  84 
Frankfort  street)  ; thence  southerly  86  feet  1 inch  to  north 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  office 
of  the  City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1394  of  Con- 
veyances, page 
426,  April  17th, 
1877. 


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Recorded  i n 
Register’s  office 
o f County  o f 
Kings,  in  Liber 
1275  of  Convey- 
ances, page  16, 
April  19th,  1877. 


side  of  Frankfort  street  ; thence  westerly  21  feet  10  inches 
to  point  of  beginning. 


JAMES  M.  SEABURY  and  ALICE  E.,  HIS  WIFE, 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $10,000,  by  deed  dated  April  17th,  1877, 
conveying  parcel  of  land  in  Brooklyn,  bounded  as  follows  : 
Beginning  at  a point  on  the  southwesterly  side  of  James 
street,  adjoining  land  of  Richard  S.  Homan,  distant  116  feet 
from  corner  formed  by  the  intersection  of  the  southwesterly 
side  of  James  street  with  southerly  sideof  Yorkstreet,  run- 
ning southwesterly  49  feet;  thence  southeasterly,  parallel  or 
nearly  so  with  James  street,  31  feet  6 inches  ; thence  north- 
easterly 49  feet  8 inches  to  James  street  ; thence  northwest- 
erly along  James  street  31  feet  3 inches  to  place  of  begin- 
ning. 

Being  part  of  premises  conveyed  to  James  M.  Seaburyby 
Henry  G.  Nichols,  executor  of  will  of  Jane  Nichols,  de- 
ceased, by  Enos  Richardson,  as  executor  of  will  of  John  R. 
Wilson,  deceased,  and  Eliza  T.  Titus,  by  deeds  dated  May 
xst,  1857,  and  recorded  in  Register’s  office,  Kings  county, 
in  Liber  452  of  Conveyances,  pages  458,  460  and  455,  re- 
spectively. 


LOUISA  A.  ROE  (widow),  ELIZABETH  BEEM- 
ER,  wife  of  William  H.  Beemer,  and  WILLIAM 
H.  BEEMER,  HER  HUSBAND,  WILLIAM 
G.  BURDICK,  and  MARY,  HIS  WIFE, 

TO  THE 


TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $25,000,  by  deed  dated  April  19th,  1877, 


225 


conveying  parcel  of  ground  in  Fourth  Ward,  New  York,  on 
westerly  side  of  Pearl  street,  known  as  No.  351  Pearl  street, 
bounded  as  follows  : 

Beginning  at  the  point  formed  by  the  intersection  of  the 
westerly  line  of  Pearl  street  with  southerly  line  of  Frank- 
fort street,  running  thence  southwardly  along  westerly  line 
of  Pearl  street  21  feet  3 inches  to  land  formerly  of  Jacob 
Lorillard  ; thence  westwardly  along  said  land  96  feet  1 inch 
toother  land  now  or  formerly  of  Jacob  Lorillard;  thence 
northwardly  along  said  land  21  feet  3 inches  to  southerly  line 
of  Frankfort  street;  thence  eastwardly  along  said  south- 
erly line  of  Frankfort  street  96  feet  2 inches  to  westerly 
line  of  Pearl  street  at  place  of  beginning. 


JOHN  W.  LAWRENCE 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $2,500,  by  deed  dated  April  20th,  1877, 
conveying  parcel  of  land  in  Fourth  Ward,  New  York,  bound- 
ed as  follows: 

Beginning  at  southeasterly  corner  of  Cliff  and  Hague  streets, 
running  easterly  along  Hague  street  29  feet  2 inches  to  land 
conveyed  by  Mary  L.  Bogert  to  Trustees  of  New  York  and 
Brooklyn  Bridge;  thence  southerly  28  feet  4 inches  to  land 
formerly  belonging  to  Mary  B.  Mitchell,  Henry  Bedinger  and 
C.  D.  Bedinger,  and  conveyed  by  them  to  Trustees  of  the 
New  York  and  Brooklyn  Bridge;  thence  westerly  along 
said  land  37  feet  6 inches  to  Cliff  street;  thence  northerly 
along  Cliff  street  23  feet  8 inches  to  place  of  beginning. 

Being  same  premises  conveyed  to  said  John  W.  Lawrence 
by  Maria  Pentz,  by  deed  dated  August  7th,  1871.  Record- 
ed in  Register’s  office,  city  and  county  of  New  York,  in 
Liber  1180  of  Conveyances,  page  534,  August  12th,  1871. 

25 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  office 
of  the  City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1421  of  Convey- 
ances, page  61, 
April  30th,  1877. 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  office 
of  the  City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1417  of  Convey- 
ances, page  140, 
April  23d,  1877. 


226 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  office 
o f County  o f 
Kings,  in  Liber 
1276  of  Convey- 
ances, page  449, 
May  1st,  1877. 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  office 
i f the  City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Libe 
1424  of  Convey 
ances,  page  25 
May  16th,  1877. 


JOHN  MOLLENHAUER  and  DORIS,  HIS  WIFE, 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $5,375,  by  deed  dated  April  25th,  1877,  con- 
veying parcel  of  land  in  Second  Ward,  Brooklyn,  bounded 
as  follows  : 

Beginning  at  a point  on  the  southerly  side  of  York  street 
adjoining  land  formerly  of  John  Sutphen,  now  of  the  Bridge 
Trustees,  which  point  is  distant  30  feet  and  7 inches  westerly 
from  the  corner  formed  by  the  intersection  of  the  southwest- 
erly side  of  James  street,  with  the  southerly  side  of  York 
street,  thence  running  southwesterly  along  said  land  27  feet 
7 inches  ; thence  northwesterly,  parallel,  or  nearly  par- 
allel with  the  southwesterly  line  of  James  street,  as  the  same 
existed  before  the  extension  of  York  street,  19  feet  and  6 
inches,  to  land  formerly  of  Israel  B.  Brice,  now  of  George 
H.  Norfolk  ; thence  northeasterly  along  said  last  mentioned 
land  10  feet  to  York  street;  thence  easterly  along  York  street 
26  feet  3 inches  to  place  of  beginning. 


ANTONIA  CARRIO  De  SANCHO,  AND  ED- 
UARDO SANCHO,  HER  HUSBAND. 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $15,000,  by  deed  dated  April  27th,  1S77, 
conveying  parcel  of  ground  with  buildings  in  Fourth  Ward, 
New  York,  on  southerly  side  of  Water  street,  bounded  as 
follows  : 

Beginning  on  Water  street  at  northeast  corner  of  ground 
conveyed  May  1st,  1834,  by  John  C.  Minturn  to  John  W. 
James,  and  now  belonging  to  Bridge  Trustees,  running 
northeast  along  Water  street  23  feet  6 inches  to  ground  ot 


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Alex’r  Fraser;  thence  southeast  72  feet  5 inches  to  ground 
formerly  of  John  Baker,  now  of  Bridge  Trustees  ; thence 
along  same  southwesterly  23  feet  6 inches  to  ground  for- 
merly of  John  W.  James,  thence  northwest  72  feet  5 inches 
to  place  of  beginning. 


ROBERT  LAWRENCE 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $4,000  ; by  deed  dated  April  28th,  1877, 
conveying  parcel  of  land  in  New  York,  known  as  107  Cliff 
street,  bounded  as  follows  : 

Beginning  at  a point  on  westerly  side  of  Cliff  street  78 
feet  8 inches  northerly  from  Frankfort  street  ; running 
thence  westerly  along  land  belonging  to  Emily  L.  Shepard 
(No.  105  Cliff  street)  55  feet  r inch  ; thence  northerly  still 
along  said  last  mentioned  land  9 feet  4^  inches;  thence  east- 
erly along  other  land  belonging  to  Emily  L.  Shepard  (No. 
109  Cliff  street)  34  feet  5 inches  ; thence  southeasterly  still 
along  said  land  26  feet  to  Cliff  street;  thence  southerly  along 
Cliff  street  20  feet  to  point  of  beginning. 


REBECCA  LEE  (formerly  Rust),  and  EDMUND 
J.  LEE,  Jr.,  HER  HUSBAND, 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  87,000,  by  deed  dated  May  1st,  1877, 
conveying  parcel  of  land  in  New  York,  No.  76  Frankfort 
street,  bounded  as  follows  : 

Beginning  at  corner  formed  by  intersection  of  northerly 
side  of  Frankfort  street  with  westerly  side  of  Cliff  street  ; 


Recorded  i n 
Register's  office 
of  the  City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1421  of  Convey- 
ances, page  64, 
April  30th,  1877. 


Recorded  in 
Register’s  office 
of  the  City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1415  of  Convey- 
ances, page  84, 
May  nth,  1877. 


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Recorded  i n 
Register’s  of- 
ficce,  City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1390  of  Convey- 
ances, page  435, 
May  14th,  1877. 


running  thence  westerly  along  Frankfort  street  25  feet  4 in- 
ches to  land  belonging  to  Anna  L.  Jaggar  (No.  74  Frank- 
fort street);  thence  northerly  along  said  land  51  feet  6 in- 
ches to  land  belonging  to  Emily  L.  Shepard  (known  as  No. 
105  Cliff  street);  thence  easterly  along  said  land  22  feet  8 
inches  to  Cliff  street,  and  thence  southerly  along  Cliff  street 
53  feet  7 inches  to  the  corner,  the  point  of  beginning. 


ANNA  L.  JAGGAR  and  THOMAS  AUGUSTUS 
JAGGAR,  HER  HUSBAND, 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $11,500,  by  deed  dated  May  rst,  1877, 
conveying  parcels  of  land  in  New  York,  Nos.  72  and  74 
Frankfort  street,  bounded  as  follows  : 

Beginning  at  a point  on  the  northerly  side  of  Frankfort 
street  distant  25  feet  4 inches  westerly  from  Cliff  street ; run- 
ning thence  northerly  along  land  belonging  to  Rebecca  Lee, 
No.  76  Frankfort  street  51  feet  6 inches  to  land  belonging 
to  Emily  L.  Shepard  (No.  105  Cliff  street);  thence  westerly 
along  said  last  mentioned  land  50  feet  1 inch  to  land  known 
as  No.  70  Frankfort  street;  thence  southerly  along  said  last 
mentioned  land  49  feet  9 inches  to  Frankfort  street  ; thence 
easterly  along  Frankfort  street  45  feet  to  place  of  beginning. 


LEWIS  G.  MORRIS  (unmarried), 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $5,500,  by  deed  dated  May  2d,  1877,  con- 
veying parcel  of  ground  with  building  thereon,  situated 
in  the  Fourth  Ward,  New  York,  on  southwesterly  side  of 
Frankfort  street,  known  as  No  81  Frankfort  street, 
bounded  as  follows  : 


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Beginning  at  a point  on  the  southwesterly  line  of  said 
street  62  feet  and  10  inches  southeasterly  from  the  south- 
easterly corner  of  Frankfort  and  Cliff  streets,  adjoining  the 
land  formerly  of  Andrew  Gassuer  and  now  of  Carsten  Bahr, 
and  thence  running  southwesterly  along  the  last  mentioned 
property  and  along  land  formerly  of  the  estate  of  George 
Dieterich  and  now  of  Cornelius  Z.  Terhune,  42  feet  n 
inches  to  property  formerly  of  Frederick  Resler  and  now  of 
Joseph  Mattison  ; thence  southeasterly  along  the  last  men- 
tioned land  34  feet  4 inches  to  other  land  formerly  of 
the  estate  of  said  Dieterich  and  afterwards  of  Emily  Morris, 
and  conveyed  by  the  said  Lewis  G.  Morris,  as  trustee  and 
individually,  and  as  executor  of  the  last  will  and  testament 
of  the  said  Emily  Morris,  by  deed  bearing  even  date  with 
these  presents  to  the  said  the  Trustees  of  the  New  York  and 
Brooklyn  Bridge;  thence  northeasterly  along  the  last  men- 
tioned land  21  feet  5 inches  to  other  land  formerly  of 
the  same  estate  of  George  Dieterich  and  now  belonging  to 
the  said  the  Trustees  of  the  New  York  and  Brooklyn 
Bridge  ; thence  northwesterly  along  the  same  12  feet  ; 
thence  northeasterly  still  along  the  same  21  feet  and  3 
inches  to  the  southwesterly  side  of  Frankfort  street;  and 
thence  westerly  along  Frankfort  street  22  feet  4 inches  to 
place  of  beginning. 

Being  same  premises  conveyed  to  said  Lewis  G.  Morris 
by  Thomas  Ward  and  wife,  by  deed  dated  August  1st,  1S60. 
Recorded  November  26th,  i860,  in  Register’s  office,  New 
York,  in  Liber  823  of  Conveyances,  page  416. 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  of- 
fice, City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1414  of  Convey- 
ances, page  130, 
May  8th,  1877. 


LEWIS  G.  MORRIS, 

As  trustee,  and  individually,  and  as  executor  of  the  last  will 
and  testament  of  Emily  Morris, 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $27,500,  by  deed  dated  May  2d,  1877,  con- 
veying all  that  certain  lot,  piece  or  parcel  of  land  with  the 


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Recorded  i n 
Register's  o f - 
fice,  City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1414  of  Convey- 
ances, page  128, 
May  8th,  1877. 


building  thereon,  situated  in  the  Fourth  Ward  of  the  City 
of  New  York,  on  the  westerly  side  of  Pearl  street,  known 
as  No.  349  Pearl  street,  and  bounded  and  containing  as  fol- 
lows: to  wit,  southeasterly  in  front  on  Pearl  street  21  feet 
2 inches;  northeasterly  on  one  side  by  land  formerly  of  the 
estate  of  George  Dieterich,  and  now  belonging  to  the  said 
the  Trustees  of  the  New  York  and  Brooklyn  Bridge,  84  feet; 
southwesterly  on  the  other  side  by  land  formerly  of  the 
estate  of  Frederick  Resler,  and  now  belonging  to  Joseph 


Mattison,  83  feet  6 inches;  and  in  the  rear  along  the 
land  formerly  of  Margaretta  H.  Ward,  and  now  belonging  to 
the  said  Lewis  G.  Morris,  and  by  land  conveyed  by  deed 
bearing  even  date  with  these  presents  to  the  said  the  Trus- 
tees of  the  New  York  and  Brooklyn  Bridge  21  feet  5 
inches,  be  the  same  dimensions  more  or  less. 


Order  of  Su- 
preme Court, 
May  3d,  1877. 


Recorded  1 n 
Register’s  of- 
fice, City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1414  of  Convey- 
ances, page  125, 
May  8th,  1877. 


Order  of  Supreme  Court,  entered  May  3d,  1877,  confirm- 
ing report  of  Commissioners  Ely,  Betts  and  Osborne,  ap- 
pointed to  appraise  property  belonging  to  Albon  Man,  Al- 
bon  P.  Man  and  William  Man,  trustees  under  will  of  Peter 
Lorillard,  deceased,  conveys  following  property  : All  that 

certain  piece  or  parcel  of  land  situate,  lying  and  being  in 
the  Fourth  Ward  of  the  City  of  New  York,  and  bounded  and 
described  as  follows  : Beginning  at  a point  on  the  south- 

easterly side  of  Front  street,  distant  89  feet  6 inches 
northeasterly  from  Dover  street,  and  running  thence  north- 
easterly along  Front  street  32  feet  1 inch  to  land  for- 
merly belonging  to  the  estate  of  Joseph  Battell,  and  now  of 
the  Trustees  of  the  New  York  and  Brooklyn  Bridge;  thence 
southeasterly  along  said  land  56  feet;  thence  again  north- 
easterly still  along  said  land  and  parallel  with  Front  street 
22  feet  61  inches,  to  the  land  formerly  belonging  to  the 
estate  of  Joseph  N.  Lord,  and  now  to  the  said  Trustees  of 
the  New  York  and  Brooklyn  Bridge  ; thence  again  south- 
easterly along  said  last  mentioned  land  10  feet  3 inches  to 
land  formerly  belonging  to  Edward  Minturn,  and  now  to 
the  said  Trustees  of  the  New  York  and  Brooklyn  Bridge  ; 


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thence  southwesterly  along  said  last  mentioned  land,  22  feet 
3-|  inches  ; thence  again  southeasterly  along  said  last  men- 
tioned land  47  feet  8 inches  to  a point  thereon  distant  27 
feet  6 inches  northwesterly  from  the  northwesterly  side  of 
South  street  ; and  thence  westerly  along  land  belonging  to 
the  estate  of  Peter  Lorillard,  deceased,  118  feet  to  the 
point  or  place  of  beginning, 

Awarding  as  follows  : 

To  Andrew  W.  Nicholson,  as  tenant,  six  cents. 


To  David  S.  Egleston  and  George  W.  Egles- 

ton,  as  tenants  and  owners $4,250  00 

To  Albon  Man,  Albon  P.  Man  and  William 

Man,  as  trustees 16,750  00 

To  John  E.  Parsons,  as  special  guardian  ....  100  00 

Total $21,100  co 


ELOUISA  SEABURY  (Widow),  ANN  ELIZA 
BENNET  and  CLARENDA  BENNET  (both 
unmarried), 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 


BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 


Consideration,  $10,750,  by  deed  dated  May  9th,  1877, 
conveying  parcel  of  land  in  Second  Ward,  Brooklyn, 
bounded  as  follows  : Beginning  at  southwesterly  corner  of 

Main  and  Janies  streets,  thence  running  northwesterly  along 
James  street  1 foot  to  land  formerly  of  Anthony  Remsen, 
now  of  the  heirs  of  Charles  Symons,  deceased  ; thence 
southwesterly  along  said  land,  and  also  along  the  north- 
westerly side  of  brick  buildings  on  premises  herein  described 
47  feet  3 inches;  thence  southeasterly,  parallel,  or  nearly  so 
with  Fulton  street,  33  feet  10  inches  to  land  formerly  of 
Josiah  Webb,  now  or  late  of  Mrs.  Charles  C.  Leigh;  thence 
northeasterly  along  said  land  and  also  along  southeasterly 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  of- 
fice, Kings 
County,  in  Li- 
ber 1278  of  Con- 
veyances, page 
165,  M a y 9th, 
.1877. 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  of- 
fice, City  and 
County  of  N ew 
York,  in  Liber 
1399  of  Convey- 
ances, page  434, 
May  14th,  1877. 


2^2 

side  of  brick  buildings  aforesaid,  15  feet  11  inches  to' 
Main  street;  thence  northerly  along  Main  street  47  feet  n 
inches  to  place  of  beginning.  Being  part  of  premises  convey- 
ed to  Winant  P.  Bennett,  deceased,  by  Elizabeth  Field,  by 
deed  dated  October  25th,  1816,  and  recorded  in  Register’s 
office,  Kings  county,  in  Liber  13  of  Conveyances,  page  161. 


WALTER  R.  WOOD  and  EMILY  D„  HIS  WIFE, 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $2,250,  by  deed  dated  May  11th,  1877,  con 
veying  parcel  of  land  in  New  York,  bounded  as  follows  : 
Beginning  at  a point  on  the  division  line,  between  the  land 
of  the  grantors  of  which  the  premises  hereby  conveyed  form 
a part  known  as  No.  283  Front  street,  and  the  land  of  the 
Bridge  Trustees  purchased  from  Sylvester  M.  Beard,  known 
as  No.  281  Front  street,  distant  29  feet  6^  inches  southeast 
from  southeasterly  side  of  Front  street,  running  southeasterly 
along  said  division  line  43  feet  4^  inches  to  other  land  of 
Bridge  Trustees,  known  as  171  South  street;  thence  north- 
easterly along  said  last  mentioned  land  14  feet  ; thence 
northwesterly  in  a straight  line  along  land  of  said  grantors  46 
feet  to  place  of  beginning;  being  part  of  premises  conveyed 
by  James  W.  Pryor  and  wife,  executors,  to  Walter  R.  Wood  et 
al,  dated  November  21st,  1865.  Recorded  December  5th, 
1865,  in  Register’s  office,  New  York,  in  Liber  949  of  Convey- 
ances, page  292. 


RICHARD  E.  MOUNT  and  OTHERS 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $14,500,  by  deed  dated  May  14th,  1877, 
conveying  parcels  of  land  with  buildings  thereon,  in  Fourth 


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Ward,  New  York,  on  northerly  side  of  Frankfort  street,  Nos. 
86  and  88,  bounded  as  follows  : 

Beginning  at  a point  on  the  said  northerly  side  of  Frank- 
fort street,  distant  54  feet  westerly  from  Pearl  street,  and 
running  thence  westerly  along  Frankfort  street  44  feet,  thence 
northerly  along  the  property  formerly  of  Catherine  Law- 
rence and  Jane  Livesay,  and  afterwards  of  James  Tierney, 
known  and  distinguished  by  the  No.  84  Frankfort  street, 
42  feet;  thence  easterly  along  the  property  formerly  of 
Ellen  Fitzgerald,  and  also  along  other  property,  part  of  the 
residuary  estate  of  the  late  Richard  E.  Mount,  44  feet;  and 
thence  southerly  along  the  property  formerly  of  Daniel 
Berrien,  known  and  distinguished  by  the  No.  357  Pearl 
street,  and  also  along  property  formerly  of  Caleb  and 
Thomas  Coles,  and  now  belonging  to  the  Trustees  of  the 
Bridge,  known  as  No.  355  Pearl  street,  42  feet  to  the  place 
of  beginning. 

The  said  premises,  No.  88  Frankfort  street,  being  the 
same  that  were  conveyed  to  Richard  E.  Mount  by  Walter 
Bowne,  by  deed  dated  February  1st,  1831.  Recorded  Feb- 
ruary 8th,  1831,  in  Register’s  office,  New  York,  in  Liber  269  of 
Conveyances,  page  153;  and  the  said  premises  No.  86 
Frankfort  street,  being  the  same  conveyed  to  said  Mount 
by  Sarah  Frances  A.  Burtis  and  husband  by  deed  dated 
April  30th,  1867.  Recorded  in  Liber  1001  of  Conveyances, 
page  686. 


LEWIS  R.  GARNSEY  and  AUGUSTA  S., 
HIS  WIFE, 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  818,500,  by  deed  dated  May  21st,  1877,  con- 
veying parcel  of  land  with  building  thereon,  in  Fourth  Ward 
New  York,  bounded  as  follows  : 

Beginning  at  a point  on  easterly  side  of  Franklin  Square, 
distant  25  feet  3^  inches  northerly  from  corner  of  Franklin 

26 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  o f - 
fice,  City  and 
Count}’-  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1412  of  Convey- 
ances, page  334, 
May  22d,  1877. 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  o f - 
fice,  City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1412  of  Convey- 
ances, page  318, 
May  22d,  1877. 


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Square  and  Cherry  street;  running  thence  easterly  parallel 
with  northerly  line  of  Cherry  street  and  through  the  centre 
of  a party  wall,  erected  partly  on  premises  hereby  con- 
veyed and  partly  on  land  adjoining  on  the  south,  now  be- 
longing to  the  Bridge  Trustees,  48  feet  6 inches  to  a point 
distant  32  feet  west  from  an  alleyway  running  from  Cherry 
street;  running  thence  northwesterly  and  through  the  centre 
of  a party  wall  erected  partly  on  premises  hereby  conveyed, 
and  partly  on  land  adjoining  on  the  north,  belonging  to 
Bridge  T rustees,  5 2 feet  to  southeasterly  side  of  Pearl  street ; 
thence  southwesterly  along  southeasterly  side  of  Pearl  street 
17  feet  7 inches  to  the  point  of  intersection  of  Pearl  street 
and  Franklin  Square  ; running  thence  southerly  along  Frank- 
lin Square  25  feet  3-^  inches  to  place  of  beginning. 


CALVIN  KLINE  and  MARY  E.,  HIS  WIFE 


TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE. 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  of- 
fice, City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1421  of  Convey- 
ances, page  378, 
May  29th,  1877. 


Consideration,  $10,150,  by  deed  dated  May  23d,  1877,  con- 
veying parcel  of  ground,  with  buildings  thereon,  being  in 
the  Fourth  Ward,  New  York,  on  northeasterly  side  of 
Frankfort  street,  known  as  No.  70  Frankfort  street,  bound- 
ed as  follows  : 

Beginning  in  front  on  Frankfort  street  153  feet  south- 
easterly from  Vandewater  street,  or  63  feet  southeasterly 
from  the  division  line  between  ground  formerly  of  John  P. 
Anthony  and  Maria  Anthony,  and  now  of  Peter  and  Robert 
Goelet,  now  known  as  No.  64  Frankfort  street,  and  ground 
formerly  the  property  of  Nicholas  N.  Anthony  and  after- 
wards of  Abraham  Bloodgood,  and  now  of  Edward  Dodd, 
now  known  as  No.  62  Frankfort  street,  and  running  from 
thence  northeasterly  along  other  ground  formerly  of  the  said 
John  P.  Anthony  and  Maria  Anthony,  and  now  belonging  to 
Hugh  Cassidy,  now  known  as  No.  68  Frankfort  street,  65 
feet  4 inches  ; thence  south  86  degrees  east  in  the  rear  still 


0 


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along  the  last  mentioned  ground  9 feet  6 inches  to  ground 
formerly  belonging  to  Peter  Bonnet  and  afterwards  to  Walter 
Bowne,  and  now  to  Anna  L.  Jaggar,  now  known  as  No.  72 
Frankfort  street  ; thence  southwesterly  along  the  ground  of 
the  said  Anna  L.  Jaggar  in  two  courses  to  Frankfort  street 
aforesaid  74  feet  6 inches ; and  thence  northwesterly  along 
said  Frankfort  street  in  front  28  feet  to  the  place  of  be- 
ginning. 


MARY  C.  SWAN  (widow),  and  OTHERS 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $17,250,  by  deed  dated  June  1st,  1877,  con- 
veying a triangular  parcel  of  land,  with  buildings  thereon, 
being  in  Second  Ward,  Brooklyn,  bounded  northerly  by  York 
street,  easterly  by  Main  street,  and  southerly  by  J ames  street. 


CATHARINE  A.  PHILIP  (widow), 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $5,650,  by  deed  dated  June  8th,  1877, 
conveying  parcel  of  land,  with  building  thereon,  beginning 
at  a point  on  southwesterly  side  of  James  street,  Brooklyn, 
distant  about  69  feet  8 inches  southeasterly  from  corner 
formed  by  tire  intersection  of  southwesterly  side  of  James 
street  with  southerly  side  of  York  street,  running  southwest- 
erly along  land  formerly  of  Benjamin  W.  Davis,  now  ot  the 
Bridge  Trustees,  and  through  a party  wall,  45  feet  6 inches  ; 
thence  southeasterly,  parallel  or  nearly  parallel  with  James 
street,  and  through  the  brick  party  wall  standing  partly  on 
the  rear  of  the  lot  hereby  conveyed  and  partly  on  other  land 


Recorded  i n 
Register  s o f - 
lice,  Kings 
County,  in  Li- 
ber 1283  of  Con- 
veyances, page 
296,  June  23d, 
1877.  ' 


Recorded  1 n 
Register's  of- 
fice, Kings 
County,  in  Li- 
ber 1283  of  Con- 
veyances, page 
152,  June  2 1st, 
1877. 


236 


of  said  Philip  to  land  formerly  of  Jacob  Philip,  now  of  the 
heirs  of  Richard  S.  Homan  ; thence  northeasterly  along 
said  land  and  through  a party  wall  45  feet  7 inches  to 
James  street  ; thence  northwesterly  along  James  street  22 
feet  11  inches  to  place  of  beginning. 


JOSEPH  REGAN  (Unmarried), 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  of- 
fice, Kings 
County,  in  Li- 
ber 1283  of  Con- 
veyances, page 
53,  June  20th 
1877- 


Consideration,  $4,800,  by  deed  dated  June  13th,  1877, 
conveying  parcel  of  land  in  Second  Ward,  Brooklyn, 
bounded  as  follows  : Beginning  at  the  northeasterly  corner 
of  York  and  Garrison  streets,  running  easterly  along  York 
street,  26  feet  3 inches  ; thence  northerly  parallel  with  Gar- 
rison street  24  feet  9 inches  ; thence  westerly  parallel  with 
York  street  26  feet  3 inches  to  Garrison  street  ; thence 
southerly  along  Garrison  street  24  feet  9 inches  to  point  of 
beginning. 


Order  of  Su- 
preme Court, 
entered  June 

12th,  1877. 


Order  of  Supreme  Court,  entered  June  12th,  1877,  con- 
firming report  of  Commissioners  appointed  to  appraise  prop- 
erty belonging  to  Joseph  Masson,  situated  in  Second  Ward, 
Brooklyn. 

Awarding  to  Joseph  Masson  as  owner 84,750  00 

subject  to  a mortgage  to  Ernest  Von  Au  of 
six  thousand  dollars  and  interest,  and  the 
water  rates  for  1877,  amounting  to  eleven 
dollars  and  default. 

To  Joseph  Masson  and  Emile  Zollinger  as 


tenants 200  00 

Conveying  property  described  as  follows  : Beginning  at  a 


point  on  the  southwesterly  side  of  James  street  adjoining 
land  conveyed  by  the  executors  of  James  Leckey  to  the 
Trustees  of  the  New  York  and  Brooklyn  Bridge,  by  deed 


237 


dated  April  nth,  1877,  which  point  is  distant  about  28  feet 
8 inches  southeasterly  from  the  corner  formed  by  the  inter- 
section of  the  southwesterly  side  of  James  street  with  the 
southerly  side  of  York  street  ; and  running  thence  south- 
westerly along  said  land  32  feet  4 inches  ; thence  westerly 
still  along  said  land  18  feet  6 inches  ; thence  southeasterly 
parallel  with  James  street,  or  nearly  so,  16  feet  4 inches  to 
land  formerly  of  Benjamin  W.  Davis,  now  of  the  Trustees 
of  the  New  York  and  Brooklyn  Bridge  ; thence  northeast- 
erly along  said  last  mentioned  land  50  feet  to  James  street  ; 
thence  northwesterly  along  James  street  17  feet  9 inches, 
more  or  less  to  place  of  beginning. 


JOSEPH  MATTISON  and  MARY  A.,  HIS  WIFE, 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $65,000,  by  deed  dated  June  18th,  1877, 
conveying  parcel  of  land  with  buildings  in  Fourth  Ward, 
New  York,  known  as  347  Pearl  street  and  98  Cliff  street, 
bounded  as  follows  : Beginning  at  a point  on  westerly  side 
of  Pearl  street  distant  42  feet  5 inches  southerly  from  Frank- 
fort street,  running  westerly  along  land  formerly  of  Lewis 
G.  Morris,  and  now  of  Bridge  Trustees,  and  also  along  land 
of  Cornelius  Z.  Terhune,  179  feet  2 inches  to  Cliff  street 
southerly  along  Cliff  street  23  feet  6 inches;  easterly  along 
land  of  Jackson  S.  Schultz  and  the  estate  of  Edmund  M. 
Young,  174  feet  9 inches  to  Pearl  street;  northerly  along  Pearl 
street  30  feet  to  place  of  beginning,  being  same  premises  con- 
veyed by  John  Petrie  to  said  Mattison,  by  deed  dated  March 
17th,  1859,  and  recorded  in  Liber  777  of  Conveyances,  page 
197,  March  18th,  1859,  and  same  premises  98  Cliff  street 
conveyed  by  Samuel  Winant  and  John  De  Graw  to  said 
Mattison,  by  deed  dated  May  2d,  1859.  Recorded  May 
2d,  1859,  in  Liber  783  of  Conveyances,  page  370. 


Recorded  1 n 
Register’s  of- 
fice, K i n g 9 
County,  in  Li- 
ber 1282  of  Con- 
veyances. pat^e 
495,  June  i8tn, 
1877. 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  of- 
fice, City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1419  of  Convey- 
ances, page  169, 
July  5tn,  1877. 


238 


Order  of  Su- 
jreme  Court, 
une  25th,  1877. 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  of- 
fice, Kings 
County,  in  Li- 
ber 1286  of  Con- 
veyances, page 
18,  July  19th, 
1877. 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  of- 
fice, Kings 
County,  in  Li- 
ber 1284  of  Con- 
veyances, page 
502,  July  9th, 
1877. 


Order  of  Supreme  Court,  entered  June  25th,  1877,  confirm- 
ing report  of  Commissioners  Rolfe,  Rodman  and  Back- 
house, appointed  to  appraise  property  belonging  to  Charles 
M.  Homan  and  others ; conveys  following  property  in 
Second  Ward,  Brooklyn  : 

Bounded  on  southwesterly  side  of  James  street,  adjoining 
land  formerly  of  Joseph  D.  Philip  and  Benj.  D.  Philip,  and 
now  of  Catharine  A.  Philip,  distant  92  feet  7 inches  south- 
easterly from  corner  formed  by  the  intersection  of  the  south- 
westerly side  of  James  street  with  southerly  side  of  York 
street,  running  southwesterly  along  said  land  and  through 
a party  wall  45  feet  7 inches  ; thence  southeasterly,  parallel 
or  nearly  so  with  James  street,  23  feet  5 inches  to  land 
formerly  of  Israel  Horsfield,  now  of  Bridge  Trustees  ; 
thence  northeasterly  along  said  last  mentioned  land,  45  feet 
9 inches  to  James  street ; thence  northwesterly  along  James 
street  23  feet  5 inches  to  place  of  beginning.  Awarding  to 
Charles  M.  Homan  and  others,  $6,050,;  subject  to  a mort- 
gage to  be  paid  out  of  said  award  to  Jacob  Philip,  dated 
, to  secure  $23,000  and  interest.  Recorded  in  Regis- 
ter’s office,  Kings  county,  February  5th,  , in  Liber  828 

of  Mortgages,  page  497  ; also  awarding  to  Charles  M. 
Homan,  general  guardian,  $50  for  counsel  fee. 


WM.  H.  SYMONS  and  OTHERS 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $15,000,  by  deed  dated  June  30th,  1877, 
conveying  parcel  of  land  in  Second  Ward,  Brooklyn,  begin- 
ning at  a point  on  southwesterly  side  of  James  street,  adjoin- 
ing land  formerly  of  Winant  P.  Bennett,  now  of  the  Bridge 
Trustees,  which  point  is  distant  1 foot  northwesterly  from 
corner  formed  by  intersection  of  southwesterly  side  of 
James  street  with  the  westerly  side  of  Main  street  ; running 
southwesterly  along  said  land  47  feet  3 inches  ; thence 
northwesterly  52  feet  to  land  formerly  of  Israel  Horsfield, 


239 


now  of  Bridge  Trustees  ; thence  northeasterly  along  said 
last  mentioned  land  49  feet  8 inches  to  James  street  ; thence 
southeasterly  along  James  street  48  feet  8 inches  to  point 
of  beginning. 


GEORGE  H.  NORFOLK  and  ELIZA,  HIS  WIFE, 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $400,  by  deed  dated  July  21st,  1877,  convey- 
ing parcel  of  land  in  Brooklyn,  on  southerly  side  of  York 
street,  about  56  feet  10  inches  westerly  from  southwesterly 
corner  of  James  and  York  streets,  bounded  as  follows  : 
Beginning  at  easterly  corner  of  lands  of  said  Norfolk  at  a 
point  on  southerly  side  of  York  street  at  its  intersection  with 
southeasterly  line  of  lands  of  said  Norfolk,  and  which  line 
is  the  division  line  between  said  lands  and  lands  formerly 
of  the  heirs  of  Owen  Colgan,  deceased  ; running  thence 
southwesterly  along  said  last  mentioned  line  9 feet  f inch; 
thence  northwesterly  in  a straight  line  9 feet  3 inches  to  a 
point  on  southerly  side  of  York  street,  distant  westerly  12 
feet  7f  inches  from  place  of  beginning  ; thence  easterly 
along  said  southerly  side  of  York  street  12  feet  7^  inches  to 
the  point  of  beginning. 


JOSEPHA  M.  YOUNG,  ANTHONY  B.  MCDON- 
ALD and  JOSEPH  E.  BULKLEY,  as  executrix 
and  executors  of  will  of  Edmund  M.  Young, 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $69,500,  by  deed  dated  July  31st,  1877, 
conveying  two  houses  and  parcels  of  land  in  Fourth 
Ward,  New  York,  known  as  No.  345  Pearl  street  and  96 
Cliff  street,  bounded  as  follows  : 


Recorded  1 n 
Register’s  o f - 
fi  c e , Kings 
County,  in  Li- 
ber 1286  of  Con- 
veyances, page 
462,  July  28th, 
1877. 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  of- 
fice, City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1423  of  Convey- 
ances, page  141, 
August  1st, 
1877. 


240 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  of- 
fice, City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1433  of  Convey- 
ances, page  25, 
August  10th, 
1877. 


Southeasterly  by  Pearl  street  35  feet  5 inches  ; northwest- 
erly by  Cliff  street  24  feet  9 inches  ; northeasterly  by  house 
and  lot  formerly  of  Frederick  Resler  and  afterwards  of 
Joseph  Mattison,  and  now  belonging  to  Bridge  Trustees,  174 
feet  9 inches,  and  southwesterly  by  property  formerly  of 
George  Cod  wise,  and  now  of  James  Fraser  and  the  estate  of 
Thomas  Fraser,  169  feet  3 inches,  being  same  premises  con- 
veyed by  Jackson  S.  Schultz  and  wife  to  Josepha  M. 
Young,  A.  B.  McDonald  and  Joseph  E.  Bulkley,  executrix 
and  executors  and  trustees  of  Edmund  M.  Young,  deceased, 
by  deed  dated  February  1st,  1867  ; recorded  in  Register’s 
office,  New  York,  in  Liber  1007  of  Conveyances,  page  174, 
April  13th,  1867. 


JAMES  FRASER  and  ELLA  K.,  HIS  WIFE, 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $22,500,  by  deed  dated  August  9th,  1877, 
conveying  parcel  of  land  with  buildings,  in  Fourth  Ward, 
New  Y’ork,  known  as  No.  341  Pearl  street,  bounded  south- 
easterly in  front  by  Pearl  street  35  feet  7 inches  ; north- 
westerly in  rear  by  the  centre  line  of  an  area  wall 
standing  between  other  land  of  the  said  James  Fraser  and 
of  the  estate  of  Thomas  Fraser  and  the  premises  hereby- 
conveyed,  32  feet  9 inches  ; northeasterly  by  land  formerly- 
belonging  to  the  heirs  of  John  W.  Haydock,  deceased,  and 
now  to  Bridge  Trustees,  79  feet  4 inches,  and  south- 
westerly by  land  formerly  belonging  to  Thomas  Buckleyr 
77  feet,  being  part  of  same  premises  conveyed  by  Orphan 
Asylum  Society,  New  Yrork,  to  James  Fraser  and  Thomas 
Fraser,  since  deceased,  by  deed  dated  May  9th,  1859,  and 
recorded  in  Register’s  office,  New  York,  May  10th,  1859, 
in  Liber  787  of  Conveyances,  page  27. 


24 1 


PETER  GOELET,  by  Robert  Goelet,  his  attorney, 
and  ROBERT  GOELET  and  SARAH,  HIS 
WIFE, 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $20,250,  by  deed  dated  August  27th,  1877, 
conveying  parcel  of  land  with  building  on  northeasterly 
side  of  Frankfort  street,  in  Fourth  Ward,  New  York,  known 
as  No.  64  Frankfort  street,  bounded  northerly  by  land 
formerly  belonging  to  Nicholas  N.  Anthony,  southerly  by 
Frankfort  street,  easterly  by  66  Frankfort  street,  and  west- 
erly by  land  formerly  belonging  to  Abraham  Bloodgood, 
the  lot  granted  being  21  feet  in  width  in  front  and  rear,  86 
feet  3 inches  in  depth  on  easterly  side,  and  85  feet  in  depth 
on  westerly  side. 


Order  of  Supreme  Court  entered  September  1st,  1877,  con- 
firming report  of  Commissioners  Ely,  Purdy  and  Smyth,  in 
the  matter  of  appraising  property  belonging  to  Walter  B.  Law- 
rence and  Henry  A.  Bogart,  trustees,  etc.,  conveys  tract 
of  land  in  Fourth  Ward,  New  York,  with  buildings  thereon, 
known  as  No.  105  Cliff  street,  and  rear  part  of  No.  109  Cliff 
street,  bounded  : 

Beginning  at  a point  on  the  westerly  side  of  Cliff  street 
distant  53  feet  7 inches  northerly  from  Frankfort  street  ; 
running  thence  westerly  along  land  formerly  belonging  to 
Rebecca  Lee  and  now  to  Bridge  Trustees,  known  as  No.  76 
Frankfort  street,  and  also  along  land  formerly  belonging  to 
Anna  L.  Jaggar  and  now  to  Bridge  Trustees,  known  as  Nos. 
72  and  74  Frankfort  street,  72  feet  9 inches  ; thence  north- 
erly along  land  formerly  belonging  to  Calvin  Kline  and  now  to 
Bridge  Trustees,  known  as  No.  70  Frankfort  street,  25  feet 
3 inches  ; thence  easterly  along  land  formerly  belonging  to 
Alsop  Hunt,  then  to  Richard  Yeo,  afterwards  to  William  W. 

27 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  o f - 
fice,  City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1436  of  Convey- 
ances, page  6, 
September  ist, 
1877. 


Order  of  Su- 
preme Court, 
September  ist, 
1877. 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  o f - 
fice.  City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1431  of  Convey- 
ances, page  89, 
September  7th, 
1877. 


242 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  of- 
fice, City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1434  of  Convey- 
ances, page  259, 
September  10th, 
1877. 


McClellan,  and  now  belonging  to  Jackson  S.  Schultz,  known 
as  No.  hi  Cliff  street,  43  feet  to  a point  thereon  where  the 
same  is  intersected  by  a line  drawn  parallel  with  and  dis- 
tant at  right  angles  62  feet  6 inches  northeasterly  from  the 
centre  line  of  the  East  River  Bridge  ; thence  southeasterly 
on  said  parallel  line  31  feet  to  a point  where  the  same  is 
intersected  by  land  formerly  belonging  to  Robert  Lawrence 
and  now  to  Bridge  Trustees,  known  as  No.  107  Cliff  street  ; 
thence  northwesterly  along  last-mentioned  land  16  feet  9 
inches  ; thence  westerly  still  along  said  last-mentioned  land 
34  feet  5 inches  ; thence  southerly  along  said  land  9 feet 
\\  inches  ; thence  southeasterly  still  along  said  land  55  feet 
1 inch  to  Cliff  street,  and  thence  southwesterly  along  Cliff 
street  25  feet  1 inch  to  place  of  beginning.  The  said  prem- 
ises Nos.  105  and  109  Cliff  street  being  the  same  which  on 
a partition  between  the  devisees  of  Walter  Bowne,  deceased, 
in  the  year  1875,  were  allotted  to  Emily  L.  Shepard. 
Awarding  to  Walter  B.  Lawrence  and  Henry 
A.  Bogart,  trustees,  as  the  value  of  fee  of  said 


premises 87,100  00 

To  John  H.  Wilson,  Esq.,  for  costs  as  counsel 

as  special  guardian 75  00 


HUGH  CASSIDY  and  SARAH  E.,  HIS  WIFE, 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $18,250,  by  deed  dated  September  8th, 
1877,  conveying  parcels  of  land  in  Fourth  Ward,  New 
York,  on  northeasterly  side  of  Frankfort  street,  between 
Vandewater  and  Cliff  streets,  known  as  Nos.  66  and  68 
Frankfort  street,  bounded  as  follows : Beginning  at  a point 
on  northeasterly  side  of  Frankfort  street,  adjoining  land 
formerly  of  Michael  Lowber  and  afterwards  of  Calvin  Kline, 
and  now  belonging  to  Bridge  Trustees  (No.  70  k rankfort 
street);  running  thence  northeasterly  along  said  last-men- 


243 


tioned  land  65  feet  4 inches  ; thence  easterly  9 feet  6 
inches  to  land  formerly  belonging  to  Cornelius  Clopper 
and  now  to  Jackson  S.  Schultz;  thence  northerly  along  land 
of  J.  S.  Schultz  32  feet  9 inches  to  land  formerly  of 
Nicholas  N.  Anthony  and  now  of  estate  of  Philip  Lyons  ; 
westerly  along  said  last-mentioned  land  15  feet  ; southerly 
still  along  said  last-mentioned  land  2 feet  10  inches  to  land 
of  Peter  Mallon  ; thence  northwesterly  along  said  last- 
mentioned  land  29  feet  4 inches  to  land  belonging  to  Peter 
and  Robert  Goelet,  known  as  No.  64  Frankfort  street; 
thence  southwesterly  along  said  last-mentioned  land  86  feet 
3 inches  to  Frankfort  street;  thence  southeasterly  along 
Frankfort  street  42  feet  to  place  of  beginning. 


HANNAH  TIERNEY,  the  wife  of  Anthony  Tierney, 
THOMAS  L.  E.  TIERNEY,  JOHN  FRANCIS 
TIERNEY,  JAMES  B.  TIERNEY,  MARGA- 
RET ANN  TIERNEY  and  ANTHONY  TIER- 
NEY, Jr., 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $1,  by  deed  dated  September  7th,  1877,  con- 
veying parcel  of  land  in  Fourth  Ward,  New  York,  on  the 
southerly  side  of  Hague  street,  bounded  as  follows  : 

Beginning  at  a point  on  the  southerly  side  of  Hague 
street  distant  61  feet  8 inches  easterly  from  Cliff  street,  and 
adjoining  land  formerly  belonging  to  Mary  L.  Bogert  and 
now  to  the  Bridge  Trustees,  known  as  the  rear  part  of  the 
premises  No.  82  Frankfort  street  ; running  thence  south- 
westerly along  said  last-mentioned  land  25  feet  7 inches  to 
a point  thereon  where  the  same  is  intersected  by  a line 
drawn  parallel  with  and  distant  62  feet  6 inches  northeasterly 
at  right  angles  from  the  centreline  of  the  East  River  Bridge; 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  of- 
fice, City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1423  of  Convey- 
ances, page  208, 
September  13th, 
1877. 


244 


thence  southeasterly  on  said  parallel  line  21  feet  9 inches  to 
land  formerly  belonging  to  Edmund  Fitzgerald  and  Ellen 
Fitzgerald,  afterwards  Ellen  Kent,  both  now  deceased,  and 
now  belonging  to  the  estate  of  the  said  Ellen  Kent;  thence 
northerly  along  said  last-mentioned  land  40  feet  3 inches  to 
Hague  street,  and  thence  westerly  along  Hague  street  12 
feet  2 inches  to  the  place  of  beginning. 

The  said  premises  above  described  being  all  that  part  of 
the  same  premises  conveyed  to  James  Tierney,  now  de- 
ceased, by  Jane  Livesay,  widow  (by  deed  dated  February 
17th,  1852,  and  recorded  same  day  in  Register’s  office,  New 
York,  in  Liber  594  of  Conveyances,  page  233),  which  is  situ- 
ated between  Hague  street  and  the  aforesaid  centre  line  of 
the  East  River  Bridge,  and  being  also  the  rear  part  of  the 
premises  now  known  as  No.  84  Frankfort  street. 


Order  of  Su- 
preme Court, 
September  8th. 
1877.  See  deed 
dated  Septem- 
ber 7th,  1877. 


Recorded  i n 
Register  s of- 
fice, City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1423  of  Convey- 
ances, page  204, 
September  13th, 
1877. 


Order  of  Supreme  Court,  entered  September  8th,  1877,  con- 
firming report  of  Commissioners  Ely,  Purdy  and  Smyth,  in 
the  matter  of  appraising  property  belonging  to  Hannah 
Tierney  and  others,  conveying  following  property  : Begin- 

ning at  a point  on  northerly  side  of  Frankfort  street,  city 
of  New  York,  98  feet  westerly  from  Pearl  street,  adjoining 
land  formerly  belonging  to  Richard  E.  Mount  and  now  to 
the  Bridge  Trustees  (No.  86  Frankfort  street)  ; running 
thence  northeasterly  along  said  last-mentioned  land  42  feet; 
thence  northerly  along  land  formerly  belonging  to  Edmund 
Fitzgerald  and  wife,  afterwards  Ellen  Kent,  both  now  de- 
ceased, and  now  belonging  to  the  estate  of  Ellen  Kent,  8 
feet  to  a point  thereon  where  the  same  is  intersected  by  a 
line  drawn  parallel  with  and  distant  62  feet  6 inches  north- 
easterly from  centre  line  of  East  River  Bridge  ; thence 
northwesterly  on  said  parallel  line  21  feet  9 inches  to  land 
formerly  belonging  to  Mary  L.  Bogart  and  now  to  the  Bridge 
Trustees,  known  as  No.  82  Frankfort  street ; thence  south- 
westerly along  said  last-mentioned  land  60  feet  6 inches  to 
Frankfort  street  ; thence  southeasterly  along  Frankfort  street 
21  feet  8 inches  to  point  of  beginning.  Being  part  of 


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premises  conveyed  to  James  Tierney  by  Jane  Livesay  by 
deed  dated  February  17th,  1852.  Recorded  in  Register’s 
office,  New  York,  in  Liber  594  of  Conveyances,  page  233; 
awarding  to  Hannah  Tierney  and  others  $9,500,  subject 
to  Croton  water  rent  for  1877  ($12),  with  interest  and  default. 
To  Francis  Byrne,  for  counsel  fee,  as  special  guardian,  $75. 


CORNELIUS  Z.  TERHUNE  and  CATHARINE, 
HIS  WIFE, 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $15,625,  by  deed  dated  September  1 2th,  1877, 
conveying  parcel  of  land  with  buildings,  in  Fourth  Ward, 
New  York,  bounded  as  follows: 

Beginning  at  a point  on  southeasterly  side  of  Cliff  street, 
distant  21  feet  6 inches  southwesterly  from  southerly  corner 
of  Cliff  and  Frankfort  streets,  adjoining  land  of  Carsten 
Bahr  ; running  thence  southeasterly  along  said  last-men- 
tioned land  62  feet  4 inches  to  land  formerly  belonging 
to  Lewis  G.  Morris,  now  to  Bridge  Trustees  ; thence  south- 
westerly along  said  last-mentioned  land  21  feet  2 inches  to 
land  formerly  belonging  to  Joseph  Mattison,  and  now  to 
Bridge  Trustees;  thence  northwesterly  along  said  last- 
mentioned  land  62  feet  4 inches  to  southeasterly  side  of 
Cliff  street;  thence  northeasterly  along  southeasterly  side  of 
Cliff  street  21  feet  10  inches  to  place  of  beginning.  The 
above  premises,  known  as  No.  100  Cliff  street,  being  same 
premises  which  were  conveyed  to  said  Terhune  by  Catherine 
Knight,  by  deed  dated  June  5th,  1869,  and  recorded  June 
1 6th,  1869,  in  Register’s  office,  New  York,  in  Liber  1119  of 
Conveyances,  at  page  64. 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  o f - 
fice,  City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1411  of  Convey- 
ances, page  470, 
September  12th 
1877. 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  o f - 
fice,  City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1432  of  Convey- 
ances, page  325, 
October  10th, 
1877. 


246 

CARSTEN  BAHR  and  ANNA,  HIS  WIFE, 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $>16,150,  by  deed  dated  October  3d,  1877, 
conveying  parcel  of  land  with  buildings  thereon,  in  the  City 
of  New  York,  bounded  as  follows  : 

Beginning  at  the  southerly  corner  of  Frankfort  and  Cliff 
streets,  running  thence  southwesterly  along  southeasterly 
side  of  Cliff  street  21  feet  6 inches  to  land  of  Cornelius 
Z.  Terhune  ; thence  southeasterly  along  said  last-mentioned 
land  62  feet  4 inches  to  land  formerly  belonging  to  Lewis 
G.  Morris,  now  to  Bridge  Trustees;  thence  northeasterly 
along  said  last-mentioned  land  21  feet  9 inches  to  south- 
westerly side  of  Frankfort  street ; thence  northwesterly  along 
southwesterly  side  of  Frankfort  street  62  feet  10  inches  to 
place  of  beginning.  Premises  known  as  77  and  79  Frankfort 
street.  Being  same  premises  conveyed  to  Carsten  Bahr  by 
two  deeds,  one  from  Andrew  Gassuer,  dated  March  31st, 
1 864, and  recorded  May  13th,  1864,  in  Register’s  office,  New 
York,  in  Liber  905  of  Conveyances,  page  1 59  ; and  the  other 
from  David  Hawley,  Referee,  dated  September  2d,  1867, 
and  recorded  September^d,  1867,  in  Register’s  office,  New 
York,  in  Liber  1021  of  Conveyances,  page  329. 


CATHARINE  LYONS,  as  executrix, 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  82,000,  by  deed  dated  October  5th,  1S77, 
conveying  parcel  of  land,  being  a portion  of  the  premises 
designated  as  No.  12  Vandewater  street,  New  York,  bounded 
as  follows  : 


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Beginning  at  a point  on  the  division  line  between  said 
premises,  No.  12  Vandewater  street,  and  the  premises  next 
adjoining  on  the  southwest,  known  as  No.  10  Vandewater 
street,  belonging  to  Peter  Mallon,  where  same  is  intersected 
by  a line  drawn  parallel  with  and  distant  northeasterly  62  feet 
6 inches  at  right  angles  from  centre  line  of  Bridge  (see  map 
filed  in  Register’s  office.  New  York,  July  1 8th,  1877),  which 
point  is  distant  southeasterly  on  said  division  line  66  feet  7J- 
inches  from  Vandewater  street  ; running  thence  southeasterly 
along  said  line,  distant  northeasterly  62  feet  6 inches  at  right 
angles  from  centre  line  of  Bridge,  41  feet  2 inches  to  land 
of  Jackson  S.  Schultz;  thence  westerly  along  said  last- 
mentioned  land  and  along  land  belonging  to  Hugh  Cassidy, 
22  feet  6 inches  ; thence  northerly  along  the  aforesaid  land 
belonging  to  Peter  Mallon,  24  feet  to  an  angle  therein  ; 
thence  northwesterly  14  feet  to  place  of  beginning. 


HERMANN  BORNEMANN  and  MARIA  ANNA, 
HIS  WIFE,  and  BERNARD  GIER  and  MARY 
E.,  HIS  WIFE, 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $52,500,  by  deed  dated  January  17th,  1878, 
conveying  parcels  of  land  with  buildings  thereon,  Nos.  56, 
58  and  60  Frankfort  street,  New  York,  bounded  as  follows  : 
Beginning  at  corner  formed  by  the  intersection  of  north- 
easterly side  of  Frankfort  street  with  the  southeasterly  side 
of  Vandewater  street,  running  thence  southeasterly  along 
Frankfort  street  64  feet  9 inches  to  land  formerly  belonging 
to  Abraham  Bloodgood,  and  now  or  formerly  belonging  to 
Edward  Dodd,  known  as  No.  62  Frankfort  street  ; thence 
running  northeasterly  along  said  last-mentioned  land  56 
feet  3 inches  to  land  conveyed  by  Matthew  Armstrong  and 
Thomas  Woodward,  executors  of  John  Blackburn,  to  Win. 
Conroy,  by  deed  dated  April  10th,  1847,  and  now  or  for- 
merly belonging  to  Patrick  Conway,  known  as  No.  6 Van- 


Recorded  in 
Register’s  of- 
fice, City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Libei 
1425  of  Convey- 
ances, page  230, 
October  24th, 
1877. 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  of- 
fice, City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1422  of  Convey- 
ances, page  450, 
February  5th, 
1878. 


248 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  of- 
fice, City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1433  °f  Convey- 
ances, page  439, 
February  12th, 
1878. 


dewater  street ; thence  running  northwesterly  along  said 
last-mentioned  land  22  feet;  thence  southwesterly,  still 
along  said  last-mentioned  land,  n feet  9 inches;  thence 
northwesterly  along  said  last-mentioned  land  22  feet  8 
inches  to  Vandewater  street  ; thence  southwesterly  along 
Yandewater  street  61  feet  4 inches  to  place  of  beginning. 


EDWARD  DODD  and  ELIZABETH,  HIS  WIFE, 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $20,000,  by  deed  dated  February  nth,  1878, 
conveying  lot  of  ground  with  building  thereon  in  Fourth 
Ward,  New  York,  bounded  as  follows  ; 

Southwesterly  in  front  by  Frankfort  street;  northeasterly 
in  rear  by  land  formerly  of  Nicholas  N.  Anthony  and  now  or 
late  of  John  Sohl;  northwesterly  by  land  formerly  of  said 
Anthony  and  now  or  late  of  Patrick  Conway,  Herman 
Borneman  and  Bernard  Geir,  and  southeasterly  by  land  for- 
merly of  Margaret  Anthony  and  afterwards  of  Peter  and 
Robert  Goelet,  and  now  of  Bridge  Trustees,  containing  in 
width  in  front  25  feet,  and  in  rear  22  feet  4 inches,  and  in 
depth  on  northwesterly  side  75  feet,  and  on  southeasterly 
side  69  feet,  premises  being  known  as  No.  62  Frankfort 
street,  being  same  premises  conveyed  to  said  Dodd  by  Wm. 
C.  Barrett,  Referee,  by  deed  bearing  date  March  12th,  1874. 
Recorded  in  Register’s  office,  NewYork,  in  Liber  127  of 
Conveyances,  page  440,  March  12th, 1874. 


RANSOM  B.  HINMAN  and  CAROLINE,  HIS 
WIFE, 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE. 


Consideration,  $5,000,  by  deed  dated  March  29th,  1S7S, 


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conveying  lot  in  Second  Ward,  Brooklyn,  bounded  as 
follows  : 

Beginning  at  a point  on  easterly  side  of  Garrison  street  dis- 
tant 60  feet  northerly  from  northeasterly  corner  of  Garrison 
and  York  streets,  which  point  is  xo  feet  northerly  from  a lot 
of  land  conveyed  to  said  Hinrnan  by  George  H.  Fisher,  Ref- 
eree, by  deed  dated  June  26th,  1871 ; thence  southeasterly  49 
feet  11  inches  along  a line  which  if  continued  would  inter- 
sect the  northerly  side  of  York  street  at  a point  distant  39 
feet  9!  inches  westerly  from  westerly  side  of  Main  street; 
thence  westerly  along  land  now  or  late  of  Joseph  Regan  paral- 
lel with  York  street,  and  24  feet  9 inches  northerly  therefrom 
35  feet  6 inches  to  Garrison  street ; thence  northerly  along 
easterly  side  of  Garrison  street  35  feet  3 inches  to  begin- 
ning, said  piece  of  land  to  be  used  for  a public  street  and 
for  no  other  purpose. 


NATHAN  ABRAHAMS  and  ADELINE, 

HIS  WIFE, 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  810,500,  by  deed  dated  April  6th,  1878, 
conveying  parcel  of  land  in  Second  Ward,  Brooklyn, 
bounded  : 

Beginning  at  a point  on  the  easterly  side  of  Main  street 
distant  50  feet  3 inches  southerly  from  southeasterly  corner 
Main  and  York  streets,  running  thence  in  a straight  line  no 
feet  to  Flint  street,  formerly  called  Stewart’s  street  or  alley; 
thence  southerly  along  said  street  or  alley  24  feet  10  inches 
to  land  late  of  Benjamin  W.  Davis,  now  of  Bridge  Trus- 
tees ; thence  westerly  along  said  land  in  a straight  line  54 
feet  6 inches  as  the  fence  now  stands;  thence  southerly, 
parallel  with  Main  street,  1 foot  1 inch  along  said  land  as  the 
fence  now  stands;  thence  westerly  along  said  land  55  feet 
6 inches  as  the  fence  and  buildings  now  stand  to  Main  street; 

28 


Recorded  1 n 
Register’s  of- 
fice, Kings 
County,  in  Li- 
ber 1311  of  Con- 
veyances. page 
275,  March  30th, 
1878. 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  of- 
fice, Kings 
County  .in  Liber 
1317  of  Convey 
ances.  page  372. 
May  8th,  1878. 


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thence  northerly  along  Main  street  26  feet  2 inches  to  place 
of  beginning,  being  same  premises  conveyed  to  Nathan 
Abrahams  by  John  Harron  and  wife,  by  deed  dated  April 
25th,  1866.  Recorded  in  Register’s  office,  Kings  county,  in 
Liber  703  of  Conveyances,  page  94. 


JOSEPH  REGAN  (Unmarried) 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $6,000,  by  deed  dated  April  15th,  1878,  con- 
veying parcel  of  land  in  Second  Ward,  Brooklyn,  bounded 
as  follows  : 

Beginning  at  a point  on  northerly  side  of  York  street,  ad- 
joining land  conveyed  by  said  Regan  to  said  Trustees,  June 
13th,  1877,  distant  26  feet  3 inches  easterly  from  northeast- 

Recorded  in  r 

Register's  o f - erly  corner  of  York  and  Garrison  streets;  thence  running 

fi  ce,  Kings  . 

County,  in  Li-  easterly  along  York  street  34  feet  jf  inches  to  a point  dis- 

ber  1314  of  Con-  " . 

veyances,  page  tant  39  feet  9^  inches  westerly  from  Mam  street;  thence 

234,  April  17th,  "... 

1878.  northwesterly  on  a line  parallel  with  Bridge  35  feet  $ inch 

to  land  conveyed  by  Ransom  B.  Hinman  and  wife  to  Bridge 
Trustees  at  a point  distant  64  feet  9f  inches  westerly  from 
Main  street  ; thence  westerly  along  said  land,  parallel  with 
York  street,  9 feet  7-J  inches  to  land  heretofore  conveyed  by 
said  Regan  to  Bridge  Trustees;  thence  southerly  along  said 
land  and  parallel  with  Garrison  street  24  feet  6^  inches  to 
place  of  beginning. 


JOHN  F.  McCOY,  WM.  K.  MAJOR  and  TOWNS- 
END WANDELL,  as  executors,  etc.,  of  last  will 
and  testament  of  Charles  G.  Smull, 


TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 


Consideration,  $5,654.95,  by  deed  dated  April  15th,  1878, 
conveying  undivided  half  of  parcel  of  land  in  Fourth 


251 


Ward,  New  York,  known  as  No.  7 Vandewater  street  ; 
bounded  southerly  in  front  by  Vandewater  street  ; north- 
westerly in  rear  by  lot  No.  69  ; northeasterly  by  lot  No.  72, 
now  or  formerly  belonging  to  Thos.  Hays  ; southwesterly 
by  lots  Nos.  57,  58,  59  and  60,  containing  in  front  and  rear 
25  feet,  and  in  length  on  each  side  100  feet,  said  lot  being 
on  northwesterly  side  of  Vandewater  street,  and  according 
to  Tax  Commissioners’  map  of  Fourth  Ward  commencing  108 
feet  4 inches  northerly  from  northwesterly  corner  of  Frank- 
fort and  Vandewater  streets,  27  feet  in  front  on  said  street, 
25  feet  wide  in  rear,  102  feet  1 inch  in  length  on  southerly 
side,  and  112  feet  6 inches  on  northerly  side;  being  same 
premises  conveyed  to  Thos.  L.  Smull  and  Chas.  G.  Smull, 
by  deed  of  Chas.  E.  Noble  and  wife,  dated  December  9th, 
1868.  Recorded  in  Register’s  office,  New  York,  in  Liber 
1133  of  Conveyances,  page  152,  January  4th,  1870. 


ELLA  SMULL  and  THOMAS  L.  SMULL, 
HER  HUSBAND, 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $5,654.94,  by  deed  dated  April  22d,  1878, 
conveying  same  property  above  described. 


JOHN  F.  McCOY,  WM.  K.  MAJOR  and  TOWNS- 
END WANDELL,  as  executors,  etc.,  of  Chas.  G. 
Smull, 

TO  THE 


TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $40,000,  by  deed  dated  April  15th,  1878, 
conveying  parcel  of  land  and  building  thereon  on  northerly 
side  of  Frankfort  street,  New  York,  between  Rose  and 


Recorded  i r 
Register’s  of- 
fice, City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1429  of  Convey- 
ances, page  305, 
May  10th,  1878. 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  o f - 
fice,  City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1429  of  Convey- 
ances, page  300, 
May  iotli,  1878. 


252 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  of- 
fice, City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1461  of  Convey- 
ances, page  53, 
May  1 6th,  1878. 


Order  of  Su- 
preme Court, 
April  22d,  1878. 


Vandewater  streets,  bounded:  Beginning  at  a point  on  the 
northerly  line  of  Frankfort  street  distant  in  feet  2\  inches 
easterly  from  northeasterly  corner  of  Rose  and  Frankfort 
streets  ; thence  running  northerly  nearly  parallel  with  Rose 
street  along  the  middle  line  of  a party  wall  standing  one- 
half  its  thickness  on  the  lot  hereby  intended  to  be  conveyed, 
and  one-half  upon  the  lot  adjoining  the  same  on  the  west- 
erly side,  107  feet  9 inches  to  lands  now  or  formerly  of  Ben- 
jamin Lord  ; thence  easterly  along  the  same  and  the  line  of 
lands  formerly  of  James  Keresey,  now  or  late  of  Thos.  L. 
and  Chas.  G.  Smull,  28  feet  8^  inches,  nearly  parallel  with 
Frankfort  street  to  land  now  or  formerly  of  Joseph  Pearson; 
thence  southerly  along  same  nearly  parallel  with  Rose  street 
108  feet  to  Frankfort  street;  thence  westerly  along  northerly 
line  of  Frankfort  street  29  feet  inches  to  place  of  begin- 
ning; said  premises  being  known  as  No.  48  Frankfort  street, 
and  said  lot  the  easterly  half  of  a parcel  of  land  conveyed 
to  Thomas  L.  Smull  and  Chas.  G.  Smull,  by  deed  of  John 
W.  Mulholland  and  wife.  Recorded  in  Register’s  office, 
New  York,  in  Liber  1033  of  Conveyances,  page  60,  August 
2d,  1867. 


Order  of  Supreme  Court,  entered  April  22d,  1878,  confirm- 
ing report  of  Commissioners  Smyth,  Turner  and  Osborne, 
in  the  matter  of  appraising  property  belonging  to  Catharine 
A.  Conway  and  others,  conveying  parcel  of  land  with  build- 
ings thereon,  on  southeasterly  side  of  Vandewater  street,  in 
Fourth  Ward,  New  York,  known  as  No.  6 Vandewater 
street,  bounded  as  follows  : 

Beginning  at  a point  on  southeasterly  side  of  Vandewater 
street,  adjoining  land  formerly  of  John  Blackburne,  deceas- 
ed, and  afterwards  of  Herman  Bornemann  and  Bernard  Geir, 
now  of  Bridge  Trustees,  known  as  No.  56  Frankfort  street, 
distant  about  61  feet  6 inches  northeasterly  from  Frankfort 
street ; running  thence  southeasterly  along  said  last  men- 
tioned land  22  feet  7 inches  to  land  formerly  of  Jeremiah 
Warner  and  also  afterwards  of  the  said  Bornemann  and 
Geir,  and  now  also  of  Bridge  Trustees,  known  as  No.  58 


253 


Frankfort  street  ; thence  northeasterly  along  said  last  men- 
tioned land  ii  feet  9 inches;  thence  southeasterly  along 
said  land  and  along  other  land  also  formerly  of  the  said 
Jeremiah  Warner,  and  also  afterwards  of  the  said  Herman 
Bornemann  and  Bernard  Geir,  and  now  of  Bridge  Trustees, 
No.  60  Frankfort  street,  21  feet  5 inches  to  land  formerly  of 
Abraham  Bloodgood,  afterwards  of  Edward  Dodd,  now  of 
Bridge  Trustees,  known  as  No.  62  Frankfort  street;  thence 
northeasterly  along  said  last-mentioned  land  17  feet  to  land 
of  the  estate  of  John  Sohl,  known  as  No.  8 Vandewater 
street;  thence  northwesterly  along  said  last-mentioned  land 
38  feet  11  inches  to  Vandewater  street,  and  thence  south- 
westerly along  said  street  28  feet  9 inches  to  place  of  begin- 
ning ; being  same  premises  conveyed  to  Patrick  Conway  by 
widow  and  children  of  William  Conroy,  by  deed  dated  April 
2d,  1866,  recorded  in  Register’s  office,  New  York,  August 
1 6th,  1866,  in  Liber  980  of  Conveyances,  page  413  ; award- 


ing to 

Bridget  Conway,  for  her  right  of  dower $1,694  24 

Catharine  A.  Conway,  Geo,  C.  Conway  and  Ho- 
mer P.  Conway,  as  owners  in  fee  simple 6,305  76 

Patrick  Higgins,  tenant 250  00 

Moses  M.  Robinson,  for  costs  and  expenses.  . . 50  00 

Total $8,300  00 


PETER  WEIGEL  and  ESTHER,  HIS  WIFE, 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $7,000,  by  deed  dated  April  24th,  1878,  con- 
veying  parcel  of  land  in  Brooklyn,  bounded  as  follows  : 
Beginning  at  a point  on  easterly  side  of  Main  street  ad- 
joining land  late  of  Mary  E.  Wilson,  now  of  John  Mor- 
timer, which  point  is  distant  100  feet  2 inches  southerly  from 
southeasterly  corner  Main  and  York  streets;  running  thence 
easterly  along  said  land  late  of  Mary  E.  Wilson,  now  of 
John  Mortimer  on  a straight  line  70  feet  ; thence  northerly 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  of- 
fice, City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1445  of  Convey- 
ances, page  370, 
May  1st,  1878. 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  of- 
fice, Kings 
County,  in  Li- 
ber 1315  of  Con- 
veyances, page 
229,  April  24th, 
1878. 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  o f - 
fi  c e,  Kings 
County,  in  Li- 
ber 1315  of  Con- 
veyances, page 
234,  April  24th. 
1878. 


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parallel  with  Main  street  24  feet  9^-  inches  to  land  formerly 
of  Benjamin  Cornwell,  now  of  Nathan  Abrahams  ; thence 
westerly  along  said  land  15  feet  ; thence  southerly  still  along 
said  last  mentioned  land  1 foot  \\  inches  ; thence  westerly 
and  still  along  said  last  mentioned  land  55  feet  to  Main 
street  ; thence  southerly  along  Main  street  23  feet  10 
inches  to  place  of  beginning ; being  same  premises  conveyed 
to  said  Weigel  by  Benj.  W.  Davis  and  wife,  by  deed  dated 
December  1st,  1864,  and  recorded  in  the  Register’s  office* 
Kings  county,  in  Liber  654  of  Conveyances,  page  no. 


PETER  QUINN  and  ANN,  HIS  WIFE, 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $12,750,  by  deed  dated  April  24th,  1878,  con- 
veying parcel  of  land  in  Brooklyn,  bounded  as  follows  : 
Beginning  at  a point  on  easterly  side  of  Main  street,  ad- 
joining land  formerly  of  Simon  Richardson,  now  or  late  of 
Peter  Weigel,  which  point  is  distant  about  115  feet  northerly 
from  Prospect  street;  thence  running  easterly  along  said 
land  no  feet  to  Flint  street;  thence  northerly  along  said 
street  20  feet  to  'land  formerly  of  John  Allen,  now  of  John 
Mortimer  ; thence  westerly  along  said  last  mentioned  land 
no  feet  to  Main  street  ; thence  southerly  along  Main 
street  20  feet  to  place  of  beginning;  being  same  premises 
conveyed  to  said  Quinn  by  Joseph  Bryan  and  wife,  by  deed 
dated  January  22d,  1868.  Recorded  in  Register’s  office, 
Kings  county,  in  Liber  798  of  Conveyances,  page  422. 


PETER  WEIGEL  and  ESTHER,  HIS  WIFE, 

TO  THE 


TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $12,200,  by  deed  dated  April  24th,  1878, 
conveying  parcel  of  land  in  Brooklyn,  bounded  as  follows  : 


255 


Beginning  at  a point  on  easterly  side  of  Main  street,  ad- 
joining land  formerly  of  David  King,  now  of  the  heirs  of 
Samuel  Bach,  which  point  is  distant  about  90  feet  northerly 
from  Prospect  street  ; thence  running  easterly  along  said 
land  no  feet  to  Flint  street  ; thence  northerly  along  said 
street  25  feet  to  land  formerly  of  Matthew  Hall,  now  of 
Peter  Quinn  ; thence  westerly  along  said  last  mentioned  land 
no  feet  to  Main  street  ; thence  southerly  along  Main  street 
25  feet  to  place  of  beginning;  being  same  premises  conveyed 
to  Peter  Weigel  by  Max  Wolff  and  wife  and  others,  by  deed 
dated  February  8th,  1866.  Recorded  in  Register’s  office, 
Kings  county,  in  Liber  691  of  Conveyances,  page  469. 


JOHN  MORTIMER 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $26,000,  by  deed  dated  April  27th,  1878, 
conveying  parcel  of  land  in  Brooklyn,  bounded  as  follows  : 

Beginning  at  a point  on  the  easterly  side  of  Main  street 
adjoining  land  late  of  Peter  Weigel,  now  of  the  Bridge 
Trustees,  which  point  is  distant  100  feet  2 inches  southerly 
from  southeasterly  corner  of  Main  and  York  streets;  run- 
ning thence  easterly  along  said  land  no  feet  to  Flint  street  ; 
thence  southerly  along  said  street  25  feet  to  land  formerly 
of  John  Allen,  now  conveyed  by  said  Mortimer  to  the 
Bridge  Trustees  ; thence  westerly  along  said  land  no  feet 
to  Main  street  ; thence  northerly  along  Main  street  25  feet 
to  point  of  beginning. 

Being  same  premises  conveyed  to  said  Mortimer  by  Mary 
Shields,  by  deed  dated  March  1st,  1864.  Recorded  in  Regis- 
ter’s office,  Kings  county,  in  Liber  622  of  Conveyances, 
page  166. 

Also  parcel  of  land  in  Brooklyn,  bounded  as  follows  : 
Beginning  at  a point  on  easterly  side  of  Main  street,  adjoin- 
ing land  late  of  Peter  Quinn,  now  of  Bridge  Trustees,  which 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  of- 
fice, Kings 
County,  in  Li- 
ber 1315  of  Con- 
veyances, page 
232,  April  24th, 
1878. 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  of- 
fice, Kings 
County,  in  Li- 
ber 1317  of  Con- 
veyances, page 
144,  M ay  6tn, 
1878. 


256 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  o f - 
fi  c e,  K i n g s 
County,  in  Li- 
ber 1318  of  Con- 
veyances, page 
114,  May  nth, 
1878. 


point  is  distant  about  135  feet  northerly  from  northeasterly 
corner  of  Main  and  Prospect  streets,  running  thence  east- 
erly along  said  land  no  feet  to  Flint  street;  thence  north- 
erly along  said  street  20  feet  to  land  formerly  of  Mary  E- 
Wilson,  now  conveyed  by  said  Mortimer  to  Bridge  Trustees, 
being  the  premises  above  described  ; thence  westerly  along 
said  last  mentioned  land  no  feet  to  Main  street,  and 
thence  southerly  along  Main  street  20  feet  to  place  of 
beginning. 

Being  same  premises  conveyed  to  said  John  Mortimer  by 
Martha  and  William  J.  Allen,  by  deed  dated  December  5th, 
1844.  Recorded  in  Register’s  Office,  Kings  county,  in  Liber 
125  of  Conveyances,  page  231. 


JOSEPH  APPLEGATE  and  IANTHA,  HIS  WIFE, 
and  JOSIAH  H.  APPLEGATE  and  CATH- 
ARINE, HIS  WIFE, 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $19,000,  by  deed  dated  April  27th,  1878,  con- 
veying parcels  of  land  in  Brooklyn  bounded  as  follows  : 
Beginning  at  a point  on  the  easterly  side  of  Main  street  ad- 
joining land  late  of  John  Fay,  deceased,  which  point  is  dis- 
tant 32  feet  8 inches  northerly  from  northeasterly  corner  of 
Main  and  Prospect  streets  ; thence  running  northerly  along 
Main  street  32  feet  8 inches  to  land  late  of  Samuel  Bach, 
deceased  ; thence  easterly  along  said  last  mentioned  land  in 
feet  3 inches  to  Stewart  street  or  alley;  thence  southerly 
along  said  street  or  alley  64  feet  4 inches  to  Prospect  street ; 
thence  westerly  along  Prospect  street  23  feet  to  land  late  of 
John  Fay,  deceased  ; thence  northerly  along  said  last-men- 
tioned land  32  feet  7 inches  to  land  of  said  Appelgate  here- 
by conveyed;  thence  westerly  still  along  land  late  of  John 
Fay,  deceased,  88  feet  9 inches  to  place  of  beginning. 


BRIDGET  FAY  (Widow), 


TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $27,000,  by  deed  dated  April  30th,  1878, 
conveying  parcels  of  land  in  Brooklyn,  bounded  as  fol- 
lows : Beginning  at  corner  formed  by  the  intersection  of 
northerly  side  of  Prospect  street  with  easterly  side  of  Main 
street  ; thence  running  northerly  along  Main  street  32  feet 
8 inches  to  land  of  heirs  of  Josiah  Applegate;  thence  east- 
erly along  said  land  88  feet  6 inches  to  other  land  of  heirs 
of  said  Applegate  ; thence  southerly  along  said  last  men- 
tioned land  32  feet  7 inches  to  Prospect  street ; thence  west- 
erly along  Prospect  street  88  feet  6 inches  to  place  of  be- 
ginning. 

Being  same  premises  conveyed  to  John  Fay  by  Michael 
McNamee  and  wife  and  by  City  of  Brooklyn,  by  two  deeds, 
one  (the  former)  dated  April  27th,  1866,  recorded  in  Regis- 
ter’s Office,  Kings  county,  in  Liber  705  of  Conveyances,  page 
24,  and  the  latter  dated  May  24th,  1870,  and  recorded  in  Liber 
954  of  Conveyances,  page  175,  and  by  said  Jno.  Fay  de- 
vised to  said  Bridget  Fay. 


HENRY  A.  BURR  and  HARRIET  A.,  HIS  WIFE, 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $117,500,  by  deed  dated  May  1st,  1878, 
conveying  parcel  of  land  in  Fourth  Ward,  New  York, 
bounded  as  follows : Beginning  at  corner  formed  by  in- 
tersection of  northwesterly  side  of  Cliff  street  with  south- 
westerly side  of  Frankfort  street  ; running  thence  northwest- 
wardly along  Frankfort  street  15 1 feet  2 \ inches  to  southeast- 
erly side  of  Jacob  street;  thence  southwesterly  along  Jacob 

29 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  of- 
fice, Kings 
County,  in  Li- 
ber 1317  of  Con- 
veyances, page 
105,  May  4th, 
1878. 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  of- 
fice, City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1445  of  Convey- 
ances, page  380, 
May  1st,  1878. 


Recorded  i n 
Register's  of- 
fice, City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1458  of  Convey- 
ances, page  44, 
May  6th,  1878. 


258 

street  7 feet  9 inches  ; thence  southeasterly  in  a straight  line 
160  feet  to  northwesterly  side  of  Cliff  street,  at  a point  there- 
on distant  southwesterly  33  feet  9^  inches  from  southwesterly 
side  of  Frankfort  street  ; thence  northeasterly  along  Cliff 
street  33  feet  9^  inches  to  corner  at  place  of  beginning. 


ELEANOR  DONNELLON  and  CORNELIUS 
DONNELLON,  HER  HUSBAND, 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $8,000,  by  deed  dated  May  1st,  1878,  con- 
veying parcel  of  land  in  Fourth  Ward,  New  York,  bounded 
as  follows: 

Beginning  at  a point  on  northwesterly  side  of  Rose  street 
distant  84  feet  northeasterly  from  Frankfort  street,  run- 
ning thence  northwesterly  on  a line  parallel  with  Frank- 
fort street  and  along  land  belonging  to  the  estate  of  Joseph 
A.  Sartor,  deceased,  57  feet  8^-  inches  ; thence  southwest- 
erly on  a line  parallel  with  Rose  street  8 feet  7 inches  ; 
thence  southeasterly  on  a line  again  parallel  with  Frankfort 
street  and  along  the  rear  of  the  lot  designated  by  the  No. 

1 on  map  hereinafter  mentioned,  15  feet  5^  inches  ; 
thence  southwesterly  along  southeasterly  line  of  said  last 
mentioned  lot  11  feet  5 inches;  thence  southeasterly  on  a 
line  parallel  with  Frankfort  street  and  along  rears  of  lots 

2 and  3 on  aforesaid  map,  42  feet  5 inches  to  Frankfort 
street  ; thence  northeasterly  along  Frankfort  street  20  feet 
to  place  of  beginning.  Premises  known  as  No.  6 Rose  street, 
being  premises  conveyed  to  said  Eleanor  Donnellon  by  Wil- 
liam Ehrhardt  and  Anna,  his  wife,  by  deed  dated  January 
13th,  1870.  Recorded  in  Register’s  office,  Januar)’-  20th, 
1870,  in  Liber  1136  of  Conveyances,  page  131. 


259 

ELEANOR  DONNELLON  and  CORNELIUS 
DONNELLON,  HER  HUSBAND, 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration  Si,  by  confirmatory  deed  dated  March 
31st,  1879,  conveying  parcel  of  land  in  Fourth  Ward,  New 
York,  bounded  as  follows  : 

Beginning  at  a point  on  the  northwesterly  side  of  Rose 
street,  distant  84  feet  northeasterly  from  Frankfort  street, 
running  thence  northwesterly  on  a line  parallel  with  Frank- 
fort street  and  along  land  belonging  to  the  estate  of  Joseph 
A.  Sartor,  deceased,  57  feet  8-^  inches  ; thence  southwest- 
erly on  a line  parallel  with  Rose  street  8 feet  7 inches  ; 
thence  southeasterly  and  on  a line  again  parallel  with  Frank- 
fort street  and  along  the  rear  of  the  lot  designated  by  No. 
1 on  the  map  hereinafter  mentioned,  15  feet  5+  inches; 
thence  again  southwesterly  along  the  southeasterly  line  of 
said  last  mentioned  lot  11  feet  5 inches;  thence  again 
southeasterly  on  a line  parallel  with  Frankfort  street  and 
along  the  rears  of  the  lots  designated  by  Nos.  2 and  3 on 
the  aforesaid  map  42  feet  5 inches  to  Rose  street  ; and 
thence  northeasterly  along  Rose  street  20  feet  to  the  place  of 
beginning.  The  said  premises  being  known  and  designated 
by  the  street  No.  6 Rose  street,  and  also  by  No.  4 on  a map 
of  lands  in  the  Fourth  Ward,  New  York,  belonging  to  the 
estate  of  Nicholas  N.  Anthony,  made  by  Edwin  Smith,  City 
Surveyor,  in  July,  1834,  and  filed  in  Register’s  office,  New 
York,  May  1st,  1845.  And  being  also  the  same  premises 
which  were  conveyed  to  the  said  Eleanor  Donnellon  by 
William  Ehrhardt  and  Anna,  his  wife,  by  deed  dated  January 
13th,  1870,  and  recorded  in  the  office  of  the  said  Register, 
January  20th,  1870,  in  Liber  1136  of  Conveyances,  page 
J3i  ; and  by  said  Eleanor  Donnellon  and  Cornelius  Donnel 
Ion  to  Bridge  Trustees  by  deed  dated  May  1st,  1878,  and 
recorded  in  the  office  of  said  Register,  May  6th,  1878,  in 
Liber  1458  of  Conveyances,  page  44. 


Recorded  in 
Register’s  office 
of  the  City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1506  of  Convey- 
ances, page  57, 
May  26th,  1879. 


26o 


Recorded  i n 
Register's  of- 
fice, City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1459  of  Convey- 
ances, page  161, 
June  5th,  1878. 


Order  of  Su- 
preme Court, 
May  21st,  1878. 


These  presents  being  executed  for  the  purpose  of  correct- 
ing an  error  in  the  description  contained  in  said  last  men- 
tioned deed  and  in  confirmation  of  the  title  thereby  in- 
tended to  be  conveyed. 


ROBERT  WATTS, 

Executor  of  last  will  and  testament  of  Charlotte 
Deas  Watts, 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $6,850,  by  deed  dated  May  1st,  1878,  con- 
veying parcel  of  land  with  two  story  brick  house  in  Fourth 
Ward,  New  York  (15  Rose  street),  bounded  : 

Beginning  at  a point  on  southeasterly  side  of  Rose  street 
at  northerly  corner  of  land  of  estate  of  Benjamin  Lord, 
running  thence  southeasterly  along  said  last  mentioned  land 
along  land  formerly  belonging  to  the  estate  of  Oliver  H.  Tay- 
lor, now  to  Bridge  Trustees,  112  feet  7 inches;  thence  north- 
easterly along  northwesterly  line  of  land  formerly  belonging 
to  the  estate  of  Thomas  Hays  now  to  Charles  Craske,  20 
feet  4 inches  to  a point  thereon  where  the  same  is  inter- 
sected by  a line  drawn  parallel  with  and  distant  at  right 
angles  62  feet  6 inches  northeasterly  from  centre  line  of 
Bridge;  thence  northwesterly  along  said  last  mentioned  line 
31  feet  to  a point  thereon  where  the  same  is  intersected  by 
the  southwesterly  line  of  land  now  or  late  of  Alexander 
O.  Brodie  ; thence  northwesterly  along  said  last-mentioned 
land  69  feet  to  Rose  street;  thence  southwesterly  along 
Rose  street  26  feet  3 inches  to  point  of  beginning. 


Order  of  Supreme  Court,  entered  May  21st,  1S7S,  confirm- 
ing report  of  Commissioners  Smyth,  Turner  and  Osborne, 
in  the  matter  of  appraising  property  belonging  to  Mina 


26 1 

M.  Sohl,  John  F.  Sohl  and  Mary  Sohl,  conveying  parcel  of 
land  with  improvements  thereon,  being  on  southeasterly  side 
of  Vandewater  street,  in  New  York,  known  as  No.  8 Van- 
dewater  street,  bounded  as  follows:  Beginning  at  a point  on 
southeasterly  side  of  Vandewater  street  adjoining  land  be- 
longing to  Patrick  Conway,  known  as  No.  6 Vandewater 
street,  distant  90  feet  northeasterly  from  Frankfort  street; 
running  thence  southeasterly  along  said  last-mentioned  land 
39  feet  to  land  formerly  of  Abraham  Bloodgood  and 
afterwards  of  Edward  Dodd,  now  of  Bridge  Trustees,  No.  62 
Frankfort  street;  thence  north  northeasterly  along  said  last 
mentioned  land  1 foot  6 inches;  thence  southeasterly  still 
along  said  last-mentioned  land  22  feet  to  land  formerly  of 
Peter  and  Robert  Goelet,  now  of  Bridge  Trustees,  known  as 
64  Frankfort  street;  thence  again  north  northeasterly  along 
said  last  mentioned  land  16  feet;  thence  east  southeasterly 
still  along  said  last  mentioned  land  13  feet  9 inches  to  land 
of  Peter  Mallon,  known  as  No.  10  Vandewater  street; 
thence  northeasterly  along  said  last  mentioned  land  2 feet 
10  inches;  thence  northwesterly  still  along  said  last  men- 
tioned land  68  feet  to  Vandewater  street  ; thence  south- 
westerly along  Vandewater  street  25  feet  2 inches  to  place 
of  beginning.  Being  same  premises  conveyed  to  John  Sohl, 
deceased,  by  Ann  E.  Trembley  and  Samuel  R.  Trembley, 
by  deed  dated  October  27th,  1868.  Recorded  in  Regis- 
ter’s office,  New  York,  in  Liber  1070  of  Conveyances,  page 
649,  October  31st,  1868.  Awarding  the  sum  of  $15,250, 
which  should  be  apportioned  as  follows: 

To  Mina  M.  Sohl  and  John  F.  Sohl,  owners 


of  fee  of  said  real  estate $3,742  33 

To  Mary  Sohl,  for  her  right  of  dower 1,119  31 


To  East  River  Savings  Bank  $10,000,  as  holder 
of  mortgage  made  to  Globe  Mutual  Life  in- 
surance Company,  October  26  th,  1868.  Re- 
corded in  Liber  877  of  Mortgages,  page  136, 
and  by  them  assigned  to  East  River  Savings 
Bank.  Interest  from  November  1st,  1877, 
to  May  2 1 st,  1878,  $388.36 10,388  36 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  of- 
fice, City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1451  of  Convey- 
ances, page  359, 
May  23a,  1878. 


$15,250  00 


2 62 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  o f - 
fice,  City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1451  of  Convey- 
ances, page  354, 
May  23d,  1878. 


PETER  MALLON,  and  SARAH,  HIS  WIFE, 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $32,968,  by  deed  dated  May  21st,  1878,  con- 
veying parcel  of  land  with  dwelling  house  thereon  on  south- 
easterly side  of  Vandewater  street,  New  York,  known  as  No. 
iq  Vandewater  street,  bounded  as  follows  : Beginning  at 

a point  on  southeasterly  side  of  Vandewater  street,  adjoin- 
ing land  belonging  to  the  estate  of  John  Sohl  and  known 
as  No.  8 Vandewater  street,  distant  115  feet  2 inches  north- 
easterly from  Frankfort  street;  running  thence  southeasterly 
along  said  last  mentioned  land  68  feet  to  easterly  corner 
thereof  ; thence  southwesterly  along  said  last  mentioned 
land  2 feet  10  inches  to  land  formerly  of  Peter  and  Robert 
Goelet  and  now  of  Bridge  Trustees  ; thence  east  southeast- 
erly along  said  last  mentioned  land  and  also  along  land 
formerly  of  Hugh  Cassidy,  and  now  of  Bridge  Trustees,  36 
feet  ; thence  northerly  along  said  last  mentioned  land  and 
along  land  formerly  of  the  estate  of  Philip  Lyons,  deceased, 
and  now  of  Bridge  Trustees  27  feet;  thence  northwesterly 
along  said  last  mentioned  land  80  feet  6 inches  to  Vande- 
water street;  thence  southwesterly  along  said  street  25  feet 
2 inches  to  the  place  of  beginning. 

Being  same  premises  conveyed  to  Peter  Mallon  by  Ann 
E.  Trembley  and  Samuel  R.  Trembley,  by  deed  dated  20th 
September,  1869,  and  recorded  in  Register’s  office,  New 
York,  in  Liber  1126  of  Conveyances,  page  140. 

Also  parcel  of  land  with  building  thereon  on  northwester- 
ly side  of  Vandewater  street,  New  York,  known  as  No.  5 
Vandewater  street,  bounded  in  front  by  Vandewater  street 
32  feet  5 inches  ; on  northeasterly  side  by  land  formerly 
of  Ella  Smull  and  the  estate  of  Charles  Gilman  Smull  and 
now  of  Bridge  Trustees,  No.  7 Vandewater  street;  56  feet 
on  northwesterly  side  by  land  now  or  formerly  of  Adam 
Machemer  ; No.  50  Frankfort  street  18  feet  ; and  on  south- 
westerly side  by  land  formerly  of  George  Tait  and  now  of 
Chas.  L.  Noe,  known  as  No.  3 Vandewater  street,  54  feet. 


263 


Being  same  premises  conveyed  to  Peter  Mallon  by  Samuel 
R.  Trembley  and  Geo.  W.  Trembley,  by  deed  dated  26th 
December,  1867,  and  recorded  in  Register’s  office,  New 
York,  January  7th,  1868,  in  Liber  1036  of  Conveyances, 
page  298. 


THE  GERMAN  EVANGELICAL  LUTHER- 
AN CHURCH  OF  ST.  MATTHEW 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $78,250,  by  deed  dated  May  22d,  1878,  con- 
veying parcels  of  land  in  Fourth  Ward,  New  York,  bounded 
as  follows  : Beginning  at  a point  on  the  southeasterly  side 
of  William  street  adjoining  land  conveyed  by  the  Corpor- 
ation of  the  United  German  Lutheran  Churches  in  the  City 
of  New  York  to  George  Lorillard,  which  is  distant  83  feet 
9 inches  northeasterly  from  Frankfort  street,  running  thence 
northeasterly  along  William  street  86  feet  9 inches  to  land 
known  and  designated  as  and  by  the  street  No.  212  William 
street;  thence  southeasterly  along  said  last  mentioned  land 
107  feet  1 inch  to  the  rear  line  of  premises  No.  14  Rose 
street;  thence  southwesterly  along  said  last  mentioned  line 
and  also  along  the  rear  line  of  premises  No.  12  Rose  street 
35  feet  to  northeasterly  line  of  premises  No.  10  Rose  street; 
thence  southeasterly  along  said  last  mentioned  line  109  feet 
to  Rose  street  ; thence  southwesterly  along  Rose  street  19 
feet  9 inches  to  a point  thereon  distant  106  feet  9 inches 
northeasterly  from  Frankfort  street,  and  adjoining  premises 
No.  8 Rose  street  ; thence  northwesterly  on  a line  parallel 
or  nearly  parallel  with  Frankfort  street  and  along  last 
mentioned  premises,  and  the  rear  line  of  premises  desig- 
nated by  Nos.  30,  28,  26,  24  and  22  Frankfort  street,  170 
feet  6 inches  to  northerly  corner  of  premises  known  as 
No.  22  Frankfort  street  ; thence  southwesterly  along  said 
last  mentioned  land  50  feet  8 inches  to  a point  thereon  dis- 
tant 57  feet  11  inches  northeasterly  from  Frankfort  street  ; 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  of- 
fice, City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1429  of  Convey- 
ances, page  399, 
May  27th,  1878. 


264 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  of- 
fice, City  and 
County  of  New 
Y ork,  in  Liber 
1526  of  Convey- 
ances, page  50, 
December  24th, 
1879. 


thence  northwesterly  along  land  herein  first  above  men- 
tioned, as  conveyed  to  Geo.  Lorillard,  51  feet  n inches  to 
the  place  of  beginning.  Premises  conveyed  being  known 
as  Nos.  204,  206,  208  and  210  William  street  and  10  Rose 
street. 


WM.  ASTOR  and  CAROLINE  WEBSTER, 
HIS  WIFE, 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $16,300,  by  deed  dated  May  22d,  1878,  con- 
veying portion  of  two  parcels  of  land  in  Fourth  Ward,  New 
York,  on  northeasterly  side  of  Frankfort  street  (Nos.  22  and 
24  Frankfort  street),  bounded  as  follows  : Beginning  at 
northerly  corner  of  lot  No.  22  Frankfort  street,  adjoining 
land  belonging  to  the  German  Evangelical  Luthern  Church 
of  St.  Matthew,  and  running  thence  southeasterly  along 
said  line,  and  on  a line  parallel  or  nearly  so  with  Frankfort 
street,  54  feet  3 inches  to  land  known  and  designated  by 
the  street  No.  26  Frankfort  street;  thence  southwesterly 
along  said  land,  and  on  a line  parallel  or  nearly  so  with 
William  street,  45  feet  4!  inches  to  said  first  mentioned  line 
drawn  parallel  with  and  distant  70  feet  southwesterly  at 
right  angles  from  the  centre  line  of  Bridge;  thence  north- 
westerly along  said  parallel  line  52  feet  6 inches  to  the 
northwesterly  line  of  lot  No.  22  Frankfort  street;  thence 
northeasterly  along  said  last  mentioned  line  and  other  land 
of  said  Church  of  St.  Matthew,  38  feet  6 inches  to  place  of 
beginning.  Being  rear  part  of  same  premises  conveyed  to 
John  J.  Astor  and  Wm.  Astor  by  Isaac  P.  Francis  and  wife, 
by  deed  dated  January  17th,  1 866.  Recorded  in  Register’s 
office,  January  25th,  1866,  in  Liber  957  of  Conveyances, 
page  215. 


265 

THEODORE  A.  SARTOR, 

As  sole  surviving  executor  of  the  last  will  and  testa- 
ment of  Joseph  A.  Sartor, 

TO  THE 

TRETSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  §7,800,  by  deed  dated  May  27th,  1878,  con- 
veying parcel  of  land  with  buildings  thereon  in  Fourth 
Ward,  New  York,  bounded  as  follows  : 

Beginning  at  a point  on  northwesterly  line  of  Rose  street, 
distant  84  feet  northeasterly  from  Frankfort  street,  running 
thence  northwesterly  along  land  formerly  belonging  to 
Eleanor  Donnellon,  and  now  to  Bridge  Trustees,  57  feet  Sc- 
inches ; thence  northeasterly  and  parallel  with  Rose  street, 
22  feet  9 inches;  thence  southeasterly  and  parallel  to  Frank- 
fort street,  and  along  land  belonging  t,o  German  Evangelical 
Lutheran  Church  of  St.  Matthew,  57  feet  6 inches  to 
Rose  street ; thence  southwesterly  along  said  street  22  feet 
9 inches  to  place  of  beginning,  said  premises  being  known 
as  No.  8 Rose  street. 


Order  of  Supreme  Court,  entered  May  27th,  1878,  con- 
firming report  of  Commissioners  Smyth,  Osborne  and 
Turner,  in  the  matter  of  appraising  property  belonging  to 
Julia  A.  Kent,  trustee,  and  others.  Property  conveyed  be- 
ing parcel  of  land  in  Fourth  Ward,  New  York,  being  a 
triangle  at  westerly  corner  of  premises,  No.  8 Hague  street, 
bounded  : Beginning  at  a point  on  division  line  between 
said  premises  and  premises  adjoining  on  the  west,  formerly 
belonging  to  the  estate  of  James  Tierney,  and  now  belong- 
ing to  Bridge  Trustees,  where  the  same  is  intersected  by  a 
line  drawn  parallel  with  and  distant  at  right  angles  62  feet 
6 inches  northeasterly  from  centre  line  of  Bridge ; running 
thence  southeasterly  on  said  parallel  line  22  feet  6 inches  to 
land  formerly  belonging  to  the  estate  of  Richard  E.  Mount, 
and  now  to  Bridge  Trustees  (No.  86  Frankfort  street)  ; 

30 


Recorded  1 n 
Register’s  o f - 
fice,  City  ana 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1429  of  Convey- 
ances, page  385, 
May  27th,  1878. 


Order  of  Su- 
preme Court, 
May  27th,  1878. 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  o f - 
fice,  City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1464  of  Convey 
ances,  page  167, 
A U g U St  I2ttl 
1878. 


266 


Recorded  i n 
Register's  of- 
fice, City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1447  of  Convey- 
ances, page  271, 
May  31st,  7878. 


thence  northwesterly  along  said  last  mentioned  land  19  feet 
to  the  aforesaid  land,  formerly  belonging  to  the  estate  of 
James  Tierney  and  now  to  the  Bridge  Trustees,  known  as 
No.  84  Frankfort  street  ; thence  northeasterly  along  said 
last  mentioned  land  8 feet  to  place  of  beginning. 

Being  same  premises  conveyed  by  Andrew  Lynch  and 
wife  to  Edward  Fitzgerald,  by  deed  dated  October  2d, 


1811.  Recorded  October  4th,  1811,  in  Register’s  office, 
in  Liber  95  of  Conveyances,  page  406.  Awarding  84,250 
as  follows : 

To  Ellen  C.  Ferrall $212  50 

“ Mary  M.  Kent 212  50 

“ Harriet  Louisa  Kent 212  50 

‘‘  Julia  A.  Kent 212  50 

“ Julia  A.  Kent,  as  trustee  under  last  will. 

etc.,  of  Ellen  Kent 3, 400  00 

And  also  awarding  to  Francis  Byrne,  for  costs, 

etc.  50  00 


84,300  00 


JEAN  BUCHANAN  GOELET  (Unmarried! 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  815,000,  by  deed  dated  May  28th,  1878, 
conveying  parcel  of  land,  with  buildings  thereon,  in 
Fourth  Ward,  New  York,  at  easterly  corner  of  Frankfort 
and  Rose  streets,  bounded  : Beginning  at  easterly  cor- 

ner of  Frankfort  and  Rose  streets,  running  thence  north- 
easterly along  Rose  street  79  feet  10  inches  to  property 
formerly  belonging  to  City  of  New  York  and  now  to  Peter 
and  Robert  Goelet,  and  by  them  conveyed  to  Bridge 
Trustees,  by  deed  bearing  even  date  herewith ; thence 
southeasterly  along  said  last  mentioned  land  26  feet  to 
property  formerly  belonging  to  David  Mitchell  and  to 
Peter  and  Robert  Goelet,  and  by  them  conveyed  to  Bridge 


267 


Trustees  ; thence  southwesterly  along  said  last  mentioned 
land  79  feet  2 inches  to  Frankfort  street  ; thence  north- 
westerly along  said  street  25  feet  to  place  of  beginning. 

Being  same  premises  conveyed  to  said  Jean  B.  Goelet  by 
William  Whitlock,  Jr.,  and  wife,  by  deed  dated  16th 
March,  1833,  and  recorded  in  Register’s  office,  New  York, 
March  1 Sth,  1833,  in  Liber  295  of  Conveyances,  page  142. 


PETER  GOELET  (unmarried),  and  ROBERT 
GOELET  and  SARAH,  HIS  WIFE, 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $60,000,  by  deed  dated  May  28th,  1878, 
conveying  parcels  of  land,  with  buildings  thereon,  in 
Fourth  Ward,  New  York,  bounded  as  follows  : Beginning 
at  a point  on  northeasterly  side  of  Frankfort  street,  distant 
25  feet  southeasterly  from  Rose  street,  and  adjoining  land 
belonging  to  Jean  B.  Goelet,  and  by  her  conveyed  to  Bridge 
Trustees,  by  deed  bearing  even  date  herewith,  running 
thence  southeasterly  along  Frankfort  street  57  feet  2 inches 
to  land  formerly  belonging  to  David  Bryson,  and  now  to 
William  P.  Smull  ; thence  northeasterly  along  said  last 
mentioned  land  106  feet  8 inches  to  land  belonging  to 
estate  of  Benjamin  Lord  ; thence  northwesterly  along  said 
last  mentioned  land  80  feet  7 inches  to  Rose  street ; thence 
southwesterly  along  Rose  street  24  feet  6 inches  to  said  land 
belonging  to  Jean  B.  Goelet  ; thence  southeasterly  along 
same  26  feet  ; thence  southwesterly  again  along  the  same, 
79  feet  2 inches  to  place  of  beginning. 

Being  same  premises  conveyed  to  said  Peter  and  Robert 
Goelet  by  three  deeds  : 

1.  From  William  W.  Fox  and  wife,  dated  March  28th, 
1839.  Recorded  in  Register’s  office,  New  York,  on  1st  of 
May,  1839,  in  Liber  395  of  Conveyances,  page  483. 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  o f - 
fice,  City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1447  of  Convey- 
ances, page  273, 
Marc  h 31st, 
1878.  (So  in 
the  original, 
probably  in- 
tended for  May. 


268 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  o f . 
fice,  City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1497  °f  Convey- 
ances, page  268, 
July  7th,  1879. 


2.  From  executors  of  will  of  Margaret  Burges,  dated 
June  1st,  1846.  Recorded  same  day,  in  Liber  475  of  Con- 
veyances, page  534. 

3.  From  surviving  children  of  David  Mitchell,  dated 
June  30th,  1847.  Recorded  in  Register’s  office  July  15th, 
1847,  in  Liber  491  of  Conveyances,  page  580. 


WILLIAM  P.  SMULL  and  AGNES  A.,  HIS  WIFE, 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $40,000  by  deed  dated  June  3d,  1878, 
conveying  parcel  of  land  and  building  thereon,  on 
northerly  side  of  Frankfort  street,  between  Rose  and 
Vandewater,  in  Fourth  Ward,  New  York,  bounded  as 
follows  : Beginning  at  a point  on  northerly  line  of  Frank- 

fort street  distant  81  feet  3 inches  easterly  from  northeasterly 
corner  of  Rose  and  Frankfort  streets  ; thence  running  east- 
erly along  the  northerly  line  of  Frankfort  street  29  feet  ni 
inches  ; thence  northerly  nearly  parallel  with  Rose  street 
along  the  middle  line  of  a party  wall  standing  one-half  its 
thickness  on  the  lot  hereby  intended  to  be  conveyed,  and 
one-half  upon  the  lot  adjoining  the  same  on  the  easterly 
side  107  feet  9 inches  to  land  of  Benjamin  Lord;  thence 
westerly  along  the  same  nearly  parallel  with  Frankfort  street 
28  feet  9 inches  to  land  of  Peter  and  Robert  Goelet  ; thence 
southerly  along  same  and  nearly  parallel  with  Rose  street 
107  feet  7 inches  to  point  of  beginning. 

Premises  known  as  No.  46  Frankfort  street.  Being  same 
premises  conveyed  to  William  P.  Smull  by  Thomas  L.  Smull 
and  wife,  by  deed  dated  January  31st,  1876,  and  recorded  in 
Register’s  office,  New  York,  in  Liber  1368  of  Conveyances, 
page  222,  March  29th,  1876. 


269 

MARY  C.  GRIFFIN,  wife  of  Charles  E.  L.  Griffin, 
and  CHARLES  E.  L.  GRIFFIN, 

HER  HUSBAND, 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $27,000,  by  deed  dated  June  5th,  1878, 
conveying  parcels  of  land  in  Brooklyn,  as  follows  : 

Beginning  at  northwesterly  corner  of  Washington  and 
Prospect  streets,  thence  running  northerly  along  Washing- 
ton 75  feet  to  land  late  of  John  C.  Philip;  thence  westerly 
along  said  land  107  feet  to  Flint  street  ; thence  southerly 
along  said  street  75  feet  to  Prospect  street  ; thence  easterly 
along  Prospect  107  feet  to  place  of  beginning. 


SAMUEL  J.  HOWARD  and  EMELINE  T„ 
HIS  WIFE, 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $1,100,  by  deed  dated  June  6th,  1878? 
conveying  parcel  of  land  in  Brooklyn,  bounded  as  follows: 
Beginning  at  a point  on  easterly  side  of  Flint  street,  adjoin- 
ing land  late  of  John  C.  Philip,  distant  100  feet  northerly 
from  Prospect  street,  thence  running  easterly  along  said  land 
40  feet;  thence  northerly  parallel  with  Flint  street  25  feet  to 
land  now  or  late  of  Frederick  Glover;  thence  westerly  along 
said  land  of  Frederick  Glover,  and  parallel  with  Prospect 
street,  40  feet  to  Flint  street  ; thence  southerly  along  Flint 
street  25  feet  to  place  of  beginning. 


Recorde  d i n 
Register’s  of- 
fice, Kings 
County,  i n Li- 
ber 1321  of  Con- 
veyances, paofe 
291,  June  8tn, 
1878,  and  again 
in  Liber  1392  of 
C o n v eyances, 
page  1,  May 
24th,  1880. 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  of- 
fice, Kings 
County,  in  Li- 
ber 1321  of  Con- 
veyances, page 
293,  June  8th, 
1878. 


2 JO 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  of- 
fice, Kings 
County,  in  Li- 
ber 1321  of  Con- 
veyances, page 
188,  June  7th, 
1878. 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  of- 
fice, City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1502  of  Convey- 
ances, page  85, 
May  24th,  1879. 


ISAAC  S.  FORBELL, 

As  executor  of  and  trustee  under  last  will  and  testa- 
ment of  John  C.  Philip, 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $1,350,  by  deed  dated  June  7th,  1878, 
conveying  parcel  of  land  in  Brooklyn,  bounded  as  follows  : 
Beginning  at  a point  on  easterly  side  of  Flint  street,  adjoin- 
ing land  now  or  late  of  Mary  C.  Griffin,  distant  75  feet 
northerly  from  Prospect  street,  thence  running  easterly  along 
said  land  and  parallel  with  Prospect  street  55  feet  ; thence 
northwesterly  parallel  with  the  New  York  and  Brooklyn 
Bridge  21  feet  to  a line  drawn  parallel  with  and  distant  40 
feet  easterly  from  Flint  street ; thence  northerly  on  said  line 
10  feet  to  land  of  Samuel  J.  Howard;  thence  westerly  along 
said  land  40  feet  to  Flint  street  ; thence  southerly  along 
Flint  street  25  feet  to  place  of  beginning. 


CHARLES  G.  KEYS  and  ELIJAH  C.  KEYS, 
As  executors  of  last  will  and  testament  of  Charles  C. 

Keys,  and  others, 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $16,000,  by  deed  dated  June  10th,  1878, 
conveying  parcel  of  land,  with  buildings  thereon,  in  Fourth 
Ward,  New  York  (No.  52  Frankfort  street),  bounded  as 
follows  : Beginning  at  a point  on  northeasterly  side  Frank- 
fort street  distant  33  feet  5 inches  northwesterly  from  Van- 
dewater  street;  thence  running  northwesterly  along  Frank- 
fort street  25  feet  3 inches  to  land  now  or  late  of  Joseph 


271 


Pierson  and  known  as  No.  50  Frankfort  street  ; thence 
northeasterly  along  said  last  mentioned  land  and  on  a line 
parallel,  or  nearly  so,  with  Vandewater  street  60  feet  6 inches 
to  land  of  Charles  L.  Noe,  known  as  No.  3 Vandewater  ' 
street;  thence  southeasterly  along  said  last-mentioned  land 
25  feet  to  land  of  John  Touhill,  known  as  No.  54  Frankfort 
street;  thence  southwesterly  along  said  last-mentioned  land 
54  feet  4 inches  to  Frankfort  street,  the  place  of  beginning. 
Being  same  premises  conveyed  to  said  Charles  C Keys, 
by  Charles  A.  Buddensick  and  wife,  by  deed  dated  Sep- 
tember 26th,  1870.  Recorded  in  Register’s  office,  New 
York,  in  Liber  1162  of  Conveyances,  page  68,  October  1st, 
1870. 


CHARLES  L.  NOE  and  RACHEL,  HIS  WIFE, 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  815,875,  by  deed  dated  June  nth,  1878, 
conveying  parcel  of  land,  with  buildings  thereon,  in 
Fourth  Ward,  New  York,  known  as  No.  3 Vandewater 
street,  bounded  as  follows  : Beginning  at  a point  on  north- 
westerly side  of  Vandewater  street,  distant  45  feet  10  inches 
northeasterly  from  Frankfort  street  and  adjoining  land  of 
John  Touhill,  running  thence  northwesterly  along  said  last 
mentioned  land  and  along  land  belonging  to  the  estate  of 
Charles  C.  Keys  54  feet  4 inches  to  land  of  Adam  Mach- 
emer;  thence  northeasterly  along  said  last-mentioned  land 
25  feet  10  inches  to  land  formerly  of  Peter  Mallon,  now  of 
Bridge  Trustees  ; thence  southeasterly  along  said  last-men- 
tioned land  54  feet  4 inches  to  Vandewater  street ; thence 
southwesterly  along  said  street  29  feet  7 inches  to  point  of 
beginning. 

Being  part  of  premises  conveyed  to  Charles  L.  Noe  by 
Richard  K.  Harding,  by  deed  dated  May  rst,  1852.  Record- 
ed July  rst,  1852,  in  Register’s  office,  New  York,  in  Liber 
604  of  Conveyances,  page  595. 


Recorded  1 n 
Register’s  o f - 
fice,  City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1498  of  Convey- 
ances, page  21, 
May  16th,  1870. 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  o f - 
fice.  City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1499  of  Convey- 
ances, page  468, 
September  12th, 
1879. 


272 

The  residue  was  conveyed  by  said  Noe  and  wife  to  Fred- 
erick Finck,  by  deed  dated  December  30th,  1865.  Re- 
corded January  9th,  1866,  in  Liber  953  of  Conveyances, 
page  307,  and  now  belongs  to  estate  of  Charles  C.  Keys,  de- 
ceased. 


CHARLES  CRASKE  and  ANN  ELIZABETH, 
HIS  WIFE, 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $6,000,  by  deed  dated  July  2d,  1878, 
conveying  parcel  of  land  in  Fourth  Ward,  New  York, 
bounded  as  follows : Beginning  at  a point  on  northwesterly 
side  of  Vandewater  street,  distant  135  feet  4 inches  north- 
easterly from  Frankfort  street  and  adjoining  land  conveyed 
by  Ella  Smull  and  others  to  Bridge  Trustees,  known  as  No. 
7 Vandewater  street,  running  thence  northwesterly  along 
said  last-mentioned  land  108  feet;  thence  northeasterly 
along  southeasterly  line  of  land  conveyed  by  executor  of 
last  will  and  testament  of  Charlotte  Deas  Watts  and  by 
Charles  McManus  to  Bridge  Trustees,  known  as  No.  15 
Rose  street,  19  feet  to  a point  thereon  where  same  is  inter- 
sected by  a line  drawn  parallel  with  and  distant  at  right 
angles  62  feet  6 inches  northeasterly  from  centre  line  of 
Bridge  ; thence  southeasterly  along  said  last-mentioned 
line  109  feet  to  Vandewater  street;  thence  southwesterly 
along  said  street  2 feet  to  point  of  beginning. 

Premises  known  as  part  of  No.  9 Vandewater  street,  here- 
tofore conveyed  to  said  Craske  by  Sarah  Parkhurst  and 
others,  by  deed  dated  June  24th,  1876,  and  recorded  July 
6th,  1876,  in  Register’s  office,  New  York,  in  Liber  1373  of 
Conveyances,  page  493. 


273 


Order  of  Supreme  Court,  entered  July  8th,  1878,  confirm- 
ing report  of  Messrs.  Rodman,  Backhouse  and  Bergen,  Com- 
missioners appointed  to  appraise  property  belonging  to 
Benjamin  Bach  and  Deborah  Bach. 

Property  conveyed  being  parcel  of  land  in  Second  Ward, 
Brooklyn,  bounded  : Beginning  at  a point  on  easterly  side 
of  Main  street,  adjoining  land  belonging  to  heirs  of  Josiah 
Applegate,  which  point  is  distant  about  65  feet  northerly 
from  northeasterly  corner  Main  and  Prospect  streets;  thence 
running  easterly  along  said  land  no  feet  to  Flint  street  ; 
thence  northerly  along  said  street  25  feet  to  land  late  of 
Peter  Weigel;  thence  westerly  along  said  last-mentioned 
land  no  feet  to  Main  street ; thence  southerly  along  said 
street  25  feet  to  place  of  beginning. 

Being  same  premises  conveyed  to  Samuel  Bach,  by  Doro- 
thea Rutherford  and  William  Rutherford,  by  deed  dated 
April  7 th,  1868,  and  recorded  in  Register’s  office,  Kings 
County,  in  Liber  812  of  Conveyances,  page  202. 

Awarding  as  follows  : 

To  Benjamin  Bach,  Deborah  Bach,  Wolf  Bach, 
etc.,  executors  of  will  of  Samuel  Bach,  de- 
ceased. as  the  full  value  of  the  fee  of  said 

premises $12,000  00 

And  awarding  to  Edmund  Blarney  for  his 

costs,  etc 35  00 


Order  of  Supreme  Court,  entered  July  15th,  1878,  confirm- 
ing report  of  Commissioners  Smyth,  Betts  and  Osborne,  ap- 
pointed to  appraise  property  belonging  to  G.  N.  Marshall, 
trustee,  and  others,  being  the  estate  of  Benjamin  Lord  ; 
conveying  parcel  of  land  with  buildings  thereon  in  Fourth 
Ward,  New  York,  known  as  No.  13  Rose  street,  bounded  as 
follows  : 

Beginning  at  a point  on  the  southeasterly  side  of  Rose 
street  distant  104  feet  8 inches  northeasterly  from  Frankfort 
street,  and  adjoining  land  belonging  to  Peter  and  Robert 
Goelet;  running  thence  southeasterly  along  said  last-men- 
tioned land  and  on  a line  parallel  or  nearly  so  with  Frank- 

31 


Order  of  Su- 
p r e m e Court, 
July  8th,  1878. 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  of- 
fice, Kings 
County,  in  Li- 
ber 1392  of  Con- 
veyances, page 
52,  May  25th, 
1880. 


Order  of  Su- 
p r e m e Court, 
July  15th,  1878. 


274 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  of- 
fice, City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1499 of  Convey- 
ances, page  320, 
Tuly  10th,  1879. 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  of- 
fice, City  and 
County  ot  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1466  of  Convey- 
ances, page  55, 
July  30th,  1878. 


fort  street  119  feet;  thence  northeasterly  along  land  be- 
longing to  Ella  Smull  and  the  estate  of  Charles  G.  Smull, 
known  as  No.  7 Vandewater  street,  25  feet;  thence  north- 
westerly along  land  belonging  to  the  estate  of  Robert 
Watts,  known  as  No.  15  Rose  street,  and  on  a line  parallel 
or  nearly  so  with  Frankfort  street,  108  feet  3 inches  to  Rose 
street;  thence  southwesterly  along  said  street  27  feet  3 
inches  to  the  place  of  beginning  ; being  same  premises  con- 
veyed to  Benjamin  Lord  by  Thomas  Freeborn,  by  deed 
dated  November  1st,  1810,  and  recorded  in  Register’s  office, 
New  York,  November  10th,  1810,  in  Liber  89  of  Convey- 
ances, page  304.  Awarding  as  follows: 

To  Gilbert  N.  Marshall,  as  trustee  under  will  of  Benjamin 
Lord,  deceased,  and  to  all  persons  entitled  to  any  interest 
in  said  premises,  and  for  whole  value  of  fee  simple  of  said 
premises,  $14,000  ; to  Edmund  Blarney,  special  guardian, 
$50  ; award  to  said  Marshall,  subject  to  payment  of  a cer- 
tain water-rate  or  tax  on  said  premises  for  1878,  amounting 
to  $17. 


THOMAS  H.  CROSLEY  and  MARIA  L., 

HIS  WIFE, 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $30,000,  by  deed  dated  July  25th,  1878,  con- 
veying parcel  of  land  in  Fourth  Ward,  New  York,  bounded  : 
Beginning  at  a point  on  northwesterly  side  of  Rose  street 
distant  163  feet  8 inches  northeasterly  from  Frankfort 
street,  adjoining  land  belonging  to  German  Evangelical 
Lutheran  Church  of  St.  Matthew  (No.  14  Rose  street)  ; run- 
ning thence  northwesterly  along  said  last-mentioned  land, 
and  parallel  or  nearly  so  with  Frankfort  street,  89  feet  io| 
inches  ; thence  northeasterly  along  land  belonging  to  estate 
of  John  Gardner,  known  as  No.  212  William  street,  19  feet 
2\  inches  ; thence  northwesterly  still  along  last-mentioned 
land  13  feet  4 inches;  thence  again  northeasterly  and  paral- 


lei  or  nearly  so  with  Rose  street,  and  along  southeasterly 
line  of  land  belonging  to  Franz  P.  Mann,  known  as  214  Wil- 
liam street,  16  feet  to  a point  thereon  where  same  is  inter- 
sected by  a line  drawn  parallel  with  and  distant  at  right 
angles  70  feet  northeasterly  from  centre  line  of  Bridge  ; 
thence  southeasterly  along  said  last-mentioned  line  105  feet 
to  Rose  street;  thence  southwesterly  along  Rose  street  25  feet 
to  place  of  beginning.  Being  part  of  premises  conveyed 
to  said  Crosley  by  Adolphus  F.  Ockershausen  by  deed 
dated  March  15th,  1876.  Recorded  March  16th,  1876,  in 
Register’s  office,  in  Liber  1367  of  Conveyances,  page  213. 


THE  GERMAN  EVANGELICAL  LUTHERAN 
CHURCH  OF  ST.  MATTHEW 
TO.  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $18,750,  by  deed  dated  July  28th,  1878,  con- 
veying parcels  of  land  with  buildings  thereon,  being  in  Fourth 
AVard,  New  York,  bounded  as  follows  : Beginning  at  a point 
on  northwesterly  side  of  Rose  street,  distant  126  feet  6 inch- 
es northeasterly  from  Frankfort  street,  and  adjoining  land 
conveyed  by  said  church  to  Bridge  Trustees  (No.  10  Rose 
street);  running  thence  northwesterly  along  said  last  men- 
tioned land  109  feet  to  rear  line  of  premises  No.  208 
William  street  (also  conveyed  by  said  church  to  Bridge 
Trustees)  ; thence  northeasterly  along  said  last  mentioned 
line,  and  also  along  the  rear  line  of  premises  known  as  No. 
210  William  street,  also  conveyed  by  said  church  to  said 
trustees,  35  feet  to  land  formerly  belonging  to  estate  of 
John  Gardner,  deceased,  known  as  No.  212  William  street; 
thence  southeasterly  along  said  last-mentioned  land  6 feet 
7 inches  ; thence  northeasterly  still  along  said  last-men- 
tioned land  4 feet  4 inches  ; thence  southeasterly  still  along 
said  last-mentioned  land,  and  also  along  land  of  William 
H.  Crosby,  known  as  No.  16  Rose  street,  108  feet  10+  inch- 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  o f - 
fice,  City  and 
County  of  New 
\#ork,  in  Liber 
1508  of  Convey- 
ances, page  53, 
May  31st,  1879. 


2/6 


es  to  Rose  street ; thence  southwesterly  along  said  street 
37  feet  2 inches  to  place  of  beginning. 

Premises  conveyed  being  known  as  12  and  14  Rose  street, 
said  No.  12  being  same  premises  which  were  leased  by  said 
church  to  Francoise  Jeannot  by  lease  dated  April  30th,  1862. 
Recorded  July  3d,  1862,  in  Register’s  office,  in  Liber  853  of 
Conveyances,  page  657  ; and  premises  14  Rose  street  being 
same  which  were  leased  by  said  church  to  Eliza  Quist  and 
Elvina  Guerin  by  lease,  dated  October  31st,  1862,  and  re- 
corded March  12th,  1863,  in  Register’s  office,  in  Liber  871 
of  Conveyances,  page  298. 


JACKSON  S.  SCHULTZ  (Widower), 


TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  o f - 
fice,  City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1477  of  Convey- 
ances, page  195, 
December  30th, 
1878. 


Consideration,  $2,550,  by  deed  dated  December  30th,  1878, 
conveying  parcel  of  land  in  Fourth  Ward,  New  York  (Nos. 
hi,  1 13  and  1 15  Cliff  street),  bounded  as  follows  : Begin- 
ning at  a point  on  the  division  line  between  said  premises 
(m  Cliff  street)  and  premises  adjoining  on  the  south  (109 
Cliff  street),  formerly  belonging  to  Peter  Bonnett,  after- 
wards to  Emily  L.  Shepard,  and  now  in  part  to  Bridge 
Trustees,  where  same  is  intersected  by  a line  drawn  paral- 
lel with  and  distant  at  right  angles  62  feet  6 inches  north- 
easterly from  centre  line  of  Bridge  ; running  thence  wester- 
ly along  said  last-mentioned  land  45  feet  2 inches  to  land 
formerly  belonging  to  Margaret  Anthony,  afterwards  to 
Hugh  Cassidy,  and  now  to  Bridge  Trustees,  known  as  Nos. 
66  and  68  Frankfort  street  ; thence  northerly  along  said 
last-mentioned  land  35  feet  8 inches  to  land  formerly  be- 
longing to  Nicholas  Anthony,  afterwards  to  estate  of  Philip 
Lyons,  known  as  No.  12  Van  dewater  street,  and  now  in  part 
belonging  to  Bridge  Trustees;  thence  easterly  along  said 
last-mentioned  land  6 feet  10  inches  to  a point  thereon 


2 77 


where  same  is  intersected  by  said  line  drawn  parallel  with 
and  distant  at  right  angles  62  feet  6 inches  northeasterly 
from  centre  line  of  Bridge  ; thence  southeasterly  along 
said  last-mentioned  parallel  line  43  feet  4 inches  to  point 
of  beginning.  Being  part  of  premises  conveyed  by  Pelham 
L.  McClellan  and  wife  to  said  Schultz,  by  deed  dated  Feb- 
ruary 2 x st,  1866.  Recorded  in  Register's  office,  February 
23d,  1866,  in  Liber  963  of  Conveyances,  page  77. 


ANDREW  C.  ZABRISKIE, 

As  executor,  etc.,  of  last  will  and  testament  of 
Maria  Titus, 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $6,600,  by  deed  dated  April  16th,  1879, 
conveying  parcel  of  land  with  buildings  and  improve- 
ments thereon  in  Fourth  Ward,  New  York,  known  as  No. 
209  William  street,  and  being  so  much  of  lot  numbered  76 
as  laid  down  on  a map  of  the  property  of  Jacob  Leisler,  de- 
ceased, as  is  situated  between  William  street  and  North 
William  street,  and  was  left  between  those  streets  after  the 
widening  and  extending  of  William  street  from  Maiden  Lane 
to  Chatham  street,  in  May,  1847,  the  premises  hereby  con- 
veyed being  bounded  as  follows  : Southeasterly  by  William 
street  27  feet  10  inches  ; northwesterly  by  North  William 
street  25  feet  ; southwesterly  by  lot  No.  66  on  the  aforesaid 
map  29  feet,  and  northeasterly  by  lot  No.  79  on  said  map 
40  feet  6 inches ; said  premises  hereby  conveyed  being 
designated  on  map  of  Fourth  Ward  as  and  by  the  Ward 
No.  112. 

Being  same  premises  conveyed  to  Maria  Titus  by  her 
father,  Thos.  Gardner,  by  deed  bearing  date  April  1 6 1 h , 
1835.  Recorded  in  Register’s  office,  New  York,  June  nth, 
1835,  'n  Liber  336  of  Conveyances,  page  279. 


Recorded  in 
Register’s  o f ■ 
lice,  City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1502  of  Convey- 
ances, page  89, 
May  24th,  1879. 


2 7§ 

ADAM  MACHEMER  and  HANNAH 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  o f - 
fice,  City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1504  of  Convey- 
ances, page  51, 
May  22d,  1879. 


HIS  WIFE, 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $21,000,  by  deed  dated  May  20th,  1879, 
conveying  parcel  of  land  with  buildings  thereon  in  Fourth 
Ward,  New  York,  bounded  : 

Beginning  at  a point  on  northeasterly  side  of  Frankfort 
street  distant  58  feet  8 inches  northwesterly  from  Vande- 
water  street;  running  thence  northwesterly  along  Frank- 
fort street  26  feet  10  inches  ; thence  northeasterly  along 
land  formerly  belonging  to  David  Bryson,  afterwards  to 
estate  of  Charles  G.  Smull,  and  now  to  Bridge  Trustees, 
known  as  No.  48  Frankfort  street,  81  feet  10  inches;  thence 
still  northeasterly  along  said  last-mentioned  land  6 feet; 
thence  still  northeasterly  along  said  last-mentioned  land 
19  feet  11  inches  ; thence  southeasterly  on  a line  par- 
allel with  Frankfort  street  or  nearly  so,  and  along  land 
formerly  belonging  to  Israel  Corse,  and  afterwards  to  Ella 
Smull  and  estate  of  Charles  G.  Smull,  and  now  to  Bridge 
Trustees,  known  as  No.  7 Vandewater  street,  27  feet;  thence 
southwesterly  and  parallel  with  Vandewater  street  or  nearly 
so,  and  along  land  formerly  belonging  to  Peter  Cole,  and 
afterwards  to  Peter  Mallon,  Charles  L.  Noe  and  estate  of 
Charles  C.  Keys,  known  as  Nos.  5 and  3 Vandewater  street 
and  52  Frankfort  street,  108  feet  7 inches  to  place  of  begin- 
ning ; being  same  premises  conveyed  to  said  Adam  Mac- 
hemer  by  Joseph  Pierson  and  wife,  by  deed  dated  April  29th, 
1863,  and  recorded  in  Register’s  office,  New  York,  same 
day,  in  Liber  882  of  Conveyances,  page  5;  and  which  said 
premises  are  known  as  No.  50  Frankfort  street. 


279 

JOHN  TOUHILL  and  CATHARINE,  HIS  WIFE, 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $31,000,  by  deed  dated  May  20th,  1879,  con- 
veying parcel  of  land  with  building  and  improvements 
thereon,  in  Fourth  Ward,  New  York,  known  as  No.  54 
Frankfort  street,  bounded  as  follows  : 

Beginning  at  corner  formed  by  intersection  of  northeast- 
erly side  of  Frankfort  street  with  northwesterly  side  of  Van- 
dewater  street,  running  thence  northwesterly  along  Frank- 
fort street  33  feet  5 inches  to  land  formerly  of  Abraham 
Bloodgood  and  now  belonging  to  estate  of  Chas.  C.  Keys 
(No.  52  Frankfort  street)  ; thence  northeasterly  along  said 
last-mentioned  land  54  feet  4 inches  to  an  alley  formerly 
of  Abraham  Bloodgood,  and  now  belonging  to  Charles  L. 
Noe,  known  as  No.  3 Vandewater  street  ; thence  southeast- 
erly along  said  last-mentioned  land  29  feet  5 inches  to  Van- 
dewater street  ; thence  southwesterly  along  Vandewater 
street  45  feet  10  inches  to  place  of  beginning;  being  the  same 
premises  conveyed  to  said  Touhill  by  Henry  Meyer  and 
wife  by  deed  dated  May  1st,  1868,  and  recorded  in  the  Reg- 
ister’s office,  New  York,  in  Liber  1046  of  Conveyances,  page 
665,  May  1st,  1868. 


Order  of  Supreme  Court,  entered  May  29th,  1879,  in  the 
matter  of  the  petition  of  the  Trustees  of  the  New  York  and 
Brooklyn  Bridge  to  acquire  real  estate  in  the  City  of  New 
York  belonging  to  Franz  P.  Mann,  referring  to  an  order 
entered  July  15th,  1878,  confirming  report  of  Commisioners 
of  Appraisal  awarding  $24,300,  subject  to  certain  liens,  to  said 
Mann. 

The  property  is  described  as  follows  : All  that  certain 
piece  or  parcel  of  land  situate,  lying  and  being  in  the  Fourth 
Ward  of  the  City  of  New  York,  being  a part  of  the  premises 
known  and  designated  as  and  by  the  street  number  214 
William  street,  and  bounded  and  described  as  follows  : 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  o f - 
fice,  City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1504  of  Convey- 
ances, page  49, 
May  22(1 , 1879. 


Order  of  Su- 
preme  Court 
May  29th,  1879. 


2 So 


Beginning  at  a point  on  the  southeasterly  side  of  William 
street  at  the  northerly  corner  of  land  belonging  to  the  estate 
of  John  Gardner,  deceased,  and  allotted  on  a partition  of 
said  estate  to  Jane  de  Dion  and  her  issue,  and  which  point 
is  distant  192  feet  and  8 inches  northeasterly  from  Frank- 
fort street,  and  running  thence  northeasterly  along  William 
street  27  feet  11  inches  to  the  line  of  land  now  or  for- 
merly of  J.  Allen;  thence  southeasterly  along  said  last  men- 
tioned line  47  feet  1 inch  to  a point  thereon  where  the 
same  is  intersected  by  a line  drawn  parallel  with  and  distant 
at  right  angles  70  feet  northeasterly  from  the  centre  line  of 
the  East  River  Bridge  as  laid  down  on  a certain  map  or  sur- 
vey of  said  Bridge,  filed  in  the  office  of  the  Register  of  the 
City  and  County  of  New  York,  on  the  18th  day  of  July, 
1877;  thence  southeasterly  along  said  last-mentioned  line 
59  feet  and  6 inches  to  the  northwesterly  line  of  land  former- 
ly belonging  to  Richard  S.  Williams  and  now  to  Thomas 
H.  Crosley  ; thence  southwesterly  along  said  last-men- 
tioned line  16  feet  to  the  northeasterly  line  of  the  said 
land  belonging  to  the  estate  of  John  Gardner,  and  allotted 
on  a partition  of  said  estate  to  Jane  de  Dion  and  her  issue, 
and  thence  northwesterly  along  said  last-mentioned  line  in 
feet  to  the  place  of  beginning;  the  said  above  described 
premises  being  intended  to  be  so  much  of  the  said  premises 
No.  214  William  street  as  was  conveyed  to  Franz  P.  Mann  by 
John  T.  L.  Dohrenwend  and  wife  by  deed  dated  May  21st, 
1867,  and  recorded  in  the  office  of  the  Register  of  the  City 
and  County  of  New  York  on  the  22d  day  of  May,  1867,  in 
Liber  1023  of.  Conveyances,  at  page  7,  as  is  situated  south- 
westerly of  the  said  line  drawn  parallel  with  and  distant  at 
right  angles  70  feet  northeasterly  from  the  centre  line  of 
the  East  River  Bridge. 

THOMAS  McCARTY, 

Trustee  under  last  will  and  testament  of  John  Gardner, 
TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $13,000,  by  deed  dated  June  5th,  1879, 


2S  I 


conveying  parcel  of  land  with  buildings,  being  in  Fourth 
Ward,  New  York,  bounded:  Beginning  at  a point  on  south- 
easterly side  of  William  street  distant  170  feet  6 inches  north- 
easterly from  Frankfort  street,  adjoining  land  formerly  be- 
longing to  the  German  Evangelical  Lutheran  Church  of  St. 
Matthew,  and  now  to  Bridge  Trustees,  known  as  No.  210 
William  street,  running  thence  northeasterly  along  William 
street  22  feet  2 inches  to  land  belonging  to  Franz  P.  Mann, 
known  as  No.  214  William  street;  thence  southeasterly 
along  said  last  mentioned  land  and  along  land  formerly  be- 
longing to  Thomas  H.  Crosley,  now  of  Bridge  Trustees, 
known  as  No.  18  Rose  street,  124  feet  6 inches;  thence 
southwesterly  along  other  land  formerly  belonging  to  estate 
of  said  Crosley  and  now  to  Bridge  Trustees,  known  as  No. 
16  Rose  street,  19  feet  to  land  belonging  to,  and  leased  by, 
German  Evangelical  Lutheran  Church  to  Eliza  Quist  and 
Elvina  Guerin,  known  as  No.  14  Rose  street  ; thence  north- 
westerly along  said  last  mentioned  land  19  feet  ; thence 
southwesterly  still  along  said  last  mentioned  land  4 feet  4 
inches  ; thence  again  northwesterly  still  along  said  last  men- 
tioned land  and  along  the  land  herein  first  above  mentioned, 
known  as  No.  210  William  street,  113  feet  8 inches  to  place 
of  beginning.  Premises  known  as  212  William  street. 


MARY  E.  HILL  and  JOHN  J.  HILL. 

HER  HUSBAND, 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  827,500,  by  deed  dated  November  13th, 
1879,  conveying  parcels  of  land  in  Fourth  Ward,  New 
York,  on  northeasterly  side  of  Frankfort  street,  known  as 
Nos.  26,  28  and  30  Frankfort  street,  which  is  situated  north- 
easterly of  a line  drawn  parallel  with  and  distant  70  feet 
southwesterly  at  right  angles  from  centre  line  of  Bridge, 

32 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  o f - 
fice,  City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1497  °f  Convey- 
ances, page  168, 
June  5m,  1879. 


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Recorded  i n 
Register’s  of- 
fice, City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1511  of  Convey- 
ances, page  424, 
November  13th, 
1879- 


Beginning  at  northerly  corner  of  lot  No.  26  Frankfort 
street,  adjoining  land  belonging  to  Wm.  Astor  and  land 
formerly  belonging  to  the  German  Evangelical  Lutheran 
Church  of  St.  Matthew  and  now  to  Bridge  Trustees  ; run- 
ning thence  southeasterly  along  said  last  mentioned  land 
and  on  a line  parallel  or  nearly  so  with  Frankfort  street,  54 
feet  inches  to  the  easterly  corner  of  said  lot  No.  30 

Frankfort  street,  and  adjoining  land  formerly  belonging  to 
estate  of  Joseph  Sartor  and  now  also  to  Bridge  Trustees, 
known  as  No.  8 Rose  street  ; thence  southwesterly  along 
said  last  mentioned  land  and  along  land  formerly  belonging 
to  Eleanor  Donnellon  and  now  also  to  Bridge  Trustees, 
known  as  No.  6 Rose  street,  and  along  land  belonging  to 
James  L.  Morgan,  Jr.,  known  as  No.  32  Frankfort  street, 
and  on  a line  parallel,  or  nearly  so,  with  Rose  street  55  feet 
nf  inches  to  said  first  mentioned  line,  drawn  parallel  with 
and  distant  70  feet  southwesterly  at  right  angles  from  centre 
line  of  Bridge ; thence  northwesterly  along  said  parallel  line 
53  feet  to  the  northwesterly  line  of  the  aforesaid  lot  No.  26 
Frankfort  street  ; thence  northeasterly  along  said  last-men- 
tioned line  and  the  aforesaid  land  belonging  to  Wm.  Astor, 
known  as  No-  24  Frankfort  street,  and  on  a line  parallel 
with  Rose  street,  or  nearly  so,  46  feet  8f  inches  to  place  of 
beginning. 

Being  rear  part  of  premises  conveyed  to  Mary  E.  Hill  by 
Charles  Jenkins  and  wife  by  deed  dated  February  27th, 
1861.  Recorded  in  Register’s  office,  in  Liber  833  of  Con- 
veyances, page  557,  March  19th,  1861. 


JAS.  L.  MORGAN,  JR.,  and  ALICE  H.,  HIS  WIFE 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  85,000,  by  deed  dated  December  22d, 
1879,  conveying  portion  of  two  lots  in  Fourth  V\  ard, 
New  Nork,  on  northeasterly  side  of  Frankfort  street, 


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known  as,  Nos.  32  and  34  Frankfort  street,  bounded: 
Beginning  at  northerly  corner  of  lot  No.  32  Frankfort 
street,  adjoining  land  conveyed  by  Mary  E.  Hill  to  Bridge 
Trustees,  and  also  land  conveyed  by  Eleanor  Donnellon  to 
said  Trustees,  known  as  No.  6 Rose  street,  running  thence 
southeasterly  along  said  last-mentioned  land  and  on  a line 
parallel  with  Frankfort  street  15  feet  5^  inches  to  easterly 
corner  of  lot  No.  32  Frankfort  street;  thence  southwesterly 
still  along  said  last  mentioned  land  and  on  a line  parallel 
with  Rose  street  11  feet  5 inches;  thence  southeasterly  still 
along  said  last-mentioned  land  and  on  a line  parallel  with 
Frankfort  street  15  feet  10  inches  to  easterly  corner  of  lot  No. 
34  Frankfort  street  and  adjoining  land  belonging  to  estate  of 
Michael  Conroy,  known  as  No  4 Rose  street  ; thence  south- 
westerly along  said  last  mentioned  land  and  on  a line  paral- 
lel with  Rose  street  17  feet  ri  inches  to  line  drawn  parallel 
with  and  distant  70  feet  southwesterly  at  right  angles 
from  centreline  of  Bridge  ; thence  northwesterly  along  said 
parallel  line  29  feet  8 inches  to  the  northwesterly  line  of  afore- 
said lot  No.  32  Frankfort  street  ; thence  northeasterly  along 
said  last  mentioned  line  and  the  aforesaid  land,  conveyed 
by  Mary  E.  Hill  to  Bridge  Trustees,  being  the  rear  part  of 
premises  known  as  No.  30  Frankfort  street,  and  on  a line 
parallel  with  Rose  street  to  place  of  beginning.  Being  rear 
part  of  premises  conveyed  to  Jas.  L.  Morgan,  Jr.,  by  John 
J.  Hill  and  wife  by  deed  dated  December  26th,  1874.  Re- 
corded in  Register’s  office,  in  Liber  1302  of  Conveyances, 
page  664,  December  31st,  1874. 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  of- 
fice, City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1526  of  Convey- 
ances, page  52, 
December  24th, 
1879. 


MICHAEL  FALIHEE, 

Executor  and  trustee  of  Michael  Conroy, 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $4,800,  by  deed  dated  March  30th,  1880, 
conveying  portion  of  lot  in  Fourth  Ward,  New  York,  which 


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Recorded  i n 
Register’s  of- 
fice, City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1535  of  Convey- 
ances, page  189, 
April  3d,  1880. 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  of- 
fice, Kings 
County,  in  Li- 
ber 1386  of  Con- 
veyances, page 
533,  April  15th, 
1880. 


was  conveyed  to  said  Conroy  by  Jacob  Anthony,  surviving 
executor  of  last  will  and  testament  of  Nicholas  N.  Anthony, 
by  deed  dated  May  ist,  1845,  and  recorded  same  day  in 
Register’s  office,  New  York,  in  Liber  461  of  Conveyances, 
page  170. 

Portion  of  lot  intended  to  be  conveyed  is  described  as 
follows  : Beginning  at  a point  on  northwesterly  side  of  Rose 
street,  distant  42  feet  7 \ inches  northeasterly  from  Frank- 
fort street,  running  thence  northeasterly  along  Rose  street 
21  feet  5 1 inches  ; thence  northwesterly  and  parallel  with 
Frankfort  street  and  along  land  conveyed  by  Eleanor  Donnel- 
lon  to  Bridge  Trustees,  known  as  No.  6 Rose  street,  26  feet 
7 inches;  thence  southwesterly  and  parallel  with  Rose  street 
and  along  land  conveyed  by  James  L.  Morgan,  Jr.,  to  Bridge 
Trustees,  being  part  of  premises  known  as  No.  34  Frank- 
fort street,  17  feet  11  inches  to  line  drawn  parallel  with  and 
distant  70  feet  southwesterly  at  right  angles  from  centre  line 
of  Bridge,  and  thence  southeasterly  along  said  parallel  line 
26  feet  to  Rose  street,  at  point  of  beginning. 


ST.  ANN’S  CHURCH  OF  THE  CITY  OF 
BROOKLYN 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  850,888.75,  by  deed  dated  April  14th,  1880, 
conveying  land  with  Church  and  buildings  thereon,  situ- 
ated at  southwesterly  corner  of  Washington  and  Prospect 
streets,  in  Second  Ward,  Brooklyn,  bounded  as  follows  : 
Beginning  at  southwest  corner  Washington  and  Prospect 
streets,  running  thence  southerly  along  westerly  side  of 
Washington  street  115  feet  to  land  conveyed  by  said 
Church  to  Benjamin  W.  Davis  ; thence  westerly  along  said 
land  on  a line  parallel  with  Sands  street  109  feet  2 inches  ; 
thence  northerly  along  said  land  and  land  formerly  of  W m. 


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Phillip,  deceased,  115  feet  to  a point  on  southerly  side  of 
Prospect  street,  distant  108  feet  7 inches  westerly  from 
southwest  corner  of  Washington  and  Prospect  streets; 
thence  easterly  along  southerly  side  of  Prospect  street  108 
feet  7 inches  to  point  of  beginning. 


ANNA  OTTENDORFER,  wife  of  Oswald  Often- 
dorfer  (formerly  Anna  Uhl),  and  OSWALD 
OTTENDORFER, 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $100,000,  by  deed  dated  April  23d,  1880, 
conveying  parcel  of  land  at  17  Chatham  street,  New  York, 
bounded  as  follows  : Northwesterly  in  front  by  Chatham 

street ; southeasterly  in  rear  by  premises  late  belonging  to 
John  Robinson  ; northeasterly  on  one  side  by  premises  late 
belonging  to  the  estate  of  Francis  Child  ; and  southwesterly 
on  other  side  by  premises  lately  occupied  by  Joel  Witherby, 
containing  in  breadth  in  front  on  Chatham  street  30  feet  7 
inches,  in  rear  29  feet  3 inches,  in  length  on  the  northeast- 
erly side,  1 13  feet  1 inch,  and  in  length  on  southwesterly 
side  1 15  feet  9 inches. 

Being  same  premises  conveyed  to  said  Anna  Uhl  by 
Elizabeth  Stevenson,  Smith  Barker  and  William  Simpson, 
executrix  and  executors,  by  deed  dated  May  1st,  1857. 
Recorded  in  Register’s  office,  New  York,  in  Liber  730  of 
Conveyances,  page  612,  May  25th,  1857. 

Also  parcel  of  land  in  Fourth  Ward,  New  York,  on  north- 
westerly side  of  North  William  street  (No.  13  North  William 
street),  bounded  as  follows  : In  front  southeasterly  on  Wil- 

liam street,  containing  thereon  25  feet,  bounded  southwest- 
erly by  land  formerly  of  Thomas  Gardner  and  afterwards 
of  Thomas  B.  Gardner,  containing  thereon  46  feet  4 inches; 
bounded  northwesterly  in  rear  by  last  above  described  par- 


Recorded  i d 
Register’s  o f - 
fice,  City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1551  of  Convey- 
ances, page  201, 
June  3d,  1880. 


286 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  of- 
fice, Kings 
County,  in  Li- 
ber 1388  of  Con- 
veyances, page 
168,  April  24th 
1880. 


cel  of  land,  containing  thereon  29  feet  3 inches;  bounded 
northeasterly  by  land  of  John  Eagan,  containing  thereon 
31  feet;  being  same  premises  conveyed  unto  Anna  Uhl  by 
Maria  Titus,  by  deed  dated  May  2d,  1859;  and  recorded  in 
Register  s office,  New  York,  in  Liber  779  of  Conveyances, 
page  509,  May  7th,  1859. 


CHARLES  J.  LOWREY  and  BENJAMIN  P. 
DAVIS,  Executors, 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $55,000,  by  deed  dated  April  24th,  1880,  con- 
veying parcels  of  land  in  Second  Ward,  Brooklyn,  bounded 
as  follows  : Beginning  at  the  corner  formed  by  the  inter- 

section of  the  northerly  side  of  Sands  street  and  the  west- 
erly side  of  Washington  street  ; thence  running  westerly 
along  northerly  side  of  Sands  street  123  feet  6 inches  to 
land  now  or  late  of  Mary  B.  Duryea;  thence  northerly 
along  said  land  and  other  land  late  of  Benjamin  W.  Davis, 
deceased,  and  land  now  or  late  of  H.  Immerschitt  and  on  a 
line  parallel  with  Washington  street  106  feet  3 inches  to  other 
land  now  or  late  of  H.  Immerschitt  ; thence  easterly  along 
said  last-mentioned  land  and  on  a line  parallel  with  Sands 
street  14  feet  4 inches  to  land  of  St.  Ann’s  Church;  thence 
southerly  along  said  land  and  on  a line  parallel  with  Wash- 
ington street  21  feet  3 inches;  thence  easterly  still  along 
land  of  St.  Ann’s  Church  and  on  a line  parallel  with  Sands 
street  109  feet  2 inches  to  Washington  street;  thence  south- 
erly along  westerly  side  of  Washington  street  85  feet  to 
point  of  beginning. 


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CATHARINE  CERAGIOLI  (Widow), 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $20,250,  by  deed  dated  May  26th,  1880,  con- 
veying parcel  of  land  in  Fourth  Ward,  New  York  (part  of 
215  William  street  and  12  North  William  street),  situated 
southwesterly  of  a line  drawn  parallel  with  and  distant  at 
right  angles  70  feet  northeasterly  from  centreline  of  Bridge: 
Bounded  southeasterly  in  front  by  William  street  12  feet  7 
inches;  northwesterly  in  rear  by  North  William  street  21 
feet  10  inches  ; southwesterly  by  land  of  Andrew  Luke, 
known  as  10  North  William  street  and  213  William  street, 
65  feet  4 inches,  and  northeasterly  by  aforesaid  line,  distant 
70  feet  northeasterly  from  centre  line  of  Bridge.  Subject 
to  a mortgage  for  $9,500,  and  interest  from  July  1st,  1879, 
now  held  by  Brooklyn  Savings  Bank  ; and  also  to  taxes 
for  the  years  1877,  1878  and  T879,  and  Croton  Water  taxes 
for  1878,  1879  and  1880,  and  interest  due  on  said  taxes,  all 
which  have  been  deducted  from  consideration  money. 


RICHARD  M.  NICHOLS  and  MARTHA  A., 
HIS  WIFE, 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $2,150,  by  deed  dated  May  29th,  1880,  con- 
veying parcel  of  land  in  Brooklyn,  bounded  as  follows  : 
Beginning  at  a point  on  the  boundary  line  between  land 
of  Richard  M.  Nichols  and  land  of  A.  S.  Pratt,  trustee, 
distant  94  feet  5 inches  easterly  at  right  angles  from  Fulton 
street,  and  58  feet  9 inches  southerly  at  right  angles  from 
Prospect  street  ; thence  running  easterly  along  said  land 
now  or  late  of  Adam  S.  Pratt,  trustee,  26  feet  4 inches  to  land 
formerly  of  St.  Ann’s  Church  and  now  of  Bridge  Trustees  ; 
thence  southerly  along  said  last-mentioned  land  22  feet  to 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  o f - 
fice,  City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1559  of  Convey- 
ances, page  121, 
June  1st,  1880. 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  of- 
fice, Kings 
County,  in  Li- 
ber 1393  of  Con- 
veyances, page 
93,  June  5th, 
1880. 


288 


land  of  Henry  Immerschitt ; thence  westerly  along  said  last- 
mentioned  land  19  feet 4!  inches  to  a point  distant  101  feet 
6 inches  easterly  at  right  angles  from  Fulton  street  ; thence 
northwesterly  in  a straight  line  23  feet  4 inches  to  place  of 
beginning. 


HENRY  IMMERSCHITT  and  AUGUSTA  D., 
HIS  WIFE, 

TO  THE 


TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  of- 
fice, Kings 
County,  in  Li- 
ber 1397  of  Con- 
veyances, page 
230,  July  26th, 
1880. 


Consideration,  $900,  by  deed  dated  May  29th,  1880,  convey- 
ing parcel  of  land  in  Brooklyn,  bounded  as  follows  : 

Beginning  at  a point  on  the  boundary  line  between  land  of 
Richard  M.  Nichols  and  land  of  Henry  Immerschitt  101  feet 
6 inches  easterly  at  right  angles  from  Fulton  street,  and 
about  80  feet  9 inches  southerly  at  right  angles  from  Pros- 
pect street  ; running  thence  easterly  along  said  land  of  Rich- 
ard M.  Nichols  19  feet  4I  inches  to  land  formerly  of  St. 
Ann’s  Church,  now  of  Bridge  Trustees;  thence  southerly 
along  said  last-mentioned  land  13  feet  i|  inches  to  land 
formerly  of  Benjamin  VV.  Davis,  now  of  Bridge  Trustees; 
thence  westerly  along  said  last-mentioned  land  14  feet  to 
land  of  Henry  Immerschitt,  at  a point  distant  105  feet  1 cl- 
inches easterly  at  right  angles  from  Fulton  street;  thence 
northwesterly  in  a straight  line  14  feet  9 inches  to  place  of 
beginning. 


BENJAMIN  AYCRIGG,  BENJAMIN  B.  AYCRIGG 
and  JOHN  H.  PELL,  as  trustees,  etc., 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration, -$6,500,  by  deed  dated  June  1st,  1880,  convey- 
ing parcel  of  land  in  Fourth  Ward,  New  York,  known  as  No 
207!  William  street,  bounded  northwesterly  by  North  Wil- 


289 


liam  street  25  feet,  southeasterly  by  William  street  28  feet  6 
inches,  northeasterly  by  land  formerly  of  Maria  Titus  and 
now  belonging  to  Bridge  Trustees,  29  feet,  and  southwest- 
erly 17  feet  by  an  open  space  between  William  and  North 
William  streets,  thrown  out  on  the  widening  and  ex- 
tending of  William  street  from  Maiden  Lane  to  Chatham 
street. 


ELIZA  GARDNER 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  89,000,  by  deed  dated  June  rst,  1880, 
conveying  parcel  of  land  in  Fourth  Ward,  New  York, 
known  as  No.  11  North  William  street,  bounded  south- 
easterly by  North  William  street  25  feet;  northwesterly 
by  land  belonging  to  the  estate  of  Mary  E.  Stephenson  29  feet 
3 inches  ; northeasterly  by  land  belonging  to  Anna  Otten- 
dorfer  46  feet  4 inches,  and  southwesterly  by  land  belonging 
to  estate  of  Job  Easton  to  the  said  Eliza  Gardner,  and  to 
estate  of  Lorillard  60  feet  9 inches. 

Being  all  that  part  of  lot  numbered  66  on  a map  of  the 
property  of  Jacob  Leisler  conveyed  to  Thomas  Gardner 
by  Francis  Arden  and  wife,  by  deed  dated  March  8th,  1809, 
and  recorded  in  the  office  of  the  Register  of  the  City  and 
County  of  New  York,  April  19th,  1809,  in  Liber  82  of  Con- 
veyances, page  423,  which  was  left  on  the  northwesterly 
side  of  North  William  street  after  the  widening  and  extend- 
ing of  North  William  street  from  Maiden  Lane  to  Chatham 
street  in  the  year  1847,  and  which  on  a partition  between 
the  heirs  of  the  said  Thomas  Gardner  in  the  year  1851,  wras 
set  apart  to  the  said  Thomas  B.  Gardner,  and  by  him  convey- 
ed to  Henry  H.  Davis,  who  conveyed  the  same  to  the  said 
Eliza  Gardner,  by  deed  dated  June  25th,  1879,  and  record- 
ed in  the  office  of  the  Register  aforesaid,  June  28th,  1879, 
in  Liber  1510  of  Conveyances,  page  127. 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  of- 
fice, City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1559  of  Convey- 
ances, page  124, 
June  1st,  1880. 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  of- 
fice, City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1561  of  Convey- 
ances, page  4, 
June  14th,  1880. 


33 


290 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  of- 
fice, City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1551  of  Convey- 
ances, page  204, 
June  3d,  1880. 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  of- 
fice, Kings 
County,  i n Li- 
ber 1393  of  Con- 
veyances, page 
108,  June  5th, 
1880. 


ANDREW  LUKE  and  MARY,  HIS  WIFE, 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $25,000,  by  deed  dated  June  2d,  1880, 
conveying  parcel  of  land  in  Fourth  Ward,  New  York, 
bounded  as  follows  : Beginning  on  southeasterly  side  of 
North  William  street  known  as  No.  10  North  William 
street  and  213  William  street,  containing  in  front  on  south- 
easterly side  of  North  William  street  25  feet  2 inches  ; in 
rear  on  northwesterly  side  of  William  street  29  feet,  and  on 
northeasterly  line  of  said  lot  65  feet  4 inches,  and  on  south- 
westerly line  thereof,  52  feet  8 inches  ; bounded  northwest- 
erly in  front  by  North  William  street  ; southeasterly  in  rear 
by  William  street ; on  northeasterly  side  by  land  of 
Catharine  Ceragioli  (No.  12  North  William  street  and  215 
William  street),  and  on  southwesterly  side  by  land  of  estate 
of  John  Egan,  known  as  No.  8 North  William  street  and 
21 1 William  street. 


SEYMOUR  L.  HUSTED  and  MARY  J., 
HIS  WIFE, 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $1,000,  by  deed  dated  June  3d,  1880,  con- 
veying parcel  of  land  in  Brooklyn,  bounded  as  follows  : 
Beginning  at  a point  on  the  southerly  side  of  Prospect 
street,  where  it  intersects  the  westerly  side  of  an  alley  5 
feet  4 inches  wide,  which  point  is  distant  85  feet  7^  inches 
from  southeasterly  corner  of  Fulton  and  Prospect  streets  ; 
thence  running  southerly  along  said  alley  30  feet  ij-  inches 
to  land  of  Chas.  C.  Fowler ; thence  westerly  along  said  land 
10  feet  6 inches  ; thence  northerly  to  a point  on  southerly 
side  of  Prospect  street  distant  ix  feet  3 inches  westerly 
from  the  point  of  beginning  ; thence  easterly  along  Pros- 
pect street  1 1 feet  3 inches  to  place  of  beginning. 


29 1 


Order  of  Supreme  Court,  entered  June  nth,  1880,  con- 
firming report  of  Commissioners  Osborne,  Smyth  and 
Glover,  in  the  matter  of  appraising  property  belonging  to 
Clara  M.  Egan,  trustee  and  others. 

Conveys  parcel  of  land  with  buildings  thereon,  known  as 
No.  21 1 William  street  and  8 North  William  street,  New 
York,  bounded  southeasterly  by  William  street  27  feet  4 in- 
ches ; northwesterly  by  North  William  street  24  feet  10  in- 
ches ; southwesterly  by  land  formerly  of  the  estate  of  Maria 
Titus  and  now  of  Bridge  Trustees,  known  as  No.  209  Wil- 
liam street  and  6 North  William  street  40  feet  6 inches,  and 
northeasterly  by  land  of  Andrew  Luke,  known  as  No.  213 
William  street  and  10  North  William  street,  52  feet  8 inches. 
Awarding  to  Clara  M.  Egan,  trustee,  and  others.  $24,500  00 


Chas.  J.  Breck,  counsel  fees 200  00 

Total  $24,700  00 


Award  to  Clara  M.  Egan  and  others  is  subject  to  the  pay- 
ment of  water  rent  for  1879,  amounting  to  $18,  which  is  to 
be  deducted  from  said  award. 


CLARA  M.  EGAN,  individually  and  as  executrix  of 
last  will  and  testament  of  John  Egan,  deceased, 
CLARA  E.  EGAN  and  WILLIAM  G.  EGAN, 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  824,500,  by  deed  dated  June  12th,  1880, 
conveying  property  above  described. 


Orderof  Supreme  Court,  entered  July  20th,  1880,  confirm- 
ing report  of  Commissioners  Osborne,  Smyth  and  Glover,  in 
the  matter  of  appraising  property  belonging  to  John  B.  Simp- 


Order  of  Su- 

Frerae  Court, 
une  nth,  1880. 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  of- 
fice. City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1561  of  Convey- 
ances, page  1, 
June  14th,  1880. 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  of- 
fice, City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1546  of  Convey- 
ances, page  291, 
June  rSth,  1S80. 


Order  of  Su- 
preme Court, 
J uly  20th,  1880. 


292 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  o f 
fice,  City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1544  of  Convey- 
ances, page  382, 
July  23d,  1880. 


son,  conveys  parcel  of  land  with  buildings  thereon,  in  Fourth 
Ward,  New  York,  known  as  Nos.  19  Chatham  street  and  15 
North  William  street,  bounded  as  follows:  Beginning  at  a 
point  on  southerly  side  of  Chatham  street  distant  177  feet 
easterly  from  Frankfort  street,  running  thence  easterly 
along  Chatham  street,  30  feet  10  inches  ; thence  southwest- 
erly and  parallel,  or  nearly  so,  with  Frankfort  street,  and 
along  land  belonging  to  the  estate  of  William  Simpson, 
known  as  Nos.  21  Chatham  street  and  17  North  William 
street,  126  feet  to  North  William  street;  thence  southwest- 
erly along  North  William  street  24  feet,  and  thence  north- 
westerly and  again  parallel  with  Frankfort  street,  or  nearly 
so,  and  along  land  belonging  to  Anna  Ottendorfer,  known 
as  Nos.  13  North  William  street  and  17  Chatham  street, 
145  feet  4 inches  to  Chatham  street  at  place  of  beginning. 
Being  same  premises  conveyed  to  John  B.  Simpson  by  two 
several  deeds,  one  from  Samuel  Mann  and  wife,  dated 
June  18th,  1857.  Recorded  in  Register’s  office,  New  York, 
on  May  16  th,  1859,  in  Liber  788  of  Conveyances,  page  59; 
and  the  other  from  John  S.  Bussing  and  wife,  dated  June 
19th,  1848,  recorded  in  the  office  of  the  said  Register,  June 
20th,  1848,  in  Liber  505  of  Conveyances,  page  469,  awarding 
to  JohnB.  Simpson  $115,000  ; New  York  News  Publishing 
Co.,  as  tenant,  $1.  Award  subject  to  Croton  Water  rent  for 
1880,  amounting  to  $96  and  interest  and  default  thereon. 


JOHN  B.  SIMPSON  and  SELENA,  HIS  WIFE, 


TO  THE 


TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  of- 
fice, City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1544  of  Convey- 
ances, page  385, 
July  23d,  1880. 


BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $115,000,  by  deed  dated  July  20th,  1S80. 
Conveys  above  described  property. 


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WM.  W.  STEPHENSON,  MARY  M.,  HIS 
WIFE,  and  OTHERS, 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $12,000,  by  deed  dated  July  24th,  1880,  con- 
veying triangular  parcel  of  land  in  Fourth  Ward,  New  York, 
bounded  as  follows  : Beginning  at  a point  on  division  line 
between  land  belonging  to  the  heirs  of  Mary  E.  Stephen- 
son and  land  formerly  belonging  to  Anna  Ottendorfer,  but 
now  to  Bridge  Trustees,  where  said  division  line  is  inter- 
sected by  a line  drawn  parallel  with  and  distant  at  right 
angles  55  feet  southwesterly  from  centre  line  of  Bridge, 
which  point  is  distant  17  feet  3 inches  southeasterly  from 
Chatham  street  (and  which  division  line  where  it  intersects 
Chatham  street  is  distant  146  feet  2 inches  easterly  from 
Frankfort  street);  and  running  thence  southeasterly  along 
said  land  formerly  belonging  to  Anna  Ottendorfer,  but  now 
to  Bridge  Trustees,  known  as  No.  17  Chatham  street,  99  feet 
3 inches  to  land  belonging  to  Eliza  Gardner;  thence  west- 
erly along  said  last-mentioned  land  known  as  No.  n North 
William  street  16  feet  3 inches  to  aforesaid  line,  drawn  par- 
allel with  and  distant  at  right  angles,  55  feet  southwesterly 
from  centre  line  of  Bridge ; thence  northwesterly  along  said 
last-mentioned  line  92  feet  6 inches  to  place  of  beginning. 
Being  that  part  of  the  premises  known  as  Nos.  13  and  15 
Chatham  street,  conveyed  to  Maria  E.  Wilson  by  Walrob 
Siemon  and  wife,  by  deed  dated  May  15,  1827.  Recorded  in 
Register’s  office,  New  York,  May  18,  1827,  in  Liber  221  of 
Conveyances,  at  page  249. 


Order  of  Supreme  Court,  entered  August  5th,  1880,  con- 
firming report  of  Commissioners  Osborne,  Smyth  and  Glover, 
in  the  matter  of  appraising  property  belonging  to  William 
Simpson,  Jr.,  and  John  B.  Simpson,  Jr.,  trustees,  and 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  of- 
fice, City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1558  of  Convey- 
ances, page  96, 
August  nth, 
1880. 


Order  of  Su- 
preme Court, 
A u g u s t 5th, 
1880. 


-94 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  o f • 
fice,  City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1558  of  Convey- 
ances, page  100, 
August  nth, 
1880. 


others.  Conveys  parcel  of  land  with  buildings  there- 
on in  Fourth  Ward,  New  York,  Nos.  21  and  22  Chat- 
ham street  and  17  North  William  street,  and  bounded  as 
follows  : Beginning  at  a point  on  the  southerly  side  of 

Chatham  street,  adjoining  land  of  John  B.  Simpson,  distant 
207  feet  10  inches  easterly  from  Frankfort  street  ; thence 
easterly  along  Chatham  street,  30  feet  10  inches  to  land 
belonging  to  the  estate  of  William  Simpson  ; thence  south- 
easterly parallel  with  Frankfort  street  or  nearly  so,  and 
along  the  said  last-mentioned  land  known  as  Nos.  25  Chat- 
ham street  and  19  North  William  street  109  feet  7 inches  to 
North  William  street ; thence  southwesterly  along  North 
William  street  25  feet  7 inches,  to  said  first  above  men- 
tioned land  belonging  to  John  B.  Simpson;  and  thence 
northwesterly  and  again  parallel  with  Frankfort  street  or 
nearly  so,  and  along  said  last  mentioned  land  known  as 
Nos.  15  North  William  street  and  19  Chatham  street,  126 
feet  to  Chatham  street,  the  place  of  beginning;  being  same 
premises  conveyed  to  Wm.  Simpson  by  Thos.  Simpson  and 
wife,  by  deed  dated  February  1st,  1870,  and  recorded  in 
Register’s  office,  New  York,  July  27th,  1870,  in  Liber  1150 
of  Conveyances,  at  page  229. 

Also,  parcel  of  land  with  buildings  thereon,  in  Fourth 
Ward,  New  York,  premises  known  as  Nos.  25  and  27  Chatham 
street,  and  19  North  William  street,  bounded  as  follows  : 
Beginning  at  a point  on  southerly  side  of  Chatham  street 
adjoining  last  above  described  parcel  of  land,  and  distant 
238  feet  8 inches  easterly  from  Frankfort  street ; running 
thence  easterly  along  Chatham  street  31  feet  3 inches  to  land 
belonging  to  Levi  A.  Lockwood  (formerly  of  estate  of 
Samuel  Norseworthy)  ; thence  southeasterly  and  parallel 
with  Frankfort  street,  or  nearly  so,  and  along  said  last- 
mentioned  land,  known  as  Nos.  29  Chatham  street  and  21 
North  William  street,  7 feet  9 inches  to  a point  thereon 
where  same  is  intersected  by  a line  drawn  parallel  with  and 
distant  at  right  angles  55  feet  northeasterly  from  centre 
line  of  Bridge  ; thence  again  southeasterly  along  said  last- 
mentioned  line  86  feet  8 inches  to  North  William  street  ; 
thence  southwesterly  along  North  William  street  13  feet  icf 
inches  to  the  said  last  above  described  parcel  of  land; 


295 


thence  northwesterly  again  parallel  with  Frankfort  street, 
or  nearly  so,  and  along  said  last-mentioned  land  109  feet  7 
inches  to  Chatham  street,  at  place  of  beginning;  being 
all  that  part  of  same  premises  conveyed  to  William  Simpson 
by  William  Simpson,  Jr.,  and  wife  by  deed  dated  May  2d, 
1870,  recorded  in  Register’s  office,  New  York,  in  Liber 
1150  of  Conveyances,  page  248,  July  27th,  1870,  which  is  sit- 
uated southwesterly  of  the  aforesaid  line  drawn  parallel  with 
and  distant  at  right  angles  55  feet  northeasterly  from  centre 
line  of  Bridge.  Awarding  to  William  Simpson,  Jr.,  and  John 
B.  Simpson,  Jr.,  trustees  under  will  of  Wm.  Simpson,  de- 
ceased, $154,500;  to  Wm.  Simpson,  Jr.,  E.  H.  Sohmer  and 
John  Simpson,  tenants,  six  cents;  John  O’Donnell,  tenant, 
six  cents  ; Jno  H.  Meyer,  tenant,  six  cents;  Joseph  H.  Meyer, 
tenant,  six  cents;  Jno.  Wallace,  tenant,  six  cents;  Chas.  N. 
Johnson,  tenant,  six  cents  ; George  B.  Bungert,  tenant,  six 
cents  ; Frank  Frulke,  tenant,  six  cents.  Award  made  to 
Wm.  Simpson,  Jr.,  and  John  B.  Simpson,  Jr.,  trustees,  is  sub- 
ject to  payment  of  the  several  awards  made  tenants  ; and 
also  to  water  rents  for  1879  on  premises  Nos.  25  and  27 
Chatham  street,  amounting  to  $69  and  interest  and  default, 
and  to  water  rents  levied  on  premises  Nos.  21  and  23,  and  on 
Nos.  25  and  27  for  1880,  amounting  to  $42  and  interest 
and  default,  and  $30  and  interest  and  default  respectively. 
To  Samuel  G.  Courtney,  for  counsel  fees,  etc.,  $r5o.  Follow- 
ing amounts  to  be  paid  out  of  said  award  : For  water  rents, 
$141  ; awards  to  tenants,  48  cents  ; for  discharge  of  two 
mortgages,  $100,000.  Residue  of  award  to  be  paid  to  said 
trustees  of  will  of  William  Simpson,  deceased,  to  be  used 
as  therein  specified. 


WILLIAM  SIMPSON,  Jr.,  and  JOHN  B.  SIMPSON, 
Jr.,  as  executors  of  and  trustees  under  the  last 
will  and  testament  of  William  Simpson,  deceased, 
TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $159,000,  by  deed  dated  August  10th,  1880, 


296 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  o f- 
fice,  City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1558  of  Convey- 
ances, page  105, 
August  nth, 

1880. 


conveying  parcel  of  land  with  the  buildings  and  improve- 
ments thereon  in  Fourth  Ward,  New  York,  known  as  street 
numbers  21  and  23  Chatham  street,  and  17  North  William 
street,  bounded  as  follows: 

Beginning  at  a point  on  the  southerly  side  of  Chatham 
street,  adjoining  land  lately  of  John  B.  Simpson,  distant 
207  feet  10  inches  easterly  from  Frankfort  street,  running 
thence  easterly  along  Chatham  street  30  feet  10  inches  to 
land  lately  of  William  Simpson  and  hereinafter  particularly 
described;  thence  southeasterly  and  parallel  with  Frankfort 
street,  or  nearly  so,  and  along  said  last-mentioned  land 
known  as  Nos.  25  Chatham  street  and  19  North  William 
street,  109  feet  7 inches  to  North  William  street  ; thence 
southwesterly  along  North  William  street  25  feet  7 inches 
to  said  first  above-mentioned  land  lately  of  John  B.  Simp- 
son; and  thence  northwesterly  and  again  parallel  with  Frank- 
fort street,  or  nearly  so,  and  along  said  last-mentioned  land 
known  as  Nos.  15  North  William  street  and  19  Chatham 
street  126  feet  to  Chatham  street  at  the  place  of  beginning. 
Being  the  same  premises  conveyed  to  William  Simpson  by 
Thomas  Simpson  and  Sarah,  his  wife,  by  deed  dated  Febru- 
ary 1st,  1870,  and  recorded  in  the  office  of  the  Register  of 
the  City  and  County  of  New  York,  July  27th,  1870,  inLiber 
1150  of  Conveyances,  page  229. 

Also  parcel  of  land  with  the  buildings  and  improvements 
thereon  in  Fourth  Ward,  New  York,  known  as  Nos.  25  and 
27  Chatham  street,  and  19  North  William  street,  bounded 
as  follows: 

Beginning  at  a point  on  the  southerly  side  of  Chatham 
street  adjoining  land  lately  of  William  Simpson,  and  here- 
inbefore particularly  described,  distant  238  feet  8 inches 
easterly  from  Frankfort  street,  and  running  thence  easterly 
along  Chatham  street  31  feet  3 inches  to  land  belonging  to 
Levi  A.  Lockwood  (formerly  of  the  estate  of  Samuel  Norse- 
worthy); thence  southeasterly  and  parallel  with  Frankfort 
street,  or  nearly  so,  and  along  said  last-mentioned  land, 
known  as  Nos.  29  Chatham  street  and  2 1 North  William  street, 
92  feet  10  inches  to  North  William  street;  thence  southwester- 
ly along  North  William  street,  25  feet  4 inches  to  said  first 
above  mentioned  land  lately  of  William  Simpson,  and  thence 


297 


northwesterly,  and  again  parallel  with  Frankfort  street,  or 
nearly  so,  and  along  said  last-mentioned  land,  known  as 
Nos.  17  North  William  street  and  23  Chatham  street,  109 
feet  7 inches  to  Chatham  street,  the  place  of  beginning. 
Being  the  same  premises  conveyed  to  William  Simpson,  by 
William  Simpson,  Jr.,  and  Sarah  Jane,  his  wife,  by  deed 
dated  May  2d,  1870,  and  recorded  in  Register’s  office,  New 
York,  July  27th,  1870,  in  Liber  1150  of  Conveyances,  page 
248. 

The  above  described  premises,  including  all  the  premises 
particularly  described  in  a certain  order,  made  in  a certain 
proceeding  in  tire  Supreme  Court,  entitled  “In  the  matter 
of  the  Petition  of  the  Trustees  of  the  New  York  and  Brooklyn 
Bridge,  to  accquire  title  to  real  estate  in  the  City  and 
County  of  New  York,  now  of  William  Simpson,  Jr.,  and 
John  B.  Simpson,  Jr.,  trustees,  and  others,”  said  order 
being  dated  August  5th,  1880,  and  entered  in  New  York 
County  Clerk’s  Office,  A.ugust  10th,  1880,  and  this  deed 
being  in  part  given  in  confirmation  of  said  order  and  the 
proceedings  in  which  the  same  was  made.  And  also  in- 
cluding a certain  gore  fronting  on  North  William  street, 
constituting  the  remainder  of  the  premises  No.  27  Chatham 
street  and  No.  19  North  William  street,  not  included  in  said 
proceeding.  The  consideration  above  expressed  being 
$4,500  for  said  gore  and  the  balance  of  said  consideration 
being  the  sum  awarded  in  the  said  proceeding  for  the  land 
described  in  said  order. 


ADAM  S.  PRATT,  as  trustee  of  Sophia  M.  Pratt, 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $5,000,  by  deed  dated  October  19th,  1880, 
conveying  house  and  lot  in  Brooklyn,  bounded  as  follows  : 
Beginning  on  southerly  side  of  Prospect  street  at  a point 
which  is  distant  89  feet  10  inches  easterly  from  southeasterly 

34 


298 


corner  of  Prospect  and  Fulton  streets,  running  thence 
southerly  parallel  with  Fulton  street  along  the  alley  in  com- 
Recorded  in  nion,  which  is  5 feet  4 inches  wide,  58  feet  9 inches  to  land 
i^c^K  1 n°£ s late  of  Richard  M.  Nichols;  thence  easterly  along  said 
be/^’of'con-  land  and  parallel  with  Prospect  street  30  feet,  to  land 
J7e7yaoCcStoPbfr  formerly  of  Saint  Ann’s  Church  ; thence  northerly  along 
29th,  1880.  land  and  parallel  with  Fulton  street  58  feet  9 inches 

to  Prospect  street;  thence  westerly  along  Prospect  street  30 
feet  to  place  of  beginning. 


THOMAS  C.  FOWLER  (Unmarried),  and  ELIZA 
C.  FOWLER,  widow  of  Charles  C.  Fowler, 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $500,  by  deed  dated  April  2d,  1881,  conveying 
right  of  way  to  that  certain  alley  5 feet  4 inches  in  width,  run- 
ning from  the  southerly  side  of  Prospect  street  along  the  rear 
of  and  adjoining  premises  now  known  as  Nos.  117  and  119 
Fulton  street,  Brooklyn,  formerly  belonging  to  Chas.  C.  Fow- 
ler, deceased,  and  which  premises  in  a deed  thereof  from  Sarah 
F.  Bliss  and  George  H.  Bliss,  her  husband,  Edith  E.  Fowler 
„ , , . and  Charles  B.  C.  Fowler  to  the  said  Thomas  C.  Fowler, 

Recorded  1 n 

Register’s  of-  bearing  date  October  2 2d,  1866,  are  bounded  as  follows  : 

lice,  Kings  ° 

County,  ;n  Li-  Beginning  at  the  northwesterly  corner  of  said  lot  in  Ful- 

ber  1419  of  Con-  ° ° 

veyances,  page  ton  street  20  feet  south  of  Prospect  street,  and  running 

420,  April  5th,  0 r 

l8Sl-  thence  easterly  84  feet  6 inches  to  an  alley  being  adjoining 

the  property  now  or  late  of  Theodocius  Hunt ; thence 
southerly  28  feet  6 inches  along  the  said  alley  to  the  prop- 
erty now  or  late  of  William  Phillips  ; thence  westwardly  56 
feet  6 inches  along  the  land  of  said  William  Phillips  ; thence 
southerly  1 foot  6 inches  along  said  Phillips’  land;  thence 
westwardly  28  feet  along  said  Phillips’  land  to  Fulton 
street  ; thence  northwardly  30  feet  to  place  of  beginning. 

And  also  all  the  dower  and  right  of  dower  of  the  said 
Eliza  C.  Fowler  in  said  right  of  way. 


299 

And  the  said  Eliza  C.  Fowler  hereby  releases  the  said 
right  of  way  from  the  lien  and  operation  of  all  mortgages 
held  by  her  covering  the  same. 


LEVI  A.  LOCKWOOD  and  LEONTINE  J.,  HIS 
WIFE,  and  DARIUS  G.  CROSBY  and  ELIZ- 
ABETH L.,  HIS  WIFE, 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration  $17,500,  by  deed  dated  April  5th,  1882,  con- 
veying parcel  of  land  in  New  York,  bounded  as  follows  : 
Beginning  at  a point  in  the  southerly  side  of  Chatham 
street  and  in  the  division  line  between  land  of  the 
Bridge  Trustees  and  land  of  said  Lockwood  and  Crosby  as 
said  division  line  existed  immediately  before  the  making  of 
these  presents  ; thence  running  southerly  along  said  divi- 
sion line  36  feet;  thence  running  northerly  upon  a line  which 
protracted  to  the  southerly  side  of  Chatham  street  would 
intersect  the  same  5 feet  7 inches  easterly  from  the  place 
of  beginning,  23  feet  to  the  intersection  of  said  last-men- 
tioned course  with  a curved  line,  which  said  curved  line 
shall  be  described  from  a centre  located  at  the  intersection 
of  two  lines,  one  of  which  said  lines  is  perpendicular  to 
said  division  line  herein  above  mentioned,  and  the  other 
of  said  lines  is  perpendicular  to  the  southerly  side  of  Chatham 
street,  and  said  centre  being  located  on  said  first-mentioned 
perpendicular  line  16  feet  4 inches  easterly  from  said  divi- 
sions and  on  said  second  mentioned  perpendicular  line  15 
feet  inches  southerly  from  the  southerly  side  of  Chatham 
street  ; thence  following  said  curve  easterly  to  its  intersec- 
tion with  the  southerly  side  of  Chatham  street ; thence 
westerly  along  the  southerly  side  of  Chatham  street  15 
feet  8 inches  to  the  place  of  beginning. 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  of- 
fice, City  and 
County  of  New 
York,  in  Liber 
1655  of  Convey- 
ances, page  133, 
April  6th, 1882. 


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Recorded  i n 
Register’s  office 
o f County  o f 
Kings,  in  Liber 
1509  of  Con- 
veyances, page 
201,  May  10th, 
1883. 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  of- 
fice, Kings 
County,  in  Li- 
ber 1509  of  Con- 
veyances, page 
198,  May  10th, 
1883. 


NANCY  G.  PARIS  (widow),  MARY  G.  HOFFMAN 
(widow),  and  WILLIAM  G.  ULSHOEFFER 
(unmarried), 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $28,000,  by  deed  dated  May  8th,  1883,  con- 
veying parcels  of  land  in  Brooklyn,  with  all  improvements 
thereon,  at  the  corner  of  Washington  and  High  streets, 
bounded  as  follows  : 

Beginning  at  the  northwest  corner  of  Washington  and 
High  streets,  and  running  thence  in  a northerly  direction 
along  Washington  street,  69  feet  6 inches  to  land  formerly 
of  E.  Doolittle  ; .thence  westerly  along  said  land  100  feet  to 
the  Methodist  churchyard ; thence  along  said  churchyard 
in  a southerly  direction  to  High  street  69  feet  6 inches  ; 
thence  along  High  street  in  an  easterly  direction  100  feet  to 
place  of  beginning.  Being  same  premises  conveyed  to 
Nancy  Gracie  by  John  Sherwin,  by  deed  dated  January 
2 2d,  1825,  and  recorded  in  Register’s  office,  Kings  County, 
in  Liber  16  of  Conveyances,  page  50. 


FRANCIS  MARKEY  and  MARGARET, 
HIS  WIFE, 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $25,000,  by  deed  dated  May  10th,  1883,  con- 
veying parcel  of  land  with  building  thereon,  in  Fourth 
Ward,  Brooklyn,  bounded  and  described  as  follows  : 

Beginning  at  the  southwesterly  corner  of  Sands  and 
Washington  streets  ; thence  running  southerly  along  Wash- 
ington street  104  feet  8 inches  to  land  of  Clara  Leggett  ; 


301 


thence  westerly  along  said  land  25  feet  to  land  late  of  Tem- 
perance A.  Roe  ; thence  northerly  along  said  land  and 
through  a party  wall  104  feet  8 inches  to  Sands  street,  and 
thence  easterly  along  Sands  street  25  feet  to  place  of  be- 
ginning. 


JULIA  A.  ROE  and  NETTIE  M.  ROE 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $18,000,  by  deed  dated  May  nth,  1883,  con- 
veying parcel  of  land  with  buildings  and  improvements 
thereon  in  Brooklyn,  bounded  as  follows  : 

Commencing  at  a point  on  the  southerly  side  of  Sands 
street  distant  25  feet  3 inches  westerly  from  the  southwest- 
erly corner  of  Sands  and  Washington  streets  ; thence  run- 
ning southerly  along  lands  of  Francis  Markey,  formerly  of 
Warren  Doolittle,  104  feet  8 inches  to  land  of  Clara  Leggett, 
formerly  of  John  A.  Hughes  ; thence  westerly  on  a line  par- 
allel with  Sands  street  and  along  such  last  mentioned  land 
25  feet  ij-  inches  to  lands  of  the  estate  of  Benjamin  Lord  ; 
thence  northerly  along  such  last  mentioned  land  104  feet  8 
inches  to  the  southerly  side  of  Sands  street  ; and  thence 
easterly  along  Sands  street  25  feet  3 inches  to  the  place  of 
beginning;  being  the  same  premises  which  were  conveyed  to 
Temperance  A.  Roe  by  John  W.  Sanderson,  Referee,  by 
deed  dated  August  9th,  1878,  and  recorded  in  the  office  of 
the  Register  of  the  County  of  Kings,  in  Liber  1327  of  Con- 
veyances, page  222,  on  the  12th  of  August,  1878,  and  of 
which  the  said  Temperance  A.  Roe  died  seized,  and  given 
and  devised  in  and  by  her  last  will  and  testament  to  the 
parties  of  the  first  part. 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  office 
0 f Count  y of 
Kings,  in  Liber 
1510  of  Con- 
veyances, page 
109,  May  15m, 
1883. 


302 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  office 
o f County  o f 
Kings,  in  Liber 
1510  of  Con- 
veyances, page 
458,  May  i8tn, 
1883. 


Order  of  Su- 
preme Court, 
May  26th,  1883. 


HARRIOTT  GAGE  ADAMS  (widow),  by  Edward 
White  Adams,  her  attorney, 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  1 1 7,000,  by  deed  dated  May  17th,  1883,  con- 
veying parcel  of  land  with  brick  dwelling  house  thereon, 
being  on  the  southerly  side  of  Sands  street,  in  Fourth  Ward, 
Brooklyn,  known  as  No.  22,  formerly  known  as  No.  18 
Sands  street,  bounded  as  follows  : 

Beginning  at  a point  on  the  southerly  side  of  Sands  street, 
distant  75  feet  westerly  from  the  southwesterly  corner  of 
Sands  and  Washington  streets  at  the  centre  of  the  party 
wall  on  the  easterly  side  of  said  house  ; thence  southerly 
along  a line  parallel  with  the  westerly  side  of  Washington 
street,  and  through  the  centre  of  said  party  wall  and  along 
the  easterly  side  of  said  lot  and  land  of  the  estate  of  Ben- 
jamin Lord,  104  feet  8 inches  to  land  now  or  lately  belong- 
ing to Hughes  ; thence  westerly,  along  last-mentioned 

land,  on  a line  parallel  to  the  southerly  side  of  Sands  street, 
25  feet  to  land  of  the  Methodist  Church  ; thence  northerly 
along  said  last-mentioned  land,  and  on  a line  parallel  to  the 
westerly  side  of  Washington  street,  104  feet  8 inches  to  the 
southerly  side  of  Sands  street,  and  thence  easterly  along 
the  southerly  side  of  Sands  street  25  feet  to  the  place  of 
beginning,  containing  in  breadth  in  front  and  rear  25  feet, 
and  in  length  on  each  side  104  feet  8 inches. 


Order  of  Supreme  Court,  entered  May  26th,  1883,  confirm- 
ing report  of  Messrs.  Rolfe,  Ludlam  and  Hunter,  Commis- 
sioners appointed  to  appraise  property  belonging  to  Clara 
Leggett,  awarding  said  Clara  Legget  for  the  fee  simple  ab- 
solute of  the  said  premises  $17,000,  out  of  which  there 
should  be  paid  the  United  States  Trust  Company  $7,000, 
and  interest  from  November  1,  1882;  to  William  B.  Boorum 
and  George  L.  Pease,  in  satisfaction  of  the  lien  of  the  mort- 


303 


gage  held  by  them,  $445  and  interest  ; and  there  should  be 
further  paid  out  of  said  award  all  taxes  and  assessments 
which  are  a lien  upon  said  premises. 

The  property  herein  conveyed  is  described  as  follows: 

All  that  certain  lot,  piece  or  parcel  of  land  in  the  City  of 
Brooklyn,  beginning  at  a point  in  the  west  line  or  side  of 
Washington  street  70  feet  north  of  the  northwest  corner  of 
High  and  Washington  streets;  running  thence  westerly  near- 
ly parallel  with  High  street  and  along  the  land  of  William 
G.  Ulshoeffer  and  others  103  feet  1^  inch  to  lands  of  the 
Methodist  church;  thence  northerly  along  said  lands  of  the 
Methodist  church  and  nearly  parallel  with  Washington 
street  31  feet  2^  inches  to  lands  of  Harriott  G.  Adams;  thence 
easterly  along  lands  now  or  late  of  Harriott  G.  Adams, 
Benjamin  Lord,  Temperance  A.  Roe  and  Francis  Markey 
103  feet  6 inches  to  the  west  line  or  side  of  Washington  street, 
and  thence  southerly  along  the  west  line  or  side  of  Wash- 
ington street  31  feet  4 inches  to  place  of  beginning,  being 
the  lot  designated  Lot  21  on  the  map  of  the  approach  to 
the  New  York  and  Brooklyn  Bridge,  filed  by  the  Trustees 
in  Kings  County  Register’s  office  April  24,  1883. 


Order  of  Supreme  Court,  entered  August  27th,  1883,  con- 
firming report  of  Messrs.  Rolfe,  Ludlam  and  Williams, 
Commissioners  appointed  to  appraise  property  belonging  to 
Augustus  Cruikshank,  trustee,  etc.,  and  others,  awarding 
said  Augustus  Cruikshank,  for  the  full  value  of  the  fee  of 
said  premises,  $17,000.  To  Patrick  Ready,  Esq.,  attorney 
appointed  by  the  Court,  for  costs,  expenses  and  counsel  fees, 
$75.  That  out  of  said  award  to  August  Cruikshank  there 
should  be  paid  all  taxes,  assessments  and  water  rates. 

The  property  herein  conveyed  is  described  as  follows  : 

All  that  certain  lot,  piece  or  parcel  of  land  in  City  of 
Brooklyn  : Beginning  at  a point  in  the  south  line  or  side  of 
Sands  street  50  feet  distant  westerly  from  the  southwest  cor- 
ner of  Sands  and  Washington  streets,  adjoining  lands  late  of 
Temperance  A.  Roe  ; running  thence  southerly  nearly 
parallel  with  Washington  street  and  along  the  said  lands, 
late  of  Temperance  A.  Roe,  104  feet  8 inches  to  lands  of 


Recorded  i n 
Register  s office 
o f County  o f 
Kings,  in  Liber 
1511  of  Convey- 
ances page  538, 
May  28th,  1883. 


Order  of  Su- 
preme Court, 
August  27th, 
1883. 


304 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  of- 
fice, Kings 
County,  in  Li- 
ber 152}  of  Con- 
veyances, page 
37,  September 
2 1st , 1883. 


Recorded  i n 
Register’s  office 
o f County  o f 
Kings,  in  Liber 
1530  of  Convey- 
ances, page  151, 
November  2 d, 
1883. 


Clara  Leggett  ; thence  running  westerly  parallel  with  Sands 
street  and  along  the  said  lands  of  Clara  Leggett,  25  feet  to 
lands  of  Harriott  G.  Adams  ; thence  running  northerly  nearly 
parallel  with  Washington  street  and  along  said  lands  of 
Harriott  G.  Adams  104  feet  8 inches  to  the  southerly  line 
or  side  of  Sands  street,  and  thence  easterly  along  the  said 
southerly  line  or  side  of  Sands  street  25  feet  to  the  place  of 
beginning.  The  said  premises  being  known  by  the  street 
number  24  Sands  street,  and  on  the  map  of  the  approach  to 
the  New  York  and  Brooklyn  Bridge,  filed  by  the  Bridge 
Trustees  in  Kings  County  Register’s  office  on  April  24th, 
1883,  being  designated  ‘‘Lot  24.” 


AUGUSTUS  CRUIKSH ANK, 

Trustee  of  the  estate  of  Benjamin  Lord,  deceased, 

TO  THE 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  AND 
BROOKLYN  BRIDGE, 

Consideration,  $17,000,  by  deed  dated  September  10th, 
1883,  conveying  lot  of  land  on  southerly  side  of  Sands 
street,  in  Fourth  Ward,  Brooklyn,  bounded  as  follows  : 
Beginning  at  a point  on  the  southerly  side  of  Sands 
street  distant  50  feet  westerly  from  the  southwesterly  cor- 
ner of  Sands  and  Washington  streets,  at  the  centre  of  a 
party  wall  on  the  easterly  side  of  the  house  ; thence  south- 
erly along  a line  parallel  with  the  westerly  side  of  Washing- 
ton street,  and  through  the  centre  of  said  party  wall  and 
along  the  easterly  side  of  said  lot  104  feet  8 inches,  to  land 

now  or  lately  belonging  to Hughes  ; thence  westerly 

along  the  last  mentioned  land  on  a line  parallel  to  the 
southerly  side  of  Sands  street  25  feet ; thence  northerly 
and  on  a line  parallel  to  the  westerly  side  of  Washington 
street,  through  the  centre  of  a party  wall  on  the  westerly 
side  of  said  house  and  along  the  westerly  side  of  said  lot, 
104  feet  8 inches  to  the  southerly  side  of  Sands  street,  and 
thence  easterly  along  the  southerly  side  of  Sands  street  25 
feet  to  the  place  of  beginning. 


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“ EXHIBIT  I.” 


SYNOPSIS 

OF  THE 

MINUTES  OF  PROCEEDINGS 

OF  THE 

Corporators,  Directors  and  Stockholders 

OF  THE 

New  York  Bridge  Company 

AND  ALSO  OF  THE 

Trustees  of  the  New  York  and  Brooklyn  Bridge, 


COMPREHENDING  A PERIOD  OF  l6  YEARS,  VIZ.; 


FROM  MAY  13th,  1867,  TO  JUNE  1st,  1883. 


3i8 


“EXHIBIT  I.” 


First  Meeting 
of  Corporators. 
May  13th,  1867. 


Organization. 


Vacancy  cau- 
sed by  the  death 
of  Edward 
Ruggles  filled. 


Committee  on 
permanent  Or- 
ganization. 


Use  of  office 
free  of  rent 
tendered  by 
Brooklyn  Gas 
Company. 


Committee  on 
Plans  and  Sur- 
veys. 


The  first  meeting  of  the  Corporators  of  the  New  York 
Bridge  Company  was  held  in  the  Supreme  Court  Chambers, 
at  the  County  Court  House,  in  the  City  of  Brooklyn,  on 
Monday,  the  13th  day  of  May,  1867. 

There  were  present  Messrs.  Samuel  Booth,  Smith 
Ely,  Jr.,  Alexander  McCue,  M.  Kalbfleisch,  John  Roach, 
Chas.  A.  Townsend,  Seymour  L.  Husted,  Wm.  A.  Fowler, 
Wm.  W.  Wood,  Andrew  H.  Green,  Wm.  C.  Rushmore, 
A.  W.  Craven,  A.  W.  Benson,  Jno.  N.  Hayward,  Isaac  Van 
Anden,  P.  P.  Dickinson,  Alfred  M.  Wood,  J.  C.  Brevoort, 
Wm.  Marshall,  Wm.  Hunter,  Jr.,  John  H.  Prentice,  Ed- 
mund Driggs,  J.  P.  Atkinson,  John  Morton,  T.  B.  Cornell 
and  Grenville  T.  Jenks. 

The  meeting  was  organized  by  the  appointment  of  Mr. 
Alexander  McCue  as  Chairman,  and  Mr.  Wm.  A.  Fowler  as 
Secretary.  The  Hon.  Henry  C.  Murphy  was  appointed  to 
fill  the  vacancy  created  by  the  death  of  Mr.  Edward 
Ruggles. 

Messrs.  Edmund  Driggs,  Smith  Ely,  Jr.,  Hon.  Samuel 
Booth,  G.  T.  Jenks  and  Hon.  John  T.  Hoffman  were  ap- 
pointed a Committee  on  Permanent  Organization  to  report 
at  the  next  meeting  of  the  Board. 

Mr.  A.W.  Benson  tendered  the  use  of  the  Directors  Room 
of  the  Brooklyn  Gas  Company  for  the  use  of  the  Board,  free 
of  cost  until  the  institution  be  properly  organized  and  has 
an  office  of  its  own. 

On  motion  of  Hon.  Henry  C.  Murphy,  the  Chairman 
was  authorized  to  appoint  a committee  of  nine,  with  power 
to  cause  proper  surveys  and  examinations  to  be  made  for 
the  purpose  of  fixing  the  location  of  the  proposed  Bridge, 
and  to  consider  and  digest  plans  for  such  Bridge,  and  re- 
port the  same  to  the  Board  with  estimates  of  cost,  and  prob- 
able remunerativeness  of  the  enterprise. 


3r9 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Hunter,  the  above  resolution  was  re- 
considered and  the  appointment  of  said  committee  deferred 
until  the  permanent  organization  of  the  Board. 


The  second  meeting  of  the  Corporators  was  held  at  the 
office  of  the  Brooklyn  Gas  Company  on  the  16th  of  May, 
1867,  a majority  of  the  Corporators  being  present. 

The  Minutes  of  the  last  meeting  were  read  and  approved. 

Mr.  Driggs,  Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Organization, 
reported  the  names  of  the  following  officers  : 

For  President — Hon.  Henry  C.  Murphy. 

For  Treasurer — Wm.  C.  Rushmore. 

For  Secretary  (temporary) — T.  Bailey  Myers. 

The  report  was  adopted  and  the  President  elect  took  the 
chair. 

The  Corporators  having  thus  organized  as  a Board  of  Di- 
rectors, Messrs.  Grenville  T.  Jenks,  T.  Bailey  Myers,  and 
Arthur  W.  Benson  were  appointed  a Committee  on  By- 
Laws. 

Messrs.  William  Hunter,  Jr.,  John  Roach,  John  P.  Atkin- 
son, Smith  Ely,  Jr.,  and  William  Marshall  were  appointed 
a temporary  Finance  Committee. 

Messrs.  Andrew  H.  Green,  Martin  Kalbfleisch,  Alfred  W. 
Craven,  Seymour  L.  Husted,  John  H.  Prentice,  Henry  G. 
Stebbins,  Isaac  Van  Anden,  Alexander  McCue  and  Samuel 
Booth  were  appointed  a Committee  to  procure  plans  and 
surveys. 


The  first  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors  was  held  at 
the  office  of  the  Brooklyn  Gas  Company  on  the  24th 
October,  1867. 

Present — Messrs.  Henry  C.  Murphy,  Booth,  McCue, 
Kalbfleisch,  Bill,  Myers,  Fowler,  Rushmore,  Cornell,  Van 
Anden,  Combs,  Atkinson,  Jenks,  Pierrepont,  Mitchell,  Hus- 
ted, Benson,  Hunter  and  Chittenden. 

The  Committee  on  Plans  and  Surveys  made  the  following 
report,  which  was  adopted  : 

The  Committee  appointed  at  the  last  meeting  of  the 


Appointment 
o f Committee 
deferred. 


Second  Meet- 
ing, May  i6th, 
1867. 


Report  of 
Committee  o n 
Organization. 


Report  adop- 
ted. 


Committee  on 
By-Laws. 


Temp  o r a r y 
Finance  Com- 
mittee. 


Committee  on 
Plans  and  Sur- 
veys. 


First  Meeting 
of  Board,  Octo- 
ber 24th, 1867. 


320 


Report  of 
Committee  o n 
Plans  and  Sur- 
veys. 


Chief  Engin- 
eer appointed. 


Engineer  di- 
rected to  make 
surveys,  etc. 


Board  for  the  purpose  of  selecting  an  Engineer  and  obtain- 
ing a plan  of  a Bridge,  report  : 

That  immediately  upon  their  appointment  they  proceeded 
to  the  discharge  of  the  duties  assigned  them,  and  selected 
John  A.  Roebling,  Esq.,  as  the  Engineer  of  the  proposed 
Bridge,  his  appointment  to  take  effect  at  that  time,  namely, 
the  23d  of  May,  1867,  at  a compensation  of  $8,000  a year, 
to  be  paid,  however,  only  in  the  event  of  the  prosecution  of 
the  work.  The  Committee  were  guided  in  their  choice  by  the 
consideration  that  the  construction  of  a suspension  Bridge, 
as  the  act  of  incorporation  required,  of  a magnitude  unpre- 
cedented in  the  previous  history  of  such  works,  demanded 
the  greatest  experience  and  developed  ability  on  the  subject 
that  could  be  obtained. 

On  inquiry,  and  after  conferring  with  others,  they  were 
satisfied  that  the  constructor  of  the  Niagara  Suspension 
Bridge,  and  the  Ohio  Bridge  at  Cincinnati,  was  that  person. 
The  great  interests  at  stake  demanded  of  us  that  nothing, 
if  possible,  should  be  left  to  chance  or  theory. 

Confidence  on  the  part  of  the  public  and  of  those  whose 
money  was  to  be  invested  in  the  undertaking,  would  best  be 
insured  by  employing  the  Engineer  who  had  achieved  the 
most  successful  results,  and  who  was  thus  the  most  likely  to 
accomplish  this  great  enterprise. 

Mr.  Roebling  was  instructed  to  proceed  at  once  and  make 
the  necessary  surveys  and  examinations  for  the  location  of 
the  Bridge  within  the  territory  limited  by  the  charter  of  the 
Company,  to  prepare  apian  and  estimates  of  the  cost  of  the 
structure,  and  subsequently,  in  connection  with  Mr.  Serrell, 
an  eminent  and  experienced  surveyor  of  New  York,  to  furnish 
a comparative  statement  of  the  land  damages  on  the  different 
routes  which  had  been  suggested  for  the  termination  of  the 
Bridge  in  the  City  of  New  York,  including  the  Bowery  and 
Canal  street  line. 

The  result  of  Mr.  Roebling’s  own  labors  has  already  been 
published  in  the  form  of  a report,  and  is  no  doubt  familiar 
to  the  members  of  the  Board. 

Such  was  the  anxiety  manifested  on  the  part  of  the  Press 
of  the  two  cities  to  present  his  report  to  the  public,  that  it 


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was  taken  and  published,  as  an  entirety,  without  the  consent 
of  the  Committee  ; and  although  the  Committee  might  not 
altogether  agree  with  the  Engineer  in  some  of  his  views  in 
regard  to  the  financial  returns  of  the  enterprise,  a subject 
only  incidental  to  his  proper  labors,  and  for  that  reason 
might  have  modified  the  report  as  a public  document,  they 
see  no  reason  to  regret  its  publication  in  the  form  in  which 
it  came  from  his  hands. 

It  is  herewith  presented  with  the  plans  in  detail. 

In  regard  to  the  structural  plan  of  the  Bridge  submitted 
by  him,  the  Committee  recommend  it  for  the  adoption  of 
the  Board  subject  to  such  modifications  as  further  study  or 
other  circumstances  may  prove  to  be  advisable. 

It  became  a question  of  special  consideration  by  the  Com- 
mittee as  to  the  proper  termination  of  the  Bridge  on  the 
New  York  side. 

For  the  determination  of  this  question  the  item  of  land 
damages  entered  somewhat  into  consideration.  The  inves- 
tigations made  by  Mr.  Roebling  and  Mr.  Serrell  satisfied 
the  Committee  that  there  would  not  be  more  than  two  or 
three  hundred  thousand  dollars  difference  in  the  value  of  the 
land  required  between  the  three  routes  mentioned  in  Mr. 
Roebling’s  report,  the  line  terminating  at  the  City  Hall  be- 
ing the  most  expensive.  This  difference  is  small  compared 
with  the  advantages  of  this  route  over  the  others.  The 
Committee  recommend  the  City  Hall  terminus. 

The  particular  reasons  in  favor  of  this  line  are  very  fully 
set  forth  in  a paper  submitted  by  Mr.  Roebling,  which  is  an- 
nexed to  this  report. 

In  making  this  termination  for  the  Bridge,  the  Committee 
are  of  opinion  that  sufficient  land  should  be  acquired  there- 
at to  afford  convenient  and  ready  access  to  the  Bridge,  with 
ample  facilities  for  the  present  and  future  travel  at  that 
point,  and  thus  increase  the  public  accommodation  in  that 
respect  in  that  vicinity  ; and,  therefore,  further  recommend 
that  this  measure  be  at  once  adopted  on  the  part  of  the 
Board  as  its  future  policy. 

In  conclusion,  the  Committee  advise  the  immediate  com- 
mencement of  the  work,  and  for  that  purpose  that  a Com- 


His  Report. 


New  York 
Terminus. 


City  Hall 
Terminus  rec- 
ommended. 


37 


Commi  1 1 e e 
advise  immedi- 
ate commence- 
ment of  work. 


Chairman  au- 
thorized to  ap- 
point Commit- 
tees. 

Resignation 
of  E.  S.  Mills. 


Third  meeting 
January  12  th, 
1869. 


Resignations 
of  Corporators 
E.  S.  Mills  and 
Alfred  YV.  Cra- 
ven accepted. 


By-Laws. 


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mittee  be  appointed  to  take  the  necessary  steps  to  raise  the 
capital,  or  such  means  as  may  be  necessary,  and  to  present 
to  the  public,  if  they  deem  proper,  the  reasons  therefor,  with 
statistics  for  the  consideration  of  capitalists  in  support  of 
the  undertaking,  with  power  also  to  make  such  applications 
to  the  corporations  of  New  York  and  Brooklyn  and  to  the 
Legislature  of  the  State,  as  they  may  deem  advisable,  to  pro- 
mote the  obtaining  the  requisite  means. 

October  19th,  1867. 

(Signed)  HENRY  C.  MURPHY, 

S.  L.  HUSTED, 

A.  McCUE, 

ANDREW  H.  GREEN, 

A.  W.  CRAVEN, 

I.  VAN  ANDEN. 

The  Chairman  was  authorized  to  appoint  a Committee  of 
Ways  and  Means  and  an  Executive  Committee. 

The  resignation  of  Mr.  Ethelbert  S.  Mills  was  read  and 
accepted. 

The  Executive  Committee  was  directed  to  ascertain 
whether  the  gentlemen  named  in  the  charter  who  have  not 
attended  any  meeting,  propose  to  be  members  of  the  Com- 
pany, and  if  not  to  procure  their  resignations. 

The  report  of  the  Finance  Committee  was  read. 


The  third  meeting  of  the  Corporators  was  held  at  the  office 
of  the  Brooklyn  Gas  Company,  January  12th,  1869. 

Present — Messrs.  Henry  C.  Murphy,  Booth,  Prentice,  Rush- 
more,  Husted,  McLean,  McCue,  Benson,  Van  Anden,  Cor- 
nell, Wood,  Marshall,  Atkinson,  Jenks,  Fowler,  Brevoort, 
Green,  Chittenden  and  Myers. 

The  President  announced  the  resignations  of  Messrs. 
Ethelbert  S.  Mills  and  Alfred  W.  Craven,  two  of  the  corpo- 
rators, which  were,  on  motion,  accepted. 

He  also  stated  that  the  object  of  the  meeting  was  to  re- 
port the  action  of  the  Executive  Committee,  and  take  action 
on  the  By-Laws.  That  soundings  had  been  made  at  an  ex- 


Soundings. 


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pense  of  between  two  and  three  thousand  dollars  ; that  then 
application  was  made  to  the  City  of  Brooklyn  for  a subscrip- 
tion which  was  delayed  for  a year,  but  finally  three  millions 
of  dollars  was  agreed  to  be  subscribed.  That  the  City  of 
New  York  had  subscribed  $1,500,000.  That  both  subscrip- 
tions were  made  on  conditions  on  the  part  of  Brooklyn  that 
the  Mayor,  Comptroller  and  Treasurer  be  ex-officio  members 
of  the  Direction,  and  that  before  the  subscription  was  bind- 
ing two  millions  of  dollars  additional  should  be  subscribed. 

On  the  part  of  New  York,  that  the  Mayor,  Comptroller  and 
President  of  the  Board  of  Aldermen  should  be  members. 
That  it  would  be  necessary  to  have  the  Act  amended  by  the 
Legislature  in  these  particulars,  and  that  he  had  given  notice 
to  that  effect  in  the  Senate. 

That  the  Executive  Committee  have  also  taken  action  as 
to  the  additional  $500,000  of  stock  to  be  subscribed,  and 
that  notice  will  be  given  to  the  corporators  that  books  will  be 
opened  at  the  Atlantic  Bank  of  Brooklyn,  on  Saturday  next; 
the  Corporators  having  the  preference  of  subscribing. 

Ten  per  cent,  will  be  required  to  be  paid  on  the  other 
stock  before  Brooklyn  pays  its  first  installment. 

That  an  Act  to  legalize  the  Bridge,  making  it  a post-road, 
with  the  customary  exemptions,  has  been  prepared  and  will 
be  presented  in  Congress. 

That  they  have  also  authorized  a Commission,  composed 
of  three  of  the  ablest  civil  engineers,  to  review  the  plan  of 
Mr.  Roebling,  and  also  to  act  as  Consulting  Engineers  as  to 
the  building  of  the  towers,  which  is  an  unprecedented  work, 
involving  sinking  piers  on  the  New  York  side  no  feet,  and, 
as  Mr.  Roebling  thinks,  not  over  40  feet  on  the  Brooklyn 
side.  That  on  the  New  York  side  there  is  a coating  of 
gravel  of  about  30  feet,  with  quicksand  below  extending  to 
rock. 

That  Mr.  Roebling  desires  that  the  Commissioners  be  ap- 
pointed for  the  satisfaction  of  the  Stockholders,  although 
confident  himself.  That  the  plan  is  to  proceed  by  what  is 
called  the  pneumatic  process , not  by  coffer-damming.  That 
the  greatest  depth  to  which  similar  piers  have  been  hereto- 
fore sunk  is  85  feet. 


Subscription 

delayed. 


$3,000,000  fin- 
ally subscribed 
by  the  City  of 
Brooklyn,  and 
$1,500,000  by  the 
City  of  New 
York,  both  con- 
ditionally. 


Charter  to  be 
amended. 


Books  of  sub- 
scription to  be 
opened. 


Ten  per  cent, 
to  be  paid  in. 


Act  of  Con- 
gress to  legalize 
Bridge. 


Commiss  i o n 
of  Engineers  to 
review  plan  of 
Bridge  request- 
ed by  Mr.  Roe- 
bling. 


Report  and 
action  of  Com- 
mittee confirm- 
ed. 


By-Laws. 


Election  of 
Directors. 


Publication  of 
notice. 


Ordinance  of 
the  Common 
Council  of  the 
City  of  New 
York. 


R e s o lutions 
of  the  Common 
Council  of  the 
City  of  Brook- 
lyn. 


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The  report  and  action  of  the  Executive  Committee  were 
confirmed. 

Mr.  Jenks,  from  the  Committee  on  By-Laws,  submitted  a 
code  of  By-Laws  which  were  approved  and  adopted. 

The  second  Tuesday  in  February,  1869,  was  fixed  as  the 
time  for  holding  the  first  election  of  Directors. 

The  Executive  Committee  was  empowered,  in  case  the 
subscription  should  not  be  completed,  to  postpone  the  elec- 
tion until  such  period  as  may  be  necessary.  Ten  days’  no- 
tice of  such  election  to  be  published  in  two  newspapers  in 
each  city  ; and  that  the  election  be  held  at  the  Brooklyn 
Gas  Light  Company’s  office.  The  Acts  of  the  two  cities  in 
regard  to  their  subscriptions  to  the  capital  stock  of  the 
Bridge  Company  are  in  substance  as  follows  : 

The  Common  Council  of  the  City  of  New  York  passed  an 
ordinance,  which  was  approved  by  the  Mayor  on  Decem- 
ber 31st,  1868,  of  the  following  telior,  namely:  The  sum  of 
one  million  five  hundred  thousand  dollars  was  subscribed  on 
behalf  of  said  city  to  the  capital  stock  of  the  New  York 
Bridge  Company,  provided  that  the  charter  of  said  Company 
be  so  amended  that  the  Mayor,  Comptroller  and  President  of 
the  Board  of  Aldermen  be  ex-officio  directors  of  said  Com- 
pany. 

The  Comptroller  was  authorized  by  said  ordinance  to  bor- 
row on  the  credit  of  the  corporation,  from  time  to  time, 
the  sum  of  one  million  five  hundred  thousand  dollars , for  the 
purpose  of  paying  the  amount  of  such  subscription,  and 
issue  bonds  therefor  bearing  interest  not  exceeding  seven 
per  cent,  per  annum. 

The  Common  Council  of  the  City  of  Brooklyn  met  De- 
cember 2 t st,  1868.  It  was  resolved  that  the  City  of  Brook- 
lyn does  hereby  subscribe  three  millions  of  dollars  to  the 
capital  stock  of  the  New  York  Bridge  Company,  on  the  fol- 
lowing conditions : 

First — That  $2,000,000  be  first  subscribed  to  said  capital 
stock  by  other  parties,  and  ten  per  cent,  thereof  be  paid  in 
cash. 


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Second — That  all  installments  or  payments  on  account  of 
such  subscriptions  be  payable  proportionately  equally  alike 
by  said  city  and  other  subscribers. 

Third— That  the  charter  of  the  Company  be  so  amended 
that  the  interest  of  the  City  be  represented  in  the  Board  of 
Directors  by  the  three  city  officers,  composing  the  Commis- 
sioners of  the  Sinking  Fund  of  the  City  of  Brooklyn  for  the 
time  being. 

It  was  further  resolved  that  upon  compliance  with  the 
conditions  above  mentioned,  the  financial  officers  of  the 
city  be  authorized  to  issue  the  requisite  bonds  of  the  City 
of  Brooklyn,  proceeds  to  be  applied  to  the  payment  of  such 
subscriptions,  from  time  to  time,  as  the  installments  thereof 
shall  become  due.  The  above  resolution  became  a law  on 
January  5th,  1869,  it  having  remained  in  the  Mayor’s  hands 
ten  days  without  being  approved  or  disapproved. 


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In  JVt  emortam* 


JOHN  A.  ROEBLING. 

At  a meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors  of  the  New 
York  Bridge  Company,  held  July  24th,  1869,  at  12 
o’clock  M.,  at  the  office  of  the  Brooklyn  Gas  Com- 
pany, to  take  into  consideration  the  death  of  the 
Engineer  of  the  Bridge,  Mr.  John  A.  Roebling,  Hon. 
Henry  C.  Murphy  in  the  Chair,  and  Isaac  Van 
Anden,  Secretary : 

The  Chairman  moved,  seconded  by  Mayor  Kalb- 
fleisch,  the  adoption  of  the  following  resolutions: 

Resolved , First — This  Board  receives  the  death  of  John  A. 
Roebling,  Esq.,  with  the  deepest  concern  and  sorrow.  Connected 
with  him  officially  for  a considerable  period,  we  had  learned  to 
appreciate  his  unsurpassed  merits  as  an  engineer  and  adviser  in  our 
work,  and  to  admire  his  eminent  genius  and  virtues  as  a man. 
In  all  the  qualities  which  exalt  human  nature  he  deserved  and 
had  won  our  unqualified  confidence  and  esteem. 

Regarding  his  death  as  a great  loss,  we  bow  with  humble  sub- 
mission to  the  inscrutable  ways  of  an  All-wise  Providence  in  taking 
him  from  us  in  the  midst  of  his  usefulness  and  labors. 

Second — We  sincerely  condole  with  his  wife  and  family  in  the 
dispensation  now  dealt  to  them,  which  deprives  them  of  a husband, 
father  and  friend,  and  tender  them  our  sincere  sympathy  and  con- 
solation in  their  affliction. 

Third — As  a tribute  of  respect  to  Mr.  Roebling’s  memory,  the 
members  of  this  Board  will  attend  his  funeral  at  Trenton  to- 
morrow. 


The  resolutions  were  adopted  unanimously,  and  on 
motion  the  meeting  was  adjourned. 


327 


A meeting  of  the  Directors  was  held  at  the  office  of  the 
Brooklyn  Gas  Light  Co.  on  August  3d,  1869. 

Present —Messrs.  Henry  C.  Murphy,  S.  B.  Chittenden, 
Samuel  Booth,  G.  T.  Jenks,  John  Roach,  Wm.  A.  Fowler, 
John  H.  Prentice,  A.  H.  Green,  A.  W.  Benson,  A.  M. 
Wood,  Wm.  Marshall,  Wm.  Hunter,  Jr.,  John  Morton,  the 
Comptroller  and  the  President  of  the  Board  of  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  New  York,  and  the  Comptroller  and  the  Treasurer 
of  the  City  of  Brooklyn. 

Mr.  Myers  having  resigned,  the  position  of  Secretary  of 
the  Board  became  vacant.  Mr.  Wm.  A.  Fowler  was  appointed 
Secretary  pro  tan. 

The  President  stated  that  there  were  vacancies  in  the 
Board  of  Directors,  caused  by  the  death  of  Mr.  Rushmore, 
and  by  the  resignations  of  Messrs.  Mills,  Craven,  Hoffman, 
Bill,  Myers,  Corlies,  W.  W.  Wood  and  Driggs. 

That  it  was  necessary,  in  consequence  of  the  absence  of 
many  of  the  Directors  in  Europe  and  elsewhere,  that  these 
vacancies,  or  some  of  them,  be  filled  at  once. 

Six  new  members  had  been  added  to  the  Board  by  act  of 
the  last  Legislature,  amending  the  charter  of  the  Company, 
as  representatives  of  the  interests  of  Brooklyn  and  New 
York  in  the  Company. 

An  Act  had  also  been  passed  by  Congress  by  which  it  was 
referred  to  the  Secretary  of  IVar  to  examine  the  plans  of 
the  Bridge,  and  to  determine  whether  it  would  interfere  with 
navigation;  and  on  his  approval  of  such  plans,  legalizing  the 
proposed  structure. 

That  a commission  was  appointed  by  the  Secretary  of 
War  of  several  engineers  of  that  department,  who  reported 
favorably;  and  the  approval  of  the  Secretary  as  required  by 
the  Act  was  given  by  that  officer. 

That  the  Executive  Committee  of  nine  had  authorized  a 
convocation  of  a board  of  engineers  of  eminence,  consisting 
of  seven,  instead  of  three  members  as  originally  proposed, to 
consider  the  plans  of  the  Bridge  as  proposed  by  the  Chief 
Engineer,  and  as  a consulting  board  for  him.  That  board, 
consisting  of  Messrs.  Horatio  Allen,  Benj.  H.  Latrobe,  Wm. 
J.  McAlpin,  Julius  W.  Adams,  John  J.  Serrell,  James  P. 


Meeting  Au 
gust  3d,  1869. 


Resignation  of 
Secretary. 


Six  new  mem- 
bers added. 


Act  of  Con- 
gress. 


C o nvocation 
of  a Board  of 
eminent  En- 
gineers. 


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Subscriptions 

filled. 


Appointment 
of  Washington 
A.  Roebling  as 
Chief  Engineer. 


Authority  to 
acquire  proper- 
ty. 


President  au- 
thorized to  aud- 
it bills  until  Fi- 
nance Commit* 
tee  appointed. 


New  Direct- 
ors. 


Kirkwood  and  J.  Dutton  Steele  had  met  and  consid- 
ered the  matters  submitted  to  them,  holding  consultations 
through  a period  of  two  months,  and  had  made  an  unani- 
mous report  in  favor  of  the  practicability  and  security  of  the 
Bridge  proposed  by  Mr.  Roebling. 

That  the  fees  of  these  gentlemen,  amounting  to  $1,000 
each,  remain  to  be  paid. 

That  the  subscriptions  to  the  capital  stock  have  been 
filled. 

That  the  $500,000  remaining  after  the  subscriptions  of  the 
two  cities  had  been  taken,  partly  by  corporators  and  partially 
by  gentlemen  not  known  in  the  Direction. 

That  the  death  of  Mr.  Roebling  rendered  it  necessary 
that  a Chief  Engineer  be  appointed  at  once  to  fill  his  place. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Jenks,  it  was  resolved  that  Col.  Wash- 
ington A.  Roebling  be  appointed  Chief  Engineer ; that  the 
Executive  Committee  have  power  to  fix  his  compensation, 
and  that  he  have  power  to  employ  such  assistance  as  he  may 
deem  proper,  subject  to  the  approval  of  the  Executive  Com- 
mittee. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Green,  it  was  resolved  that  it  be  re- 
ferred to  the  Executive  Committee  to  appoint  a permanent 
Consulting  Engineer,  and  fix  his  compensation. 

The  Executive  Committee  was  authorized  to  take  the 
necessary  legal  measures  to  acquire  title  to  such  property 
as  may  be  required  from  time  to  time  for  the  construction 
of  the  Bridge,  and  it  was  ordered  that  the  bills  of  the  Con- 
sulting Engineers  and  such  other  expenses  as  have  been  in- 
curred be  referred  to  the  Finance  Committee  with  power; 
and  until  a Finance  Committee  be  appointed  under  the  By- 
Laws,  the  President  be  authorized  to  audit  and  pay  said 
bills. 

The  following  gentlemen  were  appointed  Directors  to  fill 
vacancies  : 

James  S.  T.  Stranahan,  John  W.  Lewis,  Henry  W.  Slo- 
cum, Hugh  Smith,  Peter  B.  Sweeney,  William  M.  Tweed. 


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A meeting  of  the  Directors  was  held  at  the  office  of  the 
Brooklyn  Gas  Company,  September  ioth,  1869,  a quorum 
being  present. 

The  President  reported  the  resignation  of  Mr.  A.  M. 
Wood. 

The  President  stated  that  there  being  no  Finance  Com- 
mittee yet  appointed,  he  had,  in  pursuance  of  the  resolution 
adopted  at  the  last  meeting,  paid  the  bills  of  the  Consulting 
Engineers  amounting  to  $7,000,  and  two  requisitions  of  the 
Chief  Engineer  for  $1,556.95  and  $951.72. 

The  President  stated  that  the  meeting  was  called  for  the 
purpose  of  appointing  the  Executive  and  Finance  Commit- 
tees, as  provided  by  the  By-Laws,  and  taking  steps  to  pro- 
ceed with  the  construction  of  the  Bridge. 

A Finance  Committee  was  then  appointed,  consisting  of 
C.  A.  Sprague,  R.  B.  Connolly,  Isaac  Van  Anden,  John  W. 
Lewis,  S.  B.  Chittenden. 

An  Executive  Committee  was  appointed,  consisting  of  S. 
L.  Husted,  H.  W.  Slocum,  Hugh  Smith,  J.  S.  T.  Stranahan, 
William  M.  Tweed. 

Mr.  John  H.  Prentice  was  elected  Treasurer. 

Mr.  J.  P.  Atkinson  was  elected  Permanent  Secretary. 

The  Executive  Committee  was  authorized  to  go  on  with 
the  construction  of  the  caissons. 


Meeting  Sep- 
t e mber  iotn, 
1869. 


Resignation. 


Pu  r p ose  o f 
meeting. 


Finance  and 
E xecutive 
Committees 
appointed. 


Treasurer  and 
Secretary  elect- 
ed. 

Construction 
of  Caissons. 


A meeting  of  the  Directors  was  held  on  September  30th, 
1869,  at  the  office  of  the  Brooklyn  Gas  Company,  a quorum 
being  present. 

The  President  stated  that  the  object  of  the  meeting  was 
to  have  instructions  given  to  the  Executive  Committee  as  to 
proceeding  with  the  work  on  the  Bridge. 

Mr.  Husted  informed  the  Board  that  the  Executive  Com- 
mittee have  had  several  meetings  at  which  the  plans  for 
building  the  tower  on  the  Brooklyn  side  had  been  con- 
sidered, and  offered  the  following  resolution,  which  was 
adopted  : 


P urpose  of 
meeting  Sept. 
30th,  1869. 


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330 


Brooklyn 
foundation  of 
Tower. 


Offices  to  be 
provided. 


First  Annual 
Meeting  of 
Stockho  1 d e r s, 
June  6th,  1870. 


Directors 

elected. 


Director  s’ 
Meeting,  June 
15th,  1870. 

Officers  Elect- 
ed. 


Re  port  of 
Committee  ap- 
proved. 


Executive 
and  Finance 
Committees  ap- 
proved. 


Executive 
Committee  em- 
powered to  pro- 
ceed with  the 
construction  of 
Bridge. 


That  the  Executive  Committee  be  authorized  to  have  the 
foundation  of  the  tower  on  the  Brooklyn  side  constructed  to 
a point  3 feet  above  high  water  mark. 

Mr.  Prentice  moved  that  the  Executive  Committee  take 
measures  to  provide  such  further  accommodations  as  may 
be  necessary  for  the  offices  and  meetings  of  the  Board. 


The  first  annual  meeting  of  the  Stockholders  of  the  New 
York  Bridge  Company  was  held  June  6th,  1870,  at  which  the 
following  persons  were  elected  Directors  for  the  ensuing 
year  : 

Messrs.  Henry  C.  Murphy,  Isaac  Van  Anden,  John  W. 
Lewis,  Seymour  L.  Husted,  Wm.  M.  Tweed,  Alexander  Mc- 
Cue,  Henry  W.  Slocum,  James  S.  T.  Stranahan,  JohnH.  Pren- 
tice, Peter  B.  Sweeney,  Hugh  Smith,  Demas  Barnes,  Gren- 
ville T.  Jenks,  William  Hunter,  Jr.,  Samuel  McLean.  The 
undernamed  were  elected  Inspectors  of  Election  for  the 
next  annual  meeting  : Messrs.  Arthur  W.  Benson  and  Ab- 
ner C.  Keeney. 


A meeting  of  Directors  was  held  June  15th,  1870.  Quo- 
rum present. 

Hon.  H.  C.  Murphy  was  elected  President;  John  H. 
Prentice  Treasurer,  and  O.  P.  Quintard  Secretary. 

Report  of  Executive  Committee  to  June  15th,  1870,  was 
approved. 

The  following  Committees  were  appointed  : 

Executive  Committee — Seymour  L.  Husted,  Henry  W.  Slo- 
cum, James  S.  T.  Stranahan,  Wm.  M., Tweed,  Hugh  Smith. 

Finance  Committee— Cortlandt  A.  Sprague,  Richard  B. 
Connolly,  Isaac  Van  Anden,  John  W.  Lewis,  Demas 
Barnes. 

The  Executive  Committee  was  duly  authorized  to  pro- 
ceed with  the  construction  of  the  Bridge  to  its  completion. 


33i 

The  second  annual  meeting  of  Stockholders  was  held 
June  5th,  1871. 

The  following  Directors  were  elected  : Messrs.  Murphy, 
Van  Anden,  Husted,  McCue,  Slocum,  Lewis,  Tweed,  Swee- 
ney, Smith,  Barnes,  Stranahan,  Prentice,  Hunter,  McLean 
and  Arthur  W.  Benson.  Messrs.  Abner  C.  Keeney  and 
Charles  C.  Martin  were  elected  Inspectors  of  Election  for 
the  next  annual  meeting. 


A meeting  of  Directors  was  held  June  8th,  1871.  Quo- 
rum present. 

Hon.  Henry  C.  Murphy  was  elected  President  ; John  H. 
Prentice  Treasurer,  and  O.  P.  Quintard  Secretary. 

Messrs.  Seymour  L.  Husted,  James  S.  T.  Stranahan, 
Henry  W.  Slocum,  William  M.  Tweed  and  Hugh  Smith, 
were  appointed  as  the  Executive  Committee. 

Messrs.  Sprague,  Van  Anden,  Connelly,  Lewis  and  Barnes 
were  appointed  as  the  Finance  Committee. 

President  submitted  Treasurer’s  Report  to  June  1st,  1871, 


showing  : 

Total  amount  received $1,874,213  34 

Total  amount  expended 1,561,173  78 


Amount  on  hand $3X3>039  56 


Chief  Engineer’s  and  General  Superintendent’s  Reports 
to  June  1 st,  approved. 

Minutes  of  Executive  Committee  to  June  1st,  approved. 

Executive  Committee  authorized  to  make  the  necessary 
requisitions  for  installments  on  the  capital  stock  whenever- 
required. 


The  third  annual  meeting  of  the  Stockholders  was  held 
June  3d,  1872. 

The  following  Directors  were  elected  : 

Messrs.  H.  C.  Murphy,  Seymour  L.  Husted,  A.  S.  Hewitt, 
Lloyd  Aspinwall,  James  S.  T.  Stranahan,  Alexander  Mc- 


Second  an- 
nual meeting-  of 
Stockhol  ders, 
June  5th,  1S71. 


D i recto  r s 
Elected. 


Di  rectors' 
Meeting,  June 
Sth,  1871. 


Officers 

elected. 


Executive 
and  Finance 
Committees  ap- 
pointed. 


Treasurer’s, 
Engineer's  and 
S u p e r i ntend- 
ent’s  Reports. 


Executive 
Committee  em- 
powered to  call 
lor  Install- 
ments  of  stock 
subscriptions. 


Third  annual 
Meeting  of 
Stockho  1 d e r s, 
June  ^d,  1872. 


Directors 

Elected. 


Meeting  of 
Board,  June 
4th,  1872. 


F i n a nee 
and  Executive 
Committees  ap- 
pointed. 


Reports  or- 
dered to  be 
printed. 


F i n a nee 
Committee  au- 
thorized to 
make  future 
calls  for  install- 
ments due  on 
stock  subscrip- 
tions. 


By-Laws. 


332 

Cue,  Wm.  H.  Appleton,  Henry  W.  Slocum,  Isaac  Van 
Anden,  Wm.  H.  Vanderbilt,  William  C.  Kingsley,  John  H. 
Prentice,  Demas  Barnes,  John  W.  Lewis,  William  Marshall. 
Messrs.  Abner  C.  Keeney  and  Charles  C.  Martin  were 
elected  Inspectors  of  Election  for  the  next  annual  meeting. 


The  Board  of  Directors  met  June  4th,  1872.  Quorum 
present. 

Hon.  H.  C.  Murphy,  was  elected  President;  John  H. 
Prentice  Treasurer,  and  0.  P.  Quintard  Secretary. 

President  appointed  the  Finance  Committee  for  ensuing 
year,  consisting  of  C.  A.  Sprague,  Andrew  H.  Green,  Wm. 
Marshall,  Lloyd  Aspinwall,  John  W.  Lewis. 

And  the  Executive  Committee  consisting  of  S.  L.  Husted, 
A.  S.  Hewitt,  J.  S.  T.  Stranahan,  Wm.  H.  Appleton,  H.  W. 
Slocum. 

Reports  of  Executive  Committee,  Chief  Engineer  and 
General  Superintendent  ordered  to  be  printed  in  pamphlet 
form. 

President  called  attention  of  the  Board  to  the  fact  that 
four  new  Directors  had  been  elected  from  the  City  of  New 
York  who  were  not  Stockholders  at  the  time  of  their  election, 
but  who  had  become  Stockholders  since  their  election, 
whereupon,  on  motion  of  Mr.  Stranahan,  the  following  reso- 
lution was  adopted  : 

Resolved,  That  Messrs.  Abram  S.  Hewitt,  Lloyd  Aspinwall,  W m.  H. 
Vanderbilt  and  Wm.  H.  Appleton  be  and  they  are  hereby  appointed 
Directors  of  this  Company  for  the  ensuing;  year. 

That  the  seventh  installment  on  capital  stock  often  per  cent, 
be  called,  payable  June  20th  instant,  and  that  the  Finance 
Committee  be  authoiized  to  make  calls  for  future  install- 
ments on  the  capital  stock,  as  the  same  may  be  required  to 
prosecute  the  work. 

By-Laws  referred  to  Executive  Committee  for  examina- 
tion and  report. 

Ordered  that  the  Board  meet  on  the  first  Monday  in 
July  for  the  transaction  of  business. 


333 


The  Directors  met  July  ist,  1872.  Quorum  present. 

The  Executive  Committee  submitted  the  records  of  pro- 
ceedings of  their  meetings  held  June  10th,  17th  and  24th, 
which  were  read. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Barnes,  the  bills  ordered  paid  by  the 
Executive  Committee  on  June  10th  were  referred  to  the 
Finance  Committee  for  examination  and  report. 

Mr.  Barnes  moved  that  the  reporters  of  the  newspapers 
be  admitted  to  the  meetings  of  the  Board.  Mr.  Slocum 
moved  as  a substitute  that  the  Secretary  furnish  the  report- 
ers with  the  proceedings  of  the  Board  after  adjournment. 
Carried. 

Mr.  Hewitt  moved  to  rescind  that  portion  of  a resolution 
passed  June  24th  by  the  Executive  Committee  which  re- 
quired the  approval  or  disapproval  of  Mr.  Horatio  Allen  to 
a report  called  for  from  the  Chief  Engineer  with  reference 
to  the  purchase  of  stone,  lumber  and  other  materials,  and 
for  labor.  Carried. 

Chief  Engineer  submitted  his  report  in  answer  to  resolu- 
tion adopted  by  Executive  Committee  June  24th,  which  was 
read  and  ordered  on  file. 

Mr.  Hewitt,  of  the  Executive  Committee,  to  which  By- 
Laws  were  referred  for  examination,  reported  that  he  saw  no 
necessity  for  changing  them.  On  motion,  By-Laws  ordered 
to  be  printed. 

The  President,  Mr.  Murphy,  being  obliged  to  leave  the 
city,  Mr.  Hewitt  was  called  to  the  Chair. 

Mr.  Barnes  moved  that  a special  committee  of  three  be 
appointed  to  investigate  the  affairs  of  the  Bridge  Company 
and  report  to  the  Board.  Carried. 

Mr.  Barnes,  being  asked  to  name  two  members  of  the 
Board  who  would  be  acceptable  to  him  to  serve  on  the  Com- 
mittee of  Investigation,  named  Mr.  Hewitt  and  Mr.  Schroe- 
der,  whereupon  the  Chair  appointed  as  said  committee 
Messrs.  Barnes,  Hewitt  and  Schroeder. 


D i r e c t o rs’ 
Meeting,  July 
ist,  1872. 


Bills  to  be 
referred  to  Fin- 
ance Commit- 
tee. 


Secretary  t o 
furnish  copy  of 
proceedings  to 
newspaper  re- 
porters. 


Resolution  of 
E x e c u t i v e 
Committee  re- 
scinded. 


Re p o r t of 
Chief  Engi- 
neer. 


Report  on 
By-Laws. 


Mr.  Barnes 
moved  for  a 
Special  C o m- 
mittee  of  In- 
vestigation. 


Carried,  and 
members  of 
such  commit- 
tee named  by 
Mr.  Barnes. 


Meeting,  Sep- 
t e m b e r,  3d, 
1872. 


A meeting  of  Directors  was  held  September  3d,  1872. 
No  quorum  present. 


334 


Meet  i n g, 
October  7th, 
1872. 


Meeting,  No- 
vember  4th, 
1872. 


James  Street 
Market  prop- 
erty. Purchase 
authorized. 


C ommission- 
ers  to  appraise 
property  not 
yet  appointed. 


Agree  ment 
with  Superin- 
tendent termin- 
ated. 


Meeting,  De- 
cember 2d,  1872. 


Special  Com- 
mittee asks  for 
more  time. 


Meeting,  De- 
cember c>th, 

1872. 


A meeting  of  Directors  was  held  October  7th,  1872.  No 
quorum  present. 


A meeting  of  Directors  was  held  November  4th,  1872. 
Quorum  present. 

Minutes  of  meetings  of  Executive  Committee,  held  July 
2d,  August  6th,  September  3d  and  17th,  October  8th,  17th 
and  2 1 st  read  and  approved. 

The  President  reported  that  the  property  known  as  the 
“James  Street  Market”  could  be  purchased  for  $25,000  and 
no  less.  On  motion  of  Mr.  Barnes,  the  President  was  author- 
ized to  make  purchase  at  above  price. 

Mr.  McCue,  counsel  of  Company,  reported  that  he  had  made 
application  to  the  Supreme  Court  for  appointment  of  com- 
missioners to  appraise  the  property  required  for  the  Brook- 
lyn anchorage,  but  that  said  commissioners  had  not  yet  been 
appointed. 

Mr.  Hewitt  stated  that  the  agreement  with  Mr.  Kingsley, 
General  Superintendent,  was  at  an  end,  and  suggested  that 
some  action  be  taken  in  the  matter;  when,  on  motion  of  Mr. 
McCue,  the  subject  was  referred  to  Executive  Committee  to 
report  to  the  Board. 

Mr.  Barnes,  Chairman  of  the  Special  Committee  appoint- 
ed to  investigate  the  affairs  of  the  Bridge  Company,  reported 
progress. 


The  Board  of  Directors  met  December  2d,  1872.  Nine 
members  present. 

The  President  read  a letter  from  Mr.  Dernas  Barnes, 
stating  that  Special  Committee  would  not  be  prepared  to 
make  a report  at  this  meeting,  and  suggesting  that  a special 
meeting  be  called  for  Monday,  the  9th  instant  ; whereupun 
meeting  adjourned  until  December  9th. 


The  Board  of  Directors  met  December  9th,  1872.  Ten 
members  present. 


335 


A letter  was  received  from  Mr.  Demas  Barnes,  Chairman 
of  Special  Committee,  stating  their  inability  to  report  to- 
day, and  askingthat  meeting  be  adjourned  until  the  16th  in- 
stant. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Hewitt,  meeting  adjourned  until  Mon- 
day, the  16th  December. 


The  Board  of  Directors  met  December  16th,  1872,  a quo- 
rum being  present. 

Minutes  of  meetings  of  the  Executive  Committee  held 
November  4th  and  December  9th  were  read  and  approved. 

Mr.  McCue  moved  that  call  for  eighth  installment  of  sub- 
scription to  capital  stock  be  made  payable  January  10th, 
1873.  Adopted. 

Messrs.  Hewitt  and  Schroeder,  of  the  Special  Committee 
of  Investigation,  submitted  a majority  report,  and  Mr.  Barnes 
submitted  a minority  report  of  his  investigations,  both  of 
which  were  read. 

The  President  called  Mayor  Powell  to  the  chair,  and 
then  moved  that  reports  of  Special  Committee  be  laid  on 
the  table,  to  be  taken  up  for  final  action  on  a day  to  be 
named  by  the  Board.  Carried. 

Said  reports  were  discussed  by  Messrs.  Barnes,  Hewitt, 
Slocum,  Kingsley,  Stranahan  and  Marshall. 

Mr.  McCue  moved  that  the  time  for  action  on  the  reports 
of  Special  Committee  be  fixed  for  Monday,  December  23d. 
Carried. 

Mr.  Hewitt  moved  that  the  reports  be  considered  strictly 
confidential  until  final  action  shall  have  been  taken  by 
the  Board.  Carried. 


The  Board  of  Directors  met  December  23d,  1872.  Quor- 
um present. 

The  President  stated  that  the  Executive  Committee  were 
preparing  a communication  to  the  Board  on  matters  con- 
tained in  reports  of  Special  Committee,  and  requested  that 
the  meeting  be  adjourned  to  enable  them  to  complete  the 
same,  when,  after  ordering  the  tax  bills  for  1872  to  be  paid, 
if  found  correct,  on  motion  meeting  adjourned  until  3d 
January,  1873. 


Special  Com- 
mittee asks  for 
ad  jour  nment 
until  16th  in- 
stant. 


Meeting  Ad- 
journed. 


Meeting,  De- 
cember 16th, 
1872. 


Call  for 
eighth  install- 
ment of  stock 
subscription. 


Reports  o f 
Special  Com- 
mittee of  In- 
vestigation sub- 
mitted and  tem- 
porarily laid 
on  table. 


Day  fixed  for 
their  consider- 
ation 


Meeting 
December  23d, 
1872,  adjourned 
to  January  3d, 
j873- 


336 


Meeting  Jan- 
uary 3d,  1873. 


Amended  re- 
port of  Special 
Committee  pre- 
sented and  re- 
ferred to  Presi- 
dent. 


Press  to  be 
furnished  with 
Reports  of  Spe- 
cial Committee. 


Meeting  Jan- 
uary nth,  1873. 

Repr  esenta- 
tives  of  Press 
admitted. 


Amend  ment 
to  Charter  re- 
ferred to  a Com- 
mittee of  five. 


Ex  e c u t i v e 
Committee  em- 
powered to  em- 
ploy a Superin- 
tendent. 


The  Board  of  Directors  met  January  3d,  1873.  Quorum 
present. 

Mr.  McCue  moved  that  the  representatives  of  the  Press 
be  admitted  to  the  meeting. 

Mr.  Schroeder  moved  to  amend  by  adding,  “ and  that 
the  records  of  the  Company  be  placed  at  their  disposal.” 

Amendment  accepted  by  Mr.  McCue. 

Mr.  Schroeder  moved  to  lay  the  subject  on  the  table  for 
the  present.  Adopted.  Yeas  9,  nays  4. 

A communication  from  Executive  Committee  presented, 
and  read  by  President. 

Mr.  Barnes,  Chairman  of  Special  Committee,  stated  that 
he  had  prepared  an  amended  report  which  he  desired  to  sub- 
mit to  the  Board.  On  motion  of  Mayor  Powell,  permission 
was  granted,  and  Mr.  Barnes  presented  and  read  said  report. 

Report  of  the  Executive  Committee  was  referred  to  Pres- 
ident to  make  such  alterations  as  might  be  found  necessary 
in  consequence  of  any  amendments  in  the  report  of  the 
Chairman  of  Special  Committee. 

Mr.  McCue  moved  to  take  from  the  table  the  subject  of 
admitting  the  representatives  of  the  Press.  Carried. 

Mr.  Hewitt  moved  that  representatives  of  the  Press  be  in- 
formed that  Press  would  be  furnished  with  reports  of  Special 
Committee  and  communication  of  Executive  Committee  at 
the  earliest  practicable  moment. 


The  Board  of  Directors  met  January  nth,  1873.  Quo- 
rum present. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Husted,  representatives  of  Press  admit- 
ted to  meeting. 

Mr.  Schroeder  moved  that  the  matter  of  amendment  to 
charter  be  referred  to  a committee  of  five,  to  be  appointed 
by  Chair  after  consultation  With  the  President;  said  commit- 
tee to  report  to  the  Board.  Carried. 

Mr.  Schroeder  moved  the  adoption  of  the  following  resolu- 
tion recommended  by  a majority  of  the  Special  Committee: 

Resolved , That  the  Executive  Committee  be  and  the  same  is  hereby 
authorized  and  directed  to  employ  a Superintendent  at  a salary  not  to  ex- 
ceed that  paid  to  the  Chief  Engineer,  which  is  at  present  $10,000  per  an- 
num, from  January  1st,  1873. 


337 


Adopted. 

The  following  gentlemen  were  subsequently  appointed 
the  Committee  to  which  was  referred  the  resolution  in  re- 
lation to  amending  charter  of  Company  : Messrs.  F.  A. 
Schroeder,  Chairman  ; A.  S.  Hewitt,  William  Marshall, 
Alexander  McCue,  J.  S.  T.  Stranahan. 


The  Board  of  Directors  met  Feburary  3d,  1873.  Quo- 
rum present. 

The  resignation  of  Mr.  Lloyd  Aspinwall  presented  and 
accepted. 

Minutes  of  Executive  Committee  of  January  6th,  nth 
and  20th  were  read  and  approved. 

The  Committee  on  proposed  amendments  to  charter  sub- 
mitted the  following  report  : 

The  Committee  to  whom  was  referred  the  subject  of 
amending  the  charter  of  the  Bridge  Company,  in  order  to 
further  insure  a judicious  expenditure  of  the  public  moneys, 
report  that  they  have  carefully  examined,  the  matter,  and 
report  the  following  resolution  for  adoption  : 

Resolved , That  the  counsel  of  the  Company  be  and  he  is  hereby  au- 
thorized and  directed  to  prepare  a bill  to  be  submitted  to  the  Legislature 
now  in  session,  which  shall  contain  the  following  provisions,  namely  : 

The  Mayor  and  Comptroller  of  the  City  of  New  York,  and  the  Mayor 
and  Comptroller  of  the  City  of  Brooklyn,  shall  each  nominate  a member 
of  the  Board,  making  four  additional  Directors  in  all,  who  shall  be  mem- 
bers of  all  Standing  Committees. 

These  Directors  shall  make  quarterly  reports  of  the  expenditures  and 
operations  of  the  Company  to  the  Common  Councils  of  the  two  Cities. 

The  meetings  of  the  Board  of  Directors  shall  be  public. 

The  Board  of  Directors  shall  have  power  to  forfeit  stock  (not  owned  by 
either  of  the  two  cities)  for  non-payment  of  installments,  after  publication 
for  thirty  days,  of  the  delinquent  stock. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

ALEXANDER  McCUE. 

F.  A.  SCHROEDER. 

A.  S.  HEWITT. 

Mr.  Barnes  submitted  the  following  proposed  amend- 
ments to  charter,  and  desired  that  the  same  be  incorporated 
in  the  report  of  the  Committee. 

39 


Meeting  Feb- 
ruary 3d,  1873, 


Resig  n ation 
of  L.  Aspinwall 


Report  of 
Committee  on 
Amendments  to 
Charter. 


Co  u n sel  to 
prepare  bill  to 
be  submitted  to 
Legislature. 

Provisions  of 
bill. 

Fouraddition- 
al  Directors. 


To  make 
quarterly  re- 
ports. 

Meetings  to 
be  public. 

Power  to 
forfeit  stock  not 
owned  by  cities 


Amendments 
to  Charter’ pro- 
posed by  Mr, 
Barnes. 


338 


Meetings  to 
be  public. 

Contracts  b y 
sub-committ  e e 
limited  to$i,coo. 

Supplies  to  be 
advertised  for. 


Bids  to  be  op- 
ened 1 n pres- 
ence of  Board. 


Records  of 
Committees  to 
be  open  for  in- 
spection by  Di- 
rectors. 

Commi  1 1 e e s 
to  report  in 
writing  to  the 
Board. 


Proposed 
amend  ments 
referred  to 
Committee  o n 
Legislation. 


M e e t i n g . 
March  3d,  1873, 


Meeting, 
April  7th,  1873. 


“All  meetings  of  the  Board  to  be  open  to  the  public.” 

“No  Sub-Committee  privileged  to  make  any  purchase  or 
contract  exceeding  one  thousand  dollars  in  amount.” 

“All  supplies  over  $1,000  in  amount  to  be  advertised  for 
in  four  principal  newspapers  in  New  York,  for  ten  con- 
secutive days  : bids  for  same  not  to  be  opened  within 
twenty  days  after  commencement  of  said  advertisement.” 

“All  bids  to  be  opened  by  the  Secretary  of  the  Company, 
or  a person  elected  by  the  Board  and  in  presence  of  the 
Board.” 

“The  records  of  all  Committees  to  be  open  to  the  inspec- 
tion of  any  Director  at  all  times  : such  Committees  shall 
report  details  of  all  their  transactions  to  the  Board  in 
writing,  every  three  months  and  oftener,  upon  a vote  of  the 
Board.” 

The  Board  shall  publish  in  circular  form  1,000  copies  of 
a statement  of  its  transactions  once  in  three  months,  and 
within  thirty  days  after  the  reports  of  the  sub-committee, 
one-half  of  same  for  use  of  officers  and  one-half  to  be  divid- 
ed equally  between  the  Directors. 

Mr.  Stranahan  moved  that  the  proposed  amendments  of- 
fered by  Mr.  Barnes  be  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Legisla- 
tion, with  power. 

Mr.  Hewitt  moved  that  they  be  laid  on  the  table,  which 
motion  was  afterwards  withdrawn. 

Motion  of  Mr.  Stranahan  to  refer  to  the  Committee  on 
Legislation  with  power,  adopted. 

On  motion,  Mr.  Barnes  was  added  to  the  Committee. 

Mr.  Hewitt  tendered  his  resignation  as  a member  of  the 
Committee  on  proposed  Amendments  to  Charter.  Accepted. 

Mr.  Schroeder  moved  that  the  Directors  (except  the  offi- 
cials of  the  cities  of  New  York  and  Brooklyn)  be  paid  85  for 
attendance  at  each  meeting  of  the  Board,  which  motion  was 
withdrawn. 


The  Board  of  Directors  met  March  3d,  1873.  No  quo- 
rum. 


The  Board  of  Directors  met  April  7th,  1873.  No  quo- 
rum. 


339 


The  Board  of  Directors  met  April  14th,  1873. 
rum. 


No  quo- 


M eeting, 
April  14th,  1873. 


The  Board  of  Directors  met  April  21st,  1873.  Twelve 
present. 

Minutes  of  Executive  Committee  meetings  of  February 
3d,  March  3d  and  April  7th,  read  and  approved. 

Mr.  Schroeder,  of  the  Committee  on  Legislation,  made  ver- 
bal report  that  the  Committee  had  prepared  a bill  to  carry 
into  effect  the  recommendations  submitted  at  the  last  meet- 
ing, and  handed  same  to  Senator  Murphy. 

The  Committee  recommended  that  such  portions  of  the 
amendments  offered  by  Mr.  Barnes  as  may  be  deemed  pro- 
per be  made  part  of  By-Laws. 

Ordered  that  accounts  of  Treasurer  for  year  ending  May 
1st,  1873,  be  referred  to  the  Finance  Committee  for  examin- 
ation and  report. 

Chief  Engineer  Roebling  was,  upon  his  application  there- 
for, granted  four  months’  leave  of  absence. 

The  President  called  attention  to  the  present  status  of  the 
Bill  presented  by  him,  in  compliance  with  action  of  Board  at 
its  last  meeting,  and  stated  that  the  Bill  had  passed  the  Sen- 
ate and  was  now  pending  in  the  Assembly. 

Mr.  Vance  moved  that  the  bill  be  so  amended  as  to  allow 
private  stockholders  to  draw  interest  on  the  amounts  paid 
by  them.  Referred  to  the  Committee  on  Legislation. 

Mr.  Barnes  stated  that  he  desired  to  dissent  from  the  re- 
port of  the  Committee  on  Legislation  in  regard  to  his  recom- 
mendation to  make  his  proposed  amendments  a part  of  the 
By-Laws  instead  of  a part  of  the  charter. 


M eeting, 
April  2 1st,  1873. 


Verbal  report 
of  Committee 
on  Legislation. 


T r e a s urer’s 
reports  referred 
to  Finance 
Committee. 


Leave  of  ab- 
sence to  Chief 
Engineer. 

Bill  before 
Legislature. 


Proposed 
amendment 
to  bill. 


Mr.  Barnes 
dissents  from 
report  of  Com- 
mittee on  Legis- 
lation. 


The  Board  of  Directors  met  April  28th,  1873.  Fourteen 
present. 

Minutes  of  meeting  of  Executive  Committee  held  April 
2 1 st  read  and  approved. 

President  stated  that  it  was  desirable  to  obtain  possession 
of  two  parcels  of  land  on  James  street,  near  the  anchorage, 


M eeting, 
April  28th,  1873. 


Land  needed 
on  James  street. 


340 


Cost  of. 


Committee  on 
Legislation  dis- 
charged. 


Proposed 
a m e n d m e nts 
to  Charter  of 
Company. 


one  owned  by  the  Atlantic  State  Bank  and  the  other  by  the 
Long  Island  Bank. 

The  Atlantic  Bank  asked  $7,000  for  the  piece  of  land 
owned  by  them,  and  the  President  understood  that  the 
Long  Island  Bank  was  willing  to  submit  to  the  arbitration 
of  the  Commissioners  who  appraised  the  land  already  taken 
for  the  anchorage. 

Matter  referred  to  the  Executive  Committee. 

Two  bills  of  W.  A.  Roebling  were  presented  for  printing 
1,500  copies  of  his  report  on  sinking  the  Caissons,  including 
plates,  etc.,  amounting  to  $1,191. 

Ordered  to  be  paid. 

Mr.  Schroeder,  of  the  Committee  on  Legislation,  stated 
that  the  Committee  could  not  agree. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Barnes,  Committee  was  discharged. 

Mr.  McCue  then  presented  the  following  proposed 
amendments  to  the  Charter  of  the  Company  : 

Section  — . The  Directors  of  said  Company  are  hereby  authorized  and 
directed  to  consolidate  the  stock  of  said  Company  (owned  by  others  than 
the  cities  of  New  York  and  Brooklyn;  in  equal  proportions,  so  that  the 
stock  so  held  by  private  stockholders  may  be  reduced  to  the  sum  of  two 
hundred  and  fifty  thousand  dollars.  When  any  such  private  stockholder 
shall  have  paid  in  less  than  fifty  per  cent,  of  the  amount  subscribed  by 
him,  he  shall,  in  order  to  entitle  him  to  the  benefit  of  this  provision,  first 
pay  into  the  Treasury  of  said  Company  any  installment  due  upon  said 
stock  so  as  to  make  his  aggregate  payments  equal  to  fifty  per  cent,  of  his 
said  subscriptions,  together  with  interest  upon  such  unpaid  installments 
from  the  time  when  the  same  were  called  in,  and  thereafter  full  paid 
stock  to  the  amount  of  fifty  per  cent,  of  his  said  subscription  shall  be 
issued  to  such  stockholder. 

When  any  private  stockholder  shall  have  paid  in  more  than  fifty  per 
cent,  upon  the  amount  of  stock  held  by  him,  such  private  stockholder 
shall  be  entitled,  if  he  so  elect,  to  have  full  paid  stock  issued  to  him  to 
the  extent  of  fifty  per  cent,  of  his  said  subscription,  and  the  overplus  of 
payments  made  by  him  thereon  shall  be  repaid  to  such  private  stock- 
holder out  of  the  T reasury  of  said  Company. 

Mr.  Hewitt  offered  the  following  to  be  added  to  the  above, 
and  which  was  accepted  by  Mr.  McCue  : 

Provided  always,  that  the  cities  may  at  any  time  before  the  expiration 
of  one  year  from  the  completion  of  said  Bridge,  purchase  such  consoli- 
dated stock  at  par;  and provided  further,  no  money  shall  be  returned  until 


34i 


the  stock  on  which  less  than  fifty  per  cent,  has  been  paid,  shall  be  paid 
up  to  that  amount. 

On  a motion  to  refer  to  the  Legislative  Committee,  Mr. 
Barnes  called  for  the  yeas  and  nays. 

The  following  gentlemen  voted  in  the  affirmative:  Messrs. 
Husted,  Hewitt,  Stranahan,  McCue,  Slocum,  Powell,  Schroe- 
der,  Sprague,  Lewis  and  Prentice  (io). 

And  the  following  gentlemen  voted  in  the  negative  : 
Messrs.  Murphy,  Van  Anden,  Barnes  and  Marshall  (4). 

On  motion  of  Mr.  McCue,  the  Legislative  Committee  was 
directed  to  have  the  proposed  amendments  to  the  Charter 
prepared  and  presented  to  the  Legislature  for  action. 


The  Board  of  Directors  met  May  5th,  1873.  No  quorum. 


The  Board  of  Directors  met  June  2d,  1873.  Thirteen- 
present. 

■ The  Minutes  of  the  meetings  of  the  Executive  Com- 
mittee, held  April  28th  and  May  5th,  were  read  and  ap- 
proved. 

The  President  submitted  the  annual  reports  of  the  Execu- 
tive Committee,  General  Superintendent  and  the  Treasurer, 
together  with  a detailed  statement  of  the  receipts  and  ex- 
penditures of  the  Company  from  May  1st,  1872,  to  June 
1 st,  1873,  which  were  ordered  to  be  printed  in  pamphlet 
form. 

The  President  read  a letter  from  Mr.  Wm.  C.  Kingsley, 
tendering  his  resignation  as  General  Superintendent  on 
account  of  continued  ill-health.  Accepted,  and  letter  order- 
ed on  file 


The  fourth  annual  meeting  of  the  Stockholders  was  held 
June  2d,  1873. 

Mr.  Abner  C.  Keeney  and  Mr.  Charles  C.  Martin  elected 
June  3d,  1872,  as  Inspectors  of  the  present  election,  being 


Amendment  s 
to  be  presented 
to  Legislature. 


Meeting, 
May  5th,  1873. 


Meeting, 
June  2d,  1873. 


Annual  Re- 
ports ordered 
to  be  printed. 


Re  s lg  nation 
of  General  Su- 
perintendent. 


Meeting  of 
S t o c kholders, 
June  2d,  1873. 


342 


present,  were  duly  sworn,  and  the  polls  were  declared  to  be 
opened,  and  remained  open  until  i o’clock  P.  M.,  and  were 
then  closed,  whereupon  the  Inspectors  deposited  with  the 
Secretary  of  the  Company  a certificate  of  the  result  of  the 
election. 


M e e ting, 
June  4th,  1873. 


Directors 

elected. 


Res  ignatlon 
of  J.  W.  Lewis. 


Resignat  i o n 
of  A.  S.  Hewitt. 


Election  of 
J.  P.  Robinson, 
vice  Lewis  re- 
signed. 


Officers  elec- 
ted. 


Ex  e c u t i v e 
and  Finance 
Committees  ap- 
pointed. 


Meetings  open 
to  the  public. 


Monthly  Re- 
ports to  be 
made. 


The  Directors  met  June  4th,  1873.  Fourteen  present. 
Certificate  of  the  Inspectors  of  the  election  held  June  2d 
was  read,  by  which  it  appeared  that  the  following  persons 
were  elected  Directors: 

Messrs.  Henry  C.  Murphy,  Francis  D.  Moulton,  John  H. 
Prentice,  Isaac  Van  Anden,  Alexander  McCue,  Hassan  H. 
Wheeler,  John  W.  Lewis,  Abram  S.  Hewitt,  James  S.  T. 
Stranahan,  Benjamin  F.  Tracy,  Wm.  H.  Vanderbilt,  Samuel 
McLean,  Abner  C.  Keeney,  Wm.  W.  Goodrich,  Wm.  C. 
Kingsley. 

The  resignation  of  Mr.  John  W.  Lewis  as  a Director  was 
accepted. 

Mr.  A.  S.  Hewitt  tendered  his  resignation  as  a Director. 
Laid  on  table. 

Mr.  McCue  nominated  Mr.  Jeremiah  P.  Robinson  as  a 
Director  to  fill  the  vacancy  occasioned  by  the  resignation 
of  Mr.  Lewis,  and  Mr.  Robinson  was  duly  elected. 

Hon.  H.  C.  Murphy  was  elected  President;  John  H. 
Prentice,  Treasurer,  and  O.  P.  Quintard,  Secretary. 

The  following  were  appointed  as  the  Executive  Commit- 
tee : Messrs.  Robinson,  Stranahan,  Hewitt,  Kingsley  and 
Vance. 

Messrs.  Sprague,  Green,  Wheeler,  Schroeder  and  Van- 
derbilt were  appointed  as  the  Finance  Committee. 

All  meetings  of  Directors  were  declared  open  to  the  public, 
and  it  was  further  resolved  that  representatives  of  the  Press 
be  always  admitted,  also  that  monthly  report  of  all  the 
transactions  of  the  Company  be  furnished  to  the  Press  of 
the  cities  of  New  York  and  Brooklyn,  containing  a list  of 
all  contracts,  purchases  and  expenditures,  giving  a full 
and  detailed  statement  of  same. 


343 


Mr.  Schroeder  moved  to  reconsider  the  resolution  of  Jan- 
uary nth,  authorizing  the  Executive  Committee  to  employ  a 
Superintendent. 

Mr.  Stranahan  suggested  that  the  subject  be  postponed 
for  the  present,  whereupon  Mr.  Schroeder  withdrew  his 
motion. 


A special  meeting  of  the  Board  was  held  Tune  12th,  Meeting, 
1873.  Twelve  present. 

The  ninth  installment  of  ten  per  cent,  on  the  capital 
stock  ordered  to  be  called,  payable  June  19th,  1873. 

The  Executive  Committee  was  directed  to  institute  legal  Resolution 

regarding  de- 

proceedings  against  all  delinquent  stockholders  who  shall,  on  j^quent  stock- 
June  19th,  be  in  arrears  for  installments  called  for  previous  to 
this  date,  in  order  to  recover  for  the  Bridge  Company  the 
amount  due  for  installments  on  stock  held  by  them,  pro- 
vided that  members  of  the  Executive  Committee  who  shall 


be  in  arrears  shall  first  pay  all  installments  due  at  this  date 
on  stock  held  by  them. 

Mr.  Murphy  tendered  his  resignation  as  President  of  the 
Company,  which  was  accepted. 

Mr.  Stranahan  was  appointed  President  pro  tem. 


Res  ignation 
of  P r e s i d ent 
Murphy. 

Mr.  Stranahan 
appointed  Pres- 
ident pro  tem . 


The  Directors  met  July  7th,  1873.  No  quorum. 


Meet  i n g, 
July  7th,  1873. 


The  Directors  met  July  10th,  1873.  Fourteen  present. 

The  Minutes  of  meetings  of  Executive  Committee,  held 
June  9th  and  23d,  and  July  7th,  were  read  and  approved. 

Mr.  Jeremiah  P.  Robinson  was  elected  President  for  the 
year  ending  1st  Monday  in  June,  1874. 

Ordered  that  proceedings  of  the  Executive  Committee  be 
furnished  monthly  to  the  Press  of  New  York  and  Brook- 
lyn, in  connection  with  the  statement  called  for  by  resolution 
adopted  June  4th  ; also  that  copies  of  reports  be  given  to 
the  Mayors  of  the  cities  of  New  York  and  Brooklyn. 


Meeting, 
July  10th,  1873. 


M r.  J.  P. 
Robinson  elect- 
ed President. 

P roceeding  s 
of  Executive 
Committee  to 
be  furnished 
Press. 

Reports  to 
Mayors  of  New 
York  and 
Brooklyn. 


344 


Meet  ing, 
August  4tn, 

J873- 


M e e t i n g, 
September  ist, 
1873. 


M e e t i n g, 
October  6th, 
1873- 


M e e t i n g, 
November  3d, 
1873- 


Me  e t i n g, 
November  7th, 
1873. 


M e e t i n g, 
November  nth, 
1873- 


Resignations 
of  Messrs.  Me 
Lean  and  Good- 
rich. 

Trea  s u r e r’s 
Report. 


R e p 0 r ts  of 
Finance  Com- 
mittee. 


The  Board  met  August  4th,  1873.  No  quorum. 


The  Board  met  September  ist,  1873.  No  quorum. 


The  Board  met  October  6th,  1873.  No  quorum. 


The  Board  met  November  3d,  1873.  No  quorum. 


The  Board  met  November  7th,  1873.  No  quorum. 


The  Board  met  November  nth,  1873.  Eleven  present. 

The  Minutes  of  Executive  Committee  of  July  10th  and 
nth;  August  7th;  September  ist  and  3d;  October  6th,  nth 
and  13th,  and  November  ist,  were  read  and  approved. 

The  resignations  of  Messrs.  McLean  and  Goodrich  as 
Directors  were  presented  and  accepted. 

The  Treasurer’s  report  to  November  ist  was  approved 
and  filed. 

The  Finance  Committee  presented  the  following  reports  : 

“ The  undersigned,  members  of  the  Finance  Committee, 
have  at  several  meetings  carefully  examined  the  accounts 
and  vouchers  of  this  Company,  covering  the  period  from 
May  ist,  1873,  to  date,  and  beg  leave  to  report  that  they 
find  them  to  be  correct.” 

“ Inasmuch  as  at  these  meetings  three  members  of  the 
Committee  have  not  been  present,  nor  given  any  indication 
of  their  willingness  to  be  present  in  the  future,  we  would 
respectfully  suggest  that  some  steps  be  taken  to  fill  their 
places  with  such  members  of  your  Board  as  may  be  able  to 
give  some  attention  to  the  duties  entrusted  to  this  Com- 
mittee.” 

“ Respectfully  submitted, 

(Signed)  F.  A.  SCHROEDER, 

H.  H.  WHEELER, 
of  Finance  Committee 


Brooklyn,  October  ist,  1873. 


345 


“ The  undersigned,  members  of  the  Finance  Committee 
of  the  Board  of  Directors  of  the  New  York  Bridge  Company, 
have  examined  the  accounts  and  vouchers  of  the  Company 
for  the  month  of  October,  and  find  them  to  be  correct.” 
(Signed)  F.  A.  SCHROEDER. 

H.  H.  WHEELER.” 

Brooklyn,  November  3d,  1873. 

The  reports  were  accepted  and  the  suggestion  contained  in 
the  report  of  October  1st,  was  adopted. 

Mr.  Schroeder  suggested  that  some  action  ought  to  be 
taken  to  ascertain  the  cost  of  right  of  way  under  proposed 
line  of  Bridge. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  McCue,  the  Executive  Committee  was 
requested  to  have  an  estimate  prepared  of  the  cost  of  the  land 
required  by  the  Bridge  Company,  and  report  to  the  Board 
as  soon  as  possible. 

Mr.  Wheeler  gave  notice  that  at  the  next  meeting  of  the 
Board  he  should  offer  an  amendment  to  the  By-Laws  to  re- 
duce the  Finance  Committee  to  three  members. 


The  Board  met  December  1st,  1873.  No  quorum. 


The  Board  met  December  8th,  1873.  No  quorum. 


The  Board  met  December  15th,  1873.  No  quorum. 


The  Board  met  December  22d,  1873.  Eleven  members 
present. 

The  Minutes  of  meetings  of  Executive  Committee  held 
November  nth  and  December  1st,  8th  and  15th,  were 
read  and  approved. 

The  Finance  Committee  reported  that  they  had  examined 
the  accounts  and  vouchers  of  the  Company  to  December 
1st,  1873,  and  found  them  to  be  correct. 

40 


Reports  a c 
cepted. 


Right  of  way 
under  Bridge. 


Estimates  t o 
be  prepared. 


Amendm  e n t 
of  By-Laws. 


Meeting  De- 
c e m b e r ist, 
1873- 


Meeting  De- 
c e m b e r 8th, 
1873. 


Meeting  De- 
c e m b e 1 15th, 
lS73- 


Meeting  De- 
c e m b e r 22d 
1873- 


Finance  Com- 
mittee report  to 
December  ist, 

1873- 


346 


By-  Laws  a- 
mended. 


Finance  Com- 
mittee appoint- 
ed. 

Executive 
Committee  re- 
port estimated 
cost  of  Bridge. 


Meeting  Jan- 
uary 5th,  1874. 


Meeting  Feb- 
ruary 2d,  1874. 


Meeting  Mar. 
2d,  1874. 


Meeting  Mar. 
4th,  1874. 


Meeting 
April  6lh,  1874. 


Meeting  May 
4th,  1874. 


Meeting  May 
nth,  1874. 


Meeting  May 
18th,  1874. 


Meeting  May 
25th,  1874. 


Mr.  Wheeler  offered  an  amendment  to  the  By-Laws  re- 
ducing the  number  of  the  Finance  Committee  to  three. 
Amendment  adopted. 

Messrs.  Schroeder,  Green  and  Wheeler  were  appointed  as 
the  Finance  Committee. 

The  Executive  Committee  presented  its  report  of  the 
estimated  cost  of  the  Bridge  entire,  including  land  and  struc- 
ture. Ordered  to  be  printed. 


The  Board  met  January  5th,  1874.  No  quorum. 


The  Board  met  February  2d,  1874.  No  quorum. 


The  Board  met  March  2d,  1874.  No  quorum. 


The  Board  met  March  4th,  1874.  No  quorum. 


The  Board  met  April  6th,  1874.  No  quorum. 


The  Board  met  May  4th,  1874.  No  quorum. 


The  Board  met  May  nth,  1874.  No  quorum. 


The  Board  met  May  1 Sth,  1874.  No  quorum. 


The  Board  met  May  25th,  1874.  No  quorum. 


347 


The  Fifth  Annual  Meeting  of  the  Stockholders  was  held 
June  ist,  1874. 

The  following  Directors  were  elected  : 

Messrs.  Henry  C.  Murphy,  Alexander  McCue,  William  C. 
Kingsley,  John  H.  Prentice,  Benjamin  F.  Tracy,  Jere- 
miah P.  Robinson,  James  S.  T.  Stranahan,  Isaac  Van  An- 
den,  William  H.  Vanderbilt,  Abner  C.  Keeney,  Hassan  H. 
Wheeler,  Abram  S.  Hewitt,  Seymour  L.  Husted,  William 
Marshall,  and  Henry  W.  Slocum. 

Messrs.  C.  C.  Martin  and  Edgar  M.  Cullen  were  elected 
Inspectors  of  Election  to  act  at  the  next  annual  meeting. 


The  Board  of  Directors  met  June  10th,  1874.  Fourteen 
present. 

Mr.  J.  P.  Robinson  was  elected  President;  Mr.  John  H. 
Prentice  Treasurer,  and  Mr.  O.  P.  Quintard  Secretary. 

The  resignation  of  Mr.  William  Marshall,  as  a Director, 
was  accepted  and  ordered  filed. 

The  Minutes  of  meetings  of  the  Executive  Committee, 
held  December  22d,  1873,  January  5th  and  9th,  Febru- 
ary 2d,  March  2d,  April  6th,  May  4th  and  June  ist,  1874, 
were  read  and  approved. 

The  Finance  Committee  reported  that  it  had  examined 
the  accounts  and  vouchers  for  December,  1873,  January  and 
February,  1874,  and  found  them  to  be  correct. 

The  following  were  appointed  as  the  Executive  Commit- 
tee : 

Messrs.  Murphy,  Vance,  Stranahan,  Kingsley  and 
Hewitt. 

Messrs.  Schroeder,  Green  and  Wheeler  were  appointed 
as  the  Finance  Committee  : 

The  Executive  Committee  presented  its  report  for  the 
year  ending  May  ist,  1874  ; also  the  reports  of  the  Chief 
Engineer  and  Treasurer.  Ordered  to  be  printed  in  pamphlet 
form. 


S t ockholders* 
meeting  June 
ist,  1874. 

Directors 

elected. 


Meeting  June 
10th,  1874. 


Officers  elect- 
ed. 


Resignat  i o n 
of  M r.  M a r- 
shall. 


Report  of  Fi- 
nance Commit- 
tee for  Decem- 
ber, 1873,  a^d 
January  and 
February,  1874. 


Executive  and 
Finance  Com- 
mittees appoint- 
ed. 


Reports  to  be 
printed. 


348 


A mendments 
to  Charter  to  be 
printed. 

Executive 
Committee  t o 
carry  out  its 
provisions. 


Work  to  be 
resumed. 


Meeting  July 
6th,  1874. 


Meeting  Au- 
gust 3d,  1874. 


Meeting  Sep- 
tember  7th, 
1874. 


Meeting  Oc- 
tober 5th.  1874. 


Meeting  Oc- 
tober 14th,  1874. 


Consent  of 
private  Sto  c k- 
holders  to  Act 
of  Legislature. 


A certified  copy  of  the  amendments  to  the  charter,  passed 
June  5th,  1874,  was  presented,  read  and  ordered  printed. 

The  subject  of  the  amended  charter  was  referred  to  the 
Executive  Committee,  with  power  to  carry  out  its  provi- 
sions. 

The  tenth  installment  of  ten  per  cent,  on  the  capital 
stock  of  the  Company  was  called,  payable  25th  inst. 

The  Executive  Committee  was  directed  to  resume  work 
at  once  on  the  New  York  and  Brooklyn  towers  and  the 
Brooklyn  anchorage. 


The  Board  of  Directors  met  July  6th,  1874.  No  quorum. 


The  Board  of  Directors  met  August  3d,  1874.  No 
quorum. 


The  Board  of  Directors  met  September  7th,  1874.  No 
quorum. 


The  Board  of  Directors  met  October  5th,  1874.  No 
quorum. 


The  Board  of  Directors  met  October  14th,  1874.  Four- 
teen members  present. 

Mr.  Murphy  stated  that  the  object  of  the  meeting  was 
to  take  some  action  in  reference  to  the  consent  of  the 
private  stockholders  to  the  Act  of  the  Legislature  of  June 
5th,  1874,  and  offered  the  following  preamble  and  reso- 
lution : 

“ Whereas,  The  City  of  Brooklyn,  by  a vote  of  the  Common  Council 
thereof,  did,  on  or  about  the  14th  day  of  September,  1S74,  accept  the 
provisions  of  the  third  section  of  the  Act  passed  June  5th,  1874,  en- 
titled : 

“An  Act  to  amend  an  Act  entitled  an  Act  to  incorporate  the  New  York 
Bridge  Company,  for  the  purpose  of  constructing  and  maintaining  a 


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bridge  over  the  East  River,  between  the  cities  of  New  York  and  Brook- 
lyn, passed  April  sixteenth,  eighteen  hundred  and  sixty-seven,  and  to 
provide  for  the  speedy  construction  of  said  bridge  ; and 

“Whereas,  The  owners  of  two-thirds  of  the  private  stock  of  the  New 
York  Bridge  Company  aforesaid  have  filed  with  the  said  Company  their 
acceptance  of  the  provisions  of  the  second  section  of  the  said  Act,  which 
acceptance  has  been  duly  recorded  in  the  offices  of  the  Registers  of  the 
City  and  County  of  New  York  and  the  County  of  Kings  respectively. 

“ Resolved , That  the  officers  of  this  Company  notify  the  Mayors  and 
Comptrollers  of  the  said  Cities  respectively  of  such  acceptance  by  the 
City  of  Brooklyn  and  private  stockholders,  by  transmitting  to  them  sever- 
ally a copy  of  this  resolution.’’ 

Adopted. 


The  Directors  met  November  2d,  1874.  No  quorum. 


The  Directors  met  December  71b,  1874.  Eleven  mem- 
bers present. 

The  Minutes  of  the  Executive  Committee  of  June  10th, 
16th,  20th,  July  6th  and  13th,  August  3d,  6th,  September 
7th,  9th,  14th,  2 1 st,  October  5th,  8th,  14th,  November  2d 
and  30th  were  read  and  approved. 

The  Finance  Committee  reported  that  they  had  examined 
the  accounts  and  vouchers  of  the  Company  from  March  1st 
to  October  1st,  and  found  them  to  be  correct. 


The  Directors  met  January  4th,  1875.  No  quorum. 


The  Directors  met  February  1st,  1875.  No  quorum. 


A meeting  of  the  Directors  appointed  by  the  Mayors  and 
Comptrollers  of  the  Cities  of  New  York  and  Brooklyn,  by 
authority  of  an  Act  of  the  Legislature  passed  June  5th,  1874, 


Notifica  t i o n 
to  Cities  of 
New  York  and 
Brooklyn. 


Meeting  No- 
vember 2d,  1874. 


Meeting  De- 
c e m b e r 7th, 
1874. 


Pro  ceedings 
of  E x e c u tive 
Committee  ap- 
proved. 


Report  of 
Finance  Com- 
mittee. 


Meeting  Jan- 
uary 4th,  1875. 


Meeting  Feb- 
ruary 1st,  1875. 


M e e ting  of 
Directors  ap- 
pointed by 
Mayors,  F ebru- 
ary  17th,  1875. 


Present. 


R e p r esenta- 
tives  of  Brook- 
lyn. 


Rep  resenta- 
tives  of  N e w 
V ork. 


Absentees. 


Committee  to 
n o minate  of- 
ficers 


Meeting  Feb- 
ruary 23a,  1875. 


Permanent 
officers  appoint- 
ed  , excepting 
Treasurer. 


Tempo  r ary 
Treasurer  ap- 
pointed. 


was  held  at  the  office  of  the  Brooklyn  Bridge  Company,  Feb- 
ruary 17th,  1875. 

Mayor  Wickham,  of  New  York,  was  appointed  Chairman. 
There  were  present  at  this  meeting  Messrs.  Henry  C. 
Murphy,  Thomas  Carroll,  James  S.  T.  Stranahan,  George 

L.  Nichols,  David  M.  Stone,  William  C Kingsley,  William 
Marshall,  Samuel  Booth,  Mayor  John  W.  Hunter  and  Comp- 
troller Samuel  S.  Powell,  on  behalf  of  Brooklyn,  and  James 

M.  McLean,  John  Riley,  Lloyd  Aspinwall,  Charles  J. 
Canda,  Francis  B.  Thurber,  James  M.  Motley  and  Mayor 
William  H.  Wickham,  on  behalf  of  New  York. 

The  absentees  were  Lawrence  Turnure,  Abram  S.  Hewitt 
and  Comptroller  Andrew  H.  Green. 

Mr.  Stranahan  moved  that  the  Chairman  appoint  a com 
mittee  of  two  from  each  city  to  nominate  permanent  officers 
of  the  Company. 

The  Chairman  appointed  Messrs.  Stranahan,  Hunter, 
Aspinwall  and  McLean  as  such  committee. 


The  Board  met  February  23d,  1875,  Mayor  Wickham  in 
the  chair.  Sixteen  members  present. 

The  Committee  appointed  to  nominate  permanent  officers 
reported  that  they  had  agreed  to  nominate  for  President, 
Hon.  Henry  C.  Murphy;  for  Vice-President,  Hon.  Abram 
S.  Hewitt,  and  for  Secretary,  Mr.  O.  P.  Quintard;  but  that 
they  were  not  prepared  to  make  a nomination  for  Treasurer. 
An  election  was  had  with  the  following  result  : Hon.  Henry 
C.  Murphy  was  elected  President  and  Hon.  Abram  S. 
Hewitt  Vice-President;  Mr.  O.  P.  Quintard  was  appointed 
Secretary. 

Mr.  Stranahan  moved  that  Mr.  John  H.  Prentice  be  re- 
quested to  act  as  Treasurer  until  a Treasurer  shall  be  ap- 
pointed. Carried. 

Mr.  Aspinwall  moved  that  a committee  of  four  (two  from 
each  city)  be  appointed  to  take  into  consideration,  and 
report  what  legislation  will  be  necessary  at  the  present 
session  of  the  Legislature  to  forward  the  interests  of  the 
Bridge  enterprise. 


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The  Chairman  appointed  as  such  committee  Messrs. 
Motley,  Kingsley,  Carroll  and  Riley. 

A detailed  statement  of  the  present  financial  condition  of 
the  Company,  the  total  amount  of  cash  received,  the  total 
amount  expended,  the  present  liabilities  of  the  Company, 
what  contracts  have  been  made,  etc.,  was  ordered  to  be 
prepared. 

Messrs.  Marshall,  Nichols  and  Canda  were  appointed  a 
Committee  to  prepare  By-Laws. 


The  Directors  met  March  ist,  1875.  Fourteen  members 
present. 

Mr.  Kingsley,  from  the  Committee  on  Legislation,  reported 
that  the  Committee  had  agreed  to  present  the  bill  as  printed, 
and  ask  its  adoption  by  the  Board. 

Mr.  Stone  offered  the  following  amendment  : 

“ Upon  the  expiration  of  the  term  of  the  first  Trustees 
designated  under  this  Act,  the  Mayors  and  Comptrollers  of 
the  said  cities  shall  appoint  their  successors  in  the  same 
manner  as  provided  for  the  election  of  Directors  under 
said  Chapter  601,  who  shall  hold  their  places  for  two  years, 
and  the  said  Mayors  and  Comptrollers  shall  every  two 
years  thereafter  appoint  theTrustees  of  said  Bridge  in  man- 
ner aforesaid.” 

Amendment  adopted. 

The  entire  bill,  as  amended,  was  then  adopted. 

Mr.  Kingsley  moved  that  the  Committee  on  Legislation  be 
discharged,  and  that  the  President  be  requested  to  send  the 
bill  to  the  representative  at  Albany,  and  that  the  Executive 
Committee,  when  appointed,  take  charge  of  the  matter  and 
urge  the  passage  of  the  bill.  Adopted. 

A printed  report  of  the  officers  on  the  financial  condition 
of  the  Company  was  received,  and  ordered  on  file. 

Ordered  that  the  Press  be  furnished  with  a copy  of  same. 

A Code  of  By-Laws  was  reported,  adopted,  and  ordered 
printed. 


Committee  on 
Legislation. 


Statement  to 
be  prepared 
showing  finan- 
cial condition. 


Committee  on 
By-Laws. 


Report  of 
Committee  o n 
Legislation. 


A in  e n dment 
to  bill. 


Entire  bill 
adopted. 

Committee  on 
Legislation  dis- 
charged. 

E x e c u t i ve 
Committee  t o 
take  charge  of 
bill. 


Report  on  fi- 
nancial condi- 
tion. 


Copy  for 
Press. 


By-Laws. 


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Meeting  Mar. 
8th,  1875. 


Executive 
Committee  ap- 
pointed. 


Amendm  e n t 
to  By-Laws. 


Finance  Com- 
mittee appoint- 
ed. 


Meeting  Mai. 
15th,  1875. 


Mr.  Stone  moved  that  the  regular  salaries  of  the  engineers, 
officers  and  clerks  for  February,  amounting  to  $3,390.31,  be 
paid.  Carried. 


The.  Directors  met  March  8th,  1875.  Sixteen  members 
present. 

Messrs.  Stone,  Kingsley,  Stranahan,  Marshall,  Turnure, 
McLean  and  Canda  were  elected  as  the  Executive  Com- 
mittee. 

Mr.  Kingsley  gave  notice  that  at  the  next  meeting  he 
should  move  to  amend  the  By-Laws  by  striking  out  the 
word  “seven”  and  inserting  in  its  place  the  word  “eight” 
in  Section  1 of  Article  II.,  thereby  making  the  Executive 
Committee  to  consist  of  eight  members  instead  of  seven, 
and  by  striking  out  the  word  “five”  in  Section  1 of  Article 
VII.,  and  inserting  in  its  place  the  word  “six,”  thereby 
increasing  the  Finance  Committee  to  six  members. 

Mr.  Aspinwall  gave  notice  that  he  should  move  to  amend 
the  By-Laws  by  adding  at  the  end  of  Article  II.  the  following: 

“ Section  4.  No  member  of  the  Board  shall  be  appointed 
to  fill  any  office,  or  be  interested  in  any  contract  for  labor 
or  materials.” 

The  pay-roll  ending  March  4th,  amounting  to  $808.89,  was 
ordered  paid. 

The  following  resolution  was  referred  to  the  Finance 
Committee,  when  appointed  : 

That  the  financial  officers  of  the  Company  be  authorized  to  - make  pay- 
ments for  the  following  purposes,  as  same  may  become  due  : 

For  interest,  rents,  taxes,  labor  pay-rolls,  salaries,  freights  on  stone, 
etc.,  and  incidental  office  expenses,  which  payments  shall  be  reported  to 
the  Finance  Committee  monthly. 

The  Finance  Committee  was  appointed,  as  follows: 

Messrs.  Aspinwall,  Motley,  Thurber,  Carroll  and  Booth. 


The  Directors  met  March  15th,  1875.  Thirteen  mem- 
bers present. 


a:)  J 


The  Finance  Committee  reported  that  they  had  audited 
bills  amounting  to  $3,361.10,  including  $2,500  to  C.  H. 
Delamater  & Co.,  on  account  of  their  bills  rendered,  and 
PettyCash  bills  amounting  to  $62.14.  Approved,  and  bills 
ordered  to  be  paid. 

The  Finance  Committee  recommended  that  the  financial 
officers  be  authorized  to  make  payments  for  the  following 
purposes,  as  the  same  may  become  due  : 

Interest  on  bond  and  mortgage  for  $50,000  ; rents  of 
stone-yards,  and  of  land  corner  Water  and  Dock  streets;  labor 
pay-rolls  at  the  end  of  every  two  weeks;  monthly  salaries 
of  engineers,  officers  and  clerks  ; freights  on  stone  and 
other  materials,  if  necessary ; all  such  payments  to  be  re- 
ported to  the  Finance  Committee  monthly.  Recommenda- 
tion adopted. 

The  Committee  also  recommended  that  action  on  bills  of 
the  Edge  Moor  Iron  Company,  and  of  the  Commissioners 
for  appraising  land  for  the  New  York  anchorage,  be  deferred 
for  the  present.  Adopted. 

The  Minutes  of  the  Executive  Committee  of  the  meeting 
of  March  10th  were  read. 

Mayor  Hunter  moved  to  amend  the  recommendation  of 
the  Executive  Committee,  with  reference  to  making  con- 
tracts for  materials,  by  striking  out  the  words  “ making  of  ” 
and  inserting  the  words  “ receiving  of  bids  for,”  and  by  ad- 
ding at  the  end  of  the  paragraph  the  words  “and  report  to 
this  Board.” 

Mr.  Stone  moved  to  amend,  by  authorizing  the  Ex- 
ecutive Committee  to  proceed  with  the  work  as  recom- 
mended by  the  Chief  Engineer,  with  the  exception  of  mak- 
ing contracts  for  materials,  and  that  all  bids  received  for 
materials  shall  be  referred  to  the  Board  for  its  action. 
Carried. 

The  recommendation  of  the  Executive  Committee  that 
twenty  per  cent,  on  $2,000,000  be  called  for  from  the  City 
of  Brooklyn,  was  discussed  at  length. 

Mayor  Hunter  advised  that  the  amount  be  borrowed 
temporarily,  or  until  the  new  Bill  be  passed  by  the  Legis- 
lature. 


Bills  ordered 
paid. 


Financial  o f- 
ficers  to  make 
certain  pay- 
ments and  re- 
port to  Finance 
Committee 
monthly. 


Action  on  cer- 
tain bills  defer- 
ed. 


Action  taken 
on  recommen- 
dation of  Exe- 
cutive C o m - 
mittee  in  re- 
gards to  con- 
tracts. 


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354 


President  au- 
thorized to  bor- 
row $300,000. 


Amendments 
to  By-Laws. 


Mr.  Stone  moved  that  the  Finance  Committee,  in  connec- 
tion with  the  President,  be  authorized  to  borrow  the  sum 
of  $300,000  for  sixty  days  or  longer,  in  order  to  proceed 
with  the  prosecution  of  the  work  ; and  that  the  first  moneys 
received  be  used  for  the  payment  of  land  taken  for  the  New 
York  anchorage.  Adopted. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Stone,  the  President  was  authorized  to 
select  such  members  of  the  Board  as  he  may  deem  advis- 
able to  attend  to  the  passage  of  the  Bill  now  before  the 
Legislature. 

The  proposed  amendments  to  the  By-Laws  were  then 
taken  up  for  action. 

Article  III.  was  amended  by  inserting,  at  end  of  Section 
2,  the  following  : 

“ Section  3.  In  the  absence  of  the  President,  the  Vice- 
President  shall  preside  at  the  meetings  of  the  Board. 
Whenever  the  President  shall  be  incapacitated  by  sickness, 
absence,  or  other  unavoidable  cause,  from  attending  to  the 
general  duties  of  his  office,  the  Vice-President  shall  possess 
the  powers  and  perform  the  duties  of  President.” 

Section  3 of  Article  III.  was  changed  to  Section  4. 

Section  i of  Article  II.  was  amended  by  making  the 
Executive  Committee  consist  of  “eight”  members  instead  of 
seven.” 

Section  i of. Article  VII.  was  amended,  by  making  the 
Finance  Committee  consist  of  “six”  members  instead  of 
“ five.” 

Section  i of  Article  II.  by  adding  at  end  of  fourth  clause 
the  words  “ but  no  member  of  the  Board  shall  be  ap- 
pointed.” 

Article  II.  was  amended  by  adding  at  the  end  of  Section 
3 the  following  : 

“ Section  4.  No  member  of  the  Board  shall  be  interested 
in  any  contract  for  labor  or  materials.” 

Mr.  Nichols  gave  notice  that  at  the  next  meeting  of  the 
Board  he  should  offer  the  following  amendment  to  the  By- 
Laws  : 

Add  at  end  of  Section  2,  Article  VII.,  the  following— 

“ Section  3.  Whenever  any  of  the  officers  of  this  Com- 


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pany  shall  be  prevented  by  sickness,  absence  or  other  un- 
avoidable cause  from  attending  to  the  duties  of  his  office, 
the  Finance  Committee  for  the  time  being  shall  have  power 
to  designate  what  person  or  persons  may  sign  checks  and 
other  necessary  papers.” 

The  President  appointed  Mr.  Nichols  a member  of  the 
Finance  Committee. 


The  Board  of  Directors  met  April  5th,  1 875.  Fifteen 
members  present. 

Minutes  of  Finance  Committee  of  March  15th  and  19th, 
and  April  2d,  read  and  confirmed. 

The  Minutes  of  the  Executive  Committee  of  March  31st, 
read  and  confirmed. 

Treasurer’s  report  of  receipts  and  expenditures  during 
March  presented,  and  ordered  on  file. 

The  Secretary’s  report  of  financial  condition  of  Company 
on  April  1st  presented  and  ordered  filed. 

The  amendment  to  the  By-Laws  offered  by  Mr.  Nichols 
on  March  15th  was  taken  up  for  action. 

Mr.  Stone  moved  to  amend  by  striking  out  the  word 
“ Finance  ” and  inserting  the  word  “ Executive  ” before  the 
word  “ Committee,”  so  that  the  Executive  Committee  shall 
have  the  power  to  designate  what  persons  or  person  may 
sign  checks  and  other  papers  in  the  absence  of  any  of  the 
officers  of  the  Company.  Adopted. 

Mr.  Motley  was  elected  a member  of  the  Executive  Com- 
mittee. 

Mr.  Riley  was  appointed  a member  of  the  Finance  Com- 
mittee. 

The  officers  of  the  Company  were  authorized  to  exchange 
checks  for  $202,000  with  the  Comptroller  of  the  City  of 
New  York,  in  settlement  of  claims  of  said  city  for  land 
taken  for  the  purposes  of  the  Bridge,  and  in  settlement  of 
the  amount  due  this  Company  by  said  city  for  installments 
on  capital  stock. 

Bids  for  railroad  iron  and  for  knees  and  spikes  were  re- 
ceived from  James  Binns,  of  Brooklyn,  and  from  Wm. 
Wharton,  Jr.,  of  Philadelphia,  and  referred  to  Executive 
Committee  to  make  contract  with  lowest  bidder. 


E'-ance  Com- 
mittee. 


Meeting  Ap- 
ril 5th,  1875. 

P r o c eedings 
of  Finance 
Committee  con- 
firmed. 

Executive 
Committee 
minutes  c o n - 
firmed. 


A m e ndment 
to  By-Laws. 


Settlement  of 
land  claims  of 
City  of  New 
York. 


Bids  for  rail- 
road iron,  etc., 
referred  to  Ex 
ecutive  Com- 
mittee. 


Payments  rec- 
ommended b y 
Finance  Com- 
mittee approv- 
ed. 


Meeting  Ap- 
ril 19th  1875, 


Minutes  0/ 
Executive  and 
Finance  C o m- 
mittees  approv- 
ed. 


Purchase  o f 
property  refer- 
red to  Execu- 
tive Committee. 


Bids  referred 
to  Executive 
Committee. 


Meeting  Ma  y 
3<1,  1875. 


356 

The  Finance  Committee  recommended  the  payment  of 
the  several  sums,  amounting  to  $2,053.05,  for  expenses  in- 
curred in  taking  land  for  New  York  anchorage,  and  a 
further  sum  of  $24,434.07  for  bills  audited  by  said  Com- 
mittee, also  the  sum  of  $242,500  for  land  taken  for  the 
New  York  anchorage,  being  the  amount  awarded  by  the 
Supreme  Court. 

Approved,  and  payments  authorized. 

The  President  announced  that  the  proceeds  of  the  loan 
of  $300,000  were  now  in  bank  to  the  credit  of  the  Com- 
pany. 


The  Board  of  Directors  met  April  19th,  1875.  Fifteen 
members  present. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Nichols,  the  Secretary  was  directed  to 
record  the  Minutes  of  each  meeting  m the  Minute  Book 
before  they  are  read  to  the  Board  for  approval. 

Minutes  of  Finance  Committee  of  April  5th  confirmed. 

Minutes  of  Executive  Committee  of  April  5th  confirmed- 

Bids  for  galvanizing  iron  rollers  and  for  wire  rope  sockets 
referred  to  Treasurer,  with  power. 

The  matter  of  purchase  of  property  from  Mr.  Rosenberg 
on  James  street,  say  about  20  feet  in  depth,  referred  to 
Executive  Committee,  with  power. 

The  Treasurer  was  authorized  to  make  purchases  of  small 
supplies,  as  the  same  may  be  needed  from  time  to  time,  and 
report  to  the  Board  monthly. 

Bids  for  yellow  pine  timber,  spruce  timber,  plank  and 
anchor  plates  for  the  New  York  anchorage,  referred  to  Ex- 
ecutive Committee,  with  power. 


The  Directors  met  May  3d,  1875.  Fourteen  members 
present. 

Minutes  of  Executive  Committee  meeting  held  April  2 2d 
confirmed. 


357 


Minutes  of  Executive  Committee  meeting  held  this  day 
were  read,  and,  on  motion  of  Mr.  Nichols,  that  portion  of 
the  Minutes  in  reference  to  the  purchase  of  piles,  oak  plank, 
and  buggies  and  hiring  of  horses  and  carts  and  scows,  was 
confirmed,  and  the  recommendations  of  Executive  Com- 
mittee were  adopted. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Nichols,  all  other  matters  recom- 
mended by  Executive  Committee  were  laid  over  until  next 
meeting. 


The  Directors  met  May  17th,  1875.  Fifteen  members 
present. 

Minutes  of  Executive  Committee  and  of  the  Finance 
Committee  of  May  3d  were  read  and  confirmed. 

The  Treasurer’s  report  for  April  was  read  and  ordered 
on  file. 

The  President  reported  that  he  had  purchased  the  prop- 
erty on  James  street,  belonging  to  Mr.  Rosenberg,  for 
$6,500. 

The  President  presented  and  read  the  amended  Bill  as 
passed  by  the  Legislature,  also  the  consent  of  the  private 
Stockholders  to  a provision  in  the  Bill  respecting  the  stock 
held  by  them. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Stranahan,  the  matter  of  making  ar- 
rangements to  retire  the  stock  of  the  Company  held  by  pri- 
vate stockholders  was  referred  to  a committee  of  five,  not 
stockholders,  to  report  at  next  meeting.  The  Chair  ap- 
pointed as  such  Committee  Messrs.  McLean,  Turnure, 
Nichols,  Carroll  and  Canda. 

Contracts  for  materials  were  awarded  to  the  following 
parties  : 

To  Noone  & Madden,  for  Limestone , New  York  anchor- 
age, in  accordance  with  their  bid, which  is  on  file,  amounting 
to  $121,315.48. 

To  the  Collins  Granite  Company,  for  Granite  for  New 
York  tower,  in  accordance  with  their  bid  on  file,  amounting 
to  $152,318.50. 


Meeting  May 
17th,  1875. 


Purchase  o f 
property. 


Amended  act 
and  consent  of 
private  Stock- 
holders. 


Special  Com- 
mittee appoint- 
ed. 


C on  trac  ts 
awarded. 


358 


Hills  ordered 
paid,  and  pay- 
ments confirm- 
ed. 


D e p o sit  in 
Long  Island 
Hank  for  cer- 
tain payments. 


Treasurer  t o 
purchase  Tim- 
ber. 


Loan  author- 
ized. 


Meeting  May 
24th,  1875. 


Statement  by 
President  in  re- 
gard to  award 
of  contract  for 
iron  anchor 
bars  to  Edge 
Moor  Iron  Co. 
instead  of  to  A. 
R.  Whitney  & 
B r o . , who 
were  the  lowest 
bidders. 


To  John  Beatty  & Co.,  for  Granite  Corners  and  Dimen- 
sion Backing  for  New  York  anchorage,  amounting  to  $20,- 
616.12. 

To  the  Edge  Moor  Iron  Company,  for  Iron  Bars  and 
Pins  for  New  York  anchorage,  viz.:  Links  Nos.  1,  2,  3,  4,  5 
and  6,  at  5^-g-  cents  per  pound. 

To  the  Keystone  Bridge  Company,  for  Iron  Bars  and 
Pins,  Brooklyn  anchorage  and  New  York  anchorage,  viz.: 
Two  sets,  comprising  links  Nos.  7,  8,  9 and  10  for  each 
anchorage,  at  5T9-g-  cents  per  pound. 

Bills  audited  by  Finance  Committee,  amounting  to  $10,- 
037.02,  ordered  paid  ; and  payments  by  the  officers,  amount- 
ing to  $213,881.93,  and  payments  from  petty  cash  during 
April,  amounting  to  $177.67,  were  confirmed. 

Officers  were  authorized  to  deposit  in  Long  Island  Bank 
to  the  credit  of  the  Treasurer  a sum  not  exceeding  $1,000  at 
any  one  time,  for  paying  freights  and  for  petty  cash  purposes, 
the  checks  to  be  drawn  to  order  of  Secretary. 

Treasurer  was  authorized  to  purchase  a lot  of  Rocky 
Mountain  paint  at  4 cents  per  pound. 

Bill  of  Journal  of  Commerce  for  advertising,  amounting  to 
$37.26,  was  ordered  to  be  paid. 

Treasurer  was  authorized  to  purchase  about  1,400  lineal 
feet  of  yellow  pine  timber  for  the  track  of  the  railway 
to  the  New  York  anchorage. 

Financial  officers  were  authorized  to  borrow  $100,000 
for  purposes  of  the  Company. 


The  Board  met  May  24th,  1875.  Thirteen  members 
present. 

The  President  stated  that  he  had  received  a letter  from 
Messrs.  A.  R.  Whitney  & Bro.,  who  were  bidders  for  the 
iron  anchor  bars  and  pins  under  the  recent  lettings,  com- 
plaining of  the  action  of  the  Board  in  giving  the  contract 
to  the  Edge  Moor  Iron  Company  and  Keystone  Bridge  Com- 
pany, of  Wilmington  and  Pittsburgh,  for  that  material,  when 
the  bid  of  Messrs.  Whitney  was  the  lowest.  They  add  that 
previous  to  bidding  they  called  at  the  office  of  the  Bridge 


359 


Company  and  saw  Mr.  Collingwood,  the  Assistant  Engineer, 
and  consulted  with  him  about  the  contract,  and  he  saw  Mr. 
Roebling,  and  next  day  wrote  them  that  Mr.  Roebling  would 
accept  anchor  bars  as  they  proposed  to  make  them,  which 
was  the  same  exactly  as  the  Edge  Moor  plan.  Messrs, 
Whitney,  without  waiting  for  a response,  and  before  I could 
obtain  the  statement  of  the  Chief  Engineer  to  whom  I re- 
ferred their  communication,  have  published  their  letter  in 
one  of  the  New  York  journals,  which  renders  it  proper  that 
I should  give  a statement  of  the  facts  in  this  Board  in  this 
public  way  in  answer  to  them. 

The  facts  as  they  are  stated  in  their  letter  are  substan- 
tially correct,  but  they  are  not  all  the  facts. 

The  responsibility  of  the  character  of  the  material  in  the 
construction  of  the  Bridge  rests  necessarily  with  the  Chief 
Engineer  ; and  the  Board,  in  adopting  his  recommendation 
to  give  the  contract  to  the  Edge  Moor  and  Keystone  Com- 
panies, pursued  its  usual  practice. 

Colonel  Roebling  is  now  so  sick  as  not  to  be  seen  or  con- 
sulted with  upon  the  subject,  but  I am  enabled  to  state 
facts  sufficiently  to  exculpate  him  entirely,  and  to  show  that 
no  other  course  could  have  been  with  propriety  pursued. 

The  anchor  bars  are  one  of  the  most  important  parts  of 
the  structure  of  the  Bridge  : they  are  to  hold  the  great  cables 
which  will  sustain  the  superstructure. 

The  specifications  of  the  work  require  that  “ the  heads 
must  be  in  all  cases  upset  on  the  solid  bar  and  not  welded 
on,”  “and  that  the  breaking  strength  of  the  iron  should  not 
be  less  than  50,000  pounds  per  square  inch,”  and  that  the 
bars  should  stretch  in  breaking  at  least  ten  per  cent,  of  their 
length,  and  should  bear  a strain  of  20,000  pounds  per  square 
inch  without  permanent  set.” 

They  further  provide  that  the  links  in  set  No.  1 should  be 
furnished  by  July  1st  ; those  in  set  No.  2 by  July  15th,  and 
the  remainder  at  the  rate  of  one  set  per  month. 

There  were  two  parties  only  known  to  the  Engineer  who 
had  adequate  upsetting  and  testing  apparatus  for  the  pur- 
poses. These  were  the  Edge  Moor  Iron  Company,  of  Wil- 
mington, and  the  Keystone  Bridge  Company,  of  Pittsburgh. 


Award  made 
in  accordance 
with  recom- 
mendati  on  of 
the  Chief  En- 
gineer. 


360 


Whitney  & 
Brother  have 
no  works  of 
their  own. 


Parties  they 
represent  are 
without  the  re- 
quisite machin- 
ery. 


Engineer  ex- 
ercised a wise 
discretion. 


Report  of 
Special  Com- 
mittee appoint- 
ed to  make  ar- 
rangements for 
retiring  stock. 


Messrs.  Whitney  and  Brother  have  no  works  of  their  own, 
and  in  their  proposal  were  understood  to  be  the  agents  for 
the  Passaic  Rolling  Mills. 

They  represented,  as  they  state,  that  they  would  make  the 
bars  exactly  as  the  Edge  Moor  Iron  Company  did.  Upon 
this  representation  their  bid  was  received  by  the  Engineer. 

Upon  subsequent  inquiry  it  was  ascertained  by  the  En- 
gineer that  the  principals  of  Messrs.  Whitney  had  no  upset- 
ting machine  ; that  they  welded  the  heads,  and  had  no  test- 
ing machine  adequate  to  the  test  if  the  bars  were  made  as 
required. 

In  order  that  this  fact  might  be  distinctly  ascertained,  I 
have  caused  inquiry  myself  to  be  made  at  the  Passaic  Works, 
and  find  such  to  be  the  fact. 

Such  machinery  for  upsetting  and  testing  could  not  be 
put  up  in  less  than  two  or  probably  three  months. 

So  that  it  was  impossible  for  the  Passaic  Company  to  have 
complied  with  the  contract. 

The  Engineer,  therefore,  exercised  a proper  discretion  in 
rejecting  the  bid  of  the  Messrs.  Whitney,  and  in  no  manner 
violated  his  consent  to  receive  their  bid,  founded  as  it  was 
on  a representation  of  their  possessing  the  means  of  fur- 
nishing the  bars  the  same  as  the  Edge  Moor  Company. 

The  report  of  the  Special  Committee  appointed  May  17th 
was  presented  and  read  as  follows  : 

A meeting  of  the  Special  Committee  of  Directors  of  the 
New  York  Bridge  Company,  appointed  for  the  purpose  of 
making  arrangements  to  retire  the  stock  of  the  Company 
held  by  private  stockholders,  was  held  on  Wednesday,  May 
19th,  1S75,  at  3 o’clock  P.  M.,  at  21  Water  street,  Brooklyn. 

Present— Messrs.  McLean,  Turnure,  Nichols,  Canda  and 
Carroll. 

Mr.  McLean  in  the  chair. 

There  were  also  present,  by  invitation,  the  following 
named  private  stockholders : 

Messrs.  Murphy,  Stranahan,  Slocum,  Husted,  Keeney, 
Barnes,  Samuel  McLean,  Prentice  and  W.  R.  Hunter. 

A statement  of  the  amounts  due  the  private  stockholders 
on  the  24th  of  May  instant  was  presented.  The  annexed 


3<5i 


premable  and  resolutions  were  presented,  read,  and,  on  mo- 
tion, were  adopted  and  referred  to  the  Board  for  its  action. 

Whereas,  The  owners  of  two-thirds  of  the  private  stock  of  this  Com- 
pany did,  on  the  twenty-eighth  day  of  September,  one  thousand  eight 
hundred  and  seventy-four,  accept  the  provisions  of  the  second  section  of 
the  Act  passed  June  5th,  1874,  entitled  : 

“AN  ACT  to  amend  an  Act  entitled  an  Act  to  incorporate  the  New 
York  Bridge  Company  for  the  purpose  of  constructing  and  maintaining 
a bridge  over  the  East  River,  between  the  cities  of  New  York  and  Brook- 
lyn, passed  April  sixteenth,  eighteen  hundred  and  sixty-seven,  and  to  pro- 
vide for  the  speedy  construction  of  said  Bridge.” 

And  did  severally  give  their  assent  to  the  said  Act  by  an  instrument  in 
writing,  signed  and  acknowledged  by  them  so  as  to  entitle  it  to  be  record- 
ed, and  the  same  was  afterwards  duly  recorded  in  the  offices  of  the  Re- 
gisters of  the  City  and  County  of  New  York  and  County  of  Kings,  as  in 
and  by  the  said  Act  provided  : and, 

Whereas,  In  and  by  the  said  second  section  of  the  said  Act  the  Direc- 
tors to  be  appointed  under  the  provisions  of  the  said  Act  on  behalf  of  the 
cities  of  Brooklyn  and  New  York  were  authorized  to  purchase  the  rights 
of  any  such  private  stockholder,  which  rights  should  be  determined  by 
the  amount  paid  by  each  of  said  stockholders,  together  with  interest  on 
the  same  from  the  time  of  payment,  and  to  provide  for  the  payment 
thereof  upon  such  terms  as  they  might  be  able  to  agree  upon  ; and, 
Whereas,  The  owners  of  two-thirds  of  the  private  stock  of  this  Com- 
pany have  agreed  to  accept  payment  of  their  rights  as  aforesaid  by  the 
obligation  of  this  Company  for  the  amounts  determined  to  be  payable  to 
them  respectively  in  manner  aforesaid,  which  amounts  shall  be  thereby 
payable  on  or  before  six  months  from  the  date  thereof  ; and, 

Whereas,  In  and  by  the  Act  entitled,  “An  Act  providing  that  the 
Bridge  in  course  of  construction  over  the  East  River,  between  thg 
cities  of  New  York  and  Brooklyn,  by  the  New  York  Bridge  Company, 
shall  be  a public  work  of  the  cities  of  New  York  and  Brooklyn,  and  for 
the  dissolution  of  said  Company  and  the  completion  and  management  of 
the  said  Bridge  by  the  said  cities,”  passed  May  14th,  1875,  it  is  provided 
that  whenever  two-thirds  of  the  private  stock  of  this  Company  shall  be 
retired  from  the  said  Company  by  the  purchase  of  the  rights  of  the  holders 
thereof,  as  provided  in  and  by  the  said  first  mentioned  Act,  this  Company 
shall  be  dissolved,  and  the  debts  and  liabilities  of  the  same  be  paid  by  the 
Trustees  thereinafter  mentioned,  and  the  Bridge  now  in  course  of  construc- 
tion over  the  East  River  between  the  said  cities  should  be  completed  as 
therein  provided  for,  and  in  behalf  of  the  Cities  of  New  York  and 
Brooklyn. 

Now,  therefore,  in  order  to  carry  into  effect  thfe  purposes  of  said  acts  it 
is  by  this  Board  of  Directors. 


Resolutions 
adopted  there- 
on. 


42 


362 


Resolved , That  they  do  hereby  agree  to  purchase  the  rights  of  all  the 
private  stockholders  who  shall  have  given  their  consent  upon  the  terms 
aforesaid  ; and  for  that  purpose  the  officers  of  this  Company  be  author- 
ized and  empowered  to  issue  certificates  of  indebtedness  to  such  stock- 
holders respectively  for  the  amounts  held  by  them  under  the  seal  of  this 
Company  upon  their  executing  a proper  release  of  their  rights  in  and  to 
the  stock  held  by  them  in  said  Company,  and  of  all  their  rights  therein, 
and  surrender  all  receipts  and  evidences  issued  to  them  in  respect  thereof, 
which  certificate  shall  be  in  form  following  : 

For  and  in  consideration  of  the  sale  and  release  to  the  New  York 
Bridge  Company  by  of  all  right,  title  and  interest  in 

and  to  the  property,  franchises  and  effects  of  the  said  Company,  and 
specifically  to  shares  of  the  capital  stock  of  the  said  Company 

standing  in  name  on  the  books  thereof,  and  the  surrender  to  the 

said  Company  by  the  said  of  all  receipts  and  evidences  thereof,  in 

pursuance  of  an  Act  of  the  Legislature  of  the  Slate  of  New  York,  passed 
June  5th,  1874,  entitled,  “ An  Act  to  amend  an  Act  entitled  an  Act  to  in- 
corporate the  New  York  Bridge  Company  for  the  purpose  of  construct- 
ing and  maintaining  a Bridge  over  the  East  River,  between  the  cities  of 
New  York  and  Brooklyn,  passed  April  sixteenth,  eighteen  hundred  and 
sixty-seven,  and  to  provide  for  the  construction  of  said  Bridge,”  the  said 
The  New  York  Bridge  Company  does  hereby  promise  to  pay  to  the  said 
executors,  administrators  or  assigns,  the  sum  of  dollars 

on  or  before  the  twenty-fourth  day  of  November,  one  thousand  eight 
hundred  and  seventy-five,  with  interest  from  the  date  hereof. 

In  witness  whereof,  the  said  The  New  York  Bridge  Company  has 
caused  these  presents  to  be  executed  under  its  seal,  attested  by  its  Secre- 
tary, and  signed  by  the  President  and  T reasurer  of  the  said  Company,  this 
twenty-fourth  day  of  May,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  seventy-five. 
All  of  which  is  submitted. 

Brooklyn,  May  19th,  1875. 

(Signed)  J.  M.  McLEAN, 

L.  TURNURE, 

C.  J.  CAN  DA. 


Report  of 
Special  C o m- 
mittee  adopted. 

L e g i si  ative 
bill  as  amended 
ordered  print- 
ed. 


On  motion,  the  report  of  the  Special  Committee  was 
adopted,  Mayor  Hunter  voting  in  the  negative. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Turnure,  the  Bill  as  amended  and 
passed  by  the  Legislature  was  ordered  to  be  printed  in 
pamphlet  form. 


First  meeting 
of  Bridge  Trus- 
tees June  9th, 
5875. 


1'he  first  meeting  of  the  Trustees  of  the  New  York  and 
Brooklyn  Bridge,  appointed  by  authority  of  an  Act  of  the 
Legislature,  passed  May  14th,  1875.  was  held  in  pursuance 


of  a call  made  by  the  President,  on  Wednesday,  June  9th, 
1875,  at  3 o’clock  P.  M. 

The  following  certificates  were  read  : 

Executive  Department,  ) 
City  Hall,  V 

New  York,  June  2d,  1875.  ) 

Under  and  pursuant  to,  and  in  exercise  of  the  authority 
Upon  us  conferred  by  the  provisions  of  the  Act  entitled: 
“An  Act  providing  that  the  Bridge  in  course  of  construc- 
tion over  the  East  River,  between  the  cities  of  New  York 
and  Brooklyn,  by  the  New  York  Bridge  Company,  shall  be 
a public  work  of  the  Cities  of  New  York  and  Brooklyn,  and 
for  the  dissolution  of  said  Company  and  the  completion 
and  management  of  the  said  Bridge  by  the  said  Cities,’’ 
being  chapter  300,  Laws  of  1875. 

We,  the  undersigned  officers  of  the  City  of  New  York, 
have  appointed  the  eight  persons  herein  below  named  as 
Trustees  for  the  purpose  of  managing  and  constructing 
said  Bridge,  to  wit  : Lawrence  Turnure,  James  M.  McLean, 
James  M.  Motley,  Abram  S.  Hewitt,  Charles  J.  Canda, 
John  Riley,  Lloyd  Aspinwall  and  Francis  B.  Thurber. 

(Signed,)  WILLIAM  H.  WICKHAM, 

Mayor  of  the  City  of  New  York. 
ANDREW  H.  GREEN, 
Comptroller  of  the  City  of  New  York. 
SAMUEL  A.  LEWIS, 

President  Board  of  Aldermen , City  of  New  York 


In  pursuance  of  the  provisions  contained  in  chapter  300, 
section  2,  of  an  Act  entitled  : “ An  Act  providing  that  the 
Bridge  in  the  course  of  construction  over  the  East  River, 
between  the  cities  of  New  York  and  Brooklyn,  by  the  New 
York  Bridge  Company,  shall  be  a public  work,  and  for  the 
dissolution  of  said  company  and  the  completion  and  man- 
agement of  the  said  Bridge  by  the  said  Cities,  passed  May 
14th,  1875,”  we  hereby  appoint  William  C.  Kingsley,  Henry 
C.  Murphy,  Thomas  Carroll,  William  Marshall,  Henry  W. 


Certificate  of 
appointment  of 
Trustees  on  be- 
ll a 1 f of  N ew 
York. 


Certificate  of 
appointment  of 
Trustees  on  be- 
half of  Brook- 
lyn. 


364 

Slocunl,  Isaac  Van  Anden,  William  B.  Leonard  and  james 

S.  T.  Stranahan  to  be  Trustees  for  the  purpose  of  managing 
and  constructing  the  Bridge  between  the  cities  of  New 
York  and  Brooklyn,  to  serve  for  the  term  of  two  years  from 
the  date  hereof. 

Brooklyn,  N.  Y. , June  2d,  1875. 

(Signed,)  J.  W.  HUNTER, 

M ay  or. 

S.  S.  POWELL, 

Comptroller. 
WM.  S.  SEARING, 

City  Auditor. 

The  roll  was  called  and  there  were  present  Messrs.  Law- 
rence Turnure,  Charles  J.  Canda,  John  Riley,  Francis  B- 
Thurber,  Henry  C.  Murphy,  William  Marshall,  Henry  W. 
Slocum,  Isaac  Van  Anden,  William  B.  Leonard,  James  S. 

T.  Stranahan,  John  W.  Hunter,  Mayor,  and  Samuel  S. 
Powell,  Comptroller. 

Absent  : Messrs.  William  C.  Kingsley,  Thomas  Carroll, 
James  M.  McLean,  Abram  S.  Hewitt,  Lloyd  Aspinwall, 
James  M.  Motley,  William  H.  Wickham,  Mayor,  and  An- 
drew H.  Green,  Comptroller. 

The  President  then  made  the  following  statement  : 

“ In  pursuance  of  the  powers  continued  in  me  I have 
called  you  together  for  the  purpose  of  completing  the  organi- 
zation of  the  Board,  and  for  such  other  business  as  you  may 
deem  proper  to  transact. 

As  your  Board  consists  for  the  most  part  of  the  same 
persons  as  constituted  the  Directors  of  the  Company,  the 
situation  and  affairs  of  the  Bridge  are  perfectly  understood 
by  most  of  your  members. 

A summary  statement  of  the  financial  condition  of  the 
Bridge  at  this  time  may,  however,  be  proper. 

The  Liabilities  of  the  Company 


at  its  dissolution  were  as  follows  : 


3^5 

Moneys  borrowed  from  the  banks  of  Brooklyn  applied  as 


follows  : 

For  land  for  New  York  anchorage $31 1,412  68 

For  stone  and  other  liabilities  89,246  11 

On  hand  in  cash 99,341  21 

For  bond  and  mortgage  on  wharf  property  in 

Brooklyn  50,000  00 

For  amounts  due  Contractors,  being  percent- 
age retained  on  contracts 22,007  5° 

Bills  presented  for  materials  received  during 
May,  including  Engineer’s  and  Officers’ 

salaries 41,722  23 

Certificates  issued  to  retired  Stockholders 447,808  36 


Making  a total  of  actual  liabilities $1,061,538  09 

Contingent  Liabilities. 

Amount  of  contracts  under  the  recent  lettings 
for  stone,  timber  and  iron  to  complete  the 
New  York  and  Brooklyn  anchorages  and 
New  York  Tower,  upon  which  no  money 
has  been  paid  or  material  de- 
livered  $404,234  18 

Contract  for  land  on  James  st., 
adjoining  Brooklyn  anchorage, 
bought  of  Mr.  Rosenberg. . . 6,500  00 

Contracts  partially  filled,  but  not 

adjusted,  not  exceeding 5, 000  00 

— 415,734  18 


$1,477,272  27” 


An  election  was  then  had  for  officers,  with  the  following 
result  : 

Hon.  H.  C.  Murphy  was  elected  President  ; Mr.  A.  S. 
Hewitt  Vice-President  ; Mr.  John  H.  Prentice  Treasurer, 
and  Mr.  O.  P.  Quintard  Secretary. 

Mr.  Thurber  moved  that  the  members  of  the  Executive 
Committee  and  of  the  Finance  Committee  of  the  New  York 


Actual  liabil- 
ities. 


Conti  ngent 
liabilities. 


Officers  elect- 
ed. 


366 


By-Laws 

adopted. 


Committee  to 
revise  By- 
Laws. 


Purchase  o f 
property.  Pay- 
ment authoriz- 
ed. 


Horses,  and 
ma  terials  for 
anchorages. 


Cement. 


Bills  for  Wire. 


R e q uisitions 
on  cities  for 
money. 


Meeting  June 
2 iSt,  1875. 


bridge  Company,  so  far  as  the  same  may  be  members  of 
this  Board,  be  appointed  as  the  Executive  Committee  and 
Finance  Committee  of  this  Board,  and  that  all  vacancies  be 
filled  by  the  Chair.  Carried. 

The  President  appointed  Messrs.  Van  Anden  and  Leon- 
ard on  the  Finance  Committee  and  Mr.  Slocum  on  the 
Executive  Committee. 

Mayor  Hunter  moved  that  the  By-Laws  of  the  New  York 
Bridge  Company,  so  far  as  practicable,  be  adopted  as  the 
By-Laws  of  this  Board.  Carried. 

Mr.  Thurber  moved  that  a committee  of  three  be  appoint- 
ed to  revise  the  By-Laws  and  report  at  next  meeting.  Car- 
ried. 

The  Chair  appointed  as  such  Committee  Messrs.  Thurber, 
Canda  and  Stranahan. 

Bills  for  salaries  and  materials  for  May  were  referred  to 
Finance  Committee,  with  power. 

The  President  was  authorized  to  pay  M.  Rosenberg 
$6,500  for  land  on  James  street,  purchased  by  order  of  the 
Directors  of  the  New  York  Bridge  Company. 

Mr.  Thurber  moved  that  the  Minutes  of  the  Board  be 
printed. 

A communication  was  received  from  the  Engineer  stating 
that  six  horses  were  needed  and  about  twenty  tons  of  drift 
bolts  for  the  New  York  anchorage,  and  1,000  barrels  of 
cement  for  the  Brooklyn  anchorage. 

The  question  of  cement  was  referred  to  the  Executive 
Committee  to  advertise  for  proposals  for  say  4,000  barrels, 
the  purchasing  agent  to  order  such  cement  as  may  be  ne- 
cessary before  the  bids  are  awarded. 

The  matter  of  procuring  horses  and  drift  bolts  was  re- 
ferred to  the  Executive  Committee,  with  power. 

Two  bills  for  wire  imported  from  Europe  by  the  En- 
gineer were  presented  and  referred  to  the  Finance  Com- 
mittee, with  power. 

Requisition  was  ordered  to  be  made  on  the  City  of 
Brooklyn  for  $1,000,000,  and  on  the  City  of  New  York  for 
$500,000. 

'The  Trustees  met  Tune  21st,  1875.  Twelve  members 
present. 


36  7 


The  Minutes  of  meetings  of  Executive  and  Finance  Com- 
mittees, held  June  9th,  were  read  and  approved. 

The  Finance  Committee  reported  the  cash  accounts  and 
vouchers  from  December  1st,  1874,  to  May  27th,  1875,  cor- 
rect, and  also  that  the  bank  balances  agree  with  check- 
book. 

The  following  bids  for  4,000  barrels  of  cement  were  re- 
ceived, and  referred  to  the  President,  with  power  : 

New  York  & Rosendale 

Lime  and  Cement  Co.  . $1  12J  per  barrel,  less  2^  per  cent. 

John  R.  Brown 1 12 

Newark  & Rosendale 

Cement  Co 1 20  “ “ 2 “ 

Husdon  River  Cement 

Works 1 05  “ 

Rosendale  Cement  Co..  1 20  “ “2 

Delafield  & Baxter  Cem- 
ent Co 1 20  “ 

A Code  of  By-Laws  was  adopted. 

Mr.  Stranahan  moved  that  the  Engineer  be  directed  to  or- 
ganize a night  force  to  work  on  the  New  York  anchorage, 
and  that  the  officers  of  the  Company  be  authorized  to  fur- 
nish the  necessary  means  for  the  purpose.  Carried. 

A requisition  was  made  by  the  Engineer  for  20,000  feet  of 
spruce  plank  for  sheathing  at  the  New  York  anchorage. 
Referred  to  Treasurer,  with  power. 


The  Trustees  met  July  2d,  1875.  No  quorum. 


The  Trustees  met  July  7th,  1875.  Eleven  present. 
The  Treasurer’s  report  for  June  7th,  presented  and  or- 
dered filed,  as  follows  : 

Receipts  $2,281  96 

Expenditures.  57,071  68 


Finance 
Committee  re- 
port vouchers 
and  balances 
correct. 


Bids  for  Ce- 
ment. 


By-Laws. 

Night  force 
for  New  York 
anchorage. 


Requis  ition 
for  Spruce 
Plank. 


Meeting  July 
2d,  1875. 


Meeting  July 
7th,  1875. 


T reas  urer’s 
report. 


S e c r e tary’s 
report. 


Payments  au- 
thorized. 


Bills  to  be  re- 
ferred to  Finan- 
ce Committee. 


Minutes  to 
be  printed. 


Contract  for 
Cement. 


A*m  e n dment 
lo  By-Laws. 


Meeting  July 
19th, 1875. 


Meeting  Au- 
gust 2d,  1875; 


368 

The  Secretary’s  report  to  June  28th  was  presented,  show- 


ing : 

ReceiPts $5,489,735  64 

Expenditures 5,445,445  19 

Cash  on  hand  and  in  bank $44,290  45 


Liabilities,  $1,021,455.63.  Ordered  to  be  printed. 

The  officers  were  authorized  to  make  payments  for  the 
following  purposes  as  same  may  become  due  : 

For  interest  on  bond  and  mortgage,  for  rents  of  stone- 
yards  and  of  land,  corner  Water  and  Dock  streets,  for  labor 
pay-rolls  at  end  of  every  two  weeks,  for  monthly  salaries  of 
engineers,  officers  and  clerks,  for  freights  on  stone  and  other 
material,  if  necessary,  and  for  petty  cash  purposes  ; all 
such  payments  to  be  reported  to  Finance  Committee 
monthly. 

Resolved,  That  officers  be  authorized  to  deposit  in  the  Long  Island 
Bank  to  the  credit  of  the  Treasurer  a sum  not  exceeding  $5,000  at  any 
one  time,  for  paying  freights  and  for  petty  cash  purposes ; checks  to  be 
drawn  to  the  order  of  Secretary. 

That  all  bills  be  referred  to  Finance  Committee  for  audit 
and  payment,  and  that  the  Committee  report  same  at  next 
meeting  of  Board  thereafter. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Thurber,  the  Minutes  of  all  Board 
meetings  were  ordered  to  be  printed. 

The  President  reported  that  a contract  for  4,000  barrels 
of  cement  had  been  awarded  to  the  New  York  & Rosendale 
Lime  and  Cement  Company  at  the  price  of  $1.12+  per  bar- 
rel, less  2-J  per  cent. 

Mr.  Thurber  gave  notice  of  an  amendment  to  Section  r, 
Article  VII.  of  By-Laws. 


The  Trustees  met  July  19th,  1875.  No  quorum. 


The  Trustees  met  August  2d,  1875.  No  quorum. 


369 


In  M emorkitt* 


ISAAC  VAN  ANDEN. 

At  a meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  held  on  the 
sixth  day  of  August,  1875,  to  take  into  consideration 
the  death  of  Mr.  Isaac  Van  Anden,  the  President  sub- 
mitted the  following  resolutions  : 

Resolved , That  the  members  of  this  Board  have  learned  with 
unfeigned  sorrow,  the  death  of  their  colleague,  Isaac  Van  Anden, 
Esq.,  and  deeply  deplore  in  common  with  his  friends  and  fellow 
citizens  the  great  loss  which  has  been  sustained  by  that  unexpected 
event. 

Resolved , That  while  admiring  those  kind  and  generous  qual- 
ities of  heart  which  endeared  him  to  all  who  knew  him  in  the  pri- 
vate walks  of  life,  and  that  beneficence  and  public  spirit  which 
commended  him  to  the  favor  of  the  community,  we  particularly 
regard  the  deprivation  of  his  services  and  influence  in  the  import- 
ant trust  in  which  he  was  associated  with  us,,  as  a public  mis- 
fortune of  the  two  cities. 

Resolved , That  a Committee  be  appointed  to  attend  his  funeral 
at  Poughkeepsie,  to-morrow. 

Resolved , That  we  sincerely  sympathize  with  the  surviving 
members  of  his  family  in  their  affliction,  trusting  that  they  will 
find  consolation  in  their  grief  in  the  memory  of  the  virtues  of  their 
deceased  relative  and  the  esteem  in  which  he  was  held  amongst  us. 

Resolved,  That  a copy  of  these  resolutions  be  forwarded  to 
them,  duly  attested  by  the  officers. 


The  resolutions  were  unanimously  adopted,  and 
the  Board  adjourned. 


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370 


Meeting  Sep- 
t e m b e r 6tn, 
1875- 


Meeting  Sep- 
t ember  20th, 
1875- 


Bids  for  Stone 
authorized 


A ppointment 
of  Mr.  Van 
Schaick  as 
Trustee. 


Amen  dment 
to  By-Laws. 


Official  Seal. 


Member  of 
Executive  Com- 
mittee appoint- 
ed. 

Payment  to 
Drew'  & Bucki 
authorized. 


The  Trustees  met  September  6th,  1875.  No  quorum. 


The  Trustees  met  September  20th,  1875.  Twelve  pres- 
ent. 

The  Minutes  of  the  Executive  Committee,  July  19th  and 
September  6th,  were  read. 

The  salary  of  the  Master  Mechanic  was  increased  to 
$3,000  per  annum,  to  take  effect  from  September  1st,  in 
accordance  with  recommendation  of  Executive  Committee. 

The  Officers  were  authorized  to  advertise  for  bids  for 
stone  for  New  York  anchorage  above  the  springing  line  of 
the  arches,  in  accordance  with  recommendation  of  Execu- 
tive Committee. 

The  Minutes  of  the  Executive  Committee  were  approved 
as  read. 

The  Minutes  of  meetings  of  Finance  Committee  held  July 
7th,  August  6th  and  September  6th,  severally  read  and  ap- 
proved. 

The  credentials  of  the  appointment  of  Mr.  Jenkins  Van 
Schaick  as  a Trustee  in  place  of  Mr.  Charles  J.  Canda, 
resigned,  were  presented  and  ordered  on  file. 

Mr.  Van  Schaick  appeared  and  took  his  seat. 

The  following  amendment  to  the  By-Laws,  offered  by 
Mr.  Thurber  on  July  7th,  was  adopted  : Alter  Section  1 of 
Article  VII.,  so  that  it  will  read  as  follows  : 

There  shall  be  a Finance  Committee,  which  shall  consist 
of  six  members  of  the  Board,  to  be  appointed  by  the  Presi- 
dent. It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Committee  to  examine  all 
bills,  audit  the  same,  order  their  payment,  and  report  the 
same  to  the  Board  at  its  next  meeting. 

The  officers  were  authorized  to  procure  a seal  for  use  in 
the  execution  of  all  documents  requiring  same. 

The  President  appointed  Mr.  Van  Schaick  a member  of 
the  Executive  Committee,  in  place  of  Mr.  Canda,  resigned. 

The  President  presented  bill  of  Drew  & Bucki  for  final 
balance  due  (see  statement  annexed  to  bill).  Officers 
authorized  to  pay  Drew  & Bucki  $203.98,  in  final  settle- 
ment of  contract  dated  May  5th,  1875  ; also  $1,455.46  for 


37i 


percentage  retained  on  timber  previously  delivered  under 
said  contract. 

The  President  stated  that  the  subject  of  wire  for  cables 
was'under  consideration. 


The  Trustees  met  October  4th,  1875.  Thirteen  present. 
The  Treasurer’s  report  for  September,  showing  receipts, 
$102,512.38;  expenditures,  $76,630.29.  Ordered  filed. 

The  Secretary’s  report  to  October  1st,  1875,  showing  : 


Total  cash  receipts $5,792,762  n 

Total  cash  expenditures 5,740,071  73 

Cash  on  hand $52,690  38 


Liabilities,  $457,510.08. 

The  Minutes  of  meeting  of  Executive  Committee  held  this 
date  were  read  and  approved. 

A letter  of  the  Chief  Engineer  enclosing  specifications 
for  rope  for  temporary  Bridge  was  read. 

The  President  stated  that  the  contract  for  delivery  of 
cement  had  about  expired,  and  recommended  that  it  be 
continued  on  same  terms  for  residue  of  work  on  New  York 
anchorage  and  tower. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Stranahan  the  subject  was  referred  to 
the  officers,  with  power. 

The  President  stated  that  he  had  directed  a payment  to 
be  made  the  Collins  Granite  Company  of  $7,241.91  on  ac- 
count of  granite  delivered  during  September,  thereby 
anticipating  payment  of  the  monthly  estimate  by  a few  days, 
there  being  a much  larger  amount  of  granite  delivered  by 
them  for  future  estimates.  Action  of  President  approved. 


The  Trustees  met  October  nth,  1875,  a quorum  not  being 
present. 

The  President  stated  that  it  would  not  be  competent  then 
to  award  contract  under  the  bids  received,  but  the  members 
might  open  the  bids,  which  would  be  desirable  in  order  that 
the  bids  might  be  canvassed  by  the  Engineer  and  presented 


Wire  for  ca- 
bles. 


Meeting  Oc- 
tober 4th,  1875. 

Treas  urer’s 
report. 


Secret  ary’s 
report. 


Contract  for 
C e m e n t — re- 
newal  recom- 
mended. 


P a y m e nt  to 
Collins  Granite 
Company  ap- 
proved. 


Meeting  Oc- 
tober 1 ith  , 

r87S- 


372 


Commit  tee 
a p p o i nied  to 
open  bids 


Bids  for 
Limestone. 


Bids  for  Gran- 
ite. 


Meeting  Oc- 
tober 18th, 
1875. 


Meeting  Oc- 
tober 25th, 
1875. 


to  the  Board  at  next  regular  meeting  ; and,  therefore,  if 
there  were  no  objections,  he  would  appoint  Messrs.  McLean, 
Thurber  and  Carroll  a committee  to  open  bids  and  prepare 
a schedule  of  them.  Whereupon  these  gentlemen  proceeded 
to  open  all  the  bids  as  follows  : 


Limestone. 


FACING. 

ARCH 

SHEETING. 

BACKING. 

Cornelius  Fiske 

$i  1. 00 

$11.00 

$11.00 

Noone  & Madden 

11.70 

15.00 

10.00 

John  O’Reilly 

J.  M.  Kehoe  & Co 

14.00 

18.00 

8.00 

13.00 

20.00 

9.00 

II . H.  Goodsell 

13.50 

17.00 

11.50 

Jos.  Brennan 

16.04 

16.31 

13-34 

C.  J.  De  Grauw 

24.00 

18.00 

15-50 

J.  Burke  & Co.  bid  for  400  yards  of  Facing  at  $12, 
and  500  yards  of  Backing  at  $10. 


Granite. 


GRANITE 

CORNERS. 

CORNICE 
V COURSE 

CORNICE 

BEVEL. 

ARCH 

STONE. 

Jos.  Brennan 

$22.41 

$29.97 

$19.71 

$25.11 

Hurricane  Granite  Co 

26.50 

29.50 

24.50 

33-00 

Collins  Granite  Co  

28.00 

28.00 

27.00 

30.00 

Pierce,  Rowe  & Co 

26.90 

34-50 

26.00 

2S.40 

Beattie  & Dresser 

29.9O 

31-70 

27.00 

39.00 

M.  K.  Chase 

30.00 

32.00 

28.00 

35-00 

Merrick  Sawyer 

32.40 

35-00 

27.00 

27.00 

Williams  & Miller 

30.00 

36.00 

27.00 

35.00 

C.  J.  Hall 

31.00 

36.00 

27.00 

35.00 

Bodwell  Granite  Co 

33  48 

31.00 

27-3S 

44.S2 

J.  Sharkey 

33.16 

34-50 

2S.50 

35.00 

New  England  Granite  Co  

31-50 

35.00 

32.00 

32.00 

Green’s  Landing  Granite  Co 

36.00 

45.00 

35-oo 

40.00 

J.  M.  Kehoe  & Co 

54.00 

40.50 

40-50 

Si.  00 

The  Trustees  met  October  18th,  1875.  No  quorum. 


The  Trustees  met  October  25th,  1875.  No  quorum. 


373 


The  President  appointed  Mayor  Hunter  and  Mr.  Marshall 
a committee  to  open  bids  for  iron  clamp  bars.  The  differ- 
ent awards  were  postponed  until  a quorum  of  the  Board 
should  meet. 

The  bids  were  as  follows  : 


Phoenix  Iron  Company 5iVc-  Per  lb. 

Wm.  J.  Fryer,  Jr..  for  §1,140 

Nashua  Iron  and  Steel  Company 6-^.  per  lb. 

Edge  Moor  Iron  Company 5twc- 

Quintard  Iron  Works 8c. 

McDougall  & Potter 6\c.  “ 

Paterson  Iron  Company 5^c. 


The  Trustees  met  November  rst,  1875. 


Present — Messrs.  Hewitt,  Stranahan,  Turnure,  Riley,  Van 
Schaick,  Mayor  Hunter  and  Comptroller  Powell. 
Vice-President  Hewitt  in  the  chair. 

The  following  bids  for  white  oak  timber  were  received: 

Peter  Hammond §40.00  per  M ft. 

George  Beck 44-24 


G.  C.  Hotchkiss,  Field  & Co.  . 

Jones  & Co 

South  Brooklyn  Saw  Mill  Co.  . 

Wm.  Alexander 

Henry  Dunkert 

Watrous  & Wilson 

Thomas  B.  Byrne 

Hudson  River  Steam  Saw  Mill 

C.  & R.  Poillon 

David  Hoyt 

Southard  & Co 


49-49 


44.00 

40.00 

4c.  per  lineal  ft. 

60.00  per  M.  ft. 


45.00 


60.00 

52-5° 

2fc.per  lineal  ft. 


41.85  per  M ft. 


The  above  bids  were  referred  to  the  President  and  Treas- 
urer with  power  to  award  contract  to  Peter  Hammond,  the 
South  Brooklyn  Saw  Mill  Co.,  or  Wm.  Alexander,  at  $40  per 
1,000  feet  for  Jersey  white  oak,  as  may  in  their  judgment 
be  most  for  the  interest  of  the  Bridge,  subject  to  approval 
of  Trustees  when  a quorum  shall  be  present. 


Committee  *o 
open  bids 


Bids  for  Iron 
Clamp  Bars 


Meeting  No- 
v e m b e r ist, 
1875. 

Mem  b e r s 
present. 


Bids  for  White 
Oak  Timber. 


President  and 
Treasurer  au- 
thorized to 
award  contract, 
subject  to  ap- 
proval of  Trus- 
tees. 


374 


Applic  ition  of 
Telegraph 
Company  to  at- 
tach w ires  to 
Bridge  Towers 


Meeting  No- 
v e m b e r 15th, 
1875. 


Contract  for 
Granite. 


Contract  for 
Limestone. 


Contract  f o r 
Iron  Clamp 
Bars. 


Contract  for 
Oak  Lumber. 


Finance  Com- 
mittee report. 


Treas  urer’s 
report. 


S e c r e t ary’s 
report. 


The  application  of  the  Gold  and  Stock  Telegraph  Com- 
pany to  attach  their  wire  to  towers  of  Bridge  referred  to 
President,  with  power,  reserving  the  right  to  remove  same 
whenever  required  by  the  Trustees. 


The  Trustees  met  November  15th,  1875  (thirteen  pres- 
ent), the  Vice-President  in  the  chair. 

The  Minutes  of  the  Finance  Committee  of  October  6th 
and  November  8th  were  read  and  approved. 

Contract  for  about  366  cubic  yards  of  granite  for  New 
York  anchorage  was  awarded  to  Joseph  Brennan  for  $8,575.- 
20,  he  being  the  lowest  bidder. 

Contract  for  2,630  cubic  yards  of  limestone  for  New 
York  anchorage  awarded  to  Noone  & Madden  for  831,483.- 
30,  they  being  the  lowest  bidders. 

Contract  for  iron  clamp  bars  for  New  York  tower  awarded 
to  Edge  Moor  Iron  Company  at  five  and  thirty-two  one- 
hundreths  cents  per  pound,  they  being  the  lowest  bidders. 

The  Treasurer  reported  that  contract  for  oak  lumber  for 
temporary  foot-bridge  had  been  awarded  to  the  South  Brook- 
lyn Saw  Mill  Company  at  the  following  prices  : 

For  7,200  lineal  feet  at  840  p.  M feet  b.  m. 

“ 34,56o  “ “ 38  “ “ “ 

Action  of  President  and  Treasurer  confirmed. 

Finance  Committee  reported  cash  account  and  vouchers 
to  October  1st,  1875,  correct.  Ordered  filed. 

Treasurer’s  report  for  October,  showing  : 

Cash  receipts 850,659  25 

“ expenditures  70,838  23 

read  and  ordered  on  file. 

Secretary’s  report  to  November  1st,  showing  : 

Total  cash  receipts 85,843,411  96 

“ expenditures 5,810,900  56 

Cash  on  hand 832,511  40 

Liabilities,  8463,338.16.  Ordered  on  file. 

A communication  was  received  from  H.  N.  Conkling’s 
Son  in  reference  to  charge  in  bill  of  November  1st  for  stock 
boards.  Referred  to  Treasurer,  with  power. 


375 


A meeting  of  the  Trustees  was  held  December  6th,  1875. 
Thirteen  present. 

The  Minutes  of  a meeting  of  the  Executive  Committee 
held  November  26th  were  approved. 

Treasurer’s  report  for  November,  showing  : 

Cash  receipts $52,725  08 

“ expenditures 77,240  64 

read  and  ordered  on  file. 

Secretary’s  report  to  December  1st,  showing  : 

Total  cash  receipts $5,896,109  45 

expenditures 5,888,113  61 


Meeting  De- 
cember 6th, 
1875- 


Treas  urer’s 
report. 


Secret  ary’s 
report. 


Cash  on  hand ^ 7 >995  84 

Liabilities,  $470,006.31,  exclusive  of  interest  on  certi- 
ficates of  indebtedness  from  May  24th,  1875.  Ordered  on 
file. 

The  Finance  Committee  reported  that  it  had  approved 
for  payment  bills  amounting  to  $57,508.02;  and  had  referred 
to  Executive  Committee  for  examination  and  report  to  the 
Board,  bills  amounting  to  $39,401.34.  Approved. 

The  President  stated  that  he  had,  in  pursuance  of  the  reso- 
lution of  the  Executive  Committee  in  regard  to  suspension  of 
work  for  the  season,  stopped  the  masonry  on  the  New  York 
tower,  except  the  cutting  of  grooves  in  the  top  course  for 
the  iron  clamps  ; and  had  directed  it  to  be  stopped  on  the 
New  York  anchorage  as  soon  as  the  second  course  of  the 
first  arches  should  be  laid,  which  would  take  about  two 
weeks.  The  Brooklyn  tower  and  anchorage  were  complet- 
ed as  far  as  necessary  until  the  cables  should  be  laid  The 
carpenters’  department  was  to  be  limited  to  five  men  and 
the  foreman,  who  would  be  employed  during  the  winter  in 
preparing  machinery  for  laying  rope  bridge. 

In  regard  to  the  other  persons  employed  he  had  issued 
the  following  order: 


Liabilities  ex- 
clusive of  inter- 
est. 


Finance  Com- 
mittee Report. 


R e g ar  d i n g 
suspension  o f 
work. 


Special  Order. 

Brooklyn,  December  1st,  1875. 

“From  and  after  this  date  the  salaries  of  the  Engineer 
corps  will  be  payable  one-half  thereof  monthly,  and  the 


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Order  reduc- 
ing force. 


Meeting  De- 
ceraber  20th, 
1875. 


other  half  after  the  work  shall  be  resumed  in  the  Spring 
of  1876,  and  the  Trustees  shall  be  in  funds.” 

I he  two  junior  members  of  the  corps  will  be  dis- 
charged.” 

“ Any  member  of  the  corps  not  on  duty  will  be  entitled 
only  to  half  pay.” 

“ The  salary  of  the  officers  will  be  regulated  from  this 
date  until  the  resumption  of  work,  as  follows  : 

“ The  Treasurer  will  receive  none.” 

“ The  Secretary  will  receive  his  salary  one-half  thereof 
monthly,  and  the  other  half  after  the  work  shall  be  re- 
sumed and  the  Trustees  are  in  funds.” 

“ The  Clerk  will  discharge  the  duties  of  Time-keeper 
(when  he  leaves),  in  addition  to  clerical  duties,  and  re- 
ceive his  salary  as  appointed.” 

“ The  boy,  Andrew,  will  discharge  the  duties  of  Messen- 
ger and  receive  his  pay  as  usual.” 

“ The  Messenger  will  act  as  day-watchman  of  the  Brook- 
lyn yard,  in  addition  to  taking  care  of  the  offices,  and 
receive  his  pay  as  appointed.” 

HENRY  C.  MURPHY, 

President. 

The  President  further  stated  that  the  employes,  during 
the  winter,  would  be  limited  to  the  Engineer  corps  and  the 
officers  as  above  provided,  and  one  day  and  one  night- 
watchman  at  each  of  the  two  anchorages,  and  the  two  towers 
and  at  the  stone-yard,  with  such  occasional  force  in  the 
blacksmith  shop  as  might  from  time  to  time  be  required  for 
the  carpenter’s  work,  and  at  the  stone-yard  to  receive  the 
stone  which  the  contractors  might  send  for  the  New  York 
tower  and  anchorage,  and  which  would  require  unlading 


The  Trustees  met  December  20th,  1875.  Twelve  present. 
Minutes  of  Finance  Committee  meeting  held  December 
6th  approved. 

Minutes  of  Executive  Committee  meeting  held  this  day 
approved. 


377 


The  Trustees  met  January  3d,  1876.  No  quorum. 


The  Trustees  met  January  17th,  1876.  No  quorum. 


The  Trustees  met  February  7th,  1876.  No  quorum. 


The  Trustees  met  February  9th,  1876.  Thirteen  present. 

Minutes  of  Executive  Committee  of  January  3d  and  Feb- 
ruary 2d  approved. 

Minutes  of  Finance  Committee  of  January  5th  and  Febru- 
ary 7 tla  approved. 

The  Treasurer’s  reports  for  December  and  January,  and 
the  Secretary’s  reports  to  January  rst  and  February  1st, 
were  read  and  ordered  on  file. 

The  Finance  Committee’s  reports  to  November  1st,  1875, 
and  to  January  1st,  1876,  certifying  to  correctness  of  cash 
account  and  vouchers,  were  read  and  ordered  on  file. 

A communication  was  received  from  the  Chief  Engineer 
stating  that  Noone  & Madden  had  delivered  stone  on  their 
contract,  and  which  had  not  been  estimated  to  them,  amount- 
ing in  value  to  about  $10,000  after  deducting  the  percent- 
age as  provided  in  contract,  and  that  they  desired  a pay- 
ment on  said  stone. 

Certificate  of  indebtedness  ordered  to  be  issued  for  that 
amount. 

The  President  stated  that  it  was  necessary  to  take  action 
in  order  to  procure  money  to  prosecute  the  work. 

Mr.  Thurber  called  for  the  reading  of  the  opinion  of  Mr. 
Evarts  as  to  the  liability  of  the  Cities  of  New  York  and 
Brooklyn  to  furnish  the  funds,  and  the  powers  and  duties 
of  the  Trustees  in  relation  thereto. 

Mr.  Thurber  offered  the  following  resolution  : 

"•Resolved.  That  it  be  referred  to  the  Executive  Committee  with  power 
to  take  such  steps  as,  under  the  advice  of  counsel,  it  may  be  expedient 
and  necessary  to  obtain  payment  of  the  amount  remaining  unpaid  on  the 
requisition  for  moneys  made  by  order  of  this  Board  on  the  gth  of  fune 
last.” 


Meeting  Jan- 
uary 3d,  1876. 


Meeting  Jan- 
uary 17th,  1876. 


Meeting  Feb- 
ruary 7th,  1876. 


Meeting  Feb- 
ruary 9th,  1876. 


T r e a s urer’s 
and  Secretary's 
reports. 


Finance 
Committee  re- 
ports. 


Noone  & 
Madden  c o n - 
tract  — payment 
on  account  au- 
thorized. 


Money  need- 
ed. 

Mr.  Evarts’ 
opinion  as  to  lia- 
bilities of  Cities 
to  furnish  funds, 
and  powers 
etc.,  o f Trus- 
tees read. 


44 


378 


R e q uisitions 
on  B r o o klyn 
and  New  York. 


Amen  dment 
of  By-Laws. 


Meeting  Feb- 
ruary 2 iSt,  1876. 


Meeting  Mar. 
6th,  1876. 

Treasurer’s 

report. 


Secret  ary’s 
report. 


Mr.  Slocum  moved  to  amend  by  striking  out  the  words 
“ it  be  referred  to  the  Executive  Committee,  with  power  to,” 
and  inserting  the  words  “ the  officers  of  this  Board  do  on 
behalf  of  the  Trustees,”  so  that  the  resolution,  if  amended, 
will  read  as  follows  : 

“That  the  officers  of  this  Board  do,  on  behalf  of  the 
Trustees,  take  such  steps  as,  under  the  advice  of  counsel, 
it  may  be  expedient  and  necessary  to  obtain  payment  of 
the  amount  remaining  unpaid  on  the  requisition  for  mon- 
eys made  by  order  of  this  Board  9th  June  last.”  Adopted. 

Ordered  that  this  Board  make  a further  requisition  on  the 
City  of  Brooklyn  for  $1,000,000  and  on  the  City  of  New  York 
for  $500,000,  payable  istof  March  next. 

. Mr.  Leonard  gave  notice  that  he  would,  at  the  next  meet- 
ing, move  an  amendment  to  the  By-Laws  so  that  the  reg- 
ular meetings  of  the  Board  would  be  held  on  the  first  Mon- 
day of  each  month  instead  of  the  third  Monday. 


The  Trustees  met  February  21st,  1876.  Eleven  members 
present. 

The  amendment  to  the  By-Laws  offered  at  the  last  meet- 
ting  of  the  Board  by  Mr.  Leonard  was  taken  up  for  action, 
and  on  motion  the  amendment  was  unanimously  adopted. 


The  Trustees  met  March  6th,  1876.  Twelve  present. 
The  Treasurer’s  report  for  February  showing: 

Receipts $2,916  40 

Expenditures 7,327  89 

Was  ordered  on  file. 

The  Secretary’s  report  to  March  1st  showing  : 

Total  cash  receipts $5,970,121  15 

Total  cash  expenditures 5,969,725  01 

Cash  on  hand §396  14 

Liabilities,  $586,481.01. 

Was  ordered  on  file. 


379 


The  Finance  Committee  reported  that  it  had  approved 
the  payments  for  freights  and  labor  pay-rolls  amounting  to 
$3,943.99,  and  payments  from  petty  cash,  $112.42  ; and 
that  they  had  audited  and  passed  for  payment  bills  amount- 
ing to  $5,548.77,  and  that  they  had  compared  the  check 
books  and  bank  books  and  found  them  to  agree  on  the  1st 
instant. 

The  President  appointed  Messrs.  Stranahan  and  Thurber  a 
Committee  to  open  bids  for  wire  rope  for  temporary  foot- 
bridge. 

Bids  were  received  from  following  parties  : 

A.  R.  Whitney  & Bro.,  for  the  Warrington  Wire  Rope 
Works,  Warrington,  England. 

John  and  Edwin  Wright,  Birmingham,  England. 

Van  Wart  & McCoy,  New  York  City. 

John  A.  Roebling’s  Sons  Co.,  Trenton,  N.  J. 

Chrome  Steel  Company,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Bids  referred  to  Executive  Committee  to  canvass  and  re- 
port to  Board. 

General  Aspinwall  moved  the  appointment  of  an  associate 
Engineer,  which  motion  was  laid  on  the  table. 


The  Trustees  met  April  3d,  1876.  Fourteen  present. 

The  Treasurer’s  report  for  March  showing: 

Receipts Si 39  81 

Expenditures 4,162  29 

Was  ordered  filed. 

The  Secretary’s  report  to  April  1st  showing: 

Total  cash  receipts $5,974,352  30 

expenditures 5,973,885  70 

Cash  on  hand $466  60 

Liabilities,  $599,835.64  ; unaudited  bills,  $10,497.81  was 
ordered  filed. 

■ Minutes  of  Executive  Committee  meeting  held  this  day 
"were  read,  and  on  the  recommendation  contained  therein 
the  bids  for  wire  rope,  etc.,  for  temporary  foot-bridge  were 
referred  back  to  the  Executive  Committee,  with  power  to 
award  contract  to  lowest  responsible  bidder. 


F i n a nee 
Committee  re- 
port. 


Bids  for  Wire 
Rope. 


Referred  t o 
Executiv  e 
Committee. 


Meeting:  April 
3d,  1876. 


Trea  s u r e r’s 
report. 


Secretary’s 

report. 


Rids  for  Wire 
Rope. 


E xecutive 
Committee  au- 
thorized to 
award  contract. 


380 


Suit  o f John 
B.  Eads. 


Application  of 
Law  Telegraph 
Company. 


Meeting  May 

ist,  1876. 


Appointment 
of  Thomas 
Kinsella  as 
Trustee. 


T r e a s urer’s 
report. 


Secret  ary’s 
report. 


Finance 
Committee  re- 
port. 


C o n t r a c t 
awarded  for 
Wire  Ropes, 
etc. 


Meeting  May 
23d,  1876. 


The  recommendations  of  the  Executive  Committee  in 
reference  to  the  settlement  of  the  suit  against  The  New 
York  Bridge  Company,  by  J.  B.  Eads,  for  infringement  of 
patent;  and  the  application  of  the  Law  Telegraph  Company 
for  permission  to  land  their  cable  on  the  docks  of  the 
Bridge,  were  adopted. 


The  Trustees  met  May  rst,  1876.  Eleven  present. 

A communication  was  received  from  the  Comptroller  and 
the  Auditor  of  Brooklyn  to  the  effect  that  they  had  appoint- 
ed Thomas  Kinsella  a Trustee  of  the  Bridge,  to  fill  the 
vacancy  caused  by  the  death  of  Isaac  Van  Anden. 

Mr.  Kinsella  was  present  and  took  his  seat. 

The  Treasurer’s  report  for  April,  showing 


Receipts $101.75 

Expenditures 75,693.18 

was  presented  and  ordered  on  file. 

The  Secretary’s  report  to  May  ist,  showing 

Total  cash  receipts $6,049,990  76 

“ expenditures 6,049,578  88 

Cash  on  hand $411  88 


Liabilities,  $618,644.82,  and  unaudited  bills.  $21,671.43. 

Was  ordered  on  file. 

The  Minutes  of  a meeting  of  the  Executive  Committee 
held  this  day  were  read,  and  the  recommendations  therein 
contained  adopted. 

The  Finance  Committee  reported  that  it  had  examined 
and  audited  the  payments  made  by  the  officers  in  the 
months  of  May  and  June,  and  found  same  correct. 

The  President  stated  that  a contract  for  wire  ropes,  etc., 
for  temporary  foot-bridge  had  been  awarded  to  the  Chrome 
Steel  Company  of  Brooklyn,  who  were  the  lowest  bidders. 


The  Trustees  met  May  22d,  1876.  Eleven  present. 

The  President  stated  that  he  had  convened  the  Board 
specially  in  relation  to  the  calls  made  upon  the  two  cities  for 
money  in  June  and  February  last,  and  in  explanation  said 
that  the  Comptroller  ot  New  York  was  of  opinion  that  the 


38i 

calls  should  have  been  made  more  specific  ; and  for  that 
purpose  the  President  submitted  to  the  Board  a formal 
resolution  covering  a requisition  for  $1,000,000  from  the 
City  of  New  York;  which  resolution  was  adopted. 

Mr.  Kinsella  was  appointed  a member  of  the  Finance 
Committee,  to  fill  vacancy  caused  by  the  death  of  Mr.  Van 
Anden. 


The  Trustees  met  June  5th,  1876.  No  quorum. 


The  Trustees  met  June  12th,  1876.  Twelve  present. 
Minutes  of  Finance  Committee  meetings  of  May  5th  and 
June  5th  were  approved. 

The  resignation  of  Mr.  F.  B.  Thurber  was  presented  as 
of  May  5th,  and  ordered  on  file. 

A communication  from  Hon.  Wm.  H.  Wickham,  Mayor, 
Andrew  H.  Green,  Comptroller,  and  Samuel  A.  Lewis,  Pres- 
ident of  the  Board  of  Aldermen,  stating  that  they  had,  on 
the  15th  of  May,  appointed  Charles  J.  Canda  a Trustee  of 
the  Bridge,  to  fill  vacancy  occurring  by  the  resignation  of 
Francis  B.  Thurber,  was  received  and  ordered  on  file. 

The  Treasurer’s  report  for  May,  showing  : 

Cash  receipts $252,510  52 

“ expenditures 92,224  02 

Was  read  and  ordered  on  file. 

The  Secretary’s  report  to  June  1st,  showing  : 

Total  cash  receipts $6,217,253  17 

“ expenditures 6,141,801  90 

Cash  on  hand  $75,451  27 

Liabilities,  $543,737.92;  unaudited  bills.  $10,497.81,  was 
read  and  ordered  on  file. 

An  election  was  then  had,  which  resulted  as  follows  : 
Hon.  H.  C.  Murphy  was  elected  President,  and  Hon. 
Abram  S.  Hewitt  Vice-President. 

The  President  announced  the  following  appointments  : 
Executive  Co7nmittee-~  Messrs.  Kingsley,  Stranahan, 
Marshall,  Turnure,  McLean,  Slocum,  Motley  and  Van 
Schaick. 


Requisi  t i o n 
on  City  of  New 
York  for  $1,000- 
000. 


Mr.  Kinsella 
ap  p o i n t e d a 
member  of  the 
Finance  Com- 
mittee 


Meeting  June 
5th,  1876. 


Meeting  June 
12th,  1876. 


R e s i gnation 
of  F.  B.  Thur- 
ber. 


Chas.  J.  Can- 
da a p p o i nted 
Trustee. 


Treasurer’s 

report. 


Secre  tary’s 
report. 


Officers  elect- 
ed. 


E xecutive 
Committee  and 
Finance  Com- 
mittee  ap- 
pointed. 


382 


Purchase  o f 
property  au- 
thorized. 


E m ployment 
of  counsel  re- 
ferred to  Exe- 
cutive Commit- 
tee. 


Minutes  a p - 
proved. 


Meeting  July 
3d,  1876. 


Meeting  July 
6th,  1876. 

Officers  to  pay 
certificates  of 
indebtedness. 


President  and 
Treasurer  au- 
thorized to  en- 
dorse checks. 


Minutes  ap- 
proved. 


Salary  of 
Master  Me- 
chanic. 

Minutes  ap- 
proved. 


Meeting  Au- 
gust 7th, 1876. 


Finance  Committee. — Messrs.  Aspinwall,  Carroll,  Riley 
Leonard,  Kinsella  and  Canda. 

The  President  was  authorized  to  purchase  the  property 
of  L.  P.  Williams,  on  Dock  and  Front  streets,  at  $18,100. 

The  matter  of  the  employment  of  counsel  needed  in  ac- 
quiring land  and  wanted  before  the  next  meeting  of  the 
Board,  was  referred  to  Executive  Committee,  with  power  ; 
Committee  to  report  to  Board  in  regard  to  such  employment, 
and  also  a tariff  of  fees  therefor. 

Minutes  of  meeting  of  Executive  Committee  held  June 
5th  approved,  and  recommendations  contained  therein 
adopted. 


The  Trustees  met  July  3d,  1876.  No  quorum. 


The  Trustees  met  July  6th,  1876.  Eleven  present. 

The  officers  were  authorized  to  pay  certificates  of  indebt- 
edness issued  to  private  stockholders,  and  now  outstanding, 
with  interest  on  same  to  date  of  payment. 

The  President  and  T reasurer  were  authorized  to  endorse  all 
drafts  and  checks  made  payable  to  the  order  of  the  Trustees 
of  the  New  York  and  Brooklyn  Bridge,  said  authority  to  ex- 
tend to  any  checks  or  drafts  made  before  the  passage  of  this 
resolution  ; and  they  were  also  authorized  to  receipt  for  all 
moneys  payable  to  the  said  Trustees. 

The  Minutes  of  the  Executive  Committee  meeting  of 
July  6th  approved,  and  recommendations  contained  therein 
adopted. 

The  salary  of  E.  F.  Farrington,  Master  Mechanic,  was 
increased  to  $4,000  per  annum  from  July  1st. 

The  Minutes  of  the  Executive  Committee  meeting  held 
this  day  read,  and  the  recommendations  contained  therein 
adopted. 


The  Trustees  met  August  7th,  1876.  No  quorum. 


383 

The  Trustees  met  September  4th,  1876.  No  quorum.  tember  ST 

1876. 


The  Trustees  met  September  7th,  1876.  Twelve 
present. 

The  President  submitted  specifications  for  the  wire  for 
the  great  cables,  prepared  under  the  direction  of  the  Chief 
Engineer. 

Referred  to  Executive  Committee,  with  power  to  adver- 
tise for  bids,  with  directions  to  report  bids  to  the  Board  for 
its  decision. 

The  Minutes  of  the  Executive  Committee  meetings  held 
July  10th,  August  7th  and  September  4th  approved,  and 
recommendations  contained  therein  adopted. 

The  Minutes  of  the  Finance  Committee  meetings  held 
July  7th,  August  7th  and  September  4th  approved. 

The  Treasurer’s  reports  for  June,  July  and  August  pre- 
sented, and  ordered  filed. 

The  Secretary’s  reports  to  July  1st,  August  1st  and  Sep- 


tember 1st  presented  and  ordered  on  file. 

Total  cash  receipts  to  September  1st $6,760,193  24 

Total  cash  expenditures  to  September  1st...  6,758,611  12 

Cash  on  hand $1,582  12 

Liabilities,  $65,992.61. 


The  President  reported  that  the  liabilities  to  the  private 
stockholders,  amounting  to  $349,800  principal,  and  $133,- 
499.77  interest,  had  been  paid  in  pursuance  of  an  order  of 
the  Board,  and  that  the  title  of  the  property  of  the  Bridge 
now  stands  entirely  in  the  name  of  the  Cities  of  New  York 
and  Brooklyn. 

That  the  injunction  applied  for  in  the  name  of  Mr.  Mil- 
ler, in  behalf  of  certain  warehousemen  and  others,  to  re- 
strain the  further  construction  of  the  Bridge,  on  the  ground 
of  its  being  an  illegal  structure,  interfering  with  navigation, 
was  denied  by  Judge  Johnson,  of  the  United  States  Circuit 
Court  That  his  opinion  asserts  the  absolute  power  of  the 
Legislature  of  the  State  and  Congress  over  the  subject,  and 


Meeting  Sep- 
tember  7th, 

1876. 

Wire  for 
cables. 


E x e c u t ive 
Committee  au- 
thorized to  ad- 
vertise for  bids. 


Minutes  a p - 
proved. 


T r e as  urer’s 
reports. 


S e c r e t ary’s 
reports. 


Payments  to 
private  Stock- 
holders. 


Injunction  ap- 
plied for  to  re- 
strain construc- 
tion of  Bridge 
denied. 


384 


Towers  and 
anchorages  rea- 
dy for  cables. 


F oot-bridge 
c o m m e n c ed, 
wires  stretched. 


Co  n t r a c tors 
paid. 

Land  be- 
tween tower 
and  anchorages 
c o n v e y ed  to 
Trus  tees,  ex- 
cepting 2 or  3 
parcels. 


Trustees  not 
to  be  interested 
in  contracts. 


Meeting  Oc- 
tober 2d,  1876. 


Meeting  No- 
vember 6th, 
1876. 

Bids  opened. 


that  the  same  had  been  exercised  in  behalf  of  the  Bridge, 
and  declares  that  so  long  as  the  present  plan  of  the  Bridge 
is  observed,  no  court  whatever  has  power  to  interfere  with 
its  construction. 

The  President  further  reported  the  New  York  tower  and 
anchorage  finished,  and  that  they  with  those  on  the  Brook- 
lyn side  were  ready  for  the  cables. 

That  the  temporary  bridge  had  been  begun,  and  the  first 
wires  stretched  over  the  river. 

That  the  contractors  for  the  stone  had  all  been  paid, 
except  an  inconsiderable  amount  on  the  smallest  contract. 

That  the  land  lying  between  the  towers  and  anchorages 
had,  with  the  exception  of  two  or  three  pieces  in  New  York 
and  two  in  Brooklyn,  been  either  conveyed  to  the  Trustees 
or  secured  at  prices  within  the  estimates  therefor  by  the  ap- 
praisals made  for  the  Trustees.  That  in  regard  to  the  ex- 
cepted parcels,  commissioners  had  been  appointed  by  the 
Court,  who  had  finished  their  labors  in  Brooklyn  ; and  that 
the  Commissioners  would  be  through  in  New  York  in  the 
course  of  three  or  four  weeks. 

Mr.  Hewitt  submitted  the  following  amendment  to  the 
specifications  for  cable  wire,  namely:  “ Bids  from  any  firm 
or  company  in  which  any  Trustee,  Officer  or  Engineer  of 
the  Bridge  has  an  interest,  will  not  be  received  or  con- 
sidered, nor  will  the  successful  bidder  be  allowed  to  sub- 
contract any  portion  of  his  contract  with  such  firm  or 
company.”  Referred  to  Executive  Committee. 


The  Trustees  met  October  2d,  1876.  No  quorum. 


The  Trustees  met  November  6th,  1876.  No  quorum. 
Nine  present. 

The  following  bids  for  cut  granite  for  parapets  at  the 
roadway  of  the  two  towers  were  opened  and  read  : 

Richmond  Granite  Co.,  Richmond,  Va.,  ^19.85  per 
lineal  foot. 


335 


Geo.  W.  Collins,  East  Blue  Hill,  Me.,  $36.95  per  cubic 
yard. 

New  England  Granite  Co.,  Hartford,  Conn.,  $16.87  per 
lineal  foot,  or  $65  per  cubic  yard. 

C.  J.  Hall,  Mount  Desert,  Me.,  $12.31  per  lineal  foot. 

Goss  & Sylvester,  Green’s  Landing,  Me.,  $18  per  lineal 
foot. 

Collins  Granite  Co.,  East  Blue  Hill,  Me.,  $10  per  lineal 
foot. 

Old  Dominion  Granite  Co.,  Richmond,  Va.,  $14.75  Per 
lineal  foot. 

Pierce,  Rowe  & Co.,  Frankfort,  Me.,  $13.14  per  lineal 
foot. 

Hurricane  Granite  Co.,  Rockland,  Me.,  $14.49  Per 
lineal  foot. 

Whiting  & Allen,  Mount  Desert,  Me.,  $13.96  per  lineal 
foot. 

Bodwell  Granite  Co.,  Rockland,  Me.,  $51.35  per  cubic 
yard. 

Merrick  Sawyer,  South  Thomaston,  Me.,  $14.62  per 
lineal  foot. 

Cape  Ann  Granite  Co.,  Boston,  Mass.,  $19.50  per 
lineal  foot. 

Joseph  Wescott  & Son,  Portland,  Me.,  $12.85  Per  lineal 
foot. 

Smith  Granite  Co.,  Westerly,  R.  I.,  $18.47  Per  lineal  foot. 

Bids  directed  to  be  sent  to  the  Engineer  Department  for 
report. 

The  President  stated  that  he  had  received  the  following 
communication  from  the  Chief  Engineer  : 


“ Dear  Sir : I beg  herewith  to  officially  inform  you  that  on  the  26th  Letter  of  W 
of  October  last  I sold  out  my  interest  in  the  John  A.  Roebling’s  Sons  A-  Roebling. 
Co.  ; my  interest  consisting  of  three  hundred  shares  of  the  capital  stock 
of  the  Company,  worth  three  hundred  thousand  dollars.  Please  ac- 


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386 


Meeting  No- 
v e m b e r 13th, 
1876. 

Minutes  ap- 
proved. 


Bids  for  Para- 
pet Stone. 


Award  of  con- 
tract. 


Treasurer's 

reports. 


knowledge  the  receipt  of  this  letter,  and  oblige  me  by  making  the  above 
fact  known  to  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  New  York  and  Brooklyn 
Bridge  at  their  next  meeting. 

“Yours  respectfully, 

(Signed)  “ W.  A.  ROEBLING.” 


The  Trustees  met  November  13th,  1876-  Thirteen 

present. 

The  Minutes  of  Executive  Committee  meetings,  held  Sep- 
tember 7th,  November  10th  and  13th,  approved,  and  the 
proceedings  and  recommendations  adopted. 

The  Minutes  of  Finance  Committee  of  October  3d  and 
November  6th  approved. 

The  Engineers  reported  the  following  as  the  result  of 
bids  for  parapet  stone  for  the  New  York  and  Brooklyn 


Towers  : 

Richmond  Granite  Co $8,853  10 

George  W.  Collins 4.544  85 

New  England  Granite  Co 7>995  00 

Goss  & Sylvester 8,028  00 

Cape  Ann  Granite  Co 8,697  00 

Smith  Granite  Co 8,237  62 

Old  Dominion  Granite  Co 6,578  50 

Merrick  Sawyer 6,520  52 

Hurricane  Granite  Co 6,462  54 

Bodwell  Granite  Co , . 6,316  05 

Whiting  & Allen 6,226  16 

Pierce,  Rowe  & Co 5,976  40 

Joseph  Wescott  & Son 5,731  10 

C.  J.  Hall 5.49°  26 

Collins  Granite  Co 4.460  00 


Contract  awarded  to  Collins  Granite  Co.,  they  being 
the  lowest  bidders. 

The  Treasurer’s  reports  for  September  and  October 
ordered  on  file. 

The  Secretary’s  reports  to  October  1st  and  November  rst 
read  and  ordered  on  file. 


337 

The  President  reported  that  he  had  made  an  arrangement 
with  Col.  W.  H.  Paine,  as  recommended,  for  the  use  of  his 
patent  for  the  manufacture  of  straight  wire  in  the  construc- 
tion of  the  great  cables,  for  the  sum  of  $5,000. 

Action  of  President  approved. 

The  President  stated  that  the  Commissioners  appointed  to 
appraise  the  property  at  18  Water  street,  Brooklyn,  belonging 
to  the  Nutt  estate,  had  awarded  83,750  for  the  property 
and  $20  attorney’s  fees  ; and  that  this  was  the  last 
piece  of  land  required  between  the  anchorage  and  tower  on 
the  Brooklyn  side. 

Bills  of  John  P.  Rolfe,  Thomas  H.  Rodman  and  Edward 
T.  Backhouse,  Commissioners  for  taking  property  in 
Brooklyn,  amounting  to  875  each,  ordered  paid. 

On  motion  of  Gen.  Aspinwall,  the  resolution  offered  by 
him  on  the  6th  of  March  last,  in  reference  to  the  appoint- 
ment of  an  associate  Engineer  was  taken  from  the  table  and 
discussed  by  the  Board.  Mr.  Aspinwall  requested  that  his 
name  be  entered  on  the  Minutes  as  being  dissatisfied  with 
the  present  situation  of  the  Engineering  department,  so  far 
only  as  regards  the  precarious  condition  of  Colonel  Roeb- 
ling’s  health,  having  no  fault  to  find  with  the  management 
of  the  work  by  him  thus  far,  but  that  he  thought  the  Trus- 
tees should  provide  now  for  some  one  to  take  his  place  in 
the  contingency  of  his  death. 

The  expediency  of  appointing  an  associate  Engineer  was 
referred  to  a Committee  consisting  of  Messrs.  Aspinwall, 
Stranahan  and  Canda. 


The  Trustees  met  December  4th,  1876.  Sixteen 
present. 

The  Minutes  of  a meeting  of  the  Finance  Committee  held 
this  day  were  read  and  approved. 

The  Finance  Committee  reported  the  examination  of  cash 
account  and  vouchers  for  receipts  and  payments  from  May 
1st,  1876,  to  November  1st,  1876,  and  that  it  had  found 
them  correct  ; and  also  that  it  had  examined  the  bank 
balances  of  the  two  bank  accounts  kept  by  the  Trustees. 


Patent  for 
manufacture  of 
straight  wire. 


Appraisal  o f 
pro  p erty  be- 
longing to  the 
Nutt  estate. 


Bills  of  Com- 
missioners or- 
dered paid. 


Committee  on 
appointment  of 
Associate  En- 
gineer named. 


Meeting  De- 
cember 4th, 
1876. 

Minutes  ap- 
proved. 


Finance  Com- 
mittee report 
cash  account, 
bank  account, 
etc.,  correct. 


388 


T r e a s urer’s 
report. 


S e c r e t ary’s 
report. 


Liabilities. 


Committee  on 
appointment  of 
Associate  En- 
gineer report 
progress. 


Thirty  tons  of 
Cable  Wire  or- 
dered. 


Storm  cables 
necessary. 

Bids  for. 


President  au- 
thorized to  con- 
tract. 

Land  for  ap 
proaches. 

Executive 
Committee  au- 
thorized to  ac- 
quire land. 


and  found  them  to  correspond  with  the  respective  check 
books. 

The  Treasurer’s  report  for  November,  showing 

Receipts $225,442  73 

Expenditures 29,921  13 

Ordered  on  file. 

The  Secretary’s  report  to  December  1st,  showing: 


Total  cash  receipts  $7,124,117  91 

Total  cash  expenditures 6,929,232  39 

Cash  on  hand $194,885  52 


Liabilities,  $31,343.49.  Ordered  on  file. 

The  Special  Committee  appointed  to  take  into  consider- 
ation the  propriety  and  expediency  of  appointing  an  Asso- 
ciate Engineer  reported  progress. 

The  President  reported  that  he  had,  upon  the  suggestion  of 
the  Chief  Engineer,  ordered  10  tons  of  cable  wire  from  each 
of  the  following  parties  : 

J.  Lloyd  Haigh,  J.  A.  Roebling’s  Sons  Co.,  Washburn  & 
Moen,  making  30  tons  in  all,  instead  of  10  or  15  authorized 
by  Board  November  13th,  subject  to  price  to  be  paid 
under  the  contract  to  be  awarded  upon  the  bids  for  furnish- 
ing such  wire. 

Action  of  President  approved. 

The  President  stated  that  the  Engineer  had  notified  him  that 
it  would  be  necessary  to  have  two  storm  cables,  each  of  ii 
inch  diameter,  and  that  J.  A.  Roebling’s  Sons  Co.  had 
offered  to  furnish  same  at  16  cents  per  pound. 

The  President  was  authorized  to  make  contract  with 
said  Company  at  that  price. 

The  President  stated  that  it  would  be  necessary  to  com- 
mence taking  land  for  the  approaches  to  the  Bridge  at  an  early 
day.  Referred  to  the  Executive  Committee,  with  power,  to 
acquire  the  land  from  time  to  time  for  that  purpose. 

Widow  Enright,  whose  husband  was  killed  by  the  falling 
of  the  gallows  frame  over  the  water  shaft  on  the  New  York 
tower  in  1872,  applied  for  assistance. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Kingsley,  $250  were  donated  to  her. 


Gratuity. 


3§9 


The  following  bids  for  wire  for  the  great  cables  were 
opened  and  read  : 

W.  T.  Henley  & Co.,  London,  England,  one  bid,  deliv- 
ered in  Brooklyn,  pence  per  pound  sterling;  one  bid,  free 
on  board  at  London,  ^30  sterling  per  ton. 

J.  A.  Roebling’s  Sons  Co.,  Trenton.  N.  J.;  one  bid, 
sample  marked  O,  9 cents  per  pound;  one  bid,  sample 
marked  R,  6f  cents  per  pound. 

J.  Lloyd  Haigh,  New  York,  8T\  cents  per  pound. 

Cleveland  Rolling  Mill  Co.,  Cleveland,  Ohio,  8^  cents  per 
pound. 

Washburn  & Moen  Manufacturing  Co.,  Worcester, 
Mass.,  i3xVtr  cents  per  pound. 

Suizbacher,  Hyman,  Wolffs  & Co.,  agents  for  Boecker  & 
Co.,  of  Schalke,  Westphalia,  Germany,  9^  cents  per  pound. 

Richard  Johnson  & Nephew,  Manchester,  England,  13-J 
cents  per  pound. 

Chrome  Steel  Co.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  11-J  cents  per 
pound. 

The  bids  were  referred  to  the  Executive  Committee  for 
investigation  and  report. 


The  Trustees  met  December  27th,  1876.  Fourteen 
present. 

The  Executive  Committee  reported  its  proceedings  at  the 
last  two  meetings  of  the  6th  and  23d  instant,  in  relation  to 
proposals  for  the  cable  wire.  On  motion  by  Mr.  Kinsella, 
it  was  ordered  that  further  consideration  of  the  report  be 
deferred  until  next  meeting  of  the  Board,  and  that  the  re- 
port be  printed  immediately  for  the  use  of  members  of  the 
Board. 


The  Trustees  met  January  nth,  1877.  Nineteen 
present. 

The  Minutes  of  meeting  of  the  Executive  Committee  of 
December  27th,  approved. 

The  Finance  Committee  reported  that  it  had  approved 


Kids  for  wire 
cables. 


Referred  t o 
Executive  Com- 
mittee. 


Meeting  De- 
cember 27th, 
1876. 


Report  on 
proposals  for 
cables.  Action 
deferred. 


Meeting  Jan- 
uary nth,  1877. 


Minutes  ap- 
proved. 


39° 


Finance  Com- 
mittee report 
payments  ap- 
proved, bills 
passed  for  pay- 
ment, and  deeds 
examined. 


T r e a s urer’s 
report. 


Secret  ary’s 
report  of  r e- 
ceipts,  pay- 
ments, cash 
on  hand  and 
liabilities. 


Renewal  o f 
Insurance  au- 
thorized. 

Report  of 
Chief  Engineer 
ordered  printed. 


Statement, 
r e c e i p ts  and 
payments  to  be 
printed. 


Letter,  etc., 
in  regard  to 
bids. 


Proposed 
amendment  of 
report  of  Execu- 
tive Committee. 


the  payments  made  by  the  officers  during  December,  and 
the  payments  from  petty  cash  ; that  it  had  passed  for 
payment,  bills  amounting  to  $15,304.75  ; also  that  it  had 
examined  the  deeds  for  property  purchased  in  New  York 
and  Brooklyn  between  the  towers  and  anchorages  from  May 
1st  to  November  1st,  1876,  and  found  that  they  had  been 
duly  recorded. 

The  Treasurer’s  report  for  December,  showing 

Receipts $778  50 

Expenditures 1^0,^  6 10 

Ordered  on  file. 

The  Secretary’s  report  to  January  1st,  1877,  showing 

Total  cash  receipts $7,124,896  41 

Total  cash  expenditures 7,059,808  49 


Cash  on  hand $65,087  92 

Liabilities  $15,304.75.  Ordered  on  file. 

The  officers  were  authorized  to  renew  insurance  on  build- 
ings purchased  as  same  may  from  time  to  time  expire. 

The  President  presented  the  report  of  the  Chief  En- 
gineer showing  the  progress  of  the  work  upon  the  Bridge 
for  the  last  two  years.  Ordered  to  be  printed. 

The  Secretary  was  authorized  to  have  printed  a de- 
tailed statement  of  all  receipts  and  payments  of  the  Bridge 
from  May  1st,  1874,  to  January  xst,  1877. 

A letter  of  J.  Lloyd  Haigh,  and  a telegram  from  the 
Cleveland  Rolling  Mill  Co.,  in  regard  to  their  respective 
bids,  were  read. 

The  Board  went  into  consideration  of  a resolution  of  the 
Executive  Committee,  recommending  that  the  contract  for 
cable  wire  be  awarded  to  the  John  A..  Roebling’s  Sons  Co., 
at  6f  cents  gold,  per  pound. 

The  resolution  and  report  of  the  proceedings  of  the  Exe- 
cutive Committee  of  the  6th  and  23d  of  December,  were 
read. 

Mr.  Slocum  moved  to  amend  the  report  of  the  Executive 
Committee  by  adding  the  following  resolution  : 

“That  the  Secretary  of  War  be  requested  to  detail  an  officer  of  the  corps 
of  U.  S.  Engineers  to  inspect  the  wire  for  the  New  York  and  Brooklyn 


39i 

Bridge  at  the  place  of  manufacture,  and  that  no  wire  be  accepted  except 
upon  the  certificate  of  such  Engineer  that  it  is  in  every  respect  in  accor- 
dance with  the  terms  and  conditions  of  the  contract ; and  that  the  salary  of 
such  officer  be  paid  by  the  Treasurer  of  this  Board.” 

Action  on  these  resolutions  deferred  for  the  present. 

A letter  of  Hon.  A.  S.  Hewitt  to  the  President,  dated 
Washington,  January  8th,  1877,  was  read. 

Mayor  Ely  moved  that  when  the  Board  adjourns,  it 
adjourn  subject  to  the  call  of  the  Chair,  and  that  final  ac- 
tion in  regard  to  the  bids  be  deferred  until  then. 

This  course  was  understood  to  be  acquiesced  in  without 
any  vote  on  the  motion. 

Mr.  Kelly  moved  that  the  Executive  Committee  be  in- 
structed to  receive  proposals  from  manufacturers  who  choose 
to  bid  for  wire  made  from  Bessemer  steel,  to  be  subjected 
to  the  same  tests  as  the  wire  received  from  the  John  A.  Roeb- 
ling’s  Sons  Co.,  and  report  to  Board  of  Trustees  at  the 
next  meeting  that  may  be  called  specially  to  consider  that 
subject.  Adopted. 

Mr.  Kelly  moved  that  bidders  under  the  resolution  just 
passed  have  ten  days  in  which  to  send  in  their  bids. 
Adopted. 

Mr.  Kinsella  moved  that  the  Executive  Committee  be  in- 
structed to  report  the  name  of  the  lowest  bidder  for  cru- 
cible steel  wire,  and  that  a contract  be  made  therefor  in 
accordance  with  such  bid.  Motion  lost. 


A special  meeting  of  the  Trustees,  called  by  order  of  the 
President,  and  at  the  request  of  the  Executive  Committee, 
to  consider  the  bids  for  supplying  the  wire  for  the  large 
cables,  was  held  on  Monday,  January  15th,  1877.  Seven- 
teen present. 

The  President  presented  and  read  the  following  report 
of  the  Executive  Committee  on  the  subject  of  the  contract 
for  the  wire  for  the  large  cables  : 

‘ ‘ The  Executive  Committee  beg  leave  to  report  that  in  consequence  of 
the  strong  vote  of  the  Board  on  the  question  of  awarding  the  contract  for 
the  wire  for  the  large  cables  to  the  lowest  bidder  for  crucible  cast  steel  for 


Action  d e 
ferred. 


Meeting  Jan- 
uary 15th,  1877. 


Report  of  Ex- 
ecutive C o m- 
mittee  on  sub- 
ject of  wire  for 
the  large  cables. 


392 


that  purpose,  after  the  reference  to  the  Committee  to  receive  further  pro- 
posals for  Bessemer,  they  have  not  deemed  it  advisable  to  advertise  for 
such  proposals  without  further  communication  with  the  Board.  They 
regard  that  vote,  although  wanting  one  of  a majority,  still  as  decisive 
against  the  use  of  Bessemer  steel ; for,  in  so  important  a matter  as  the 
main  cables,  it  would,  in  their  opinion,  be  unwise  to  adopt  a material 
which  is  distrusted  by  any  considerable  portion  of  the  Trustees.  The 
question  of  cost  is  an  important  one,  but  is  subordinate  to  that  of  safety, 
and  the  difference  of  expense  between  the  two  is  comparatively  too  small 
to  permit  such  difference  to  prevent  unanimity  and  entire  confidence. 
They,  therefore,  offer  a substitute  for  the  resolution  heretofore  submitted 
by  them,  and  recommend  that  the  contract  be  awarded  to  the  lowest 
bidder  for  crucible  cast  steel  wire,  upon  the  condition  therein  stated,  and 
that  the  resolution  adopted  at  the  last  meeting,  instructing  this  Committee 
to  receive  further  proposals  for  Bessemer  steel  wire  be  rescinded,  as 
follows  : 

“ Resolved , That  the  contract  for  the  steel  wire  for  the  large  cables,  as 
provided  in  the  specifications  issued  for  that  purpose,  be  awarded  to 
J.  Lloyd  Haigh,  at  eight  and  seven-tenths  cents  gold  per  pound,  he  being 
the  lowest  bidder  for  crucible  cast  steel  wire,  provided  he  furnish  that 
kind  of  wire  as  stipulated  in  his  communication  to  this  Board  dated 
January  gth,  1877. 

‘ ‘ Resolved , That  the  resolution  adopted  at  the  last  meeting  of  the  Board 
instructing  the  Executive  Committee  to  receive  proposals  from  manufac- 
turers who  may  choose  to  bid  for  Bessemer  steel  wire,  be  and  the  same  is 
hereby  rescinded. 

(Signed)  “ HENRY  C.  MURPHY, 

“ Chairman. 

“ Dated  January  15th,  1877.” 


Report  ac- 
cepted. 


Res  o 1 u t i o n 
adopted  at  last 
meeting  re- 
scinded. 


Contract 
awarded  t o J. 
Lloyd  Haigh.  * 


On  motion  of  Mr.  McLean,  the  report  was  accepted. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Kinsella,  the  resolution  reported  by 
the  Committee,  that  the  resolution  adopted  at  the  last  meet- 
ing of  the  Board,  instructing  the  Executive  Committee  to 
receive  further  proposals  for  Bessemer  steel  wire  be  re- 
scinded, was  unanimously  adopted  as  reported. 

On  the  like  motion,  the  resolution  of  the  Committee 
awarding  the  contract  for  the  steel  wire  for  the  large  cables, 
as  provided  in  the  specifications  issued  for  that  purpose,  to 
J.  Lloyd  Haigh  at  eight  and  seven-tenths  cents  gold  per 
pound,  was  adopted,  Mr.  Marshall  only,  voting  in  the 
negative. 

The  President  declared  the  contract  awarded  accord- 
ingly, subject  to  the  approval  of  the  Executive  Committee. 


393 


The  Trustees  met  February  5th,  1877.  Fourteen  present. 

The  Minutes  of  a meeting  of  the  Finance  Committee  held 
this  day  were  approved. 

Treasurer’s  report  for  January,  showing  : 

Receipts $960  56 

Expenditures 18,972  86 

Ordered  on  file. 

Secretary’s  report  to  February  1st,  showing  : 

Total  cash  receipts §7,125,856  97 

expenditures 7,078,781  35 

Cash  on  hand §47,075  62 

Liabilities,  §6,636.92. 

Ordered  on  file. 

The  proceedings  of  a meeting  of  the  Executive  Commit- 
tee held  this  day  were  approved. 

The  following  resolution  recommended  by  said  Committee 
was  unanimously  adopted. 

“ Resolved , That  the  route  of  the  New  York  and  Brooklyn  Bridge 
through  the  cities  of  New  York  and  Brooklyn  be  laid  out  no  feet  in  width 
by  taking  55  feet  on  each  side  of  the  centre  line  as  now  located,  and  that  a 
map  of  such  altered  location,  with  proper  certificates  thereof,  be  filed  in 
the  office  of  the  Register  of  the  city  and  county  of  New  York  and  the  Reg- 
ister of  the  county  of  Kings.” 

A resolution  was  adopted  calling  upon  the  Cities  of  New 
York  and  Brooklyn  for  the  sum  of  §500,000  and  §1,000,000 
respectively,  for  the  purposes  specified  in  Section  3,  Chapter 
300,  Laws  of  1875. 


The  Trustees  met  March  5th,  1877.  No  quorum. 


The  Trustees  met  April  2d,  1877.  Twelve  present. 

The  Minutes  of  meetings  of  the  Executive  Committee  of 
February  26th  and  April  2d  were  approved,  and  the  recom- 
mendations on  the  several  matters  contained  therein 
adopted. 

The  Minutes  of  meetings  of  the  Finance  Committee  of 
March  5th  and  April  2d  were  approved. 

46 


Meeting  Feb- 
ruary 5th,  1877. 


T r e a surer’s 
report  for  Jan- 
uary. 


Secretary’s  re- 
port. 


R e s o 1 ution 
regarding  route 
of  Bridge 
through  N e w 
York  and 
Brooklyn. 


Meeting  Mar. 
5th,  1877. 


Meeting  April 
2d,  1877. 


394 


Tre  a surer’s 
reports,  Febru- 
ary and  March. 


Secret  ary’s 
report  to  March 
ist. 


Secret  ary’s 
report  to  April 
ist. 


Meeting  May 
7th,  1877. 


Finance  Com- 
mittee r e p o rt 
cash  account 
and  bank  bal- 
ances correct. 


T r e a s urer’s 
report  for  April. 


The  Treasurer’s  reports  for  February  and  March  showing: 


Receipts  (February) $78,53011 

Expenditures 34,677  96 

Receipts  (March) 109,18835 

Expenditures 16,195  28 

Were  ordered  on  file. 

The  Secretary’s  report  to  March  ist,  showing  : 

Total  cash  receipts 87,204,384  66 

Total  cash  expenditures. 7,113,456  89 


Cash  on  hand $90,927  77 

Liabilities,  $9,209,49. 

And  his  report  April  1st,  showing: 

Total  cash  receipts ^7,3 1 3,5 73  01 

Total  cash  expenditures 7,129,652  17 

Cash  on  hand $183,920  84 

Liabilities,  $9,605.10. 

Were  ordered  on  file. 


The  Trustees  met  May  7th,  1877.  Twelve  present. 

The  Minutes  of  Executive  Committee  meeting  of  April 
24th  were  approved,  and  the  action  of  the  Committee  on 
the  several  matters  contained  therein  was  confirmed. 

The  Minutes  of  a meeting  of  the  Finance  Committee  held 
this  day  were  approved. 

The  Finance  Committee  reported  that  it  had  examined 
the  cash  accounts  and  vouchers  for  receipts  and  payments 
from  November  ist,  1876,  to  April  ist,  1877,  and  found 
them  correct  ; and  that  the  bank  balances  of  the  two  bank 
accounts  kept  by  the  Trustees  correspond  with  the  respect- 
ive check-books. 

The  Treasurer’s  report  for  April,  showing: 

Receipts  $56,400  43 

Expenditures 164,711  24 

Ordered  on  file. 


395 


The  Secretary’s  report  to  May  rst,  showing  : 


Total  cash  receipts $7,369,973  04 

expenditures 7,294,363  01 

Cash  on  hand $75,610  03 


Liabilities,  $19,839.45. 

Was  ordered  on  file. 

On  motion  the  following  resolution  was  adopted,  viz  : 

Resolved , That  the  designs  and  plans  of  the  viaducts  and  approaches 
of  the  Bridge  in  both  cities  be  submitted  to  a Board  of  three  architects 
of  established  reputation  and  experience,  to  be  appointed  by  the  President 
and  Mayors  of  the  two  cities,  for  the  purpose  of  advising  as  to  the  form 
and  style  of  superstructure  and  kind  of  materials  to  be  used  therein  in 
view  of  its  durability  and  of  the  adaptability  of  the  under  portion  for 
business  purposes,  and  also  of  the  monumental  character  of  the  work. 

The  President  stated  that  a meeting  of  the  Executive 
Committee  had  been  held  this  day,  at  which  it  was  deter- 
mined to  alter  the  route  of  the  Bridge,  principally  in  con- 
formity with  the  Act  of  the  Legislature,  passed  April  19th, 
1877,  and  adopting  a map  survey  and  profile  accordingly; 
but  as  it  required  two-thirds  of  the  Board  to  act  upon  it, 
which  number  was  not  now  present,  the  subject  would  be 
deferred  until  another  meeting. 


A meeting  of  the  Trustees  of  the  New  York  and  Brooklyn 
Bridge,  appointed  on  the  2d  day  of  June,  1877,  on  behalf 
of  the  Cities  of  New  York  and  Brooklyn,  called  by  order 
of  the  Mayors  of  New  York  and  Brooklyn,  was  held  at  21 
Water  street,  Brooklyn,  on  Tuesday,  June  12th,  1877,  at 
3 o’clock  P.  M. 

Mr.  Henry  C.  Murphy  stated  that  the  object  of  the  meet- 
ing was  to  organize  the  Board,  and  to  transact  such  busi- 
ness as  might  be  deemed  proper,  and  moved  that  the  Mayor 
of  Brooklyn  act  as  Chairman,  which  was  carried. 


S e c r e t a ry’s 
report  to  May 
1st. 


Designs  and 
plans  of  via- 
ducts and  ap- 
proaches to  be 
subm  1 1 1 e d to 
Hoard  of  Archi- 
tects. 


Meeting  June 
12th,  1877. 


Object  of 
meeting  stated. 


Members 

present. 


President 

elected. 


By-Laws 

adopted. 


Vice-P  resi- 
dent elected. 


Treasurer  and 
Secretary  ap- 
pointed. 

Treas  urer’s 
report  present- 
ed. 


Secretary’s  re- 
port presented. 


396 

Mayor  Schroeder  took  the  Chair,  and  the  roll  being  called 
the  following  gentlemen  answered  to  their  names. 

Messrs.  Henry  C.  Murphy,  Thomas  Kinsella,  William  C. 
Kingsley,  Henry  W.  Slocum,  James  S.  T.  Stranahan,  Thomas 
Carroll,  William  B.  Leonard  and  William  Marshall,  of  Brook- 
lyn ; Messsrs.  Thomas  Hitchcock,  Samuel  Hall,  John  G. 
Davis,  William  B.  Maclay,  Arthur  Leary,  Charles  H.  Has- 
well,  Henry  A.  Smalley  and  John  T.  Agnew,  of  New  York  ; 
and  F.  A.  Schroeder,  Mayor,  and  William  Burrell,  Comp- 
troller of  Brooklyn. 

Mr.  Burrell  moved  that  the  Trustees  proceed  to  the  elec- 
tion of  a President.  Carried. 

Mr.  Murphy  was  nominated  for  President  and  unani- 
mously elected,  and  with  some  remarks  accepted  the  office. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Agnew,  the  By-Laws  of  the  late  Board 
were  adopted  as  the  By-Laws  of  this  Board,  and  were 
ordered  to  be  printed. 

Mr.  Kinsella  moved  that  the  Board  proceed  to  the  elec- 
tion of  a Vice-President.  Carried. 

The  President  appointed  Messrs.  Kinsella  and  Agnew  as 
tellers. 

Five  ballotings  were  had  for  the  Vice-President,  four  of 
which  resulted  in  no  choice.  On  the  fifth  balloting  Mr. 
Arthur  Leary  was  declared  elected,  and  accepted  the  office. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Leonard,  Mr.  John  H.  Prentice  was 
appointed  Treasurer  and  Mr.  O.  P.  Quintard  Secretary. 

The  Treasurer’s  report  for  the  month  ending  May  31st, 


showing  : 

Receipts $279,041  18 

Expenditures 174,283  65 

Was  read  and  ordered  on  file. 

The  Secretary’s  report  to  June  1st,  showing  : 

Total  cash  receipts $7,649,014  22 

Total  cash  expenditures 7,468,646  66 


Cash  on  hand $^0,367  56 

Liabilities,  $18,842.42. 

Was  read  and  ordered  on  file. 


The  following  resolution  was,  on  motion,  adopted  : 


397 


Resolved , That  all  matters  referred  to,  and  powers  conferred  upon  the 
Committees  and  Officers  of  the  late  Board,  be  continued  in  the  Com- 
mittees and  Officers  of  this  Board,  until  otherwise  ordered. 

The  President  submitted  the  amended  map  showing  the 
proposed  change  in  the  location  of  Frankfort  street,  New 
York,  as  authorized  by  a recent  Act  of  the  Legislature,  and 
the  land  required  for  the  purposes  of  the  Bridge  on  both 
sides  of  the  river. 

The  following  resolution  was  thereupon  unanimously 
adopted  : 

Resolved , That  this  Board  does  hereby  adopt  the  amended  route  of  the 
Bridge,  and  the  map,  survey  and  profile  thereof  now  presented,  as  recom- 
mended by  the  Executive  Committee  of  the  last  Board,  showing  the 
land  required  for  the  purposes  of  the  Bridge,  and  do  locate  the  said 
Bridge  accordingly,  and  that  the  said  map,  or  copies  thereof  duly  signed, 
with  proper  certificates  of  location,  be  filed  in  the  offices  of  the  Regis- 
ters of  the  City  and  County  of  New  York  and  County  of  Kings,  re- 
spectively. 

A communication  was  received  from  the  Chief  Engineer 
advising  an  increase  in  the  size  of  the  wire  for  the  large 
cables,  which  was  read  and  referred  to  the  Executive  Com- 
mittee. 


The  Trustees  met  July  2d,  1877.  Seventeen  present. 
The  Treasurer’s  report  for  June,  showing: 


Receipts $52,283  16 

Expenditures  78,503  36 

Ordered  on  file. 

The  Secretary’s  report  to  July  1st,  showing  : 

Total  cash  receipts $7,701,282  88 

Total  cash  expenditures 7,547,135  52 

Cash  on  hand $154,147  36 

Liabilities,  $30,911.52. 

Ordered  on  file. 


The  Minutes  of  the  meetings  of  the  Executive  Committee 
of  June  15th,  2 1 st  and  26th,  together  with  special  report  of 
said  committee  on  increase  in  size  of  wire  for  the  sustaining 
cables,  were  read  and  approved,  and  the  action  of  the  Com- 


Powers  of 
Committees 
continued. 


Amended 
map  of  propos- 
e d change  i n 
location  of 
Frankfort  st. 


Map,  as 
amended, 
adopted. 


Size  of  wire 
for  large  cables. 


Meeting  July 
2d,  1877. 

T r e as  urer’s 
report  for  June. 


Secretary’s 
report  to  July 
1st. 


398 


Ex  ecutive 
Committee  ap- 
pointed. 


Report  of 
architects  on 
approaches,  etc. 


Payments 
approved  and 
bills  ordered 
paid  b y Fi- 
nance Commit- 
tee. 


Proposed  sal- 
ary of  Presi- 
dent 


Meeting  July 
12th,  1877. 


Report  of  Ar- 
chitects and  let- 
ter o f Chief 
Engineer  o r - 
dered  printed. 


mittee  on  the  several  matters  contained  therein  was  con- 
firmed. 

The  Minutes  of  a meeting  of  the  Finance  Committee  of 
June  14th  were  approved. 

The  President  announced  the  following  Committees  : 

Executive  Committee — Messrs.  Kingsley,  Stranahan,  Mar- 
shall, Slocum,  Haswell,  Agnew,  Smalley  and  Davis. 

Finance  Committee — Messrs.  Carroll,  Kinsella,  Leonard, 
Maclay,  Hitchcock  and  Hall. 

The  report  of  the  Committee  of  Architects  on  plans  of 
the  approaches  was  presented  and,  together  with  a letter 
from  the  Chief  Engineer,  referred  to  the  Executive  Com- 
mittee for  report. 

The  Finance  Committee  reported  that  it  had  approved 
payments  made  from  petty  cash  in  Tune  amounting  to 
$234.23,  and  had  audited  and  passed  for  payment  bills 
amounting  to  $28,711.29. 

The  Finance  Committee  recommended  that  an  allowance 
of  $10  be  made  to  each  Trustee  on  answering  his  name  at 
each  roll  call,  and  that  the  members  of  the  Executive  and 
Finance  Committees  be  allowed  the  same  amount  for 
attendance  upon  each  meeting. 

Referred  to  Finance  Committee,  with  instructions  to  re- 
port on  same,  and  also  on  the  question  of  providing  a salary 
for  the  President. 


The  Trustees  met  July  12th,  1877.  Eleven  present. 

The  Minutes  of  a meeting  of  the  Executive  Committee  of 
July  2d  were  approved,  and  the  action  of  the  Committee 
on  the  several  matters  contained  therein  was  confirmed. 

The  Minutes  of  a meeting  of  the  Executive  Committee  of 
July  10th;  also  the  report  of  the  Committee  of  Architects 
and  letter  of  Chief  Engineer  accompanying  same  were  pre- 
sented. 

The  Minutes  were  approved  and  the  plan  of  the  archi- 
tects was  adopted. 

Five  hundred  copies  of  the  report  of  the  Committee  of 
Architects  and  of  the  letter  of  the  Chief  Engineer  were 
ordered  to  be  printed  in  pamphlet  form. 


399 


Mr.  Stranahan  moved  that  the  material  for  the  face  of  the 
approaches,  including  the  inside  facings  at  the  street  cross- 
ings, be  of  granite , and  that  the  inner  walls  above  the 
foundations  be  of  brick.  Carried. 

The  President  submitted  estimates  of  the  Chief  Engineer 
of  the  cost  of  the  approaches,  amounting  to  $2,141,318.33, 
exclusive  of  the  expense  of  converting  the  archways  into 
storehouses  and  of  the  equipment  of  the  railway  and  waiting- 
rooms. 

The  President  vacated  his  seat  and  called  the  Vice- 
President  to  the  Chair. 

The  Minutes  of  a meeting  of  the  Finance  Committee  July 
iothwere  approved,  the  action  of  the  Committee  confirmed, 
and  its  recommendations  adopted,  the  President  being 
excused  from  voting,  at  his  request. 


The  Trustees  met  August  6th,  1877.  No  quorum. 


The  Trustees  met  September  3d,  1877.  No  quorum. 


The  Trustees  met  October  1st,  1877.  Sixteen  present. 

The  Minutes  of  a meeting  of  the  Executive  Committee 
of  August  20th  were  approved,  and  the  action  of  the  Com- 
mittee on  the  several  matters  contained  therein  was  con- 
firmed. 

The  Minutes  of  meetings  of  the  Finance  Committee  of 
August  6th  and  September  7 th  were  approved. 

The  Treasurer’s  reports,  showing  : 


Receipts  for  July $100,539  00 

Expenditures  for  July 117,105  89 

Receipts  for  August 103,090  59 

Expenditures  for  August 167,341  86 

Receipts  for  September 156,109  47 

Expenditures  for  September 148,386  76 

Were  ordered  on  file. 


Material  for 
approaches. 


Estimates  of 
cost  of  ap- 
proaches. 


Meeting  Au- 
gust oth,  1877. 


Meeting  Sep- 
tember  3d, 
1877- 


Meeting  O c- 
tober  1st,  1877. 


T r e a s urer’s 
reports  for  July, 
August  and 
September. 


400 


S e c r e fary’s 
reports  to  Octo- 
ber ist. 


Bids  for  Gran- 
ite  forap- 
proaches  open- 
ed and  referred 
to  Ex  ecu  tive 
Committee  t o 
canvass  and  re- 
port. 


Bids  for  Wire 
Rope  Sockets 
referred  to  Ex- 
ecutive C o m - 
mittee  for  re- 
port. 


Engineer  rec- 
ommends that 
Steel  Wire  Rope 
Suspenders  be 
advertised  for. 


Referred  t o 
Exec  utive 
Committee  t o 
report. 


The  Secretary’s  reports,  showing  : 

Total  cash  receipts  to  August  ist §7,801,779  88 

expenditures  to  August  ist....  7,664,199  41 

receipts  to  September  ist 7,904,855  47 

“ expenditures  to  September  ist.  7,831,526  27 

“ receipts  to  October  ist 8,060,949  94 

“ expenditures  to  October  ist. ..  . 7,979,898  03 

Cash  on  hand,  August  ist I37,58o  47 

“ “ “ September  ist 73,329  20 

“ “ ‘‘  October  ist 81,051  91 

Liabilities,  August  ist 53.674  71 

September  ist 46,609  27 

October  ist 49,374  19 

Were  ordered  on  file. 


The  President  stated  that  at  a meeting  of  the  Executive 
Committee  held  this  day,  twenty-one  bids  for  the  granite 
for  the  Bridge  approaches  had  been  received  and  opened, 
and  were  now  presented. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Carroll,  it  was  ordered  that  they  be 
referred  back  to  the  Executive  Committee  to  be  can- 
vassed, and  report  made  to  the  Board  at  its  next  meeting. 

The  President  also  stated  that  twenty-four  bids  for  wire 
rope  sockets  had  been  received  and  opened  by  the  Ex- 
ecutive Committee. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Leonard,  the  bids  were  referred  back 
to  the  Committee  to  be  canvassed  and  report  made  to  the 
Board  at  its  next  meeting. 

A communication  from  the  Chief  Engineer  was  read,  re- 
commending that  about  70,000  lineal  feet  of  steel  wire  rope 
suspenders,  to  be  made  of  Bessemer  steel,  be  advertised  for, 
and  the  Executive  Committee  advised  that  such  course  be 
adopted. 

Mr.  Kin  sella  moved,  as  an  amendment,  that  cast  steel 
wire  rope  be  advertised  for  also. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Burrell,  the  whole  matter  was  referred 
back  to  the  Executive  Committee  to  investigate  and  report 
to  the  Board  at  its  next  meeting. 

Mr.  Kinsella  moved  that  hereafter  no  passes  to  cross  the 
foot-bridge  be  issued. 


401 


The  Trustees  met  November  5th,  1877.  Twelve  present. 

The  Treasurer’s  report  for  October,  showing  : 

Receipts $101,485  38 

Expenditures 116,658  26 

Ordered  on  file. 

The  Secretary’s  report  to  November  1st,  showing  : 

Total  cash  receipts $8,162,432  80 

“ “ expenditures 8,096,553  77 

Cash  on  hand ...  $65,879  03 

Liabilities,  $55,053.56. 

Ordered  on  file. 

The  Minutes  of  a meeting  of  the  Finance  Committee  of 
October  5th  were  approved. 

The  Minutes  of  meetings  of  the  Executive  Committee  of 
October  1st  and  10th  were  approved. 

The  Minutes  of  a meeting  of  the  Executive  Comnritte,  held 
October  19th,  were  read,  when  the  President  submitted  a 
report  of  the  Executive  Committee  on  the  subject  of  wire 
rope  suspenders. 

Mr.  Kinsella  moved  to  amend  the  Minutes  by  directing 
the  President  and  Secretary  to  advertise  for  crucible  cast 
steel,  as  well  as  for  Bessemer  steel.  Adopted. 

The  Minutes  as  amended  were  approved. 

The  Minutes  of  a meeting  held  October  26th  were  read 
and  approved. 

The  Minutes  of  a meeting  of  the  Executive  Committee 
held  this  day  were  approved. 

Contracts  for  granite  for  the  approaches  were  awarded  as 
follows  : 

Pierce,  Rowe  & Co. 

3,510  cubic  yards  of  Pier,  Pilaster  and  Jamb  stone,  at  $30  00 


2,184  “ Abutment  Pier  Stone at  29  00 

1,898  “ Arch  Face  Stone,  main  arches,  at  28  35 

442  “ “ “ side  “ at  30  00 

Colt. ins  Granite  Company. 

4,955  cubic  yards  of  Six-cut  Stone at  $45  00 

47 


Meeting  No- 
vember 5th, 
1877. 

T r e a s urer’s 
report  for  Oc- 
tober. 


Secret  ary’s 
report  to  N o- 
vember  ist. 


Wire  Rope 
Suspenders. 


Contracts  for 
Granite  award- 
ed. 


402 


Meeting  De- 
cember 3d,  1877. 


T r e a s urer’s 
report  for  No- 
vember. 


S e c r e tary’s 
report  to  De- 
cember 1st. 


Contract  for 
Suspende r 
Ropes  awarded. 


Bodwell  Granite  Company. 

1,65 1 cubic  yards  of  Rough-pointed  Base  Stone,  at ..  $26  40 

5,260  “ Rock-faced  Stone,  at 19  00 

833  “ Bond  Stone,  at 18  00 

Conditionally,  to  the  Concord  Granite  Company. 

3,231  lineal  feet  of  Parapet  Stone,  at $15  40 


The  quantities  being  approximate,  and  the  nature  of  the 
different  items,  as  specified  in  the  specifications  for  the 
work. 


TheTrustees  met  December  3d,  1877.  Seventeen  present. 
The  Minutes  of  a meeting  of  the  Finance  Committee  of 
November  5th  were  approved. 

The  Treasurer’s  report  for  November,  showing  : 


Receipts $102,501  10 

Expenditures 90,628  80 

Was  ordered  on  file. 

The  Secretary’s  report  to  December  1st,  showing  : 

Total  cash  receipts  $8,264,933  90 

expenditures 8,187,182  57 


Cash  on  hand  and  in  bank $77, 751  33 

Liabilities,  $62,876.18. 

Was  ordered  on  file. 


The  Minutes  of  a meeting  of  the  Executive  Committee 
held  this  day  were  read  ; also  a letter  from  the  Chief  En- 
gineer, on  the  subject  of  wire  suitable  for  suspender  ropes. 

Mr.  Kinsella  moved  to  amend  the  recommendation  of  the 
Executive  Committee  in  regard  to  the  contract  for  the 
suspender  ropes  ; and  that  the  contract  therefor  be  award- 
ed to  the  lowest  bidder  for  crucible  cast  steel  wire,  which 
motion  was  lost. 

Mr.  Kingsley  moved  that  the  contract  for  the  suspender 
ropes  be  awarded,  in  accordance  with  the  recommendation 
of  the  Committee,  to  the  John  A.  Roebling’s  Sons  Company, 
at  7 cents  per  pound  for  Bessemer  steel  wire.  Adopted. 

The  Minutes  of  a meeting  of  the  Executive  Committee 
of  this  date  were  approved  and  the  recommendations  there- 
in adopted. 


403 


The  Trustees  met  January  7th,  1878.  Fifteen  present. 

The  Minutes  of  a meeting  of  the  Executive  Committee 
held  this  day  were  approved,  and  the  action  of  the  Com- 
mittee on  the  several  matters  contained  therein  was  con- 
firmed. 

The  Minutes  of  a meeting  of  the  Finance  Committee  held 
December  7th,  1877,  were  approved,  and  also  the  Minutes 
of  a meeting  held  this  day. 

The  report  of  the  Finance  Committee  to  November  1st, 
1877,  was  ordered  on  file. 

This  report  certifies  to  the  correctness  of  the  cash  account 
and  vouchers  from  April  1st,  1877,  to  November  1st,  1877, 
and  that  the  bank  balances  of  the  two  bank  accounts  corres- 


pond with  the  respective  check-books. 

The  Treasurer’s  report  for  December,  1877,  showing  : 

Receipts $102,128  15 

Expenditures 98,786  71 

Was  ordered  on  file. 

The  Secretary’s  report  to  January  1st,  1878,  showing  : 

Total  cash  receipts $8,366,960  70 

expenditures 8,285,867  93 

Cash  in  bank  and  on  hand $81,092  77 

Liabilities,  $57,824.70. 

Was  ordered  on  file. 


The  Trustees  met  February  4th,  1878.  Thirteen  present. 

The  Minutes  of  a meeting  of  the  Executive  Committee 
held  this  day  were  approved,  and  the  recommendations  con- 
tained therein  adopted,  and  the  Committee’s  action  on  the 
other  matters  contained  therein  was  approved. 

The  Minutes  of  a meeting  of  the  Finance  Committee 
held  this  day  were  approved. 

The  Treasurer’s  report  for  January,  1878,  showing  : 

Receipts $102,426  59 

Expenditures 81,889  88 

Was  ordered  on  file. 


Meeting  Jan- 
uary 7th,  1878. 


Report  of  Fi- 
nance Commit- 
tee. 


T r e a s urer’s 
report  for  De- 
cember. 


Secret  ary's 
report  to  Janu- 
ary 1st,  1878. 


Meeting  Feb- 
ruary 4th,  1878. 


T r e a s urer’s 
report  for  Janu- 
ary, 1878. 


404 


Secret  ary’s 
report  to  Feb- 
ruary ist,  1878. 


P assenger 
transit  over 
Bridge. 


Meeting  Mar. 
4th,  1788. 


Finance  Com- 
mittee report. 


T reas  urer’s 
1 eport. 


The  Secretary’s  report  to  February  1st,  1878,  showing: 


Total  cash  receipts $8,469,359  43 

Expenditures 8,367,729  95 

Cash  on  hand  and  in  bank ...  $101,629  48 

Liabilities,  $64,841.54. 

Was  ordered  on  file. 


The  President  presented  the  verdict  of  the  coroner’s  in- 
quest and  the  result  of  his  investigation  into  the  late  acci- 
dent at  the  Brooklyn  viaduct  by  the  falling  of  two  of  the 
arches,  and  the  death  of  Neil  Mullen  thereby.  Read  and 
ordered  on  file. 

It  was  referred  to  the  President,  with  power,  to  pay  the 
expenses  which  have  been  incurred  for  the  support  of  the 
minor  children  of  Mr.  Mullen  since  his  death  up  to  this 
time,  and  to  make  such  provision  for  their  future  wants 
until  the  further  action  of  the  Board,  as  he  might  deem 
proper. 

The  Chief  Engineer  was  directed  to  submit  his  views  as 
to  the  method  of  passenger  transit  over  the  Bridge  when 
completed. 


The  Trustees  met  March  4th,  1878.  Thirteen  present. 

The  Minutes  of  a meeting  of  the  Executive  Committee 
held  this  day  were  approved,  and  the  action  of  the  Com- 
mittee on  the  several  matters  contained  therein  was  con- 
firmed. 

The  Minutes  of  a meeting  of  the  Finance  Committee  held 
this  day  were  approved. 

The  Finance  Committee  reported  the  examination  of  the 
cash  accounts  and  vouchers  from  the  ist  of  November, 
1877,  to  the  ist  of  February,  1878,  and  that  it  had  found  the 
same  correct,  and  that  it  had  examined  the  bank  bal- 
ances and  found  them  to  correspond  with  the  bank  books. 

The  Treasurer’s  report  for  February,  showing  : 

Receipts  §104,405  31 

Expenditures....  149,144  61 

Ordered  on  hie. 


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The  Secretary’s  report  to  March  ist,  showing  : 


Total  cash  receipts $8, 573, 728  47 

Total  cash  expenditures 8,516,838  29 


Cash  in  bank  and  on  hand $56,890  18 

Liabilities,  $77,360.79. 

Read  and  ordered  on  file. 


It  was  ordered  that  the  Cities  of  New  York  and  Brooklyn 
be  called  upon  for  the  sums  of  $500,000  and  $1,000,000 
respectively,  for  the  purposes  specified  in  Section  3,  Chapter 
300  of  the  Laws  of  1875. 

A communication  was  received  from  the  Chief  Engineer 
in  response  to  the  resolution  relating  to  passenger  transit  on 
the  Bridge. 

It  was  ordered  to  be  printed  in  pamphlet  form. 

The  President  reported  that  the  Court  of  Appeals  had 
sustained  the  action  of  the  Board  in  the  matter  of  taking 
property  belonging  to  Mr.  Burr,  on  Frankfort  and  Cliff 
streets. 


The  Trustees  met  April  ist,  1878.  Thirteen  present. 

The  Minutes  of  the  meeting  of  the  Executive  Committee 
held  this  day  approved,  and  the  action  of  the  Committee  on 
the  several  matters  therein  contained  was  confirmed. 

The  Treasurer’s  report  for  March  showing: 

Receipts $101,377  54 

Expenditures roijoi  08 

Ordered  on  file. 


The  Trustees  met  May  6th,  1878.  Thirteen  present. 

The  Minutes  of  the  Executive  Committee  meeting  held 
April  1 2th  were  approved,  and  the  action  of  the  Committee 
on  the  several  matters  contained  therein  was  confirmed. 

The  Minutes  of  the  Executive  Committee  meeting  held 
this  day  were  approved,  and  the  action  of  the  Committee 
on  the  several  matters  contained  therein  was  confirmed. 


Secre  tary's 
report. 


R e q u isition 
on  Cities. 


Letter  relat- 
ing to  transit  on 
Bridge  ordered 
printed. 


Decision  o f 
Court  of  Ap- 
peals in  matter 
of  taking  prop- 
erty. 


Meeting  April 
ist,  1878. 

Minutes  ap- 
proved and  ac- 
tion confirmed. 


T r e a s u rer’s 
report. 


Meeting  May 
6th,  1878. 


Minutes  a p - 
proved  and  ac- 
tion confirmed. 


Minutes  ap- 
proved. 


T re  a s urer’s 
report. 


S e c re  t ary’s 
report  to  April 
ist. 


Secret  ary’s 
report  to  May 
ist. 


Finance  Com- 
mittee report. 


Rapid  Transit. 


406 

1 he  Minutes  of  a meeting  of  the  Finance  Committee  held 
April  4th  were  approved. 

The  Treasurer's  report  for  April,  showing  : 

Receipts §402,886  80 

Expenditures 154,540  49 

Ordered  on  file. 

The  Secretary’s  report  to  April  ist,  showing: 

Total  cash  receipts §8,675,101  96 

expenditures 8,618,535  32 

Cash  in  bank  and  on  hand 856,566  64 

Liabilities,  $102,898.57. 

Ordered  on  file. 

The  Secretary’s  report  to  May  rst,  1878,  showing  : 


Total  cash  receipts  $9,077,957  56 

expenditures 8,773,04461 

Cash  in  bank  and  on  hand  8304,912  95 

Liabilities,  8129,531.52. 

Read  and  ordered  on  file. 


The  Finance  Committee  report  examination  of  cash  ac- 
counts and  vouchers  from  February  ist,  1878,  to  May  ist, 
1878,  and  that  it  had  found  them  correct;  also  that  it  had 
examined  the  bank  balances  and  found  them  to  agree  with 
the  check  books. 

Mr.  Kinsella  offered  the  following  preamble  and  resolu- 
tion, and  in  presenting  them  addressed  the  Chair  as  follows: 

Mr.  President — The  time  is  rapidly  approaching  when  the  Trustees 
of  the  Bridge  will  be  called  upon  to  determine  the  use  to  which  its  road- 
way is  to  be  applied,  with  the  view  of  determining  upon  a plan  through 
which  a revenue  can  be  derived  from  the  undertaking  that  will,  I trust, 
return  to  the  two  cities  a revenue  equal  to  the  interest  on  their  investment, 
altogether  apart  from  the  indirect  advantage  which  must  accrue  to  the 
cities  from  the  virtual  annihilation  of  the  only  barrier  which  now  separates 
them. 

With  the  view  of  obtaining  additional  data  for  the  consideration  of  this 
important  question,  I offer  the  following  : 

Whereas,  There  are  a number  of  projects  under  consideration  in 
Brooklyn  looking  to  the  obtaining  of  rapid  transit  between  the  outlying 
districts  of  that  city  and  New  York  ; and, 


407 

Whereas,  Rapid,  convenient,  and  at  all  times  certain  communication 
between  the  two  cities  will  be  feasible  only  by  bringing  any  scheme  of 
rapid  transit  in  Brooklyn  in  harmony  with  that  adopted  for  steam  transit 
on  the  East  River  Bridge  ; therefore, 

Resolved , That  a Committee  of  five  from  this  Board  be  appointed  to 
confer  with  any  other  body  or  corporation  having  for  its  purpose  the  con- 
struction or  running  of  a rapid  transit  road  to  either  terminus  of  the 
Bridge,  to  the  end  that  the  Bridge  shall  fully  realize  the  main  object  of 
its  construction,  the  facilitation  of  intercourse  between  the  two  cities,  and 
to  report  the  result  of  such  conference  to  this  Board. 

Mr.  Stranahan  asked  to  have  the  words  “or  other  steam 
roads  ” inserted  in  the  resolution  after  the  words  “ rapid 
transit,”  to  which  Mr.  Kinsella  consented. 

The  resolution  was  then  adopted  as  amended,  and  the 
President  appointed  the  following  gentlemen  as  a Committee 
under  the  resolution  : Messrs.  Kinsella,  Hall,  Stranahan, 
Hitchcock  and  Kingsley. 

A communication  from  the  Chief  Engineer  in  reference 
to  contract  for  the  iron  work  of  the  suspended  superstruc- 
ture of  the  Bridge  was  received  in  connection  with  the  specifi- 
cations for  the  iron  work. 

Referred  to  the  Executive  Committee  to  report  to  Board 
at  a special  meeting. 

Mr.  Kinsella  asked  if  the  subject  of  using  so  large  a 
quantity  of  timber  for  the  roadway  of  Bridge  ha$  been  dis- 
cussed in  Executive  Committee. 

The  President  replied  that  it  had  not,  but  he  would  obtain 
the  views  of  the  Chief  Engineer  on  the  subject,  and  present 
them  to  the  Board  before  final  action  was  taken  on  the  con- 
tract for  timber. 


The  Trustees  met  May  15th,  1878.  No  quorum. 


The  Trustees  met  May  24th,  1878.  Fifteen  present. 

The  President  stated  that  he  had,  at  the  suggestion  of 
the  Chairman,  added  Mr.  Haswell  to  the  Special  Committee 
on  Railway  Transit. 

The  Executive  Committee  reported  with  amendments  the 


Commit  tee 
appointed. 


Communica- 
tion regarding 
Iron  work  of 
suspended  su- 
perstructure. 


Referred  t o 
Executi  v e 
Committee  for 
report. 


Timber  for 
roadway. 


Meeting  May 
15th, 1878. 


Meeting  May 
24th,  1878. 

Mr.  Haswell 
added  to  Special 
Committee  o n 
Transit. 


Specifications 
for  Iron  work 
o f suspended 
superstructure. 

Proposals  t o 
b e advertised 
for. 

Pro  ceedings 
confirmed. 


Special  Com- 
mittee on  Rail- 
r o a d Transit 
report  adopted. 


Timber. 


Annual  meet- 
ing June  3d, 
1878. 

Minute  s 
adopted. 

Officers  elect- 
ed. 


Executive 
Committee  ap- 
pointed. 

Finance  Com- 
mittee appoint- 
ed. 

Land  for  ap- 
proaches. 


specifications  for  the  iron  work  of  the  suspended  super- 
structure of  the  Bridge.  Report  adopted,  and  proposals  for 
such  iron  work  ordered  to  be  advertised  for  to  be  received 
until  June  15th. 

The  proceedings  of  the  Executive  Committee  meeting  held 
this  day  were  confirmed. 

Mr.  Kinsella,  from  the  Special  Committee  on  the  subject 
of  railroad  transit  over  the  Bridge,  made  a report,  which 
was  adopted. 

A communication  from  the  Chief  Engineer  in  regard  to 
the  use  of  timber  on  the  Bridge  was  read  and  ordered  on 
file. 


The  annual  meeting  of  the  Trustees  was  held  June  3d, 
1878.  Twelve  present. 

The  Minutes  of  Finance  Committee  of  May  6th  adopted. 

Hon.  H.  C.  Murphy  was  elected  President,  and  Mr.  Arthur 
Leary  Vice-President. 

The  President  stated  that  Mr.  Smalley  had  not  attended 
any  meetings  of  the  Board  since  January  7th,  1878,  al- 
though notices  had  been  served  upon  him  according  to  his 
direction. 

Mr.  Agnew  moved  that  the  authorities  in  New  York  hav- 
ing the  appointing  power,  be  notified  of  the  absence  of  Mr. 
Smalley. 

The  following  Committees  were  appointed. 

Executive  Committee.  — Messrs.  Kingsley,  Stranahan, 
Marshall,  Slocum,  Agnew,  Haswell  and  Davis. 

Finatice  Committee. — Messrs.  Hitchcock,  Carroll,  Kin- 
sella, Hall,  Leonard  and  Maclay. 

Mr.  Carroll  asked  what  land  for  the  approaches  had  been 
acquired.  The  President  replied  that  it  had  all  been  ac- 
quired or  contracted  for  which  was  required  for  the  Brook- 
lyn approach,  except  a few  small  pieces  which  might  in- 
volve an  expenditure  of  $10,000;  and  that  in  New  York  all 
lying  east  of  Rose  street,  except  one  lot  on  Frankfort  street, 
had  been  acquired  or  contracted  for ; and  all  lying  between 
Rose  and  William  streets,  except  214  William  street,  and  the 


409 


rears  of  Nos.  26  to  36  on  Frankfort  street,  had  also  been  ac- 
quired or  contracted  for. 

A communication  was  received  from  the  Chief  Engineer  etc?,abtoe  com6 
on  the  subject  of  cable  wrapping  wire,  iron  stay  bars  and  ages6  anchor' 
stone  to  complete  the  anchorages.  Referred  to  Executive 
Committee. 

Thirty-five  bids  for  pine  and  oak  lumber  for  flooring  be^ldsforLum 
of  Bridge  were  presented  and  referred  to  Executive  Commit- 
tee, with  power  to  award  contract. 

The  Executive  Committee  was  authorized  to  open  bids  to  WorkSfo°r 
be  received  until  June  15th,  for  the  iron  work  for  the  sus- 
pended superstructure,  and  report  result  to  the  Board  at 
meeting  to  be  held  June  17  th. 

The  Treasurer’s  report  for  May,  showing  : 

Receipts $404,142  99 

Expenditures 624,321  90 

Ordered  on  file. 

The  Secretary’s  report  to  June,  1st  showing  : 

Total  cash  receipts $9,483,035  16 

Total  cash  expenditures 9*398,301  12 


pended  super- 
structure. 


T r e a s u rer’s 
report. 


Secretary’s 

report. 


Cash  in  bank  and  on  hand 

Liabilities,  $60,022.29  (exclusive 
etc.,  received  in  May). 

Read  and  ordered  on  file. 


$84,734  04 

of  bills  for  materials, 


The  Trustees  met  June  17th,  1878.  Twelve  present. 

The  Minutes  of  the  Finance  Committee  of  June  6th 
were  adopted. 

The  Minutes  of  the  Executive  Committee  of  June  10th 
and  17th  were  adopted. 

The  President  reported  that  the  following  bids  had  been 
received  for  the  iron  and  steel  for  the  suspended  super- 
structure : 

New  Jersey  Steel  & Iron  Co— Iron,  4^  cents  per 
pound  ; steel,  9 cents  per  pound. 

Edge  Moor  Iron  Co.— Iron,  3^  cents  per  pound  ; steel, 
6^%  cents  per  pound. 


Meeting  June 
17th,  1878. 

Minutes 

adopted. 


Bids  for  Iron 
and  Steel  for 
suspended  su- 
perstructure. 


48 


Bids  referred 
to  Engineers 
and  officers. 


Meeting  July 
ist,  1878. 

Minute  s 
adopted. 


T r e a s urer's 
report. 

Contracts 
awarded  for 
Iron  and  Steel 
and  Wrapping 
wire. 


Meeting  Au- 
gust 5th,  1878. 

M i n u t e s 
adopted. 


T r e a s urer’s 
report. 


S e c re  tary's 
report  to  July 
ist,  1878. 


S e cr  e tary’s 
report  to  Au- 
gust ist,  1878. 


410 

Keystone  Bridge  Co.— Iron,  3T*W  cents  per  pound;  steel, 
7iVcrV  cents  per  pound. 

Clarke,  Reeves  & Co. — Iron,  3yVo  cents  per  pound  ; steel, 
9 cents  per  pound. 

Leighton  Bridge  and  Iron  Works  Co.-  Iron,  3^^  cents 
per  pound  ; steel,  7 cents  per  pound. 

Bids  referred  to  Engineers  to  canvass,  and  then  to  officers 
to  report  to  Board. 


The  Trustees  met  July  xst,  1878.  Eleven  present. 

The  Minutes  of  the  Executive  Committee  of  fuly  ist 
were  adopted. 

The  Treasurer’s  report  for  June  was  ordered  on  file. 

The  President  was  authorized  to  award  the  contract  for 
iron  and  steel  for  the  suspended  superstructure  when,  in  his 
judgment,  he  thought  prudent,  to  the  Phoenix  Iron  Com- 
pany, and  the  contract  for  wrapping  wire  to  J.  Lloyd  Haigh. 


The  Trustees  met  August  5th,  1878.  Fourteen  present. 
The  Minutes  of  Finance  Committee  meetings  held  July 
5th,  and  August  5th,  were  adopted. 

The  Treasurer’s  report  for  July,  showing: 

Receipts $102,273  96 

Expenditures 130  336  95 

Was  read  and  ordered  on  file. 

The  Secretary’s  report  to  July  ist,  1878,  showing 

Total  cash  receipts $9,590,937  99 

Total  cash  expenditures  ...  9,588,355  93 

Cash  on  hand $2,582  06 

Liabilities,  $157,487.92. 

Was  read  and  ordered  on  file. 

The  Secretary’s  report  to  August  ist,  1878,  showing  : 


Total  cash  receipts 89,720,737  49 

Total  cash  expenditures 9,718,722  91 

Cash  on  hand $2,014  58 


Liabilities,  $186,466.78. 


Was  read  and  ordered  on  file. 

The  City  of  New  York  was  called  upon  for  §500,000.  and 
the  City  of  Brooklyn  for  $1,000,000,  for  the  purposes  speci- 
fied in  section  3 of  chapter  300,  Laws  of  1875. 

The  President  presented  a letter  of  Engineer  Roebling, 
addressed  to  the  President,  dated  July  22d,  1878,  covering  a 
letter  from  same  to  same  dated  July  9th,  1-878,  relating  to 
alleged  frauds  practiced  by  the  contractor  for  cable  wire. 

Also  a copy  of  a letter  from  the  President  to  Engineer 
Roebling,  in  reply  thereto,  dated  July  25th,  1878,  and  a 
letter  of  Engineer  Roebling  to  the  President,  dated  July 
28,  1878.  (For  a text  of  these  letters  see  Exhibit  No.  6, 
herewith,  page  132.) 


The  Trustees  met  August  7th,  187S.  Thirteen  present. 

The  President  read  a letter  from  Chief  Engineer,  dated 
August  6th,  1S7S,  on  subject  of  wire  contained  in,  and  the 
estimated  strength  of,  the  cables  as  they  have  been  con- 
structed. 

After  discussion,  Mr.  Kinsella  offered  the  following  reso- 
lution : 

Resolved. , That  the  President  be  directed  to  secure  the  services  of  two  . 
Engineers  of  eminence  to  consult  with  the  Chief  Engineer,  and  that  all 
facts  relating  to  the  wire  entering  into  the  construction  of  the  cables  be 
placed  before  them,  and  that  the  President  report  the  result  to  the  Board. 

Laid  on  the  table. 

The  President  called  the  Vice-President  to  the  Chair,  and 
moved  to  reconsider  the  action  by  which  the  resolution 
offered  by  Mr.  Kinsella  was  laid  on  the  table.  Carried. 

Mr.  Stranahan  moved  to  amend  the  original  resolution  by 
inserting  the  words,  “and  Chief  Engineer,”  after  the  word 
“President.”  The  amendment  was  accepted  by  Mr.  Kinsella 
and  the  resolution,  as  amended,  adopted. 

The  President  was  directed  to  continue  the  contract  with 
Mr.  Haigh  for  the  wire  required  to  complete  the  large  cables, 
on  such  conditions  and  terms  as  he  deems  proper  under 
the  circumstances. 


Requi  sition 
on  Cities. 


Corresp  o n d- 
ence  regarding 
Cable  Wire. 


Meeting  Au- 
gust 7th,  1878. 

Letter  regard- 
ing strength  of 
cables. 


Resolution  re- 
quiring consul- 
tation of  Engi- 
neers. 


A m e ndment 
offered. 


Resolution  as 
amended  adopt- 
ed. 


President  di- 
rected to  con- 
tinue contract 
for  Wire. 


412 


Meeting  Sep- 
tember 2d,  1878. 

Treasu  rer’s 
report. 


Secret  ary’s 
report. 


Minute  s 
adopted. 


Officers  au- 
thorized to  is- 
sue certficates 
of  i n d e b ted- 
ness. 


Legal  pro- 
ceedings to  ob- 
t a i n payment 
from  New 
York. 


Transit  over 
Bridge. 


Committee  on 
Transit. 


Meeting  Oc- 
tober 7th,  1878. 


The  Trustees  met  September  2d,  1878.  Thirteen  present. 
The  Treasurer’s  report  for  August,  showing: 

Receipts 8146,667  56 

Expenditures 115,293  88 

The  Secretary’s  report  to  September  1st,  showing  : 

Total  cash  receipts 89,835,894  48 

Expenditures 9,833,988  44 


Cash  on  hand 81,906  04 

Bills  receivable  uninatured  81,585.44,  and  liabilities  (ex- 
clusive of  bills  for  materials  delivered  in  August),  81 12,- 
309.30.  Read  and  ordered  on  file. 

Minutes  of  meeting  of  Executive  Committee  held  this 
day  adopted. 

The  following  resolutions  were  adopted  : 

Resolved,  That  the  officers  be  authorized  to  execute  certificates  of  in- 
debtedness for  materials  delivered,  and  to  be  delivered  under  contracts 
now  in  force,  bearing  interest  from  the  time  the  amounts  thereof  shall 
have  become  due  under  such  contracts. 

Resolved , That  such  legal  proceedings  be  instituted  on  behalf  of  this 
Board  as  may  in  the  opinion  of  the  counsel  of  the  Board  be  requisite  to 
enforce  payment  by  the  City  of  New  York  of  the  sums  which  that  City  was 
called  upon  to  pay,  in  and  by  the  resolution  of  this  Board  adopted  on 
the  4th  day  of  March,  1878,  and  the  5th  day  of  August,  1878,  respect- 
ively, and  that  the  President  take  all  proper  steps  for  that  purpose. 

Resolved , That  the  subject  of  the  portable  transit  of  passengers  and 
freight  over  the  Bridge  be  referred  to  a select  committee  of  five  Trustees, 
and  that  it  report  its  views  thereon  at  the  earliest  praticable  period. 

The  President  stated  that  he  would  hand  the  Secretary 
the  names  of  the  members  whom  he  should  appoint  to  com- 
pose the  Committee  authorized  by  the  last-mentioned  reso- 
lution. 

The  following  named  gentlemen  were  subsequently  ap- 
pointed as  such  Committee,  viz.  : Messrs  Haswell  (chair- 
man), Kinsella,  Stranahan,  Agnew  and  Hall. 


The  Trustees  met  October  7th,  1878.  Ten  present.  No 
quorum. 


413 


The  Trustees  met  November  4th,  1878.  Eight  present. 
No  quorum. 


The  Trustees  met  December  2d,  1878  Ten  present.  No 
quorum. 


The  Trustees  met  December  20th,  1878.  Thirteen  present. 

The  Minutes  of  meetings  of  the  Executive  Committee  held 
September  12th,  November  4th,  and  December  2d,  were  read 

and  confirmed. 

» 

The  Minutes  of  a meeting  of  the  Executive  Committee  held 
this  day,  containing  statements  by  the  President  of  the  fin- 
ancial affairs  of  the  Bridge  and  the  condition  of  the  work,  with 
suggestions  in  regard  to  same,  and  letters  from  the  Chief 
Engineer  of  November  23d,  1878,  and  of  Assistant  Engineer 
Martin,  of  December  19th,  were  read. 

The  action  of  the  Executive  Committee  in  assigning  to 
Edward  Dodd,  for  collection,  a claim  against  John  Carroll 
for  rent  due  to  the  Trustees  was  confirmed. 

Mr.  Kinsella  moved  that  the  recommendation  of  the  Chief 
Engineer  in  his  letter  of  23d  of  November,  in  view  of  the 
suspension  of  the  work  continuing  an  indefinite  period,  of 
a discharge  of  himself  and  Messrs.  Martin,  Paine,  Col- 
lingwood,  Hildenbrand,  Probasco  and  Yander  Bosch  of  the 
Engineer  force,  be  adopted.  The  motion  was  lost. 

Mr.  Kingsley  moved  that  the  Engineer  force  be  employed 
at  half  pay  as  suggested  in  the  report  of  the  President.  Car- 
ried. 

Mr.  Kingsley  moved  that  the  report  of  the  President  in 
reference  to  salaries  of  the  Secretary  and  clerks  be  adopted. 
Carried. 

The  Minutes  of  meetings  of  the  Finance  Committee,  held 
September  10th,  October  7th  and  15th,  November  7 and 
December  5th,  were  adopted. 

The  Treasurer’s  reports  for  September,  October  and  No- 
vember, showing  : 


Meeting  No- 
v e m b e r 4th, 
1878. 


Meeting  De- 
cember 2d,  1878. 


Meeting  De- 
cern b e r 20th, 
1878. 

Minutes  con- 
firmed. 


Motion  re- 
garding d i s - 
charge  o f En- 
gineers in  view 
of  suspension  of 
work. 


Engineers  to 
be  employed  at 
half  pay. 


P r e si  d ent’s 
report  regard- 
ing salaries 
adopted. 


Minute  s 
adopted. 


414 


T r e a s urer’s 
reports  for  Sep- 
tember, Octo- 
ber and  No- 
vember. 


Se  c re  tary’s 
reports  to  Oc- 
tober ist. 


To  Novem- 
ber ist. 


To  December 
i st. 


Finance  Com- 
mittee report. 


Meeting  Jan- 
uary 6th,  1879. 


Meeting  Feb- 
ruary 3d,  1879. 


Meeting  Mar. 
3<h  1879. 

Minutes  con- 
firmed  and 
adopted. 


Receipts  for  September 81,128  32 

Expenditures  for  September 25,600  91 

Receipts  for  October 267,956  73 

Expenditures  for  October 176,911  55 

Receipts  for  November ....  3,921  36 


Expenditures  for  November 40,549  ro 

The  Secretary’s  reports  to  October  ist,  November  ist  and 
December  ist,  showing  : 


Cash  receipts  to  October  ist 89,861,167  06 

Expenditures  to  October  ist 9,859,574  90 

Cash  on  hand 81,592  16 

Bills  receivable,  $1,500  ; liabilities,  8282,902.50. 

Cash  receipts  to  November  ist 810,102,367  44 

Expenditures  to  November  ist 10,036,474  75 

Cash  on  hand 865,892  69 

Bills  receivable,  81,000  ; liabilities,  8150,038.71. 

Cash  receipts  to  December  ist 810,106,251  60 

Expenditures  to  December  ist 10,076,986  65 

Cash  on  hand 829,264  95 


Bills  receivable,  81,000  ; liabilities,  8187,015.89. 

Were  severally  read  and  ordered  on  file. 

The  Finance  Committee  reported  the  examination  of  the 
cash  accounts  and  vouchers  from  May  ist,  1878,  to  November 
ist,  1878,  and  that  it  had  found  the  same  correct  ; also  that 
the  bank  balances  agree  with  the  respective  check-books. 


The  Trustees  met  January  6th,  1879.  No  quorum. 


The  Trustees  met  February  3d,  1879.  No  quorum. 


The  Trustees  met  March  3d,  1879.  Fourteen  present. 
The  Minutes  of  the  meeting  of  the  Executive  Com- 
mittee of  December  20th  were  confirmed. 


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The  Minutes  of  the  meetings  of  the  Finance  Committee 
of  January  6th,  February  7th,  and  this  day,  were  adopted. 

The  Treasurer’s  reports,  showing: 

Receipts  for  December 

Expenditures 

Receipts  for  January 

Expenditures 

Receipts  for  February 

Expenditures 

The  Secretary’s  reports,  showing  : 


Cash  on  hand 

Bills  receivable,  Si, 000  ; liabilities,  $202,526.66. 


Cash  on  hand 

Bills  receivable,  $1,000  ; liabilities,  $233,132.80. 

Cash  receipts  to  March  1st $10,  n 

Expenditures  to  March  1st 10,113,061 

Cash  on  hand $2,308  09 

Bills  receivable,  $500  ; liabilities,  $235,558.83. 


$2,694 

64 

17.174 

73 

1,698 

96 

9.417 

46 

4,75° 

57 

• 9,508 

84 

$10, 

108,936 

94 

1°, 

094,152 

08 

$14,784 

86 

,526.66. 

$10, 

,1 10,619 

90 

10, 

.103,553 

54 

$7,066 

36 

132.80. 

$10, 

115.369 

97 

10, 

,113,061 

88 

Were  severally  read  and  ordered  on  file. 

The  Finance  Committee  reported  the  examination  of  the 
cash  accounts  and  vouchers  from  November  1st,  1878,  to 
February  1st,  1879,  and  that  the  same  were  found  correct, 
and  that  the  bank  balances  correspond  with  the  respect- 
ive check-books. 

A petition  was  received  from  Mary  E.  Hill,  asking  a re- 
appraisal of  her  property  located  at  26,  28  and  30  Frank- 
fort street,  New  York,  in  connection  with  her  appraisers,  or 
that  legal  proceedings  be  taken  to  acquire  said  property. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Kingsley,  it  was  ordered  that  when 
the  Trustees  are  prepared  to  purchase  the  said  property, 
they  proceed  to  acquire  the  same  in  the  same  manner  as 


Tre  as  urer’s 
reports  for  De- 
cember, Janu- 
ary and  Febru- 
ary, 


Secret  ary’s 
reports  to  Janu- 
ary 1st. 


To  February 
1st. 


To  March  ist. 


Finance  Com- 
mittee report. 


Ac  t i o n on 
Petition  to  have 
certain  proper- 
ty reappraised. 


A p p lication 
of  Collins 
Granite  Com- 
pany for  cer- 
tificate of  i n - 
debtedness  laid 
on  table. 


Meeting  Mar. 

28th,  1879- 

President  an- 
no unces  de- 
cision of  Court 
0 f Appeals  i n 
favor  of  Bridge, 


Contracts  for 
Iron  and  Lum- 
ber considered. 


Committee 
a p p o i n t ed  to 
wait  on  Comp- 
troller Kelly. 


Comptrol  1 e r 
Steinmetz  asks 
for  special  fin- 
ancial state- 
ment. 


Meeting  April 

I9t,  1879. 


416 

other  property  has  been  acquired  for  the  purposes  of  the 
Bridge. 

The  Collins  Granite  Company  requested  a certificate  of 
indebtedness  for  a portion  of  the  amount  reserved  by  the 
Trustees  under  the  contract  of  November  7th,  1877. 

The  application  was  laid  on  the  table. 


The  Trustees  met  March  28th,  1879.  Fourteen  present. 

The  President  stated  that  he  had  been  officially  advised 
of  the  decision  of  the  Court  of  Appeals  in  favor  of  the 
- Trustees  in  their  suit  for  a mandamus  against  the  Comp- 
troller of  the  City  of  New  York,  and  that  he  had  con- 
vened the  Board  for  the  purpose  of  consulting  with  them 
in  regard  thereto,  and  also  in  regard  to  the  contracts  for 
iron  and  lumber  for  the  suspended  superstructure,  held  in 
abeyance  during  the  litigation. 

It  was  ordered  that  a committee  of  three  be  appointed  to 
wait  on  Comptroller  Kelly  in  relation  to  the  payment  of 
the  money  due  to  the  Trustees  from  the  City  of  New  York. 

Mr.  Stranahan  moved  to  add  the  President  to  the  com- 
mittee as  chairman. 

The  President  appointed  as  such  committee  Dr.  Hall, 
Mr.  Leary,  and  Mr.  Stranahan. 

Comptroller  Steinmetz  moved  that  the  officers  be  directed 
to  furnish  the  Board  with  a statement  of  the  amounts  ex- 
pended on  account  of  the  Bridge,  and  for  what  purpose  ; 
the  amount  of  outstanding  contracts,  and  the  kind  of  ma- 
terial to  be  furnished  under  the  same  ; the  kind  and  value 
of  the  material  yet  to  be  contracted  for  ; the  value  of  the 
land  yet  to  be  acquired  and  paid  for,  and  the  existing 
liabilities  and  for  what  purpose  incurred ; also  of  the 
amounts  due  from  the  Cities  of  New  York  and  Brooklyn 
under  the  appropriation  of  $8,000,000.  Carried. 


The  Trustees  met  April  1st,  1879.  Fourteen  present. 
The  committee  appointed  at  the  last  meeting  to  wait  on 
Comptroller  Kelly  reported  that  the  Committee  had  called 


417 


on  Mr.  Kelly,  and  that  he  stated  that  he  had  received  the 
order  of  the  Court  directing  payment  of  the  money  due  to 
the  Trustees  and  that  he  would  pay  the  amounts  called  for, 
in  such  sums  and  at  such  times  as  was  suggested  to  be 
necessary  by  the  President,  viz.:  $250,000  immediately, 
$250,000  in  May  next,  and  $100,000  in  each  of  the  months 
of  June,  July  and  August. 

The  President  presented  statements  called  for  under 
resolution  offered  by  Comptroller  Steinmetz  at  the  last 


meeting  of  the  Board,  as  follows: 

Amount  expended  prior  to  June  9th, 

1875 #5-388,646  06 

Amount  expended  since  June  9th,  1875.  4,724,415  82 

Total  amount  expended  to  March 

1st,  1879 $10,113,061  88 

Liabilities,  March  1st,  1879 235,558  83 

Amount  of  contracts  now  in  force 376,897  11 

Value  of  material  yet  to  be  contracted  for  584,620  65 

Estimated  cost  to  complete  Bridge  from 

March  1st,  1879 1,680,185  34 

Valuation  of  land  yet  to  be  acquired..  . . 857,440  79 

#!3>847,764  60 

Amount  due  from  City  of  New  York.  . . . $936,103  00 

Amount  due  from  City  of  Brooklyn....  936,782  66 


Mr.  Kinsella  moved  that  the  officers  be  directed  to  have  a 
Bill  prepared  for  presentation  to  the  Legislature,  asking  that 
the  interest  deducted  by  the  Cities  of  New  York  and  Brook- 
lyn from  the  appropriation  of  $8,000,000  be  returned  to  the 
Trustees,  and  that  the  Trustees  be  authorized  to  sell  the 
different  gores  of  land  remaining  after  the  approaches  of  the 
Bridge  have  been  finished. 

The  question  of  giving  out  contracts  for  suspended  super- 
structure was  presented  by  the  President,  and  a communi- 
cation from  Col.  Paine  on  the  propriety  of  substituting 
steel  for  iron  was  read. 

Mayor  Howell  moved  that  the  Engineers  be  directed  to 
prepare  plans  and  specifications  for  steel  for  the  suspended 

49 


Report  of 
Committee  ap- 
pointed to  wait 
on  Comptroller 
Kelly. 


Stat  emeu  ts 
asked  f o r b y 
Comptr  oiler 
Steinmetz  fur- 
nished. 


Officers  di- 
rected to  pre- 
pare  bill  to 
present  to  Leg- 
islature. 


Question  o f 
awarding  con 
tracts  and  of 
the  substitution 
of  Steel  for 
Iron. 

Motion  that 
Engineers  b e 
directed  to  pre- 
pare plans  for 
Steel  super- 
structure. 


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Referred  t o 
Executiv  e 
Committee  for 
report. 


Engineer  t o 
submit  views 
on  the  question 
of  substituting 
Steel  for  Iron. 


Meeting  April 
7th,  1879. 

Minutes  read. 


Com  munica- 
tion  regarding 
Iron  and  Steel. 


Bids  for  Steel 
ordered  t o be 
received. 


Bids  for  Lum- 
ber for  doorway 
authorized. 


Mason  work 
on  towers,  etc., 
directed  t o be 
resumed. 


Treas  urer’s 
report. 


S e c r e tary’s 
report. 


superstructure  in  view  of  the  possible  use  of  steel  instead  of 
iron;  all  of  which  subjects  were  referred  to  the  Executive 
Committee  with  instructions  to  report  to  the  Board  at  the 
next  meeting. 

The  Chief  Engineer  was  requested  to  communicate  his 
views  on  the  subject  of  substituting  steel  for  iron  for  the 
suspended  superstructure. 


The  Trustees  met  April  7th,  1879.  Fourteen  present. 
The  Minutes  of  the  Executive  Committee  meetings  of 
April  2d,  4th  and  this  day  were  read. 

The  President  presented  a communication  from  the  Chief 
Engineer  on  the  subject  of  iron  and  steel  for  the  suspended 
superstructure  ; also  the  specifications  for  steel  for  same. 
Ordered  that  bids  for  steel  for  the  suspended  superstructure 
be  advertised  for  in  accordance  with  specifications  present- 
ed, and  that  bids  be  received  until  May  1st  next. 

Ordered  that  bids  for  lumber  for  the  floor-way  of  Bridge 
be  re-advertised  for,  and  that  all  bids  heretofore  received  for 
such  lumber  be  rejected. 

Ordered  that  the  mason  work  on  the  towers,  anchorages 
and  approaches  be  resumed  under  the  direction  of  the 
President,  Vice-President  and  Chief  Engineer. 

The  Treasurer’s  report  for  March,  showing  : 

Receipts $2,051  90 

Expenditures 3,345  62 

Secretary’s  report  to  April  1st,  showing: 

Total  cash  receipts $10,117,421  87 

“ expenditures 10,116,407  50 

(Of  which  amount  there  was  expended 
prior  to  June  9th,  1875,  85,388,646.06 
andsincejune  9th,  1875,  84,727,761.44) 

Cash  on  hand 1,014  37 

Liabilities,  8239,663.64. 

Were  severally  read  and  ordered  on  file. 


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The  Trustees  met  April  19th,  1879.  Ten  present. 

The  President  read  a communication  from  the  Mayor  and 
Comptroller  of  Brooklyn,  requesting  that  a special  meet- 
ing be  called  to  reconsider  the  matter  of  using  steel  in- 
stead of  iron  in  the  construction  of  the  Bridge. 

A quorum  not  being  present,  the  meeting  adjourned  to 
the  23d. 


The  Trustees  met  April  23d,  1879.  No  quorum. 


The  Trustees  met  May  1st,  1879.  Thirteen  present. 

The  President  stated  that  the  meeting  had  been  called  at 
the  request  of  Mr.  Steinmetz,  Comptroller  of  Brooklyn,  for 
the  purpose  of  “ reconsidering  the  matter  of  using  steel  in- 
stead of  iron  in  the  construction  of  the  Bridge,”  and  read  a 
letter  from  the  Comptroller  on  the  subject,  also  his  pro- 
posed amendments  to  the  specifications  for  steel  and  iron 
for  the  suspended  superstructure. 

A communication  from  Colonel  Paine,  Assistant  En- 
gineer, to  whom  the  proposed  amendments  had  been  refer- 
red, was  also  read. 

Pending  discussion  upon  the  amendments,  statements 
were  made  as  emanating  from  persons  outside  of  this  Board 
which  were  derogatory  to  the  integrity  of  the  Engineers  of 
the  Bridge,  when  on  motion  the  following  preamble  and 
resolution  was  adopted,  viz  : 

Whereas,  Two  members  of  this  Board  have  stated  that  charges  have 
been  made  to  them  that  the  Engineers  have  been  guilty  of  corrupt  prac- 
tices, and  have  done  such  other  things  as  do  reflect  suspicion  on  the  ad- 
ministration of  its  affairs. 

Resolved , That  a Committee  be  appointed  to  make  an  examination, 
and  report  the  result  of  their  investigation  at  the  next  meeting  of  the 
Board. 

The  President  appointed  as  such  Committee,  Comptroller 
Steinmetz  and  Dr.  Samuel  Hall.  On  motion  of  the  Presi- 
dent, the  Vice-President  was  added  thereto. 


Meeting  April 
19th,  1879. 

Communica- 
tion of  Brook- 
lyn authorities 
regarding  use 
of  Steel. 


Meeting  April 
23d,  1879. 


Meeting  May 
1st,  1879. 


Resolution  re- 
garding charges 
against  R n g i- 
neers. 


Committee  to 
investigate 
charges  ap- 
pointed. 


420 


Resolution  as 
to  appointment 
o f Consulting 
Engineer  laid 
on  table. 


Meeting  May 
5th,  1879. 

Minute  s 
adopted. 


T r e a s urer’s 
report. 


S e c r e tary’s 
report. 


Mr.  Kinsella  offered  a resolution  that  a Consulting 
Engineer  be  appointed  by  the  President,  after  conferring 
with  the  Chief  Engineer. 

Mr.  Stranhan  moved  to  lay  the  subject  on  the  table  until 
the  next  meeting  of  the  Board.  Carried. 


The  Trustees  met  May  5th,  1879.  Seventeen  present. 
The  Minutes  of  a meeting  of  the  Finance  Committee  held 
this  day  were  adopted. 

The  Treasurer’s  report  for  April,  showing  : 

Receipts $523  99 

Expenditures 41,297  56 

and  140,191.98  due  Atlantic  State  Bank  for  loan. 

The  Secretary’s  report  to  May  1st,  showing  : 

Total  cash  receipts $10,158,137  84 

(including  $40,191.98,  borrowed  from  At- 
lantic State  Bank.) 

Expenditures $10,157,705  06 

(of  which  amount  $5,388,646.06  was  paid 
prior  to  June  9th,  1875,  and  $4,769,059 
paid  after  June  9th,  1875.) 

Cash  on  hand $432  78 

Liabilities,  $256,589.07. 

Were  severally  read  and  ordered  on  file. 

The  Special  Committee  appointed  to  investigate  certain 
charges  made  against  the  Engineers,  reported  progress,  and 
asked  further  time.  Granted. 

The  Chairman  reported  that  the  charge  of  the  Engineers 
having  received  money  from  steel  manufacturers  was  un- 
founded, so  far  as  the  Committee  has  been  able  to 
ascertain. 

The  person  through  whom  the  charge  reached  a member 
of  the  Board,  said  he  had  never  made  any  such  charge. 

The  President  stated  that  a number  of  bids  for  steel  and 
iron  for  the  suspended  superstructure  had  been  received. 


Comptroller  Steinmetz  moved  that  the  opening  of  the  bids 
be  postponed  until  after  the  Special  Committee  shall  have 
reported.  Carried. 

The  motion  offered  at  the  last  meeting  in  reference  to 
appointing  a Consulting  Engineer  was  taken  from  the  table, 
and,  on  motion  of  Mr.  Kinsella,  the  matter  was  again  laid 
on  the  table. 

General  Slocum  explained  his  connection  with  the  rumors 
against  the  integrity  of  the  Engineers,  and  said  he  had 
stated  to  the  Board  the  exact  charges  made  by  Mr.  M.  T. 
Davidson  to  him. 

The  Comptrollers  of  the  Cities  of  New  York  and  Brooklyn 
were  requested  to  inform  the  Board  what  amount  has  been 
charged  by  them  respectively  to  the  Bridge,  and  for  what 
accounts,  to  May  ist,  1879,  under  calls  hitherto  made  by  the 
Trustees  from  the  appropriation  of  #8,000,000,  authorized 
by  the  Act  passed  May  14th,  1875,  and  what  amount  re- 
mained, on  said  May  ist,  to  be  paid  by  them,  respectively, 
to  the  Trustees,  or  charged  against  them  under  such  calls  ; 
and  also  what  further  amount  will  be  payable  by  them,  re- 
spectively, to  the  Trustees  during  the  present  year,  provided 
the  balance  of  the  appropriation  be  called  for  during 
that  time. 

The  officers  of  this  Board  were  directed  to  furnish  the 
like  counter-statements  from  their  books. 

The  following  resolution  was  then  adopted  : 

Resolved , That  in  the  judgment  of  this  Board,  application  should  be 
made  to  the  present  Legislature  for  the  passage  of  a bill  authorizing  and 
requiring  the  Cities  of  New  York  and  Brooklyn  to  pay  to  the  Board  the 
amount  of  interest  withheld  and  to  be  withheld,  in  addition  to  the  amount 
heretofore  authorized  by  law. 


Opening  o f 
bids  for  Steel 
and  Iron  post- 
poned. 


Consul  ting 
Engineer. 


Charges 
against  Engi- 
neers. 


Sta  te  m ents 
r e q u e s ted  of 
amounts  charg- 
ed against 
Trustees  by 
Comptrollers. 


OfScers  to 
furnish  counter 
statements. 


Inter  e s t on 
Bridge  Bonds 
wit  h held  b y 
New  York  and 
Brooklyn . 


The  Trustees  met  May  27th,  1879.  Thirteen  present. 

The  Minutes  of  the  Executive  Committe  of  May  5th  were 
confirmed. 

The  Minutes  of  the  Finance  Committee  meeting  of  this 
day  were  confirmed. 

The  President  presented  statements  from  the  Comptrollers 
of  New  York  and  Brooklyn,  in  accordance  with  the  resolu- 


Meeting  May 
27th,  1879. 

Minutes  con- 
firmed. 


Statem  ents 
from  Comptrol- 
lers presented. 


422 


S tal 
from 
troller 
Vork. 


tion  of  May  5th,  which  were  read,  and  ordered  to  be  entered 
in  full  on  the  Minutes,  as  follows: 

City  of  New  York,  Finance  Department,  ) 
Comptroller’s  Office,  May  8th,  1879.  f 

Hon.  Henry  C.  Murphy,  President  of  the  Trustees  of  the  New  York 
and  Brooklyn  Bridge  : 

Sir — In  compliance  with  a resolution  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the 
New  York  and  Brooklyn  Bridge,  adopted  on  the  5th  instant,  requesting 
the  Comptrollers  of  the  Cities  of  New  York  and  Brooklyn  to  inform  the 
Board  ‘ ‘ what  amount  has  been  charged  by  them  respectively  against  the 
Trustees,  and  for  what  accounts,  up  to  the  first  day  of  May,  1879,  under 
the  calls  hitherto  made  by  the  Trustees,  from  the  appropriation  of  $8,000,- 
000  in  the  Act  passed  May  14th,  1875,  and  what  amount  remained  on  the 
said  first  day  of  May  to  be  paid  by  them  respectively  to  the  Trustees,  or 
’ 6 Comp1  char?ed  aga'nst  them  under  such  calls,  and  also  what  further  amount  will 
of  New  be  payable  by  them  respectively  to  the  Trustees  during  the  present  year, 
provided  the  balance  of  the  appropriation  be  called  for  within  that  time,” 
the  Comptroller  of  the  City  of  New  York  respectfully  states  that  the 
whole  amount  of  the  appropriation  made  by  said  Act  for  the  construction 
of  said  Bridge  is  $8,000,000,  of  which  sum  the  proportion  to  be  paid  by 
the  City  of  New  York  is  $2,666,666.66. 

Requisitions  have  been  made  by  the  Trustees  of  the  Bridge  on  the 
Mayor  and  Comptroller  of  the  City  of  New  York  for  the  sum  of  $2,500,- 
000  against  said  appropriation. 

Prior  to  the  first  day  of  May,  1879,  the  sum  of  $1,500,000  was  paid  by 
the  City  of  New  York,  and  on  May  2d  a further  sum  of  $500,000,  making 
the  sum  of  $2,000,000  in  all  which  has  been  paid  to  the  Trustees  of  the 
Bridge,  as  shown  by  the  following  statement  : 

Date  and  Amount  of  Payments  made  By  the  City  of  New 
York  to  the  Trustees  of  the  New  York  and  Brooklyn 
Bridge,  under  Chapter  300,  Laws  of  1875. 


1876. 

June  26 $500,000 

August  21 100,000 

September  2 25,000 

September  20 25,000 

October  21 25,000 

November  6 20,000 

November  11 50,000 

1377- 

March  28 25,000 

April  9 30,000 

April  13... 25,000 

April  28 25,000 

Amount  carried  forward $850,000 


423 


1877-  Amount  brought  forward $850,000 

May  10  25,000 

May  19 25,000 

May  24 50,000 

June  28 50,000 

July  II 100,000 

September  6 50,000 

September  10 50,000 

October  17 50,000 

November  7 50,000 

1878. 

February  7 50,000 

P'ebruary  16 50,000 

April  10 50,000 

April  22 50,000 

Up  to  May  I,  1879 $1,500,000 

May  2,  1879 500,000 

Total $2,000,000 


Section  4 of  Said  Act  makes  all  interest  on  the  bonds  issued  chargeable 
to  the  Trustees,  and  provides  that  “ the  sums  required  to  pay  such  in- 
terest shall  be  withheld  annually  * * * from  the  payments,  and  shall 

form  and  be  charged  upon  the  books  of  said  Trustees  as  part  of  the  con- 
struction of  said  Bridge.” 

The  interest  which  has  been  paid  on  Bridge  bonds  issued  by  the  City 
of  New  York  up  to  and  including  May  1st,  1879,  amounts  to  $190,563.66, 
as  follows  : 

1876. 

November  1 $12,094  10 


1877. 

February  1 . . 

May  1 

August  1 . . 
November  1 


3.4*5  70 
19,023  83 
8,53°  °3 
27,500  00 


1878. 

February  1 . . 

May  1 

August  1 . . . 
November  1 

1879. 

February  I.. 
May  1 


12.500  00 

27.500  00 

12.500  00 

27.500  00 

12.500  00 

27.500  00 


Total 


$190,563  66 


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Summary  of  Payments. 


Amount  paid  to  the  Trustees $2,000,000  00 

Amount  of  interest  paid  on  bonds 190,563  66 

Total $2,190,563  66 


Deducting  $2,190,563.66  paid  by  the  City  of  New  York  from  $2,666,- 
666.66,  the  proportional  amount  of  the  whole  appropriation  made  for  the 
construction  of  the  Bridge,  there  remains  a balance  of  $476, 103. 

The  payment  of  interest  on  the  bonds  issued  to  construct  the  Bridge 
is  provided  for  by  Section  4 of  the  said  Act,  in  two  ways,  as  follows : 

First — “ The  sums  required  to  pay  such  interest  shall  be  withheld  by 
the  Comptroller  annually  from  the  payments  provided  for  in  this  section 
and  shall  form  and  be  charged  upon  the  books  of  the  said  Trustees  as 
part  of  the  construction  of  said  Bridge.” 

Second — “ On  the  completion  of  the  said  Bridge  the  income  derived 
from  the  same  shall  be  applied  toward  the  payment  of  principal  and  in- 
terest of  all  bonds  issued  by  the  said  cities,  in  proportion  to  the  amount 
issued  by  the  said  cities  respectively.” 

The  annual  interest  payable  on  the  Bridge  bonds,  which  have  been 
issued,  is  $105,000,  as  follows  : 

$500,000  at  6 per  cent $30,000 

$1,500,000  at  5 per  cent - 75, 000 

Total $105,000 

It  will  thus  be  seen  that  the  amount  which  it  will  be  the  duty  of  the 
Comptroller  of  the  City  of  New  York  to  retain  so  as  to  meet  the  interest 
on  the  bonds  which  have  been  issued,  depends  entirely  on  the  date  when 
the  Trustees  will  complete  the  Bridge.  If  the  Bridge  is  not  completed 
for  a period  of  four  and  a half  years  from  this  time,  then  the  City  of  New 
York  is  not  required  to  make  any  further  payment  towards  the  construc- 
tion of  the  Bridge. 

Until  the  Comptroller  is  informed  by  the  Trustees  as  to  the  date  when 
the  Bridge  will  be  completed,  he  is  unable  to  state  what  further  amount 
will  be  payable  by  the  City  of  New  York  to  the  Trustees  from  the  appro- 
priation made  by  the  statute  of  1875. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

(Signed)  JOHN  KELLY. 

Comptroller. 

The  City  of  Brooklyn  reports  as  follows  : 

New  York  and  Brooklyn  Bridge, 

In  account  with  City  of  Brooklyn. 

Amount  of  subscription  by  Brooklyn  for  stock  of  the  New  York 
Bridge  Company,  $3,000,000;  interest  payable  by  taxation. 


Statement 
from  Comptrol- 
ler of  Brooklyn. 


42  5 

Amount  of  bonds  to  be  issued  for  Brooklyn’s  proportion  of  the  cost  of 
completing  the  Bridge,  under  Chapter  300,  Laws  of  1875,  $5,333,333  33 


Amount  called  on  requisitions  $5,000,000  00 

Amount  to  be  called  on  requisitions 333-333  33 


T otal 

Interest  paid  in  1875 $35,000  00 

Less  accrued  interest  on  Bonds  sold 4,083  88 

Interest  paid  in  1876  $105,625  00 

Less  accrued  interest  on  Bonds  sold 10,550  23 

Interest  paid  in  1877 $165,500  00 

Less  accrued  interest  on  Bonds  sold 7,020  00 

Interest  paid  in  1878  $254,000  00 

Less  accrued  interest  on  Bonds  sold 21,895  29 


Amount  paid  Trustees  in  1875 

“ “ “ “ 1876 

“ “ “ “ 1877 

“ “ “ “ 1878  

Amount  engraving  and  printing  bonds. . . . 


Interest  due  July  1st,  1879 $138,250  00 

Interest  due  January  1st,  1880 166,250  00 


$5,333,333  33 


30,916  12 
95,074  77 
158,480  00 

232,104  71 

965.000  00 

750.000  00 
658,435  21 

L505,53i  46 
1,008  40 

304,500  00 


Total  $4,701,050  67 

Balance  due  Bridge $632,282  66 

Comptroller’s  Office,  ) 

Brooklyn,  May  7th,  1879.  j 

[Signed,] 

WM.  G.  STEINMETZ, 

Comptroller. 

The  Special  Committee  appointed  May  1st  presented  „ R e P ° 1 

opccim  v_/ 

their  report,  which  was  read,  as  follows  : mittee. 

“ The  Committee  appointed  to  examine  into  certain  charges  made  to 
two  members  of  the  Board  against  the  Engineers,  and  also  to  consider 
the  subject  of  the  specifications  for  the  steel  and  iron  for  the  suspended 
superstructure,  respectfully 

REPORT : 

That  they  proceeded  first  to  inquire  into  the  charge  of  corruption  against 
the  Engineers.” 

[Note. — For  the  text  of  the  report  on  this  subject,  see  Exhibit  No.  10, 
page  157.] 

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O III  - 


426 


Investigation 
of  other  charge 
deferred. 


Amendments 

offered. 


The  investigation  into  the  other  charge  referred  to  in  the  resolution 
of  the  Board  relating  to  the  insufficiency  of  the  socket  connections  with 
the  suspender  ropes,  and  of  the  wires  of  which  the  ropes  are  composed, 
was  deferred  by  the  Committee  until  they  should  dispose  of  the  questions 
in  regard  to  the  specifications  for  the  steel  of  the  suspended  superstruc- 
ture. They  will  make  a separate  report  on  the  sockets  hereafter. 

‘ ‘ The  questions  in  relation  to  the  specifications  resolved  themselves 
into  : 

1.  Whether  crucible  cast  steel  was  or  was  not  excluded  from  .com- 
petition ? 

2.  Whether  the  Siemens-Martin  and  Hay  processes  were  owned  exclu- 
sively by  one  or  more  manufacturers  ? 

3.  Whether  a steel  of  a high  grade,  equal  to  120,000  lbs.  ultimate  ten- 
sile strength  and  60,000  lbs.  elastic  limit,  with  a stretch  of  from  12  to  15 
per  cent,  could  be  obtained,  and  if  so,  at  a price  which  would  justify  its 
adoption  ? 

4.  Whether  certain  modifications  might  be  made  in  the  specifications, 
relating  to  the  foregoing  matters  and  the  quality  of  the  workmanship  ? 

After  long  and  careful  consideration  of  these  points  the  Committee 
came  to  the  conclusion  that  all  difficulty  on  the  subject  would  be  obviated 
by  an  explanatory  notice  to  the  bidders  who  had  been  invited  to  send  in 
proposals,  informing  them  that  crucible  cast  steel  was  not  intended  to  be 
excluded  from  competition,  and  that  proposals  would  be  received  from 
them  accordingly  until  the  26th  of  May  inst.,  and  such  notice  was  given 
to  them. 

The  Committee  recommend  that  the  fifth  clause  of  the  section  in  re- 
lation to  inspection,  in  the  specifications,  be  amended  by  inserting  the 
words  “and  stamped  ” after  the  word  “ approved,”  and  that  the  sixth 
clause  of  the  same  section  be  stricken  out  in  any  contract  to  be  made. 

The  time  for  receiving  such  bids  having  expired,  the  Committee  recom- 
mend the  adoption  of  the  following  resolution  : 

Resolved , That  the  proposals  for  furnishing  the  steel  and  iron  for  the 
suspended  superstructure  be  now  opened. 

Dated  May  27th,  1879. 

(Signed;  WM.  G.  STEINMETZ. 

SAMUEL  HALL. 

ARTHUR  LEARY. 

HENRY  C.  MURPHY.” 

Mr.  Kingsley  moved  to  amend  the  report  by  striking  out 
that  portion  recommending  the  striking  out  the  sixth  clause 
in  the  specifications  in  relation  to  inspection.  Carried. 

Comptroller  Steinrnetz  moved  to  amend  the  report  of  the 
Committee  by  striking  out  the  words  “and  stamped,  ’ as 


427 


recommended  by  the  Committee  to  be  added  after  the  word 
‘“approved”  in  fifth  clause  in  the  specifications  in  relation 
to  inspection.  Carried. 

The  report  as  amended  was  adopted,  and  ordered  to  be 
entered  in  full  on  the  Minutes. 

The  bids,  eleven  in  number,  for  the  material  of  the  sus- 
pended superstructure  were  then  presented,  opened  and 
read.  The  bidders  were  as  follows: 

The  Chrome  Steel  Co.,  C.  P.  Haughian,  Edge  Moor  Iron 
Co.,  Keystone  Bridge  Co.,  N.  J.  Steel  & Iron  Co.,  Edge 
Moor  Iron  Co.,  Delaware  Bridge  Co.,  Cofrode  & Saylor,  of 
Philadelphia,  Leighton  Bridge  and  Iron  Works  Co.  (3  bids). 

Mr.  Kinsella  moved  to  refer  the  bids  to  the  Committee 


Amended  re- 
port adopted. 


Bids  for  ma- 
terial for  sus- 
pended super- 
structure. 


appointed  to  open  them  and  to  the  Engineers. 

Mr.  Kingsley  moved  to  amend  by  referring  the  bids  to 
the  Executive  Committee  and  the  Engineers.  Carried. 

The  motion  as  amended  was  then  adopted,  and  Comp- 
troller Steinmetz  was  added  to -the  Committee  for  the  pur- 
poses of  the  reference. 


Bids  referred 
to  E x e c u tive 
Committee  and 
Engineers. 

Com  p troller 
Steinmetz  add- 
ed to  Commit- 
tee. 


The  Trustees  met  May  31st,  1879.  No  quorum. 


Meeting  May 
31st,  1879,  No 
quorum. 


The  Trustees  met  June  25th,  1879.  Nineteen  present. 

An  election  for  officers  was  had  with  the  following  result: 

The  Hon.  Henry  C.  Murphy  was  elected  President,  and 
Mr.  William  C.  Kingsley  Vice-President. 

The  By-Laws  of  the  late  Board  of  Trustees  were  adopted 
as  the  By-Laws  of  this  Board. 

The  powers  conferred  upon  Committees  and  officers  of  the 
late  Board  were  continued  in  the  Committees  and  officers 
of  this  Board. 

Petitions  were  presented  from  the  carpenters  and  brick 
masons  for  an  increase  of  wages. 

Mr.  Steinmetz  moved  that  the  mechanics  and  laborers 
be  paid  the  average  wages  paid  by  other  parties  for  the  same 
class  of  work. 


Meetieg  June 
25th,  1879. 

Officers  elect- 
ed. 


Powers  of 
C ommittees 
continued. 


W ages  of  me- 
chanics and  la- 
borers 


428 


Referred  t o 
Executi  v e 
Committee  for 
report. 


Awarding 
of  contract  for 
Iron  and  Steel 
referred  to  Exe- 
cutive Commit- 
tee. 


Meeting  July 
ist,  1879. 

Treas  urer’s 
report. 


Secret  aryTs 
report. 


Executive  and 
Finance  Com- 
mittees increas- 
ed. 


Mr.  Kingsley  moved  to  amend  by  referring  the  subject  to 
the  Executive  Committee  to  report  to  the  Board  at  its 
next  meeting.  Carried.  The  motion  as  amended  was  then 
adopted. 

The  matter  of  awarding  the  contract  for  the  iron  and 
steel  for  the  suspended  superstructure  was  referred  to  the 
Executive  Committee,  when  appointed,  to  report  to  the 
Board  at  its  next  meeting. 

Mr.  Steinmetz  moved  that  the  representatives  of  the  Press 
be  allowed  to  be  present  at  every  meeting  of  the  Board. 

Mr.  Kingsley  moved  to  lay  such  motion  on  the  table. 
Carried. 

The  meeting  was  then  adjourned. 

The  President  subsequently  appointed  the  following- 
named  gentlemen  as  the  Executive  Committee  : Messrs. 
John  T.  Agnew,  Erastus  W.  Smith,  James  S.  T.  Stranahan-, 
Wm.  Marshall,  John  G.  Davis,  Isaac  Newton,  Henry  W. 
Slocum  and  Wm.  G.  Steinmetz. 


The  Trustees  met  July  ist,  1879.  Sixteen  present. 

The  Treasurer’s  report  for  May,  showing  : 

Receipts $504, 182  86 

Expenditures 330,497  01 

(Exclusive  of  $40,191.98  paid  the  Atlantic  State  Bank  for 
loan.) 

The  Secretary’s  report  to  June  ist,  1879,  showing 


Total  cash  receipts $10,621,674  52 

Total  cash  expenditures 10,487,747  87 

Cash  on  hand $133,926  65 


Cash  liabilities,  $97,547.91. 

Were  severally  read  and  ordered  on  file. 

The  President  suggested  that  the  Executive  and  Finance 
Committees  be  increased  by  the  addition  of  one  member 
each,  and  the  same  was,  on  motion,  so  ordered. 

The  President  announced  the  appointment  of  the  Com- 
mittees of  the  Board  in  full,  as  follows  : 


429 

Executive  Committee. — Messrs.  Agnew,  Davis,  Newton, 
Smith,  Stranahan,  Marshall,  Slocum,  Steinmetz  and  Motley. 

Finance  Committee. — Messrs.  Uhl,  Roosevelt,  Bush,  Kelly, 
Taylor,  Barnes  and  Humphreys. 

The  Minutes  of  the  Executive  Committee  of  June  30th 
were  read. 

Mr.  Kingsley  moved  to  strike  out  that  portion  of  the 
Minutes  embracing  the  communication  of  Comptroller 
Steinmetz  to  the  Committee,  dated  June  30th,  1879.  Carried. 

The  President  read  a letter  from  Comptroller  Kelly  re- 
questing that  action  on  awarding  the  contract  for  material 
for  the  suspended  superstructure  be  deferred  until  the 
next  meeting  of  the  Board,  as  he  could  not  be  present  at 
this  meeting. 

The  recommendations  of  the  Executive  Committee  to 
award  the  contract  for  parapet  stone  for  the  Brooklyn 
anchorage  to  C.  J.  Hall,  the  lowest  bidder,  and  the  contract 
for  taking  down  and  removing  the  buildings  on  the  block 
bounded  by  Vandewater,  Frankfort  and  Rose  streets,  to 
Thomas  E.  Tripler,  the  lowest  bidder,  and  the  contract  for 
granite  for  the  elevated  promenade  on  the  Brooklyn  anchor- 
age, to  C.  J.  Hall,  the  lowest  bidder,  were  adopted. 

The  recommendations  of  the  Executive  Committee  that 
the  wages  of  the  brick  masons  be  fixed  at  30  cents  per 
hour,  and  the  wages  of  the  hod-carriers  at  17J-  cents  per 
hour,  and  that  the  wages  of  the  carpenters  remain  as  at  pres- 
ent, were  adopted. 

Action  on  awarding  the  contract  for  the  steel  and  iron 
for  the  suspended  superstructure  was  postponed  until  the 
next  meeting. 

The  officers  were  authorized  to  have  the  Treasurer’s  de- 
tailed statement  of  receipts  and  expenditures  from  June  1st, 
1878,  to  June  1st,  1879,  printed  in  pamphlet  form. 

Also  to  have  the  Treasurer’s  reports  to  May  1st,  1872,  and 
to  May  1st,  1873,  reprinted  in  the  same  form  as  they  were 
originally  printed. 

Officers  directed  to  have  printed  the  documents  in  rela- 
tion to  the  canvass  of  the  bids  for  the  steel  for  the  sus- 
pended superstructure,  for  the  use  of  the  Trustees. 


Executive 
Committee  ap- 
pointed. 

Finance  Com- 
mittee appoint- 
ed. 

Minutes  read. 


Motion  to 
amend  Min 
utes. 


Letter  from 
C o m p tr  o 1 ler 
Kelly  asking 
that  matter  o f 
award  of  con- 
tract for  materi- 
al be  deferred. 


Contracts 
awarded  for 
Parapet  Stone, 
removal  of 
buildings,  an  d 
Granite  for 
elevated  prom- 
enade. 


R e c o mmen- 
dations  of  Com- 
mittee regard- 
i n g wages 
adopted. 


Action  on  con- 
tract for  Steel 
and  Iron  post- 
poned. 


T r eas  urer’s 
statements  t o 
be  printed. 


D o c u m ents 
relating  to  can- 
vass of  bids  for 
Steel  to  be 
printed. 


430 


Meeting  July 
8th,  1879. 

Treasu  rer’s 
report. 


Secret  ary's 
report. 


Stone-cutters 
ask  that  wages 
be  increased. 


Letter  from 
C o m pt  roller 
Steinmetz  re- 
garding award 
of  contract  for 
Steel  and  Iron. 


Canvass  o f 
bids  and  letters 
of  Engineer 
read. 


Contract  for 
Steel  and  Iron. 


Executive 
Committee  t o 
purchase  Brick, 
Cement,  etc. 


Meeting  July 
nth,  1879. 


Meeting  July 
17th,  1879. 

Form  of  con- 
tract for  Steel 
and  Iron  pre- 
sented and  ap- 
proved. 


The  Trustees  met  July  8th,  1879.  Sixteen  present. 

The  Treasurer’s  report  for  June,  showing: 

Receipts $2,432  82 

Expenditures 36,441  39 

The  Secretary’s  report  to  July  1st,  1879,  showing: 

Total  cash  receipts $10,623,492  94 

Expenditures 10,523,574  86 

Cash  on  hand  $99,918  08 

Liabilities,  $112,807.62. 

Were  severally  read  and  ordered  on  file. 

A petition  was  received  from  the  stone-cutters,  asking  an 
increase  of  wages  of  five  cents  an  hour.  Referred  to  Ex- 
ecutive Committee,  with  power. 

A printed  communication  was  received  from  Comptroller 
Steinmetz,  requesting  the  Board  to  recommit  to  the  Execu- 
tive Committee  its  resolution  recommending  that  the  con- 
tract for  steel  and  iron  for  the  suspended  superstructure  be 
awarded  to  the  Edge  Moor  Iron  Company,  with  a recom- 
mendation to  reconsider  its  report  on  that  subject. 

A canvass  of  the  bids  for  steel  and  iron  for  the  suspended 
superstructure,  and  a communication  from  the  Chief  En- 
gineer in  relation  thereto,  were  read. 

The  recommendation  of  the  Executive  Committee  to 
award  the  contract  for  steel  and  iron  to  the  Edge  Moor 
Iron  Company  was  adopted. 

The  Executive  Committee  was  authorized  to  purchase  in 
open  market,  or  by  contract,  if  it  should  deem  it  for  the  in- 
terest of  the  Bridge,  the  brick,  cement  and  rubble  stone 
necessary  this  season  for  the  prosecution  of  the  work. 


The  Trustees  met  July  nth,  1879.  No  quorum. 


The  Trustees  met  July  17th,  1879.  Sixteen  present. 

The  President  presented  the  form  of  contract  for  steel 
and  iron  of  the  suspended  superstructure,  awarded  to  the 
Edge  Moor  Iron  Company  by  the  Board,  on  the  8th 
instant. 


43i 


After  full  discussion  of  and  sundry  amendments  thereto  had 
been  had,  the  Board  adopted  the  following  resolution,  viz : 

Resolved , That  the  said  contract  and  specifications,  as  amended,  be  ap- 
proved and  that  the  same  be  executed  on  behalf  of  the  Trustees  by  the 
President  and  Secretary  under  seal  of  the  Trustees. 

The  contract  with  the  Edge  Moor  Iron  Company,  as 
amended,  was  ordered  to  be  printed  after  it  shall  have  been 
executed. 

The  President  submitted  the  form  of  contract  awarded  to 
C.  J.  Hall  for  parapet  stone  at  the  Brooklyn  anchorage,  and 
for  the  elevated  promenade  on  both  anchorages,  and  the  same 
being  approved  without  amendment  it  was  ordered  to  be  ex- 
ecuted by  the  President  and  Secretary  under  the  seal  of  the 
Trustees. 


The  Trustees  met  August  4th,  1879.  No  quorum. 


The  Trustees  met  September  1st,  1879.  No  quorum. 


The  Trustees  met  September  15th,  1879.  No  quorum. 


The  Trustees  met  September  22d,  1879.  No  quorum. 


The  Trustees  met  October  6th,  18,79.  Thirteen  present. 

The  Minutes  of  the  Executive  Committee  of  September 
15th,  22d,  and  October  6th,  were  approved. 

The  President  presented  the  opinion  of  counsel  approving 
payment  of  a portion  of  the  percentages  retained  on  con- 
tract of  the  Collins  Granite  Company. 

The  recommendation  of  the  Committee  that  the  Trustees 
pay  the  Collins  Granite  Company  $10,000  on  account  of  per- 
centage retained  under  contract  was  adopted. 

Ordered  that  a call  be  made  upon  the  Cities  of  New  York 
and  Brooklyn,  respectively,  for  payment  of  the  following 


Form  of  con- 
tract for  Para- 
pet stone,  etc., 
approved. 


Meeting  Au- 
gust 4th,  1879. 


Meeting  Sep- 
t e m b e r ist, 
1879- 


Meeting  Sep- 
tember  15th, 
1879- 


Meeting  Sep- 
t e m b e r 22d, 
1879- 


Meeting  Oc- 
tober 6th,  1879. 

Minutes  o f 
Executiv  e 
Committee  ap- 
proved. 


Payment  t o 
Collins  Granite 
Co.  authorized. 


Calls  upon 
Cities  for  pay- 
ment of  moneys 


sums  : 


432 


Minute 

adopted. 


Treasurer 

reports. 


Seer  e t ary’s 
reports. 


From  the  City  of  Brooklyn $333>333  33 

New  York 166,666  66 


for  the  purposes  specified  in  section  3,  Chapter  300,  Laws 
of  1875. 

The  Minutes  of  the  Finance  Committee  of  July  8th 
August  7th,  September  5th  and  October  6th  were  adopted. 


The  Treasurer’s  reports,  showing  : 

For  July — Receipts §102,663  02 

Expenditures 114,374  65 

For  August — Receipts 253,916  76 

Expenditures 100,166  01 

For  September — Receipts 93,972  °r 

Expenditures 95,649  06 

The  Secretary’s  reports  to  August  1st,  September  1st  and 
October  1st,  showing: 

Total  cash  receipts  to  August  1st §10,725,993  51 

Expenditures 10,664,787  06 


Cash  on  hand §61,206  45 

Liabilities,  §97,205.82. 

Cash  receipts  to  September  1st §10,979,898  72 

Expenditures 10,764,941  52 

Cash  on  hand ...  §214,957  20 

Liabilities,  §103,816.50. 

Cash  receipts  to  October  1st $11,073,850  63 

Expenditures 10,860,570  48 

Cash  on  hand §213,280  15 

Liabilities,  §119,192.83. 


Were  severally  read  and  ordered  on  file. 

The  bill  of  Mr.  A.  F.  Hill  for  §600  against  Comptroller 
Steinmetz,  as  Chairman  of  the  Special  Committeee,  referred 
by  the  Finance  Committee  to  the  Board  for  its  action,  was 
presented  by  the  President,  and  after  consideration  the 
Secretary  was,  on  motion,  directed  to  inform  Mr.  Steinmetz 
that  the  Board  declines  to  pay  the  bill. 

Mr.  Stranahan  moved  to  reconsider  the  vote  just  taken 
on  the  bill  of  Mr.  Hill,  which  motion  was  lost. 


433 


Mr.  Bush  offered  the  following  resolution  : 

Resolved , That  the  Secretary  and  Treasurer  be  and  they  are  hereby 
directed  to  prepare  and  present  to  the  Board  at  its  next  meeting  a state- 
ment showing  as  accurately  as  possible  the  amount  of  loss  sustained  by 
reason  of  the  delay  occasioned  by  the  refusal  of  the  Comptroller  of  the 
City  of  New  York  to  pay  previous  installments  when  called  for,  from  or 
by  reason  of  legal  expenses,  loss  of  interest,  etc. 

Which  was  lost  on  a call  for  the  yeas  and  nays,  as  follows: 

Yeas — Mr.  Bush. 

Nays— Messrs.  Stranahan,  Kingsley,  Humphreys,  Slocum, 
Marshall,  Agnew,  Davis,  Uhl,  Roosevelt,  Newton,  Smith 
and  the  President. 


The  Trustees  met  October  13th,  1879.  Fourteen  present. 

The  President  called  the  attention  of  the  Board  to  the 
proceedings  of  the  Executive  Committee  of  April  12th,  1878, 
which  were  confirmed  by  the  Board  on  the  6th  of  May,  1878, 
and  offered  the  following  resolution,  which  was  adopted,  viz.: 

Resolved , That  the  route  of  the  Bridge  through  New  York,  between 
Rose  and  North  William  streets,  be  laid  out  140  feet  in  width,  by  taking 
seventy  feet  on  each  side  of  the  centre  line  as  now’  located,  and  that  a map 
of  such  altered  location  with  proper  certificates  be  filed  in  the  office  of  the 
Register  of  New  York. 

The  Minutes  of  an  Executive  Committee  meeting  held  this 
day  approved. 

Mr.  Steinmetz  made  an  explanation  in  reference  to  the  bill 
of  A.  F.  Hill,  which  was  rejected  at  the  last  meeting  of  the 
Board. 


The  Trustees  met  November  10th,  1879.  Fourteen  pres- 
ent. 

The  Minutes  of  meetings  of  the  Executive  Committee  of 
October  27th  and  this  day  were  confirmed. 

The  Minutes  of  Finance  Committee  of  this  day  approved. 
The  Treasurer’s  report  for  October,  showing: 

Receipts #51,985  32 

Expenditures 112,981  51 

51 


Meeting  Oc- 
tober 13th,  1870 


Route  ot 
Bridge  through 
New  York. 

Map  of  altered 
location  to  be 
tiled  with  Reg- 
ister. 

Minutes  a p- 
p roved. 


Meeting  Nov- 
10th,  1879. 


Minutes  con- 
firmed. 


T r e a s urer’s 
report. 


434 


Secret  ary’s 
report. 


Payments  o 1 
percentages  re- 
tained, author- 
ized. 


Meeting  De- 
c e in  b e r ist, 
1879. 


Meeting  Jan- 
uary 5th,  1880. 

Minutes  con- 
tirmed. 


Trea  s'urer’s 
reports. 


S ec  r e t ary’s 
reports 


The  Secretary’s  report  to  November  ist,  showing: 


Total  cash  receipts §11.125,826  07 

expenditures  10,973,542  11 

Cash  on  hand §152,283  96 


Liabilities,  §119,802.43. 

Were  severally  read  and  ordered  on  file. 

The  Presidentstated  that  the  different  contractors  for  stone 
had  been  notified  of  the  conditions  under  which  plans  for 
cutting  stone  would  be  furnished  them  as  per  resolution  of 
the  Executive  Committee  adopted  October  27th. 

Ordered  that  payments  be  authorized  to  the  other  con- 
tractors for  granite,  of  the  same  percentage  of  the  amounts 
retained  from  their  contracts  for  stone  delivered,  as  had  been 
paid  to  the  Collins  Granite  Company  under  the  resolution 
of  October  6th. 


The  Trustees  met  December  ist,  1879.  No  quorum. 


The  Trustees  met  January  5th,  1880.  Fourteen  present. 
The  Minutes  of  meetings  of  the  Executive  Committee 
held  December  ist  and  this  day  were  confirmed. 

The  Minutes  of  meetings  of  the  Finance  Committee  held 
December  8th  and  this  day  were  approved. 

The  Treasurer’s  reports  for  November  and  December 


showing: 

Receipts  for  November ^3,925  27 

Expenditures 136,276  27 

Receipts  for  December 202,593  08 

Expenditures 106,700  71 

The  Secretary’s  reports  to  December  ist  and  January  ist 

showing: 

Total  cash  receipts  to  December  r §11,129,748  54 

Expenditures 11,109,815  58 


Cash  on  hand 

Liabilities,  $92,094.83, 


$19,932  96 


435 


Amount  expended  prior  to  June  9th,  1875.  $5,388,646  06 


since  “ “ 5,721,169  52 

Total  cash  receipts  to  January  1st $1  1,332,257  26 

Expenditures 11,216,431  93 


Cash  on  hand ..  $115,825  33 

Liabilities,  $76,839.55, 

Read  and  ordered  on  file. 


The  Finance  Committee  reported  the  examination  of  the 
cash  accounts  and  vouchers  from  February  1st,  1879,  to 
December  1st,  1879,  and  that  it  finds  the  same  correct  ; also, 
that  the  bank  balances  agree  with  the  check-books. 

The  President  stated  that  since  the  last  meeting  of  the 
Board  Mr.  James  M.  Motley,  one  of  the  Trustees  of  the 
Bridge,  had  died,  and  suggested  that  the  Board  take  some 
action  in  relation  thereto. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Bush,  the  President  was  requested  to 
prepare  suitable  resolutions  on  the  death  of  Mr.  Motley, 
and  present  them  to  the  Board  at  its  next  meeting. 


Finance  Com- 
mittee’s report. 


436 


in  m emoriam* 


JAMES  M.  MOTLEY. 

At  a meeting  of  the  Trustees  of  the  New  York  and 
Brooklyn  Bridge  held  on  Monday,  February  2d,  1880, 
the  President  submitted  the  following  resolution,  which 
was,  on  motion,  adopted  and  ordered  to  be  entered  in 
full  upon  the  Minutes. 

Resolved , That  the  Trustees  of  the  New  York  and  Brooklyn 
Bridge  have  learned  with  sorrow  of  the  death,  on  the  12th  of  De- 
cember last,  of  James  M.  Motley,  Esq.,  one  of  the  members  of  this 
Board,  by  which  event  they  have  lost  a kind  and  courteous  associ- 
ate, and  the  interests  of  the  Bridge  and  the  public  a valuable  and 
efficient  officer. 

Deeply  sympathizing  with  his  family  and  friends  in  their  bereave- 
ment this  Board  tenders  to  them  its  sincere  condolence  on  this 
sad  occasion. 

The  President  is  requested  to  convey  to  the  widow  and  children 
of  the  deceased  this  expression  of  the  sentiments  and  feelings  of 
the  Board. 


437 


The  Trustees  met  February  2d,  1880.  Thirteen  present. 

The  President  presented  certificate  of  appointment  of 
Thomas  B.  Clarke,  as  Trustee,  vice  Mr.  Motley,  deceased. 

The  Minutes  of  the  meeting  of  the  Executive  Committee 
of  January  16th  were  confirmed. 

The  Minutes  of  the  meeting  of  the  Executive  Committee 
of  this  day  read  and  approved,  and  the  recommendations  of 
the  Committee  adopted. 

The  Treasurer's  report  for  January,  showing  : 

Receipts $151,678  02 

Expenditures .. 69,958  86 

Read  and  ordered  on  file- 

Mr.  Roosevelt  offered  the  following  resolution,  which  was 
adopted  : 

Resolved  That  hereafter  no  contracts  be  made  except  on  the  stipulation 
which  shall  be  recited  in  them,  that  no  liability  shall,  under  any  circum- 
stances, attach  to  the  members  of  the  Commission  individually. 

The  President  announced  that  he  had  appointed  Mr. 
Roosevelt  as  a member  of  the  Executive  Committee,  vice 
Mr.  Motley,  deceased,  and  Mr.  Clarke  a member  of  the  Fi- 
nance Committee,  in  place  of  Mr.  Roosevelt. 


The  Trustees  met  March  1st,  1880.  Fourteen  present. 

The  President  presented  certificate  of  the  appointment  of 
Mr.  John  H.  Mooney,  as  Trustee,  in  place  of  Mr.  Thomas 
B.  Clarke,  resigned. 

The  President  appointed  Mr.  Mooney  a member  of  the 
Finance  Committee,  vice  Mr.  Clarke. 

The  Minutes  of  the  meeting  of  the  Executive  Committee 
held  this  day  were  confirmed. 

The  Minutes  of  the  meeeting  of  the  Finance  Committee 
held  February  6th  were  approved. 

The  Treasurer’s  report  for  February  shows  : 

Receipts 84,221  73 

Expenditures 48,744  47 


Meeting  Feb- 
ruary 2d,  1880.'* 


Minutes  and 
r e c o m menda- 
tions  adopted. 


Treasu  rer’s 
report. 


Meeting  Mar. 
1st,  r88o. 


Minutes  con- 
firmed. 


Treas  urefs 
report. 


438 


Secret  ary’s 
report. 


Meeting  April 
5th,  1880. 


Meeting  April 
12th,  1880. 

Minutes  ap- 
proved. 


N o t i fication 
to  Edge  Moor 
Iron  Company 
to  carry  out  and 
complete  con- 
tract. 


The  Secretary's  report  to  February  1st  shows  . 


Total  cash  receipts *11,483.931  03 

Expenditures 11,286.386  54 


Cash  on  hand *197,544  49 

Liabilities,  $68,674.93. 

Amount  expended  prior  to  June  9th,  1875..  $5,388,646  06 
since  “ . . 5,897,740  48 


The  reports  were  severally  read  and  ordered  on  file. 


The  Trustees  met  April  5th,  1880.  No  quorum. 


The  Trustees  met  April  12th,  1880.  Thirteen  present. 
The  Minutes  of  the  Executive  Committee  of  April  5th 
and  of  this  day,  were  approved. 

The  following  preamble  and  resolutions,  recommended  for 
approval  by  the  Executive  Committee,  were  read,  and  on 
motion  adopted. 

Whereas,  In  and  by  the  agreement  made  and  entered  into  on  the  24th 
day  of  July,  1879,  between  the  Trustees  of  the  New  York  and  Brooklyn 
Bridge,  parties  of  the  first  part,  and  the  Edge  Moor  Iron  Company,  of 
Wilmington,  Del.,  party  of  the  second  part,  it  is  stipulated  and  provided 
as  follows,  to  wit : if  at  any  time  prior  to  the  first  day  of  July,  1SS1,  the 
parties  of  the  first  part  shall  elect  to  continue  or  complete  the  construc- 
tion of  the  suspended  superstructure  of  the  East  River  Bridge,  it  shall 
thereupon  be  their  duty  forthwith  to  give  to  the  party  of  the  second  part 
written  notice  of  such  election  and  of  their  wish  to  have  the  manufac- 
ture and  delivery  of  the  material  provided  for  in  the  specifications  an- 
nexed to  said  agreement,  carried  out  and  completed  ; it  is  now 

Resolved  by  the  said  Trustees,  that  they  hereby  elect  to  continue  and 
complete  the  construction  of  the  East  River  Bridge,  and  that  written  no- 
tice be  forthwith  given  to  the  said  Edge  Moor  Iron  Company  of  such 
election,  and  of  the  wish  of  the  said  parties  of  the  first  part  to  have  the 
manufacture  and  delivery  of  the  material  provided  for  in  the  specifica- 
tions annexed  to  said  agreement  carried  out  and  completed. 

Resolved , That  the  President  cause  the  notice  to  be  given  according- 
ly under  the  seal  of  the  Trustees  and  the  signature  of  the  President  and 
Secretary. 


439 


The  Minutes  of  the  Finance  Committee  of  March  5th 
and  April  5th  were  approved. 

The  Treasurer’s  report  for  March  shows  : 


Receipts $74,627  60 

Expenditures 47, 472  56 

The  Secretary’s  reports  to  March  1st  and  April  1st  show  : 

Total  cash  receipts  to  March  1st $11,488,115  64 

Expenditures II>335,°93  89 

Cash  on  hand $153,021  75 

Liabilities,  $68,038.17. 

Total  cash  receipts  to  April  1st $11,562,734  19 

Expenditures 11,382,557  40 


Cash  on  hand $180,176  79 

Liabilities,  $78,281.96. 


The  reports  were  severally  read  and  ordered  on  file. 

The  President  presented  a copy  of  an  Act  of  the  Legis- 
lature passed  April  7th,  1880,  appropriating  $2,250,000  to 
complete,  fit  up,  and  equip  the  Bridge  as  a public  highway. 


The  Trustees  met  May  3d,  1880.  Eleven  present. 

The  Minutes  of  a meeting  of  the  Executive  Committee  of 
April  22d  were  adopted. 

The  Minutes  of  a meeting  of  the  Executive  Committee 
held  this  day  were  read  and  amended  so  as  to  limit  the 
price  to  be  paid  for  property  at  No.  10  North  William 
street,  New  York,  to  the  sum  of  $22,500.  The  Minutes,  as 
amended,  were  then  adopted. 

The  Treasurer’s  report  for  April  shows  : 

Receipts $156,427  16 

Expenditures 174,495  12 

The  Secretary’s  report  to  May  1st  shows  : 

Total  cash  receipts $11,719,146  65 

Expenditures 11,557,037  82 

Cash  on  hand $162,108  83 

Cash  liabilities,  $95,545.82. 

The  reports  were  severally  read  and  ordered  on  file. 


Minutes  of 
Finance  Com- 
mittee approv- 
ed. 

T r e a s urer’s 
report. 


Secret  ary’s 
reports. 


Meeting  May 
3d,  1880. 


Minutes 

amended. 


T r ea  s u rer's 
report. 


Secret  ary’s 
report. 


440 


Call  on  Cities 
for  funds  order- 
ed. 


Meeting:  June 
7th,  1880. 


M i n n t e s 
adopted. 


Officers  elect- 
ed. 


Subject  of 
cont  ract  for 
iron  and  steel 
considered. 


It  was  ordered  that  a call  be  made  upon  the  Cities  of  New 
York  and  Brooklyn,  respectively,  for  the  following  sums  : 


From  City  of  New  York 8416,666  66 

From  City  of  Brooklyn 833,333  33 


For  the  purposes  specified  in  section  1 of  chapter  105, 
Laws  of  1880. 


The  annual  meeting  of  the  Trustees  was  held  June  7th, 
1880.  Twelve  present 

The  Minutes  of  meetings  of  the  Executive  Committee  of 
May  2 2d  and  of  this  day  were  adopted. 

The  Minutes  of  a meeting  of  the  Finance  Committee  of 
May  6th  were  approved. 

The  President  stated  that  the  next  business  in  order 
would  be  the  election  of  a President  and  Vice-President  for 
the  ensuing  year,  and  called  Gen.  Slocum  to  the  Chair,  rvho 
appointed  as  tellers  Messrs.  Marshall  and  Steinmetz. 

Mr.  Stranahan  nominated  the  Flon.  Flenry  C.  Murphy 
for  President,  and  Mr.  William  C.  Kingsley  for  Vice-Presi- 
dent. 

Comptroller  Steinmetz  nominated  Gen.  Henry  W.  Slocum 
for  Vice-President.  Ten  ballots  were  cast  for  President,  of 
which  Mr.  Murphy  received  the  entire  number  and  was  de- 
clared elected,  and  accepted  the  office. 

Eleven  ballots  were  cast  for  Vice-President,  of  which  Mr. 
Kingsley  received  ten  and  Mr.  Slocum  one. 

Mr.  Kingsley  was  declared  elected,  and  accepted  the 
office. 

The  President  then  resumed  the  Chair. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Kingsley,  the  Board  went  into  Execu- 
tive session. 

The  subject  of  the  contract  for  the  iron  and  steel  of  the 
suspended  superstructure  was  then  considered,  and  the  cor- 
respondence which  had  taken  place  between  the  President 
and  the  Edge  Moor  Iron  Company  in  regard  to  the  delay 
in  the  execution  of  the  contract  was  read,  and  after  some 
discussion  in  relation  thereto  and  without  taking  any  ques- 
tion thereon,  the  Board  adjourned. 


441 

The  Trustees  met  June  14th,  1880.  Eleven  present. 

Comptroller  Steinmetz  made  a statement  of  the  terms  of 
the  contract  with  the  Edge  Moor  Iron  Company,  and  wished 
to  know  the  reasons  of  the  delay  in  delivering  the  material 
for  the  suspended  superstructure. 

“The  President  said  the  contract  for  the  furnishing  of 
material  was  consummated  on  the  6th  day  of  August,  1879. 

“It  provided  that  500  tons  of  steel  should  be  delivered  by 
December  1st,  1879,  but  that  the  contractor  should  not  be 
bound  to  furnish  any  more  under  the  contract,  which  em- 
braced about  5,000  tons,  unless  before  the  first  day  of  May, 
1880,  they  received  a notification  to  proceed  with  the  con- 
tract. That  notification  was  served  April  19th  last.  They 
were  then  bound  to  proceed  to  furnish  the  balance  within 
sixty  days.  No  iron  or  steel  has,  however,  yet  been  deliver- 
ed, but  more  than  500  tons  has  been  forged,  a large  propor- 
tion of  it  rolled,  and  nearly  ready  to  be  delivered.  By  rea- 
son of  the  change  made  by  the  Engineer  in  regard  to  the 
height  of  the  trusses  so  as  to  enable  the  largest  Pullman 
cars  to  pass  under  them,  some  modifications  were  subse- 
quently made  in  the  plans,  and  the  completed  plans  were 
not  delivered  until  the  middle  of  January  last. 

“The  Edge  Moor  Iron  Company  say  that  owing  to  the 
unusual  size  of  the  heavier  parts,  the  channel  bars,  a size  un- 
precedented in  bridge  building,  the  Cambria  Iron  Co.,  who 
make  the  steel,  had  no  shears  of  sufficient  power  to  cut  the 
blooms,  and  it  was  necessary  to  design  and  construct  new 
machinery  for  that  purpose. 

“Assistant  Engineer  Paine,  who  was  sent  to  the  Cambria 
Company  to  look  after  the  work,  reports  that  the  shears  will 
be  ready  about  the  1st  of  next  month.  The  Edge  Moor 
Company  also  found  that  their  rolling  machinery  was  in- 
adequate. When  they  took  the  contract  they  did  not  antici- 
pate that  it  would  require  so  much  more  power  to  roll  the 
steel,  and  it  was  necessary  that  they  should  put  in  new 
machinery  for  that  purpose  also. 

“ The  cause  of  the  delay  would  seem  to  lie  with  the 
Cambria  Company  in  not  being  able  to  furnish  the  bars  in 


Meeting  June 
14th,  1880. 

Terms  of  con- 
tract with  E.  M. 
I.  Co.  stated. 


Statement  by 
President  re- 
garding; Edge 
Moor  Iron  Co. 
contract. 


Statement  by 
Engineer  Paine 


Matter  refer- 
red to  the  Pres- 
ident, etc. 


Meeting  July 
5th,  1880. 


Meeting  July 
12th,  1880. 


Meeting  July 
15th,  1880. 


Meeting  Aug. 
2d,  1880. 


Meeting  Sep. 
6th,  1880. 


Meeting  Oct. 
4th, 1880. 


442 

sufficient  size  for  the  largest  shapes.  The  delay  is  not 
reprehensible,  but  it  is  to  be  regretted.” 

The  President  then  read  a correspondence  which  he 
had  had  with  the  Edge  Moor  Iron  Company,  viz.,  from  the 
President  to  the  Company,  dated  June  2d,  1880,  and  from 
the  Edge  Moor  Iron  Company  to  the  President,  dated  June 
5th,  1880. 

Assistant  Engineer  Paine  was  called  before  the  Board 
and  made  a statement  of  the  condition  of  affairs  at  Johns- 
town, Midvale  and  Edge  Moor,  with  reference  to  the 
manufacture  and  delivery  of  material  under  the  contract. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Stranahan,  the  whole  matter  was  refer- 
red to  the  President,  Vice-President  and  the  Chairman  of 
the  Executive  Committee  to  report  to  the  Board. 


The  Trustees  met  July  5th,  1880.  No  quorum. 


The  Trustees  met  July  12th,  1880.  No  quorum. 


The  Trustees  met  July  15  th,  1880.  No  quorum. 


The  Trustees  met  August  2d,  1880.  No  quorum. 


The  Trustees  met  September  6th,  1880.  No  quorum. 


The  Trustees  met  October  4th,  1880.  Eleven  present. 

Mr.  Sellers,  President  of  the  Edge  Moor  Iron  Company, 
being  present,  made  a statement  ol  the  condition  of  the 
work  under  their  contract  for  supplying  iron  and  steel  for 
the  suspended  superstructure,  and,  in  conclusion,  stated 
that  he  expected  to  deliver  1,000  tons  of  work  in  Novern- 


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her,  ready  to  be  put  up,  and  the  balance  of  the  contract  as 
fast  as  it  would  be  required,  delivering  the  whole  within 
seven  months  from  this  date. 


The  Trustees  met  October  nth,  1880.  Eleven  present 

The  Minutes  of  the  meetings  of  the  Executive  Com- 
mittee of  June  23d,  July  12th  and  15th,  August  2d,  Sep- 
tember 6th,  October  4th  and  this  day,  were  approved. 

The  Minutes  of  the  meetings  of  the  Finance  Committee 
of  June  8th,  July  8th,  August  7th,  September  6th  and  Octo- 
ber 4th,  were  confirmed. 

The  Treasurer’s  reports  for  May,  June,  July,  August  and 


September  were  read  and  ordered  on  file.  They  show  : 

Receipts  for  May $254,171  18 

Expenditures 87,438  25 

Receipts  for  June 252,150  43 

Expenditures  265,143  64 

Receipts  for  July, *52,593  39 

Expenditures 189,3x7  43 

Receipts  for  August 104,985  34 

Expenditures 231,356  91 

Receipts  for  September.... 3,366  38 

Expenditures 55-°75  95 


The  Secretary’s  reports  to  June  1st,  July  1st,  August  1st, 
September  1st  and  October  1st,  were  read  and  ordered  on 


file.  They  show  : 

Total  cash  receipts  to  June  1st $11,973,305  08 

Expenditures 11,644,463  32 

Cash  on  hand $328,841  76 

Liabilities,  $83,219.20. 

Cash  receipts  to  July  1st  $12,225,439  81 

Expenditures 11,909,591  26 

Cash  on  hand $315,848  55 

Liabilities,  $72,003.90. 


Meeting  Oct. 
nth,  1880. 

Minutes  ap- 
proved. 


T re  as  urer’s 
reports  for 
M a y , ■ J u n e, 
July,  August 
and  September. 


Secretary’s  re- 
>orts  to  Octo- 
>er  tst. 


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Cash  receipts  to  August  ist $12,378,003  55 

Expenditures 12,098,879  04 


Cash  on  hand $279,124  51 

Liabilities,  $78,780.71. 

Cash  receipts  to  September  ist $12,482,872  76 

Expenditures 12,330,119  82 


Cash  on  hand $152,752  94 

Liabilities,  $81,940.89. 

Cash  receipts  to  October  ist.  $12,486,222  14 

Expenditures 12,385,178  77 

Cash  on  hand $101,043  37 

Liabilities,  $87,569.48. 


A printed  communication  from  Comptroller  Steinmetz, 
addressed  to  the  President,  was  presented  by  him,  which, 
without  being  read,  was,  on  motion  of  Mr.  Kingsley,  laid 
on  the  table. 

„ Mr.  Newton  presented  the  following  preamble  and  resolu- 

Resolution  of  1 ° 1 

Mr.  Newton  in  tion  viz  * 
regard  to  plans 

ways  a6n  d°so!  WtlEREAS,  No  plans  for  the  operation  of  a railway,  or  the  arrangement 
fortll‘  of  the  carriage  and  foot  ways  on  the  Bridge  have  been  adopted  by  the 

Board  of  Trustees,  and  as  it  is  highly  important  that  plans  for  this  part 
of  the  work  should  be  matured  at  an  early  date  and  approved  by  the 
Board  in  order  that  there  may  be  no  delay  from  this  source  in  opening  the 
Bridge  for  traffic  ; therefore  be  it 

Resolved , That  a Committee  of  three  be  appointed  by  the  President  to 
confer  with  the  Engineers  with  regard  to  such  plans  as  they  may  propose 
for  the  completion  of  this  part  of  the  work,  and  to  report  to  the  Board  the 
most  practicable  method  of  arranging  the  roadways  so  that  the  Bridge 
will  give  the  greatest-  facilities  possible  to  the  traffic  between  the  two 
cities.  The  Committee  are  requested  to  give  special  attention  to  the 
matter  of  rapid  transit  over  the  Bridge,  and  to  state  the  most  feasible  and 
practical  arrangement  of  motive  power  for  operating  the  cars. 

Which  was,  on  motion  of  Mr.  Stranahan,  referred  to  the 
Executive  Committee  to  report  at  the  next  meeting  of  the 
Board. 

On  motion  the  Board  adjourned. 


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The  Trustees  met  October  21st,  1880.  No  quorum. 


The  Trustees  met  November  1st,  1880.  No  quorum. 


The  Trustees  met  November  8th,  1880.  Thirteen  pres- 
ent. 

The  Minutes  of  a meeting  of  the  Executive  Committee 
held  this  day  were  approved. 

The  Minutes  of  a Finance  Committee  meeting  held  Nov- 
ember 5th  were  approved. 

The  Treasurer’s  report  for  October  shows  : 

Receipts §52,492  72 

Expenditures 81,753  39 

The  Secretary’s  report  to  November  1st  shows  : 

Total  cash  receipts $12,538,677  01 

expenditures  12,466,894  31 

Cash  on  hand $71,782  70 

Liabilities,  $64,522.88. 

The  reports  were  severally  read  and  ordered  on  file. 


The  Trustees  met  December  6th,  1880.  No  quorum. 


The  Trustees  met  January  3d,  1881.  Twelve  present. 

'Fhe  Minutes  of  meetings  of  the  Executive  Committee 
held  December  6th,  1880,  and  this  day,  were  adopted. 

The  Minutes  of  meetings  of  the  Finance  Committee 
held  November  8th  and  December  6th,  1880,  were  ap- 
proved. 

The  Treasurer’s  reports  for  November  and  December, 


1880,  show  : 

Receipts  for  November $53,853  34 

“ December 52,333  03 

Expenditures  in  November 60,480  56 

“ December 48,049  85 


Meeting-  O c- 
tober  2 1 st,  1880. 


Meeting  No- 
v e m b e r 1st, 
1880. 


Meeting  No- 
v e m b e r 8th, 
1880. 

Minutes  ap- 
proved. 


T r e a s urer’s 
report. 


Secret  ary’s 
report. 


Meeting  D e- 
c e m b e r 6th, 
1880. 


Meeting  Jan- 
uary 3d,  1881. 


Minutes  ap- 
proved. 


T r e a s urer’s 
reports. 


Secret  ary’s 
reports  to  Jan- 
uary ist,  1881. 


Meeting  Jan- 
uary 31st,  1881. 

Minutes 

adopted. 

Contract  au- 
thorized with 
Keystone 
Bridge  Co. 


Meeting  Feb- 
ruary 7th, 1881. 

Minutes 

adopted. 


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The  Secretary’s  reports  to  December  ist,  1880,  and  Jan- 


uary ist,  1881,  show  : 

Total  cash  receipts  to  December  ist,  1880. . . 812,592,528  60 

expenditures  12,527,373  12 

Cash  on  hand §65,155  48 

Liabilities  in  cash,  846,399.69. 

Cash  receipts  to  January  ist,  1881 812,644,841  68 

“ expenditures 12,575,403  02 

Cash  on  hand  ... . 869,438  66 

Cash  liabilities,  859,104.01. 


The  reports  were  severally  read  and  ordered  on  file. 

The  President  appointed  Mr.  Ludwig  Semler,  Comptroller 
of  Brooklyn,  on  the  Executive  Committee,  and  Mr.  Allan 
Campbell,  Comptroller  of  New  York,  on  the  Finance  Com- 
mittee, to  fill  vacancies  caused  by  the  retirement  of  ex- 
Comptroller  Steinmetz  and  ex-Comptroller  Kelly. 

Mr.  Agnew  asked  information  in  reference  to  the  progress 
made  in  the  execution  of  the  contract  for  steel  and  iron  for 
the  superstructure. 

The  President  read  a letter  dated  January  ist,  1881,  from 
Assistant  Engineer  Paine,  which  was  ordered  on  file. 


The  Trustees  met  January  31st,  1881.  Eleven  present. 

The  Minutes  of  a meeting  of  the  Executive  Committee 
held  this  day  were  adopted. 

A contract  was  authorized  to  be  made  with  the  Keystone 
Bridge  Company  for  building  a bridge  over  Franklin 
Square,  in  accordance  with  their  bid,  namely,  at  6 cents 
per  pound,  for  843  tons,  and  at  that  rate  for  a greater 
or  less  quantity. 


The  Trustees  met  February  7th,  1881.  Eleven  present. 

The  Minutes  of  meetings  of  the  Executive  Committee 
held  January  17th  and  31st,  and  the  Minutes  of  meetings  of 
the  Finance  Committee  of  January  6th  and  this  day  were 
adopted. 


447 


An  estimate  of  February  ist,  amounting  to  $4,784.13,  in 
favor  of  the  Edge  Moor  Iron  Company,  and  referred  by  the 
Finance  Committee  to  the  Board  for  its  action,  was  con- 
sidered, and  ordered  paid. 

The  President  was  requested  to  visit  the  contractors,  the 
Edge  Moor  Iron  Company,  and  obtain  all  the  information 
possible  in  reference  to  the  progress  of  the  work  under  the 
contract  for  steel  for  the  suspended  superstructure,  and  re- 
port to  the  Board  at  an  early  day. 

The  Treasurer’s  report  for  January  shows  : 

Receipts $1,877  03 

Expenditures 46,918  42 

The  Secretary’s  report  to  February  ist  shows  : 

Total  cash  receipts $12,646,722  83 

Expenditures.. 12,622,325  56 

Cash  on  hand $24,397  27 

Liabilities,  $48,629.64. 

The  reports  were  severally  read  and  ordered  on  file. 

The  Finance  Committee  reported  the  examination  of  the 
cash  accounts  and  vouchers,  from  December  ist,  1879,  to 
January  ist,  1881,  and  that  it  had  found  them  correct ; also, 
that  it  had  examined  the  bank  balances,  and  found  them  to 
correspond  with  the  check-books. 

It  was  ordered  that  the  Collins  Granite  Company  be  paid 
$15,000  on  account  of  the  percentage  due  on  account  of 
their  contract  dated  November  7th,  1877. 

The  following  resolution  was  adopted  : 

Resolved , That  this  Board  does  hereby  relieve  the  piece  of  land  oc- 
cupied by  the  Carlton  House,  on  the  south  side  of  William  street,  and 
83  feet  9 inches  westerly  of  a line  drawn  southerly  in  a straight  line  from 
the  southerly  line  or  side  of  William  street,  in  the  City  of  New  York, 
from  the  operation  of  the  map  laying  out  the  line  of  the  New  York  and 
Brooklyn  Bridge. 

The  Chairman  of  the  Executive  Committee  was  author- 
ized to  sign  checks,  and  other  necessary  papers,  in  the 
absence  or  sickness  of  the  Treasurer. 


Estimate  f or 
Edge  Moor 
Iron  Co.  order- 
ed paid. 


President  re- 
quested to  as- 
certain progress 
of  work  under 
contract  for 
steel. 


T r e asu  rer’s 
report. 


Secret  ary’s 
report. 


Finance  Com- 
mittee report. 


Payment  t o 
Collins  Granite 
Co.  authorized. 


On  motion  of  Mr.  Uhl  the  President  was  authorized  to 


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President  to 
consult  counsel 
regarding  re- 
moval of  eleva- 
ted railroad  sta- 
tion. 


Meeting  Mar. 
7th,  1881. 


Report  of 
President  in  re- 
gard to  progress 
and  condition 
of  work  under- 
taken by  Edge 
Moor  Iron  Com- 
pany. 


• Report  of 
Edge  Moor 
Iron  Company 
on  the  same 
subject. 


consult  counsel  in  reference  to  the  removal  of  the  station 
house  of  the  Elevated  Railroad  at  the  termination  of 
the  Bridge  on  Chatham  street. 


At  a regular  meeting  of  the  Trustees  of  the  New  York  and 
Brooklyn  Bridge,  held  on  Monday,  March  7th,  1881. 

Present — Messrs.  Kingsley,  Slocum,  Marshall,  Taylor, 
Humphreys,  Bush,  Mooney,  Smith,  Comptroller  Semler  and 
the  President. 

The  President  announced  that  since  the  last  meeting 
Mr.  Hermann  Uhl,  one  of  the  members  of  this  Board  from 
the  City  of  New  York,  had  departed  this  life  suddenly  by 
an  accident,  and  as  there  was  not  a quorum  of  members 
present,  he  would  appoint  Messrs.  Bush,  Slocum  and 
Mooney  a Committee  to  present  a suitable  mention  of  his 
memory  at  the  next  meeting  of  the  Board. 

The  President  also  stated  that  he  had  been  to  Philadel- 
phia to  see  the  contractors  for  the  steel  for  the  superstruc- 
ture in  pursuance  of  the  resolution  of  the  Board,  and  found 
the  work  progressing,  though  somewhat  slowly,  in  conse- 
quence of  not  having  previous  to  this  time  finished  all  the 
shapes  necessary  in  the  work.  They  were  all,  however, 
now  finished,  and  the  contractors  were  satisfied  that  they 
were  able  to  complete  the  work. 

They  were,  therefore,  required  to  state  explicitly  the 
prospect  for  the  future. 

In  pursuance  of  a request  made  to  them  accordingly, 
they  had  furnished  the  President  with  a letter  stating  their 
intentions  and  expectations  in  that  regard.  The  letter  is 
as  follows  : 

Edge  Moor,  March  4th,  1881. 

Hon.  Henry  C.  Murphy, 

President,  etc. 

Dear  Sir — I have  had  as  careful  an  estimate  made  as  it  is  now  possi- 
ble to  make  of  the  probable  product  of  these  works  upon  your  Bridge, 
and  have  to  say  that,  so  far,  for  various  reasons,  we  have  been  able  to 
apply  but  a small  portion  of  our  plant  to  your  work,  the  preparation  at  the 
mills  to  produce  the  shapes  and  the  various  appliances  required  at  these 
works  to  manufacture  the  same  covering  nearly  even'  cause  of  delay. 


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The  lightest  portion  of  the  work  has  also  been  that  which  was  first 
required,  which  has  made  the  progress  appear  to  be  less  than  it  really  is. 
We  shall  this  month  get  to  work  on  the  chords,  and  we  estimate  that  we 
shall  get  out  514  tons,  but  in  the  next  month  (April),  we  shall  have  still 
another  department  on  this  work  making  the  eye-bars  and  forgings,  and 
we  shall  produce  then  1,000  tons,  unless  we  are  held  by  want  of  material. 
This,  I fear,  may  be  the  case,  as  the  mill  capacity  will  not  exceed  1,000 
tons,  and  it  is  extremely  difficult  to  have  the  material  of  all  the  various 
kinds  in  the  exact  order  required,  so  that  from  this  cause  delay  will 
occasionally  arise,  but  I see  no  reason  to  doubt  but  that  during  April  we 
shall  be  able  to  attain  to  the  maximum  productions,  although  we  may  not 
attain  to  this  point  during  the  early  part  of  the  month. 

Hoping  this  report  may  be  satisfactory  to  you, 

I remain,  yours  truly, 

WM.  SELLERS, 

President  Edge  Moor  Iron  Company. 


Supplemental  to  this  letter  the  following  report  of  Col. 
Paine,  who  has  in  charge  the  inspection  of  the  steel,  is 
furnished  : 

Edge  Moor  Iron  Works,  [ 

Wilmington,  Del.,  March  5th,  1881.  ) 

Hon.  Henry  C.  Murphy, 

President , etc. 

Dear  Sir — The  following  report  has  been  sent  to  Col.  Roebling  of  the 
amount  of  work  done  on  the  contract  for  the  suspended  superstructure  : 

Steel-blooms  received  at  Midvale  Steel  Works  from  Cambria,  during 
February,  74,390  pounds;  prior  to  February,  6,465,633  pounds;  total 
received,  6,540,023  pounds. 

Steel  shapes  shipped  to  Edge  Moor  during  February,  712,841  pounds  ; 
prior  to  February,  3,172,319  pounds  ; total,  3,885,160  pounds. 

There  have  been  shipped  to  the  Bridge  from  Edge  Moor  on  the  super- 
structure contract  during  February,  520,198  pounds  ; prior  to  February, 
465,535  pounds;  total,  985,733  pounds. 

There  were  on  hand,  riveted  up,  on  March  1st,  fifty  tons,  of  which  there 
were  sent  on  March  2d,  65,760  pounds. 

While  I have  estimated  that  there  were  on  hand  steel  work  partially  done, 
1 50  tons, and  at  this  date,  March  5th,  there  are  in  the  shops  75  tons  of  work 
riveted  up,  and  about  200  tons  punched,  reamed  and  otherwise  prepared 
for  assembling. 

The  work  is  progressing  more  satisfactorily  than  at  any  previous  time. 

Very  respectfully, 

W.  H.  PAINE, 

Assistant  Engineer. 


Report  of  En- 
gineer Paine  on 
the  same  sub- 
ject. 


There  being  not  a sufficient  number  of  members  present 
to  constitute  a quorum,  the  Board  adjourned  until  the  first 
Monday  of  April  next. 


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450 


Meeting  Apl 

4th,  1881. 


Certificate  of 
appointment  of 
H.  Clausen,  J r., 
as  a Trustee. 


Minutes 

adopted 


Treas  urer’s 
reports  for  Feb- 
ruary and  Mar. 


S e c r e tary’s 
reports  to  April 

ist. 


The  Trustees  met  April  4th,  1881.  Thirteen  present. 

The  following  communication  was  read  and  ordered 
spread  upon  the  Minutes. 

Mayor’s  Office,  ) 

New  York,  March  26th,  1881.  \ 

At  a meeting  of  the  Mayor,  the  Comptroller  and  the  President  of  the 
Board  of  Aldermen  of  the  City  of  New  York,  officers  designated  by  Chap- 
ter 300  of  the  Laws  of  1875,  held  at  the  Mayor’s  office,  on  the  26th  day 
of  March,  1881,  on  motion  of  the  President  of  the  Board  of  Aldermen, 
Henry  Clausen,  Jr.,  was  appointed  one  of  the  " Trustees  for  the  purpose 
of  managing  and  constructing  a bridge  over  the  East  River,  between  the 
cities  of  New  York  and  Brooklyn,”  in  place  of  Hermann  Uhl,  deceased, 
for  the  unexpired  term  of  said  Hermann  Uhl. 

W.  R.  GRACE. 

Mayor. 

ALLAN  CAMPBELL, 

Comptroller. 

PATRICK  KEENAN, 

President  of  the  Board  of  Aldermen. 

The  Minutes  of  the  Executive  Committee  meeting  of  this 
day  were  adopted. 

The  Minutes  of  the  Finance  Committee  of  March  7th 
Avere  adopted. 

The  Treasurer’s  reports  for  February  and  March  show  : 


Receipts  for  February $103,364  03 

Expenditures  for  February 48,533  77 

Receipts  for  March 1,081  49 

Expenditures  for  March 65,535  38 

The  Secretary’s  reports  to  March  ist  and  April  ist 
show  : 

Total  cash  receipts  to  March  ist $12,750,086  86 

Expenditures  to  March  ist 12,670,859  33 


Balance  on  hand $79,227  53 

Cash  liabilities  to  March  ist,  $62,475  14. 

Total  cash  receipts  to  April  ist 812,751,158  40 

Expenditures  to  April  ist 12,736,384  76 


Balance  on  hand $14,773  64 

Cash  liabilities  to  April  ist,  $62,095.09. 


The  reports  were  severally  read  and  ordered  on  file. 


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The  following  resolution  was  adopted  : 

Resolved , That  this  Board  does  hereby  relieve  the  piece  of  land  occu- 
pied by  the  Carlton  House,  on  the  south  side  of  William  street,  in  the 
City  of  New  York  (and  adjoining'  the  land  on  the  east  side  thereof,  pur- 
chased from  the  German  Evangelical  Lutheran  Church  of  St.  Matthew, 
and  known  as  No.  204  William  street,  in  said  city),  from  the  operation  of 
the  map  laying  out  the  line  of  the  New  York  and  Brooklyn  Bridge. 

The  letter  of  resignation  of  Mr.  Isaac  Newton,  as  a Trus-  Resignation 

of  Isaac  New- 

tee,  was  read  and  ordered  to  be  entered  on  the  Minutes.  ton- 

On  motion,  the  appointment  of  Mr.  John  T.  Agnew  as 
Treasurer  pro  tem,  was  confirmed  and  continued. 

Mr.  Erastus  W.  Smith  was  appointed  Chairman  of  the 
Committee  on  Rapid  Transit,  vue  Mr.  Newton,  resigned. 


HERMANN  UHL. 


A meeting  of  the  Trustees  of  the  New  York  and 
Brooklyn  Bridge  was  held  on  Monday,  April  4th,  1881. 

The  Committee  appointed  at  the  last  meeting  of  the 
Board  to  present  suitable  mention  of  the  death  of  Mr. 
Hermann  Uhl,  late  a member  of  this  Board,  submit- 
ted the  following  resolutions,  which  were,  on  motion, 
adopted  : 

Resolved , That  we  receive  with  the  most  profound  sorrow  the  sad 
intelligence  of  the  death  of  our  late  associate,  Mr.  Hermann  Uhl, 
and  that  it  is  not  only  our  duty  but  our  satisfaction  to  pay  a tribute 
of  respect  to  the  memory  of  one  whom  we  have  regarded  as  exact 
and  just  in  all  his  dealings  and  intercourse,  and  of  unaffected  con- 
scientiousness, which  rendered  him  ever  ready  to  assume  and 
promptly  discharge  the  duties  of  life. 

Resolved , That  we  sincerely  sympathize  with  the  bereaved  widow 
and  family  of  the  deceased  in  the  irreparable  loss  which  they  have 
sustained,  and  this  sympathy  we  are  confident  will  be  deeply  par- 
ticipated in  not  only  by  the  numerous  personal  friends  of  the  de- 
ceased but  by  the  very  large  community  throughout  which  he  was 
known  and  respected. 

Resolved , That  these  resolutions  be  entered  upon  the  Minutes  of 
this  Board,  and  that  a copy  thereof  be  sent  to  the  family  of  the  de- 
ceased. 


453 


Jit  M emortam* 


JOHN  H.  PRENTICE. 

At  a meeting  of  the  Trustees  of  the  New  York  and 
Brooklyn  Bridge  held  on  the  4th  day  of  April,  1881, 
the  President  stated  that  since  the  last  meeting  of  the 
Board  Mr.  John  H.  Prentice,  late  Treasurer  of  the 
Board,  had  died,  and  he  offered  the  following  resolu- 
tion, which  was  adopted  and  ordered  to  be  entered  on 
the  Minutes,  and  a copy  thereof  sent  to  the  family  of 
the  deceased. 

Resolved , This  Board  has  learned  with  deep  regret  of  the  death 
of  John  H.  Prentice,  Esq.,  Treasurer  of  this  Board,  on  the  13th  day 
of  March  last.  He  became  such  Treasurer  on  the  10th  of  Decem- 
ber, 1869,  and  has  remained  in  that  position  till  his  death,  per- 
forming its  duties  with  rare  competency  and  entire  fidelity  to  his 
trust.  Pie  was  entrusted,  in  conjunction  with  another,  with  the 
business  of  negotiating  the  purchase  of  the  lands  required  for  the 
purposes  of  the  Bridge,  and  was  the  purchasing  agent  for  the  in- 
numerable articles  which  were  bought  in  open  market  for  its  con- 
struction ; the  first  duty  being  entirely  completed,  and  the  latter 
nearly  so  at  the  time  of  his  decease. 

The  Board  mourns  his  loss  as  an  associate,  and  condoles  with 
his  relatives  in  their  private  grief,  and  directs  a copy  of  this  reso- 
lution to  be  forwarded  to  his  surviving  widow  and  children. 


454 


Meeting 
May  2d,  1881. 

Minutes 

adopted. 


Wages  of 
stone  masons. 


Meeti-ng  June 
14th,  1881. 


Trustees  pres- 
ent. 


From  New 
York. 


From  Brook- 
lyn. 


Absentees. 


Mayor  Grace, 
temporary 
chairman. 


Rallotings  for 
officers. 


The  Trustees  met  May  2d,  1881.  Twelve  present. 

The  Minutes  of  the  meetings  of  the  Executive  Committee 
held  April  12th  and  this  day  were  adopted. 

The  Minutes  of  the  meeting  of  the  Finance  Committee 
held  April  7th  were  confirmed. 

A petition  was  received  from  the  stone  masons  asking  an 
increase  of  their  wages  from  30  cents  per  hour  to  35  cents 
per  hour.  Referred  to  the  President,  with  power  to  pay 
the  current  rate  of  wages  for  stone  masons. 


A meeting  of  the  Trustees  of  the  New  York  and  Brooklyn 
Bridge,  appointed  on  behalf  of  the  Cities  of  New  York  and 
Brooklyn  to  serve  for  two  years  from  the  second  day  of 
June,  1881,  was  held  at  No.  21  Water  street,  Brooklyn,  on 
Tuesday,  June  14th,  1881,  at  3.30  o’clock  P.  M.,  for  the  pur- 
pose of  organizing  the  Board  and  the  transaction  of  such 
business  as  might  be  deemed  proper. 

The  following  named  gentlemen  appeared  and  answered 
to  their  names: 

From  the  City  of  New  York — John  T.  Agnew,  John  G. 
Davis,  Thomas  C.  Clarke,  Charles  Macdonald,  J.  Adriance 
Bush,  William  R.  Grace,  Mayor,  and  Allan  Campbell, 
Comptroller. 

From  the  City  of  Brooklyn — Henry  C.  Murphy, William  C. 
Kingsley,  Henry  W.  Slocum,  James  S.  T.  Stranahan,  Alfred 
C.  Barnes,  Alden  S.  Swan,  Otto  Witte,  James  Howell, 
Mayor,  and  Ludwig  Sender,  Comptroller. 

The  absentees  were  Robert  B.  Roosevelt,  Erastus  W. 
Smith  and  Henry  Clausen,  of  New  York,  and  William 
Marshall,  of  Brooklyn. 

On  motion,  Mayor  Grace,  of  New  York,  was  appointed 
temporary  Chairman. 

On  motion,  the  Trustees  proceeded  to  the  election  of  a 
President  and  a Vice-President,  and  the  Chairman  appointed 
as  tellers  Comptroller  Sender,  of  Brooklyn,  and  Comptroller 
Campbell,  of  New  York. 

Fifteen  ballots  were  cast  for  President,  of  which  Henry, 
C.  Murphy  received  13;  blank,  2. 


455 


Mr.  Murphy  was  thereupon  declared  duly  elected  Presi- 
dent, and  accepted  the  office. 

Fifteen  ballots  were  cast  for  Vice-President,  of  which 
William  C.  Kingsley  received  13  ; blank,  2. 

Mr.  Kingsley  was  thereupon  declared  duly  elected  Vice- 
President,  and  accepted  the  office. 

Mayor  Grace  then  vacated  the  Chair,  and  Mr.  Murphy 
took  his  seat  as  President  of  the  Board,  and  made  a state- 
ment of  the  present  condition  of  the  work,  and  presented  a 
draft  of  a Bill  to  acquire  additional  lands  at  the  terminus  of 
the  Bridge,  both  in  New  York  and  Brooklyn,  for  the  pur- 
pose of  making  suitable  approaches  to  the  Bridge,  and 
recommended  that  the  same  be  presented  to  the  Legislature 
for  passage,,  at  as  early  a day  as  possible. 

The  matter  was  laid  on  the  table,  to  be  taken  up  later  in 
the  session. 

On  motion,  O.  P.  Quintard  was  re-appointed  Secretary. 

Comptroller  Semler  nominated  Mr.  Felix  Campbell  for 
Treasurer. 

Mr.  Stranahan  nominated  Mr.  Agnew  for  Treasurer. 

Mr.  Campbell’s  name  was  withdrawn,  when,  on  motion, 
Mr.  John  T.  Agnew  was  re-appointed  Treasurer pi-o  tem. 

The  President  appointed  the  following-named  gentlemen 
as  the  Executive  Committee  of  the  Board  : John  T.  Agnew, 
John  G.  Davis,  Jas.  S.  T.  Stranahan,  William  Marshall, 
Henry  W.  Slocum,  Robert  B.  Roosevelt,  Erastus  W.  Smith, 
Thomas  C.  Clarke  and  Ludwig  Semler,  Comptroller. 

And  the  following-named  gentlemen  as  the  Finance  Com- 
mittee of  the  Board  : J.  Adriance  Bush,  Alfred  C.  Barnes, 
Henry  Clausen,  Alden  S.  Swan,  Otto  Witte,  Chas.  Macdon- 
ald and  Allan  Campbell,  Comptroller. 

The  following  resolutions  were,  on  motion,  unanimously 
adopted  : 

Resolved , That  the  By-Laws  of  the  late  Board  of  T rustees  be  and  the 
same  are  hereby  adopted  as  the  By-Laws  of  this  Board  until  otherwise 
ordered. 

Resolved,  That  the  matters  referred  to,  and  powers  conferred  upon  the 
Committees  and  officers  of  the  late  Board  of  Trustees  be  continued  in  the 
Committees  and  officers  of  this  Board  until  otherwise  ordered. 


Hon.  Henry 
C . Murphy 
elected  Presi- 
dent. 


Wm.  C.  Kings- 
1 e y elected 
Vice-President. 


Mr.  Murphy 
takes  the  chair. 


Secretary  ap- 
pointed. 


Nominations 
for  Treasurer. 


T reasurer  ap- 
pointed. 

Executive 

Committee. 


Finance  Com- 
mittee. 


By  Laws. 


Powers  o f 
Committees  and 
officers. 


456 


R e q u i sition 
upon’  Cities  for 
funds. 


T r e a surer’s 
and  Secretary’s 
reports. 


Lands  at  the 
Termini. 


Meeting  July 
4th,  1881. 


Meeting  July 
nth,  1881. 


Meeting  Aug- 
ust 1st,  1881. 


Meeting  Sept. 
5th,  1881. 


Meeting  Oct. 
3d,  1881. 

Minutes 

adopted. 


Bids  for  ad- 
ditional Steel 
authorized. 


Requisitions  were  made  upon  the  City  of  New  York  for 
$333,333.34,  and  upon  the  City  of  Brooklyn  for  8666,666.67, 
for  the  purposes  specified  in  Section  1 of  Chapter  105, 
Laws  of  1880. 

The  Treasurer’s  reports  for  April  and  May,  and  the  Sec- 
retary’s reports  to  May  1st  and  June  1st,  were  read  and 
ordered  on  file. 

Mr.  Thos.  C.  Clarke  was  appointed  a member  of  the  Com- 
mittee on  Transit,  vice  Mr.  Isaac  Newton,  resigned. 

The  President  presented  the  draft  of  a Bill  to  acquire 
additional  lands  at  the  termini  in  New  York  and  Brooklyn 
for  the  approaches,  which  was  referred  to  the  Mayors  and 
Comptrollers  of  the  two  cities  and  the  President  of  the 
Board,  with  power. 


The  Trustees  met  July  4th,  1881.  No  quorum. 


The  Trustees  met  July  rith,  1881.  No  quorum. 


The  Trustees  met  August  1st,  1881.  No  quorum. 


The  Trustees  met  September 5th,  i88r.  Noquorum. 


The  Trustees  met  October  3d,  rSSi.  Fourteen  present. 

The  Minutes  of  meetings  of  the  Executive  Committee  held 
July  nth,  September  15th,  20th  and  27th,  were  adopted. 

The  Minutes  of  meeting  of  the  Executive  Committee  held 
this  day  were  stated  by  the  President. 

It  was  moved  that  the  Minutes  be  adopted. 

The  following  resolution  was  offered  by  Mr.  Roosevelt  in 
lieu  of  said  motion  : 

Resolved , That  bids  be  called  for  by  advertisement  for  the  furnishing 
of  the  additional  steel  needed  to  complete  the  Bridge  under  the  present 
plans  and  specifications,  such  bids  to  be  presented  at  the  next  meeting  of 
this  Board,  and  to  include  the  furnishing  of  the  entire  amount  of  steel  by 
not  later  than  June  1st,  1882. 


457 


Mr.  Slocum  moved  to  amend  the  resolution  by  limiting 
time  for  receiving  bids  to  one  week  from  next  Thursday,  say 
October  13th. 

Mr.  Roosevelt  accepted  the  amendment. 

The  resolution,  as  thus  amended,  was  adopted. 

The  Minutes  of  the  Executive  Committee,  as  amended, 
were  approved. 


The  Trustees  met  October  13th,  1881.  Twelve  present. 

The  President  read  the  advertisement'  asking  for  pro- 
posals for  about  1,000  tons  of  steel,  and  a copy  of  a letter 
addressed  to  four  of  the  principal  steel  manufacturers  of 
this  country,  and  their  replies  declining  to  bid  for  furnish- 
ing the  steel  required.  He  further  stated  that  no  bids  had 
been  received  in  pursuance  of  the  advertisement  from  any 
source. 

A letter  from  the  President  of  the  Edge  Moor  Iron  Com- 
pany dated  September  30th,  making  a proposition  to  furnish 
the  said  steel,  was  then  read,  and  on  motion  of  Mr.  Strana- 
han,  the  proposition  of  the  said  company  was  accepted. 

A Committee,  consisting  of  the  President  and  Messrs. 
Agnew  and  Roosevelt,  was  appointed  to  prepare  a contract 
accordingly  with  the  Edge  Moor  Iron  Company  for  fur- 
nishing the  steel  required. 

Messrs.  Roosevelt  and  Agnew  asked  to  be  excused  from 
serving  on  the  Committee.  Their  request  was  granted,  and 
Messrs.  Stranahan  and  McDonald  were  appointed  in  their 
stead. 

The  following  resolution  offered  by  Mr.  Roosevelt  was, 
on  motion,  adopted. 

Resolved , First — That  the  Chief  Engineer  be  requested  to  explain  the 
increase  of  1,000  tons  of  weight  in  the  iron  and  steel  required  under  the 
contract  with  the  Edge  Moor  Iron  Company. 

Second — That  he  report  whether  he  approved  of  such  increase  when 
made,  and  still  approves  of  it. 

Third — Whether  the  increased  weight  will  affect  the  safety  of  the 
Bridge,  or  its  distance  above  the  water. 

Fourth — -Whether  the  Bridge  after  this  increase  of  weight  will  be  able 
to  carry  a Pullman  parlor  car  or  an  ordinary  elevated  railroad  train. 

54 


Meeting  Oct. 
13th,  1881. 


Proposition  of 
Edge  Moor 
Iron  Co.  accept- 
ed. 


Commit  tee 
a p p o i n ted  to 
prepare  c o n - 
tract. 


Resolution  of 
Mr.  Roosevelt 
calling  on  the 
Engineer  for 
explanations  re- 
garding changes 
of  plans,  etc. 


458 


Meeting  No- 
vember 7th, 
1881. 


Meeting  No- 
vember  9th, 
1881. 


Trustees  pre- 
sent. 


Minutes  o f 
Executiv  e 
Committee. 


Rids  for  Steel 
Rails. 


Contract 

awarded. 


Bids  for  Stay 
Bars. 


Contract 

awarded. 

Bids  tor  Sus- 
pender connec- 
tions. 


Contract 

awarded. 


Fifth — That  he  be  requested  to  explain  the  change  in  the  specifica- 
tions for  the  work  by  which  the  cost  was  largely  increased,  as  claimed  by 
the  Edge  Moor  Iron  Company,  the  reasons  for  such  change  and  the  total 
amount  of  increase  of  cost. 

Adjourned. 


The  Trustees  met  November  7th,  1881.  No  quorum. 


A special  meeting  of  the  Trustees,  called  by  order  of  the 
President,  “ to  consider  the  proposition  for  furnishing  ad- 
ditional steel  for  the  Bridge,  and  to  consider  the  report  of 
the  Executive  Committee,”  was  held  on  Wednesday,  Novem- 
ber 9th,  1881,  at  3.30  o’clock  P.  M. 

Present — Messrs.  Agnew,  Stranahan,  Davis,  Slocum, 
Smith,  Barnes,  Bush,  Witte,  Comptroller  Semler,  President 
Murphy  and  Vice-President  Kingsley — 11. 

The  Minutes  of  a meeting  of  the  Executive  Committee 
held  on  the  7th  inst.  were  read,  as  follows  : 

At  a meeting  of  the  Executive  Committee  held  November  7th,  1881. 

Present — John  T.  Agnew,  Chairman,  and  Messrs.  Davis,  Roosevelt, 
Smith,  Stranahan  and  the  President. 

Bids  for  the  rails  for  the  railroad  across  the  Bridge,  which  were  solicited 
by  the  Special  Committee  on  Transit,  were  presented.  Two  responded 
— one  by  William  Wharton,  Jr.,  for  steel  rails  at  $72  per  ton  ; and  the 
other  by  the  New  Jersey  Steel  and  Iron  Co.,  for  iron  at  $80. 

On  motion,  a contract  for  about  150  tons  was  ordered  from  Mr- 
Wharton. 

Bids  for  stay  bars  for  attaching  the  over-floor  stays  were  received,  as 


follows  : 

Edge  Moor  Iron  Company,  for $3, 782  59 

McDougall  & Potter,  for 30S2  00 

Both  of  steel. 


A contract  was  ordered  with  McDougall  & Potter. 

Bids  were  ordered  in  July  last  by  the  President  for  the  vibrating  sus- 
pender connections,  to  be  used  on  the  fifty-eight  floor  beams  near  the 
centre  of  the  main  span  of  the  Bridge,  and  two  were  obtained,  one  from 
the  Edge  Moor  Iron  Company,  for  44  cents  per  pound,  and  one  from 
Isaac  G.  Johnson  & Co.,  of  Spuyten  Duyvil,  N.  Y.,  for  12I  cents. 

As  it  was  important  that  they  should  be  obtained  at  once,  they  were 
ordered  from  Mr.  Johnson,  who  has  already  delivered  a large  portion  of 
them. 

On  motion,  the  order  was  approved. 


459 


The  President  brought  before  the  Committee  the  subject  of  a piece  of 
land  adjoining  the  north  end  of  the  Bridge  on  Chatham  street,  New  York, 
which  it  was,  in  the  judgment  of  the  Engineers,  desirable  for  the  Trus- 
tees to  own,  and,  as  the  owners  were  about  building  on  it,  negotiations 
had  been  opened  with  them  in  regard  to  it. 

The  whole  lot  contains  about  2,200  square  feet,  and  runs  through  to 
William  street,  and  is  valued  by  them  at  §105,000. 

It  is  thought  that  the  addition  of  a part  of  this  land,  amounting  to  six 
feet  in  front,  adjoining  the  Bridge  on  Chatham  street,  and  running  to  a 
point  which  would  give  that  quantity  along  the  Bridge,  embracing  about 
156  feet,  would  be  of  great  advantage  to  the  Bridge,  both  in  looks  and  in 
approaching  it  and  leaving  it. 

It  was  offered  to  the  Bridge  for  $14,890,  with  certain  advantages  re- 
served. 

On  motion,  the  question  was  referred  to  the  Chairman  of  this  Com- 
mittee and  the  President,  with  power. 

A communication  was  read  from  Mr.  Martin,  the  Assistant  Engineer, 
stating  that  he  had,  by  direction  of  the  Committee,  obtained  prices  for 
planing  the  yellow  pine  planking  for  the  promenade,  as  follows  : 


Eppinger  & Russell §3  62  per  M. 

E.  C Peak  3 80  “ 

John  Lawrence  & Son 3 75  “ 


On  motion,  it  was  ordered  that  a contract  be  recommended  to  be  given 
to  Eppinger  & Russell. 

A communication  was  also  received  from  the  same,  stating  that  he  had, 
by  direction  of  the  Committee,  obtained  prices  for  about  30,000  feet  of 
yellow  pine  lumber  for  the  horse-car  railroad  on  the  approaches,  with  the 
following  result,  including  creosoting  and  delivering  the  same  on  our 
dock  : 

Eppinger  & Russell §41  00  per  M. 

Drew  & Bucki 46  50  “ 

The  lumber  is  of  such  size  it  will  have  to  be  sawed  from  stock  in  the 
yard. 

On  motion,  a contract  was  recommended  with  Eppinger  & Russell. 

A communication  was  received  from  the  Keystone  Bridge  Co.,  con- 
tractors for  the  Franklin  Square  viaduct,  asking  for  a modification  of  their 
contract,  so  as  to  allow  monthly  estimates  for  the  material  delivered  at 
their  works,  and  also  for  the  work  done  on  the  same  in  the  shops  and  in 
the  field,  instead  of,  as  stipulated  in  the  contract,  for  the  material  received 
and  erected,  they  having  expended  already  $40,000  on  the  same. 

On  motion,  the  same  was  laid  on  the  table  for  further  consideration. 

A communication  was  received  from  the  Edge  Moor  Iron  Co.,  in  answer 
to  a dispatch  sent  them  by  the  President,  stating  that  the  Company  would 
not  increase  the  one  thousand  tons  contract  by  two  hundred  tons  at  the 


A d d 1 1 ion  a 
land  required. 


Referred  to 
Chairman  o f 
Executive 
Committee  and 
President,  with 
power. 

Bids  for  plan- 
ing pine  plank. 


Contract 
awarded . 

Bids  for  Yel- 
low Pine. 


Contract 

awarded. 

P e t i t i on  of 
Keystone 
Bridge  Co. 


Laid  on  t h e 
table. 

Com  munica- 
tion  from  Edge 
Moor  Iron  Co. 


460 


Referred  t o 
Special  C o m- 
raittee. 


M i n utes  of 
Executive 
Committee 
amended. 


M i n u't  es  as 
amended  adopt- 
ed. 


Claim  of  Edge 
Moor  Iron  Co. 


Allowed,  sub- 
ject to  approval 
of  Engineer. 


Resolution  of 
Mr.  Bush  call- 
ing on  the  En- 
gineer for  infor- 
mation. 


same  price  as  asked  for  the  one  thousand  tons,  but  in  case  it  was  in- 
creased, would  ask  8|-  cents  for  the  whole  as  conditioned  for  the  one  thou- 
sand tons. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Roosevelt,  it  was  ordered  that  the  subject  be  re- 
ferred to  the  Special  Committee  appointed  by  the  Board  on  the  one  thou- 
sand tons,  with  power. 

Mr.  Kingsley  moved  to  amend  the  last  clause  in  the  Min- 
utes of  the  Executive  Committee  by  adding  “that  the 
Special  Committee  be  directed  to  obtain  from  the  Chief 
Engineer  a certificate  that  1,200  tons  is  all  the  additional 
steel  that  will  be  required  to  complete  the  Bridge,  and  that 
the  contract  be  made  to  cover  all  the  steel  required  to  com- 
plete the  Bridge,  say  1,200  tons,  more  or  less.” 

The  amendment  was  adopted  on  a call  for  the  yeas  and 
nays,  as  follows  : 

Yeas — Messrs.  Murphy,  Kingsley,  Slocum,  Stranahan, 
Barnes,  Witte,  Semler,  Davis,  Smith  and  Bush — 10. 

Nays — Mr.  Agnew — x. 

The  Minutes  of  the  Executive  Committee,  as  amended, 
were  then  agreed  to  and  adopted  on  a call  for  the  yeas  and 
nays,  as  follows : 

Yeas— Messrs.  Murphy,  Kingsley,  Slocum,  Stranahan, 
Witte,  Semler,  Davis,  Smith  and  Bush — 9. 

Nays — Messrs.  Barnes  and  Agnew — 2. 

A letter  from  the  Chief  Engineer  on  the  subject  of  the 
claim  of  the  Edge  Moor  Iron  Co.  for  extra  work  on  the 
superstructure,  and  not  included  in  their  contract,  was  read, 
when  on  motion,  the  bill  of  the  Edge  Moor  Iron  Co.  for 
extra  work  on  material  shipped  to  November  1st,  amount- 
ing to  $24,337.95,  was  ordered  to  be  paid,  subject,  however, 
to  the  approval  of  the  Chief  Engineer. 

The  following  resolution,  offered  by  Mr.  Bush,  was,  on 
motion,  adopted  : 

Resolved , That  the  Chief  Engineer  be  and  he  is  hereby  requested  to 
prepare  and  present  to  this  Board,  at  its  next  meeting,  a statement  or  re- 
port in  detail  of  all  the  material,  of  every  description,  that  will  be  required 
to  complete  the  Bridge  and  its  approaches,  which  report  shall  show  in 
what  portion  of  the  Bridge  or  approaches  the  material  so  reported  to  be 
required  is  to  be  used,  and  which  report  shall  also  show  what  portion  of 
the  material  required  has  already  been  contracted  for. 

The  Board  then  adjourned. 


461 


The  Trustees  met  December  5 th,  1881.  Fifteen  present. 

The  Minutes  of  the  meetings  of  the  Executive  Com- 
mittee held  November  7th  and  this  day  were  adopted. 

The  Minutes  of  the  meetings  of  the  Finance  Committee 
held  June  14th,  July  nth,  August  5th,  September  7th,  Octo- 
ber 6th  and  November  7th,  were  confirmed. 

The  Treasurer’s  reports  for  June,  July,  August,  Septem- 
ber and  October,  were  presented  and  ordered  on  file. 

The  Secretary’s  reports  to  July  rst,  August  1st,  Septem- 
ber 1st,  October  1st,  November  1st  and  December  rst,  were 
read  and  ordered  on  file. 

The  President  read  the  report  of  the  Chief  Engineer  in 
answer  to  the  resolution  of  October  13th,  offered  by  Mr. 
Roosevelt,  and  presented  the  report  of  the  Chief  Engineer 
in  answer  to  the  resolution  of  November  9th,  offered  by  Mr. 
Bush,  which  reports  were  ordered  to  be  printed  in  pamphlet 
form,  together  with  the  report  of  the  Special  Committee 
appointed  May  6th  and  May  24th,  1878,  on  the  subject  of 
rapid  transit  over  the  Bridge,  and  the  action  of  the  Board 
on  said  last-mentioned  report. 

Mr.  Roosevelt  offered  the  following  resolution  : 

Resolved , That  no  freight  trains  be  run  over  the  Bridge  without  the 
express  authority  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

Laid  on  the  table  until  next  meeting. 

Mr.  Roosevelt  moved  that  the  Board  proceed  to  the 
election  of  a Treasurer. 

Mr.  Kingsley  moved  to  amend  by  referring  the  matter  to 
the  Executive  Committee  to  report  to  the  Board  at  its 
next  meeting.  The  amendment  and  the  resolution  as 
amended  were  then  adopted. 


The  Trustees  met  December  12th,  1881.  Nineteen  pres- 
ent. 

The  Minutes  of  the  Finance  Committee  of  December 
5th  were  confirmed. 

The  Minutes  of  the  Executive  Committee  of  this  day 
were  adopted. 


Meeting  De- 
c e m b e r 5th. 
1881. 

Minutes 

adopted. 


Treas  urer’s 
reports. 


Seer  eta  ry’s 
reports. 


Reports  of 
Chief  Engineer 
and  of  Special 
Committee  or- 
d e r e d to  be 
printed. 


Matter  ot  elec- 
tion of  Treas 
urer  referred  to 
Execu  tive 
Committee. 


Meeting  D e- 
c e m b e r 12th, 
1881. 

Minutes  con- 
firmed. 


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Treasu  rer’s 
report. 


Report  of  En- 
g i n e e r and 
Committee  o n 
transit. 


S tatement 
of  financial  con- 
dition on  No- 
vember 1st, 
1881. 


Resolution  of 
Mr.  Roosevelt 
calling  o n the 
Engineer  for 
further  i n f o r- 
mation. 


Resolution  of 
Mr  Hush  in  re- 
gard t o alter- 
ations of  plans, 
etc. 


The  Treasurer’s  report  for  November  was  read  and 
ordered  on  file. 

The  reports  of  the  Chief  Engineer  and  the  Special  Com- 
mittee on  Transit,  ordered  to  be  printed  at  the  last  meeting 
of  the  Board,  were  presented. 

The  President  submitted  the  following  statement  of  the 
actual  financial  condition  of  the  Bridge  on  November  1st, 


1881  : 

Due  from  Brooklyn $466,666  67 

Due  from  New  York 234,000  00 

Cash  on  hand 97. $74  43 


&79$>54i  10 

Liabilities,  as  per  Engineer’s  state- 
ment   $668,451  40 

Since  entered  into  for  land  on 

Chatham  street 17,500  00 

685,951  40 

$112,589  70 

Cash  liabilities  November  1st,  $106,445.06. 

The  following  resolution,  offered  by  Mr.  Roosevelt,  was, 
on  motion,  adopted  : 

Resolved , That  the  Chief  Engineer  is  requested  to  inform  the  Board  of 
Trustees  what  is  the  total  weight  the  cables  and  also  the  suspended  super- 
structure of  the  Bridge  are  each  able  to  bear  ? 

Secondly— Wfiat  will  be  the  weight  of  the  suspended  superstructure 
when  completed,  with  tracks,  and  all  ready  for  use  by  foot  passengers, 
vehicles  and  cars  ? 

Thirdly — At  what  time  was  it  that  he  made  the  change  referred  to  in 
the  next  to  the  last  clause  of  his  report  of  December  1st,  1881,  whereby 
he  says,  “ two  hundred  tons  were  again  added  to  the  main  span?  ” 

A communication  from  Comptroller  Campbell,  dated  De- 
cember 7th,  1881,  was  read  and  placed  on  file. 

Mr.  Bush  offered  the  following  resolution,  which  was,  on 
motion  of  Mr.  Stranahan,  and  by  consent  of  Mr.  Bush,  laid 
on  the  table  until  the  next  meeting  of  the  Board  : 

Resolved , That  the  modification  or  alterations  in  the  plans  and  con- 
struction of  the  Bridge  and  increase  of  weight  have  been  made  without 


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authority  and  without  consultation  with,  or  authorization  of,  the  Board, 
and  that  the  officers  and  engineers  who  have  directed  and  made  such 
modifications  or  alterations  or  increase  in  weight,  have  been  guilty  of 
gross  mismanagement. 


Mr.  Roosevelt’s  resolution  of  December  5th,  relative  to 
the  running  of  freight  trains  over  the  Bridge,  was  called  up 
by  him,  and  on  motion  of  Mayor  Howell  the  matter  was  in- 
definitely postponed. 

Mr.  Barnes  offered  the  following  resolutions,  which  were 
adopted,  viz  : 

Resolved , That  a Special  Committee  be  appointed,  to  consist  of  Gen- 
eral Slocum  and  the  Chairmen  of  the  Executive  and  Finance  Committees, 


Special  Com- 
mittee appoint- 
ed to  consult 
counsel  regard- 
ing- Edge  Moor 
Iron  Co.’s  con- 
tract. 


to  consult  Counsel  of  the  Board,  and  to  investigate  the  original  contract 
with  the  Edge  Moor  Iron  Company,  and  the  manner  of  its  fulfillment,  and 
to  report  whether  the  Bridge  Company  has  grounds  for  an  action  for 
damages. 

Resolved , That  the  officers  be  instructed  not  to  release  the  bonds  of  the 
Edge  Moor  Iron  Company,  or  pay  over  any  portion  of  the  reserved  per- 
centage without  special  authority  from  the  Board  to  do  so. 


Officers  d i - 
rected  not  to  re- 
lease  bonds, 
etc.,  of  Edge 
Moor  Iron  Co. 


The  Trustees  met  January  9th,  1882.  Seventeen  present. 

The  Minutes  of  meeting  of  the  Executive  Committee 
held  this  day  adopted. 

The  Minutes  of  meeting  of  the  Finance  Committee  held 
January  6tn,  confirmed. 

The  Treasurer’s  report  for  December  ordered  on  file. 

The  Secretary’s  report  to  January  1st  ordered  on  file. 

The  Finance  Committee  reported  the  examination  of  the 
cash  accounts  and  vouchers  from  January  1st,  1881,  to 
December  1st,  1881,  and  that  it  finds  the  same  correct  ; 
also  that  it  has  examined  the  bank  balances  and  finds  them 
to  correspond  with  the  check-books. 

The  report  of  the  Chief  Engineer  was  presented  in  an- 
swer to  resolutions  offered  by  Mr.  Roosevelt,  Decem- 
ber 12th.  On  motion,  the  report,  and  diagram  accompany- 
ing it,  were  ordered  to  be  printed  in  pamphlet  form,  and 
it  was  further  ordered  that  the  report  be  laid  on  the  table 
until  the  next  meeting  of  the  Board. 


Meetin  g Jan- 
uary 9th,  1882. 


Minutes  con- 
firmed. 


Treas  u rer’s 
report. 

Secreta  ry’s 
report. 

Report  of  Fi- 
nance Commit- 
tee. 


Report  of 
Chief  Engineer 
ordered  to  be 
printed. 


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Report  of 
Special  C o m - 
mittee. 


Views  of  Chief 
Engi  neer  re- 
garding; Iron 
and  Steel,  order- 
ed printed. 

Commit  tee 
ap  p o i n ted  to 
consider  matter 
o f applying  to 
Legislature  for 
money  to  com- 
p 1 e t e Bridge 
and  entrances. 


Resolution  of 
Mr.  Barnes 
calling  for  i 11- 
formation  from 
the  Engineer. 


Meeting  Feb- 
ruary 6th,  1882. 


Opinion  of 
counsel. 


The  Special  Committee  appointed  on  December  12th,  to 
consult  counsel,  and  to  investigate  the  original  contract 
with  the  Edge  Moor  Iron  Company,  reported  progress. 

Mr.  Bush  stated  that,  since  the  last  meeting  of  the  Board, 
he  had  become  satisfied  that  his  remarks  reflecting  unjustly 
on  the  Engineers  of  the  Board,  were  unfounded  in  fact,  and 
he  desired  to  recall  his  statement,  and  say  he  believed  the 
Engineers  had  discharged  their  duties  with  fidelity. 

Mr.  Bush  called  up  his  resolution  of  December  12th, 
which  was  read,  and  after  discussion,  Mr.  Slocum  moved  to 
lay  the  whole  matter  on  the  table,  which  was  lost. 

Mr.  Bush  moved  that  the  communications  of  the  Chief 
Engineer,  in  relation  to  the  use  of  iron  or  steel  for  the 
superstructure,  be  printed.  Carried. 

At  the  suggestion  of  the  President,  it  was  moved  that  a 
committee  of  five  be  appointed  to  consider  the  matter  of 
applying  to  the  Legislature  for  an  additional  appropriation 
to  complete  the  Bridge  and  its  terminal  entrances,  and  to 
determine  the  amount  necessary  for  such  purposes,  and 
report  at  the  next  meeting  of  the  Board. 

The  President  appointed  as  such  Committee  the  following 
gentlemen  : 

Messrs.  Campbell,  Agnew,  Roosevelt,  Low  and  Stranahan. 

Mr.  Barnes  offered  the  following  resolution,  which  was 
adopted  : 

Resolved , That  the  Engineer  be  requested  to  inform  this  Board  how  a 
reduction  of  136  tons  in  the  weight  of  the  additional  steel  required  has 
become  possible,  and  why  such  reduction  was  not  made  before  the  appli- 
cation was  made  for  200  tons  additional. 


The  Trustees  met  February  6th,  1882.  Sixteen  present. 

The  Board,  in  executive  session,  considered  the  report  of 
the  Special  Committee  appointed  to  consult  counsel,  etc. 

The  report  was  read  in  connection  with  the  opinion  of 
Messrs.  Bergen  <Sc  Dykman,  counsel,  and  after  discussion, 
on  motion  of  Mr.  Stranahan,  the  documents  were  laid  on 
the  table.  The  Board  then  went  into  open  session. 


465 


The  Minutes  of  a meeting  of  the  Executive  Committee 
of  this  day  were  read  and  adopted,  with  the  exception  of 
their  recommendation  in  reference  to  a change  in  the  plank- 
ing of  the  Bridge,  which  was,  on  motion,  referred  to  the 
Committee  on  Transit  to  report  to  the  Board. 

The  Treasurer’s  report  for  the  month  of  January  was  read 
and  ordered  on  file. 

The  Secretary's  report  to  February"  1st  was  read  and  or- 
dered on  file. 

The  Committee  on  Legislation  reported  progress. 

A communication  received  from  the  Chief  Engineer  in 
answer  to  resolution  of  January  9th,  offered  by  Mr.  Barnes, 
on  reduction  of  the  136  tons  in  weight  of  additional  steel 
required,  was  read  and  laid  on  the  table. 

The  Committee  on  Transit  made  a verbal  report,  and  sub- 
mitted in  writing  the  views  of  the  Chief  Engineer  on  that 
subject,  together  with  estimates  of  the  cost.  Ordered  to 
be  printed  in  pamphlet  form,  and  the  subject  laid  on  the 
table. 

Mr.  Barnes  moved  that  the  Chief  Engineer  be  requested 
to  explain  to  this  Board  his  plans  for  elevated  tracks  and 
platforms,  and  equipment  for  the  railway  at  a cost  of  $260,- 
000,  as  appears  in  his  estimate  of  November,  1881.  Carried. 

The  communication  from  the  Chief  Engineer  on  the  use 
of  steel  instead  of  iron  for  the  superstructure,  which  was 
ordered  to  be  printed,  was  called  up,  and,  on  motion  of 
Mr.  Bush,  laid  over  until  next  meeting  of  the  Board. 


Minutes 
adopted,  ex- 
cepting recom- 
mendation re- 
garding change 
in  planking. 


Tre  asurer’s 
report. 


Secret  ary’s 
report. 


Letter  from 
Chief  Engineer 
regarding  re- 
duction in 
weight  of  Steel. 


Report  of 
Committee  o n 
Transit,  with 
Engineer’s  es- 
timates, ordered 
priated. 


The  Trustees  met  February  20th,  18S2.  No  quorum. 


Meeting  Feb- 
r u a r y 20th. 
1882. 


The  Trustees  met  March  6th,  1882.  Eleven  present. 

The  Minutes  of  meeting  of  the  Executive  Committee  held 
this  day  read  and  adopted. 

The  Minutes  of  meeting  of  Finance  Committee  of  Feb- 
ruary 6th  confirmed. 

The  Treasurer’s  report  for  month  of  February,  and  Secre- 
tary’s report  to  March  1st,  read  and  ordered  on  file. 


Meeting  Mar. 
6th.  18S2. 

Minutes 

adopted. 


T reasurer's 
and  Secretary’s 
reports. 


3D 


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Report  of 
Committee  o n 
Transit  adopt 
ed. 


Report  of 
Committee  o n 
L e g i s 1 a t ion, 
with  estimate  of 
Engineer. 


Committee 
authorized  t o 
prepare  bill  to 
present  to 
Legislature. 


Engineer  di- 
rected to  render 
monthly  state- 
ment of  condi- 
tion of  work. 


Meeting  April 
3d,  1882. 

Minutes  con- 
firmed. 

T r e a surer’s 
and  Secretary’s 
reports. 


The  report  of  Committee  on  Transit  laid  on  table  Feb- 
ruary 6th,  taken  up  for  consideration,  and  after  statements 
made  by  Mr.  Stranahan  and  Mr.  Clarke,  the  report  was  ap- 
proved and  adopted. 

The  President,  on  behalf  of  Comptroller  Campbell,  Chair- 
man of  the  Committee  on  Legislation  and  Appropriations, 
made  a verbal  report,  and  presented  a statement  from  the 
Chief  Engineer  of  amount  required  for  completion  of 
Bridge,  namely,  $1,250,000. 

Report  of  Committee  adopted  and  Committee  authoriz- 
ed to  prepare  report  in  writing  ; also  a Bill  to  be  presented 
to  the  Legislature,  authorizing  and  directing  the  Cities  of 
New  York  and  Brooklyn  to  provide  the  funds  necessary  for 
the  completion  of  Bridge. 

The  question  of  procuring  land  for  purposes  of  Bridge  at 
terminus  in  Brooklyn  was  referred  to  Trustees  appointed  on 
behalf  of  Brooklyn. 

The  Committee  on  Transit  reported  in  favor  of  the 
recommendation  of  the  Chief  Engineer  to  change  the  plank- 
ing of  the  Bridge.  Adopted. 

The  following  resolution,  offered  by  General  Slocum,  was 
adopted  : 

Resolved , That  the  Engineer  be  directed  to  submit  to  the  Board  of  Trus- 
tees at  each  monthly  meeting  a statement  of  the  work  performed  during 
preceding  month,  and  such  other  information  as  will  enable  the  Board  to 
judge  as  to  the  progress  of  the  work  and  the  probable  date  of  its  com- 
pletion. 

Mayor  Low  gave  notice  that  at  the  next  meeting  of  the 
Board  he  should  move  to  amend  the  By-Laws  so  that  the 
regular  meetings  of  the  Board  shall  thereafter  take  place  on 
the  second  Monday  of  each  month  instead  of  the  first 
Monday. 


The  Trustees  met  April  3d,  1882.  Twelve  present. 

The  Minutes  of  the  Finance  Committee  of  March  6th  were 
confirmed. 

The  Treasurer’s  report  for  March  and  the  Secretary’s  re- 
port to  April  1 st  were  read  and  ordered  on  file. 


467 


The  By-Laws  were  amended  in  regard  to  the  time  for 
holding  regrdar  meetings  of  the  Board  so  that  the  regular 
meetings  shall  hereafter  take  place  on  the  second  Monday  of 
each  month  instead  of  the  first  Monday. 

The  statement  of  the  Chief  Engineer  of  work  done  during 
March  was  read  and  ordered  on  file. 

The  following  bids  for  about  150,000  feet,  board  measure, 
of  white  pine  planking  were  read  : 

A.  H.  Ivins,  lumber  to  be  inspected  at 
Lockport,  and  one-half  Inspector’s  ex- 
penses to  be  paid  by  Trustees  of  Bridge  844  90  per  M.  ft. 
Extra  expenses  to  Trustees  of  inspection 
at  Lockport  estimated  by  Engineer 
Martin  at  850  for  the  whole. 

James  Murray,  lumber  to  be  inspected  in 
New  York  or  Brooklyn,  and  one-half 
the  charges  for  inspection  to  be  paid 

by  the  Trustees 845  per  M.  feet. 

Contract  awarded  to  James  Murray  at  845  per  M.  feet. 

A communication  dated  April  3d  was  received  from  E. 
R.  Andrews  in  reference  to  his  claim  for  81,200  damages, 
which  was  referred  to  Executive  Committee  with  instruc- 
tions to  report  to  the  Board. 


The  Trustees  met  May  8th,  I882.  No  quorum. 


The  Trustees  met  June  12th,  1882.  Thirteen  present 
An  election  was  had  for  officers  of  the  Board,  which  re- 
sulted as  follows  : Hon.  Henry  C.  Murphy  was  elected 

President  ; Mr.  William  C.  Kingsley  Vice-President,  and 
Mr.  O.  P.  Quintard  was  appointed  Secretary. 

Comptroller  Semler  moved  that  Mr.  Agnew  be  reappoint- 
ed Treasurer.  Mr.  Agnew  declined,  as  he  expected  to  be 
absent  a portion  of  the  year. 

Mr.  Witte  nominated  Mr.  Barnes,  who  declined. 

Mr.  Bush  nominated  Mr.  Witte,  who  was  duly  elected 
Treasurer  and  accepted  the  office. 


B y-Laws 
amended. 


Bids  for 
While  Pine 
planking. 


Contrac t 
awarded. 


Meeting  May 
Sth,  1882. 


Meeting  June 
12th,  1882. 

Officers  elect- 
ed. 


M r . Otto 
Witte  elected 
Treasurer. 


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Annual  State- 
ment submitted 
and  ordered 
printed  on  ap- 
p r o v a 1 of 
Treasurer. 


Executive 
Committee 
Proc  e e d i n g s 
confirmed. 


M i n u t e s 
adopted. 


T r e a surer’s 
and  Secretary’s 
reports  filed. 


Engine  er7s 
report  on  pro- 
gress of  work 
hied. 


C h i ef  Engi- 
neer instructed 
to  meet  Trust- 
ees. 


Committee  to 
consider  con- 
tracts for  steel. 


The  President  submitted  the  annual  detailed  statement  of 
receipts  and  expenditures,  which  was  ordered  to  be  printed 
upon  receiving  the  approval  of  the  late  Treasurer. 

The  Minutes  of  a meeting  of  the  Executive  Committee 
held  May  8th  were  read,  and  the  President  presented  a 
petition  from  a number  of  property  owners  and  contractors, 
requesting  that  the  “ Dump  ” at  Pier  29  be  continued. 

The  Executive  Committee  at  the  meeting  of  which  the 
minutes  were  just  read  recommended  its  removal. 

The  proceedings  of  the  Executive  Committee  of  May 
8th  were  confirmed. 

Ordered  that  so  much  of  the  railroad  track  now  on 
Roosevelt  street  belonging  to  the  Trustees,  as  is  not 
necessary  for  moving  bridge  material,  be  removed. 

The  Minutes  of  the  Finance  Committee  of  April  6th, 
May  5th  and  June  8th  were  read  and  adopted. 

The  Treasurer’s  reports  for  April  and  May,  and  the 
Secretary’s  reports  to  May  xst  and  June  rst  were  read  and 
ordered  on  file. 

The  President  submitted  a report  of  the  Chief  Engineer 
on  the  progress  of  the  work  during  April  and  May.  Or- 
dered on  file. 

The  following  resolution,  offered  by  Mayor  Low,  was 
adopted  : 

Resolved , That  the  Chief  Engineer  in  his  monthly  report,  which  shall 
be  countersigned  by  the  President,  be  instructed  to  include  an  opinion 
when  the  Bridge  will  be  completed  in  view  of  the  work  done  during  the 
preceding  month. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Bush,  the  Chief  Engineer  was  request- 
ed to  meet  the  Trustees  at  their  next  meeting,  or  at  a spec- 
cial  meeting  to  be  called  by  the  President  to  be  held  two 
weeks  from  this  day,  to  consult  on  matters  appertaining  to 
the  Bridge. 

Mr.  Stranahan  moved  that  a committee  be  appointed, 
consisting  of  the  Mayors  and  Comptrollers  of  New  York 
and  Brooklyn  and  the  President  of  the  Board  of  Trustees, 
and  that  Mr.  Sellers,  the  President  of  the  Edge  Moor  Iron 
Company  be  requested  to  be  present  at  the  meeting  to  con- 
sider the  matter  of  the  contracts  for  steel,  and  to  report  at 
the  next  meeting  of  the  Board.  Carried. 


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The  Trustees  met  June  26th,  1882.  Fourteen  present. 

The  President  stated  that  he  had  caused  the  resolution 
adopted  by  the  Board  at  the  last  meeting,  requesting  the  at- 
tendance of  the  Chief  Engineer  at  the  present  meeting,  to 
be  transmitted  to  that  officer,  with  a hope  that  he  would  be 
able  to  attend,  and  had  received  the  following  telegram  in 
reply  : 

‘‘Newport,  R.  I.,  June  26th. 

“Cannot  meet  the  Trustees  to-day. 

W.  A.  ROEBLING.” 

Mayor  Low,  the  Chairman  of  the  Special  Committee  ap- 
pointed June  12th,  read  the  report  of  said  Committee  and 
also  submitted  a letter  from  Mr.  Sellers  in  connection  there- 
with. 

Mr.  Agnew  moved  that  the  report  be  adopted. 

Mr.  Barnes  offered  a resolution,  action  upon  which  was 
postponed  until  action  could  be  taken  on  the  report  of  the 
Special  Committee. 

The  report  of  the  Special  Committee  was  then  accepted 
and  adopted. 

The  resolution  offered  by  Mr.  Barnes  was  then  taken  up, 
and,  after  discussion  and  alterations,  was  presented  in  the 
following  form  : 

Resolved , That  the  Committee  heretofore  appointed  to  interview  Mr. 
Sellers  with  respect  to  the  intentions  of  the  Edge  Moor  Iron  Company, 
be  continued,  with  request  to  ascertain  on  what  terms  the  Edge  Moor 
Iron  Company  will  accept  a new  contract  embodying  a forfeiture  clause 
for  each  day  of  delinquency  in  delivering  steel  at  the  rate  of  three  hundred 
tons  per  month,  and  all  before  October  31st,  18S2,  the  date  which  Mr. 
Sellers  himself  fixes;  and  if  not  why  not?  Failing  this,  the  Committee 
are  requested  to  ascertain  whether  any  other  company  will  now  accept  the 
contract  under  forfeiture,  and  on  what  terms. 

Mr.  Stranahan  moved  that  the  resolution  offered  by  Mr. 
Barnes  be  referred  to  the  Special  Committee  appointed 
June  1 2th,  and  that  said  Committee  be  continued,  which 
motion  was  carried  on  a call  for  the  yeas  and  nays  as 
follows  : 

Yeas — Messrs.  Murphy,  Kingsley,  Marshall,  Slocum, 
Stranahan,  Witte,  Agnew,  Clausen,  Macdonald  and  Comp- 
troller Sender — 10. 


Meeting  June 
26th,  1882. 


Report  of 
Special  C o m - 
mittee;  also  let- 
ter from  Presi- 
dent of  E.  M. 
Iron  Co. 


470 


Report  of 
Committee  o n 
Transit  adopted 


Report  of 
Special  C o m - 
mittee,  ordered 
printed. 


Question  o f 
removal  of  E. 
R.  R.  Station  re- 
ferred to  Spec- 
ial Committee. 


Nays — Mr.  Barnes  : Mayor  Low  and  Comptroller  Camp- 
bell not  voting. 

The  Committee  on  Transit,  through  its  Chairman,  Hon. 
Henry  C.  Murphy,  made  a report  to  the  effect  that  it  has 
had  the  subject  of  building  a street  railroad  over  the  Bridge 
as  originally  intended,  under  consideration,  and  has  deter- 
mined that  it  is  inexpedient  to  build  the  same.  It,  therefore, 
recommends  that  such  street  railroad  as  a part  of  the  Bridge 
be  dispensed  with,  and  that  all  steps  looking  to  that  road  be 
discontinued  and  annulled.  Report  adopted  and  the  re- 
commendations of  the  Committee  approved. 

The  report  of  the  Special  Committee  of  June  12th,  and 
the  letter  from  the  Edge  Moor  Iron  Company,  in  connection 
therewith,  were  ordered  to  be  printed. 

Mr.  Slocum  moved  that  the  matters  connected  with  the 
removal  of  the  Elevated  Railroad  Station  on  Chatham  street 
be  referred  to  the  Special  Committee  appointed  June  12th. 
Carried. 

A communication  was  received  from  Mr.  Wm.  G.  Stein- 
metz  and  laid  over  until  the  next  meeting. 

Mr.  Slocum  moved  that  the  Chief  Engineer  be  requested 
to  be  present  at  the  next  meeting  of  the  Board.  Carried. 


47i 


In  Alcffioriam* 


ERASTUS  W.  SMITH. 

At  a meeting  of  the  Trustees  of  the  New  York  and 
Brooklyn  Bridge,  held  on  Monday,  June  26th,  1882, 
the  President  reported  the  deatli  of  Mr.  Erastus  W. 
Smith,  late  a Trustee  of  the  Bridge,  and  offered  the 
following  resolution,  which  was  adopted : 

Resolved , That  this  Board  have  heard  with  deep  emotion  of  the 
death  of  Erastus  W.  Smith,  Esq.,  their  associate  and  one  of  its 
members  from  the  City  of  New  York. 

In  him  they  have  always  found  one  ready  to  perform  his  duty 
at  all  times,  and  invariably  diligent  in  the  discharge  of  it.  They 
sincerely  condole  with  his  afflicted  family  at  their  loss,  and  request 
that  a copy  of  this  resolution  be  transmitted  to  them,  signed  by 


the  officers  and  under  the  seal  of  this  Board. 


Meeting  July 
10th,  1882. 


Copy  of  Act 
o f Legislature 
presented. 


Minutes  ap- 
proved. 


Treasurer’s 

report. 


Seer  etary’s 
report. 


Report  of  Ki- 
nance  Com- 
mittee. 


Special  Com- 
mittee report. 


472 

A regular  meeting  of  the  Trustees  was  held  on  Monday 
J uly  10th,  1882. 

Present — Messrs.  Marshall,  Stranahan,  Slocum,  Witte, 
Swan,  Clausen,  Mayor  Low,  Comptroller  Campbell,  Comp- 
troller Semler  and  President  Murphy — 10. 

The  President  stated  that  as  there  were  two  vacancies 
in  the  Board  he  should  assume  that  ten  members,  a ma- 
jority of  the  actual  members,  constituted  a quorum  for  the 
transaction  of  business. 

The  President  presented  a certified  copy  of  the  act  of  the 
Legislature  passed  June  29th,  1882,  to  provide  the  means  to 
complete  the  construction  of  the  New  York  and  Brooklyn 
Bridge  and  to  open  it  for  public  use.  Ordered  on  file. 

The  Minutes  of  a meeting  of  the  Executive  Committee 
held  this  day  were  read,  and  the  recommendations  and  pro- 
ceedings of  the  Committee  approved  and  adopted. 

The  Minutes  of  the  Finance  Committee  of  July  7th  were 
approved. 

The  Treasurer’s  report  for  June  was  read  and  ordered 
on  file. 

The  Secretary’s  report  to  July  1st  was  read  and  ordered 
on  file. 

The  Finance  Committee  reported  the  examination  of  the 
cash  accounts  and  vouchers  from  December  1st,  1881,  to 
June  xst,  1882,  and  that  it  had  found  them  correct.  The 
report  was  ordered  on  file. 

The  Special  Committee,  to  whom  was  referred  the  reso- 
lution of  June  26th,  offered  by  Mr.  Barnes,  presented  the 
following  letters  as  the  result  of  their  inquiries  : 

“ Mayor’s  Office,  ) 

Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  July  5th,  1S82.  j 

“ William  Sellers,  Esq., 

Pres,  of  the  Edge  Moor  Iron  Co.,  Wilmington,  Del. 

“Dear  Sir — On  behalf  of  the  Special  Committee  of  the  Bridge  Di- 
rectors, I desire  to  inquire  whether  your  Company  will  enter  into  bonds 
to  pay  a forfeiture  of  a fixed  sum  per  day  for  ever)'  day  of  delay  in  de- 
livery of  steel  work  after  October  31st,  1SS2,  the  time  at  which  your  let- 
ter leads  us  to  anticipate  the  completion  of  our  contracts. 

“ If  not,  be  kind  enough  to  state  whether  in  your  judgment  any  course 


473 


is  open  to  the  Trustees  which  has  not  already  been  adopted  by  them,  by 
which  they  can  secure  themselves  against  delay,  either  willful  or  acciden- 
tal. In  our  recent  interview  our  Committee  asked  you  if  we  could 
hasten  the  work,  and  we  understood  you  distinctly  to  say  “No.”  We 
did  not  ask  you  whether  we  could  prevent  delay — therefore  this  inquiry. 

“ I should  be  glad  to  receive  your  reply,  if  possible,  by  Monday  morn- 
ing. 

“ Respectfully, 

(Signed)  “ SETH  LOW, 

‘ ‘ Chairman." 


“ Edge  Moor  Iron  Company,  ( 
Edge  Moor,  July  6th,  1882,  ) 

“ Hon.  Seth  Low, 

Chairman. 

“ Dear  Sir — Replying  to  your  favor  of  the  5th  instant  may  say,  that  an 
examination  of  the  correspondence  at  the  time  the  last  contract  was 
made  between  the  Trustees  and  this  Company  will  show  that  we  dis- 
tinctly refused  to  make  any  contract  under  which  we  would  incur  a for- 
feiture ; nothing  has  occurred  since  that  time  that  should  change  our 
views  in  this  respect.  On  the  contrary,  everything  shows  that  under  the 
circumstances  of  this  case,  delays  may  occur  that  no  wisdom  could  fore- 
see, and  no  skill  could  guard  against.  In  my  opinion,  there  is  no 
course  open  to  the  Trustees  or  to  this  Company  other  than  that  we  are 
now  pursuing.  I know  there  has  been  no  willful  neglect  on  our  part,  and 
we  have  used  every  effort  to  avoid  delays  from  accidents.  So  far  as  could 
be  done,  we  have  provided  duplicates  of  such  tools  as  are  liable  to  de- 
struction, and  I can  assure  you  that  we  are  quite  as  anxious  to  complete 
the  work  as  you  can  be. 

“ Yours  truly, 

“ W.  SELLERS, 

‘ ‘ President  E.  M.  /.  Co." 

The  report  of  the  Committee  was  accepted. 

A report  from  Assistant  Engineer  Martin  on  the  con- 
dition of  the  work  at  Edge  Moor  on  July  8th,  was  read  and 
ordered  on  file. 

The  following  letter  from  the  Chief  Engineer  was  read 
and  ordered  on  file. 

“ Newport,  R.  I.,  July  4th,  1882. 

“ Hon.  Henry  C.  Murphy, 

President. 

“ Dear  Sir — I have  received  the  notice  you  sent  me,  that  at  the  meeting 
of  the  Board  on  the  28th  of  June  I was  requested  to  meet  the  Trustees 
at  the  next  Board  meeting  on  the  nth  of  July.  I am  not  well  enough  to 

56 


Assistant  En- 
gineer’s report. 


474 


President  t o 
furnish  Mayors 
weekly  state- 
ments. 


Meeting  A.  u- 
gust  14th,  1882. 


Meeting  Au- 
gust 22d, 1882. 

Trustees  ap- 
pointed. 


attend  the  meeting's  of  the  Board,  as  I can  talk  for  only  a few  moments 
at  a time,  and  cannot  listen  to  conversation  if  it  is  continued  very  long. 
I came  to  Newport  by  the  advice  of  my  physicians.  They  hope  that 
living  out  of  doors  and  away  from  the  noise  of  a city  may  lessen  the  ir- 
ritation of  the  nerves  of  my  face  and  head.  I am  now  able  to  be  out 
of  my  room  occasionally.  I did  not  telegraph  you  before  the  last  meet- 
ing that  I was  sick  and  could  not  come,  because  every  one  knows  I am 
sick,  and  they  must  be  as  tired  as  I am  of  hearing  my  health  discussed  in 
the  newspapers. 

‘ ‘ I believe  there  is  not  a day  that  I do  not  do  some  sort  of  work  for  the 
Bridge,  and  I think  all  those  who  are  familiar  with  Bridge  affairs  know 
that  my  assistants  do  the  work  assigned  them  with  perfect  confidence 
that  they  can  always  refer  to  me  for  any  advice  or  assistance  they  need. 
The  work  to  be  done  this  summer  is  very  plain  routine.  There  is  noth- 
ing to  be  done  that  has  not  been  done  before,  and  the  interests  of  the 
Bridge  do  not  suffer  in  any  way  from  my  being  here,  for  I should  return 
to  Brooklyn  at  once  if  my  presence  there  was  necessary.  If  Mr.  Sellers 
will  furnish  the  steel  as  fast  as  we  need  it,  the  work  will  go  on  all  right 
and  without  delay. 

“It  is  very  important  that  authority  be  given  me  at  your  next  meeting 
to  advertise  for  the  iron  for  the  elevated  termini,  the  spruce  planks  for  the 
floors,  the  steel  rails  for  the  tracks  on  the  Bridge,  and  the  paint.  Speci- 
fications for  all  these  things  are  now  ready,  and  they  should  be  obtained 
as  soon  as  possible,  so  that  they  may  be  ready  when  we  want  to  use  them. 

‘ 1 1 shall  be  most  highly  honored  to  be  present  at  meetings  of  the  Board 
as  soon  as  I am  well  enough  to  be  of  any  use  there. 

“ Very  respectfully  yours, 

“ W.  A.  ROEBLING, 

“ Chief  Engineer'' 

The  following  resolution,  offered  by  Mayor  Low,  was 
adopted  : 

Resolved , That  it  be  the  duty  of  the  President  to  furnish  weekly  to  the 
Mayors  of  each  City  a detailed  statement  of  the  work  performed  upon 
the  Bridge  during  the  preceding  week,  together  with  a memorandum  of 
material  received  during  the  same  period. 

Assistant  Engineer  Martin  was  requested  to  be  present  at 
the  next  meeting  of  the  Board. 


The  Trustees  met  August  14th,  1882.  No  quorum. 


The  Trustees  met  August  22d,  1882.  Fifteen  present. 
The  President  stated  that  he  had  received  from  the 
Mayor  of  New  York  notice  of  the  appointment  of  Mr.  H. 


475 


K.  Thurber  as  a Trustee,  vice  Mr.  Erastus  W.  Smith,  de- 
ceased, and  of  Mr.  Jenkins  Van  Schaick,  vice  Mr.  Robert 
B.  Roosevelt,  resigned. 

The  Minutes  of  the  Finance  Committee  of  August  7th 
and  9th  were  approved. 

The  President  stated  that  the  contract  for  about  10,000 
gallons  of  paint  had  been  awarded  to  John  W.  Masury  & 
Son  at  $1.15  per  gallon  ; also,  that  the  contract  for  granite 
base-stones  for  the  elevated  terminus  in  Brooklyn  had  been 
awarded  to  John  Beattie  at  $1,234.50  ; also,  that  the  con- 
tract for  bluestone  steps  for  the  New  York  terminus  had 
been  awarded  to  R.  Stewart  & Co.  at  $ 2.62  per  lineal  foot. 

The  Treasurer’s  report  for  July  was  read  and  ordered  on 
file. 

The  Secretary’s  report  to  August  1st  was  read  and  ordered 
on  file. 

The  following  bids  were  received  for  the  viaducts  and 
station  buildings  in  New  York  and  Brooklyn  : 

For  Brooklyn. 


Jones  & Benner $185,876  00 

Robert  L.  Darragh 192,044  41 

Flowell  & Saxtan i94>733  56 

Poulsen  & Eger 201,285  10 

J.  B.  & J.  M.  Cornell 206,357  00 

For  New  York. 

Pittsburgh  Bridge  Co $117,117  50 

Jones  & Benner 117,842  50 

Robert  L.  Darragh 121,003  9° 

J.  B.  & J.  M.  Cornell 1.23,879  70 

Howell  & Saxtan 131,562  00 

Heuvelman  & Co 150,050  00 


Comptroller  Sender  moved  that  the  Engineer  be  directed 
to  re-advertise  for  proposals  for  the  buildings  at  the  termini 
in  New  York  and  Brooklyn.  Lost. 

Mayor  Grace  offered  the  following  resolution,  which  was 
adopted : 


Minutes  a p 
proved. 


Contracts  for 
Paint,  Granite 
Base  Stones, 
and  Blue  Stone 
Steps. 


T reasurer’s 
report. 


Secret  ary’s 
report. 


Bids  for  Via- 
ducts and  Sta- 
tion Buildings. 


Motion  to  re- 
advertise for 
proposals. 

Lost. 


476 


Resolution  re- 
garding c o n - 
tracts  and  con- 
ditions thereof. 


Award  of 
contracts  for 
Station  Build- 
ings. 


Bids  for  rope- 
driving  ma- 
chinery. 


C ontract 
aw  a rd  e d . 


Bids  for  steel 
traction  ropes. 


Resolved , That  the  contracts  for  work  on  the  New  York  and  Brooklyn 
sides  be  awarded  to  the  lowest  bidder,  on  condition  that  each  party  so 
contracting  enter  into  a bond  to  pay  §500  per  day  for  every  day  they 
exceed  the  time  for  completion  specified  in  the  contract,  and  that  twenty 
per  cent,  of  the  payments  be  retained  until  the  completion  of  the  work. 

The  contract  for  the  building  in  Brooklyn  was  awarded 
to  Jones  & Benner  for  $185,876. 

The  contract  for  the  building  in  New  York  was  awarded 
to  the  Pittsburgh  Bridge  Co.  for  $117,117.50. 

Provided  that  the  respective  parties  accept  the  conditions 
named  in  the  foregoing  resolution. 

The  following  bids  for  the  rope-driving  machinery,  etc., 
were  received  : 


Engines. 

Machin- 

ery. 

Total 

Amount. 

Dickson  Manufacturing  Co.,  of  Scranton  Pa. 
William  Wright  & Co 

$7,500 

11,500 

10,000 

15.000 

12.000 
11,500 
17,000 
21,000 

$10,000 

8,113 

12,750 

10,350 

13,500 

15,600 

10,350 

10,350 

$17,500 

19,613 

22,750 

25,35° 

25,500 

27,100 

27.350 

31.350 

37,000 

43,690 

Southwark  Foundry  and  Mach.  Company. . 

William  Taylor  & Sons  

Southwark  Foundry  and  Mach.  Company.  . 
Southwark  Foundry  and  Mach.  Company.  . 

10,900 

Contract  awarded  to  Dickson  Manufacturing  Company 
for  $17,500,  on  condition  that  they  enter  into  a bond  to 
pay  $50  per  day  for  every  day  they  exceed  the  time  for 
completion  specified  in  the  contract,  and  that  twenty  per 
cent,  of  the  payments  be  retained  until  the  completion  of 
the  work. 

The  following  bids  for  two  steel  traction  ropes  were  re- 
ceived : 

New  York  Wire  Rope  and  Wire  Company,  crucible  cast 
steel,  per  lb.,  9!  cents  ; John  A.  Roebling's  Sons  Co., 
Bessemer  steel,  per  lb.,  13  cents  ; cast  steel,  per  lb.,  16 
cents  ; Hazzard  Manufacturing  Company,  Bessemer  steel, 
per  lb.,  14  cents;  cast  steel,  per  lb  , 17  cents. 


477 


Mayor  Grace  moved  that  the  contract  for  the  ropes  be 
awarded  to  the  lowest  bidder,  provided  he  shall  guarantee 
the  ropes  to  last  in  a serviceable  condition  for  at  least  one 
year  after  they  are  put  in  regular  use,  and  that  ten  per  cent, 
of  the  contract  price  be  retained  until  the  time  of  such  guar- 
antee shall  have  expired.  Carried. 

The  following  bids  for  cut  granite  to  finish  the  coping  of 
the  promenade,  and  for  work  about  the  station  building  in 
New  York,  were  received  : 


Bodwell  Granite  Company 84,685  00 

Mount  Waldo  Granite  Company 4,74°  00 

Cape  Ann  Granite  Company 4,744  So 


The  contract  was  awarded  to  the  Bodwell  Granite  Com- 
pany. 

The  Engineer  was  authorized  to  solicit  bids  and  samples 
for  railing  for  the  central  promenade,  also  to  solicit  bids  for 
same  in  accordance  with  plans  to  be  furnished  by  the 
Engineer. 

Comptroller  Campbell  gave  notice  that  at  the  next  regular 
meeting  of  the  Board  he  should  move  to  amend  Section  1 
of  Article  VI.  of  the  By-Laws  so  that  it  will  read  as  fol- 
lows : 

“There  shall  be  an  Executive  Committee  which  shall 
consist  of  the  Mayors  of  the  two  cities  and  of  one  additional 
Trustee  to  be  elected  by  the  Board,  besides  the  President 
and  Vice-President,  which  shall  exercise  a general  super- 
vision over  the  affairs  of  the  Bridge.” 

Mayor  Low  offered  the  following  : 

Whereas,  The  Chief  Engineer  of  this  Bridge,  Mr.  W.  A.  Roebling, 
has  been  for  many  years,  and  still  is  an  invalid  ; and, 

Whereas,  In  the  judgment  of  this  Board  the  absence  of  the  Chief 
Engineer  from  the  post  of  active  supervision  is  necessarily,  in  many 
ways,  a source  of  delay  ; therefore, 

Resolved , That  this  Board  does  hereby  appoint  Mr.  Roebling  Con- 
sulting Engineer,  and  Mr.  C.  C.  Martin,  the  present  First  Assistant  En- 
gineer, to  be  the  Chief  Engineer  of  the  New  York  and  Brooklyn  Bridge  ; 
and, 


Contract 

awarded. 


Bids  for  cut 
granite. 


Award  of  con- 
tract. 


Bids  and  sam- 
ples authorized 
for  railing. 


Notice  of 
amendmenf  to 
By-Laws. 


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Meeting  Sept, 
nth,  1882. 


Minutes  con- 
firmed. 


Se  ere  tary’s 
report. 


Letters  from 
Assistant  E n- 
gineer  r e gard- 
ingcontractsfor 
station  builings, 
etc. 


Resolved , That  in  so  doing,  this  Board  desires  to  bear  most  cordial 
testimony  to  the  services  hitherto  rendered  by  Mr.  Roebling,  and  to  ex- 
press its  regret  at  the  necessity  of  making  such  a change  at  this  time. 

After  discussion,  on  motion  of  Mr.  Bush,  action  thereon 
was  postponed  to  the  next  regular  meeting  of  the  Board, 
September  nth. 


The  Trustees  met  September  nth,  1882.  Seventeen 
present. 

The  Minutes  of  the  Finance  Committee  meeting  of  Sep- 
tember 7th  confirmed. 

The  Secretary’s  report  to  September  1st  read  and  ordered 
on  file. 

A communication  was  received  from  Assistant  Engineer 
Martin,  of  which  the  following  is  the  substance  : 

Messrs.  Jones  & Benner,  contractors  for  the  viaduct  and 
station  building  in  Brooklyn,  and  the  Pittsburgh  Bridge 
Company,  contractors  for  the  viaduct  and  station  in  New 
York,  ask  for  an  extension  of  time  for  completing  their  con- 
tracts, from  April  1st,  1883,  to  May  25th,  1883. 

“For  the  following  reasons  : It  will  not  be  possible  to  erect  the  iron 

work  ready  for  the  brick  and  concrete  masonry  sooner  than  January  1st, 
and  it  would  not  be  advisable  to  attempt  to  lay  light  masonry  such  as 
this  is,  during  freezing  weather.  They,  therefore,  ask  for  the  above  ex- 
tension of  time  to  enable  them  to  do  good  work.  With  this  extension 
they  will  enter  into  contract  with  the  $500  per  day  forfeiture  clause.  I 
would  recommend  that  their  request  be  granted. 

C.  C.  MARTIN, 

Assistant  Engineer.'' 

On  motion  of  Mayor  Low,  time  was  extended  accord- 
ingly. 

A further  communication  was  received  from  Assistant 
Engineer  Martin,  to  the  effect  that  the  contract  for  rope- 
driving machinery  was  awarded  to  the  Dickson  Manufac- 
turing Company,  and  that  they  have  given  notice  that  they 
would  execute  the  contract  for  the  work  with  the  clause 
imposing  a penalty  of  $50  per  day  for  the  time  exceeding 
the  date  given  in  the  specifications  for  its  completion, 
namely,  February  1st,  1883,  but  requesting  the  Trustees  to 


479 


except  in  the  penalty  clause,  as  is  done  in  similar  contracts, 
delays  caused  by  fire,  or  strike  of  workmen,  casualties 
which  are  beyond  control. 

Mr.  Martin  states  that  he  was  not  aware  that  such  excep- 
tions were  usual,  but  they  do  not  seem  to  him  unreasonable. 

On  motion  of  Mayor  Grace,  the  request  of  said  Company 
was  granted. 

A further  communication  was  received  from  Assistant  En- 
gineer Martin  to  the  effect  that  the  New  York  Wire  Rope  and 
Wire  Company  are  prepared  to  sign  a contract  for  the  steel 
wire  traction  ropes,  for  which  they  were  the  lowest  bidders, 
with  the  clause  that  under  the  guarantee  which  they  are  to 
give,  they  will  not  be  held  responsible  for  willful  or  accidental 
injuries  that  may  occur  to  said  ropes  through  no  fault  of 
theirs  ; and  that  ten  per  cent,  of  the  contract  price,  amount- 
ing to  $692.50,  shall  be  retained  by  the  Trustees  until  expira- 
tion of  guarantee.  Agreed  to. 

The  following  communication  was  also  received  from 
Assistant  Engineer  Martin  : 

“The  general  plans  for  a boiler-house  and  chimney  have  been  prepared, 
but  the  detail  drawings  are  not  yet  ready.  As  the  season  is  well  advanc- 
ed, and  it  is  desirable  that  the  work  should  be  commenced  as  soon  as  pos- 
sible, authority  is  asked  to  put  the  work  under  contract  as  soon  as  plans 
can  be  prepared. 

It  is  proposed  to  obtain  bids  from  several  responsible  builders  in  both 
cities  and  to  give  the  work  to  the  lowest,  and  to  take  a sufficient  bond 
to  ensure  prompt  execution  of  the  work.” 

On  motion  of  Mayor  Grace,  the  Engineer  was  authorized  Bids  for  Boil- 

...  . . e r-h  ouse  au- 

to  solicit  bids  for  boiler  house  and  chimney;  the  President  thorized  and 

contract  to  be 

was  authorized  to  award  contract  to  the  lowest  responsible  awarded  to  low- 

est  bidder  with 

bidder,  with  a forfeiture  clause  of  $25  per  day  for  everv  day  forfeiture 

J 1 J J J clause  attached; 

the  contractor  shall  exceed  the  time  for  completion  specified  also  bond  to  be 

1 given 

in  contract,  and  that  a sufficient  bond  be  given  to  ensure 
the  prompt  execution  of  the  work. 

A communication  was  received  from  the  Chief  Engineer,  Letter  from 

E ngin  eer  re. 

recommending  the  purchase  of  four  Babock  & Wilcox  boil-  commending 

purchase  of 

ers  of  one  hundred  horse  power,  at  a cost  of  $7,160  : also  a Boilers  and  in- 

' 3 7 spirator. 

Hancock  inspirator  for  each  pair  of  boilers  at  a cost  of  $75 
each. 

Referred  to  Transit  Committee,  with  power. 


480 


Bids  for  Prom- 
enade and  Di- 
vis  i o n Wall 
Railings. 


Referred  t o 
Committee  o n 
Transit. 


Resolution  re- 
garding Steel. 


Action  on  res- 
olution offered 
by  Mayor  Low 
in  reg  a r d to 
Chief  Engineer. 


Bids  were  received  from  Howell  & Saxtan,  Poulsen  & 
Eger,  Manly  & Cooper  and  The  Composite  Iron  Company 
for  the  promenade  railing  and  for  the  division  wall  railing. 

The  Assistant  Engineer  recommended  that  the  contract 
for  the  division  wall  railing  be  awarded  to  Manly  & Cooper, 
of  Philadelphia,  and  for  the  promenade  railing  to  the  Com- 
posite Iron  Works,  of  New  York.  Mayor  Low  moved  that 
the  subject  be  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Transit,  with 
power.  Carried. 

Mayor  Low  moved  that  the  President  be  requested  to  ask 
Mr.  Sellers  to  explain  why  steel  does  not  come  forward. 
Carried. 

Mayor  Low  called  up  the  resolutions  offered  by  him  at 
the  last  meeting  of  the  Board,  and  moved  their  adoption. 
Mayor  Grace  seconded  the  motion. 

A discussion  took  place  which  was  participated  in  by 
Mayor  Low,  and  Messrs.  Marshall,  Witte,  Bush,  Barnes, 
Comptroller  Sender,  Vice-President  Kingsley,  Comptroller 
Campbell  and  Mr.  Stranahan.  . 

A letter  from  Chief  Engineer  Roebling  on  the  matters 
contained  in  the  resolutions  offered  by  Mayor  Low  was 
read. 

Mr.  Barnes  offered  the  following  resolutions  : 

Resolved , That  the  Chief  Engineer  be  requested  to  be  within  call  at 
the  Bridge  office  during  each  meeting  of  the  Trustees,  or  if  he  is  unable 
to  be  personally  present,  that  he  be  represented  by  one  of  the  Assistant 
Engineers  as  deputy,  with  full  power  and  knowledge,  to  report  and  re- 
ceive instructions  for  him. 

Resolved , That  pending  the  satisfaction  of  the  Trustees  with  the  fore- 
going arrangement,  the  resolution  to  change  the  Chief  Engineer  lie  upon 
the  table. 

Comptroller  Sender  offered  the  following  amendment  to  the 
resolutions  offered  by  Mayor  Low,  but  subsequently  with- 
drew the  same  : 

“ I move  to  amend  that  the  subject  matter  contained  in  the  resolution 
be  referred  to  a special  committee  of  three  for  examination  and  report.” 

A vote  was  then  taken  on  the  resolutions  offered  by  Mr. 
Barnes,  which  were  lost. 

A vote  was  had  on  the  resolutions  offered  by  Mayor  Low, 
which  were  lost  on  a call  for  the  yeas  and  nays,  as  follows  : 


481 


Yeas — Messrs.  Barnes,  Van  Schaick,  Clarke,  Macdonald, 
Mayor  Grace,  Mayor  Low  and  Comptroller  Campbell — 7. 

Nays  — Messrs.  Marshall,  Slocum,  Stranahan,  Swan,  Witte, 
Agnew,  Bush,  President  Murphy,  Vice-President  Kingsley 
and  Comptroller  Semler — 10. 

Mr.  Witte,  the  Treasurer,  gave  notice  that  he  expected  to 
be  absent  during  the  next  thirty  days,  and  asked  the  Board 
to  appoint  a Treasurer  pro  tern. 

Mr.  Bush  was  thereupon  appointed  Treasurer  pro  tem. 

On  motion  of  the  President,  the  thanks  of  the  Board  were 
extended  to  Mr.  John  T.  Agnew  for  his  faithful  services  as 
Treasurer,  without  compensation,  for  the  last  sixteen 
months  preceding  his  resignation. 


The  Trustees  met  October  9th,  1882.  Fourteen  present,  toblr'gth^s?^ 
The  President  offered  a resolution  providing  for  the  ap- 
pointment of  a Committee  to  investigate  the  affairs  of  the 
Bridge. 


[Note. — For  the  full  text  of  the  resolution  and  of  the  proceedings  had 
thereon  see  Exhibit  herewith  marked  No.  1,  page  67.] 


The  Minutes  of  the  meeting  of  the  Executive  Committee  J Minutes 

0 adopted. 

held  this  day  were  adopted. 

The  Cities  of  New  York  and  Brooklyn  were  called  upon 

for  funds,  as  follows  : Requisition  on 

Cities  for  funds. 


New  York 
Brooklyn  . 


$300,000 

600,000 


For  the  purposes  specified  in  Section  1,  Chapter  368,  Laws 
of  1882. 


The  Treasurer’s  reports  for  August  and  September,  and  Treasurer’s 

, , 0 1 ’ and  Secretary' s 

the  secretary  s report  to  October  1st,  were  read  and  ordered  ReP°rts. 
on  file. 

1 he  Minutes  of  the  meeting  of  the  Finance  Committee  Minutes  con- 
. . , _ , , firmed. 

held  October  5th  were  confirmed. 


57 


482 


Meeting  Oc 
tober  23d,  1882. 


Meeting  No- 
vember 13th, 
1882. 


Minutes  read. 


Contracts  for 
coating  Cables, 
Motor  Engines, 
etc. 


Minutes  ap- 
proved. 


Reports  filed. 


Plans  for 
archways. 


Report  of  in- 
vestigating 
Committee. 


The  Trustees  met  October  23d,  1882.  Sixteen  present. 
The  President  read  a letter  from  the  Chairman  of  the 
Investigating  Committee. 

[Note. — For  the  full  text  of  this  letter  see  Exhibit  No.  1,  herewith, 
page  69.] 


The  Trustees  met  November  13th,  1882.  Fourteen  pres- 
ent. 

At  the  request  of  Mr.  Agnew,  the  Minutes  were  amended 
so  as  to  show  that  Messrs.  Marshall  and  Agnew  declined 
to  serve  on  the  Committee  of  Investigation  appointed 
October  9th. 

The  Minutes  of  the  meeting  of  the  Executive  Committee 
held  this  day  were  read. 

Mayor  Low  requested  that  separate  action  be  taken  on 
the  several  recommendations  of  the  Committee,  which  course 
was  adopted. 

The  recommendation  of  the  Committee  in  reference  to 
the  changes  and  price  of  the  rope-driving  machinery  ; the 
taking  down  the  building  corner  of  Front  and  Dock  streets; 
coating  of  a portion  of  the  outer  cables  ; contracting  for 
two  motor  engines,  and  for  the  railing  around  the  central 
shaft  of  the  towers,  were  severally  approved  and  adopted. 

The  recommendation  of  the  Committee  with  reference  to 
the  spruce  lumber  from  James  Murray,  was  referred  back 
to  the  Committee,  with  power. 

The  Minutes  of  the  Finance  Committee  of  November 
6th  were  approved. 

The  bill  of  Mr.  N.  LeBrun  for  $1,000,  for  services  as 
Consulting  Architect,  was  ordered  paid. 

The  Treasurer’s  report  for  October,  and  the  Secretary’s 
report  to  November  1st,  were  read  and  ordered  on  file. 

On  the  suggestion  of  Mr.  Van  Schaick  and  on  motion  of 
Mr.  Stranahan  the  Executive  Committee  was  directed  to  have 
plans  prepared  for  fitting  up  the  archways  of  the  approaches 
to  the  Bridge  for  rental. 

Mayor  Low,  of  the  Investigating  Committee,  said  that 
experts  had  not  yet  been  appointed,  and  desired  to  report 
progress. 


4§3 


jti  Memoriam. 


HENRY  CRUSE  MURPHY. 


A Special  Meeting  of  the  Trustees  of  the  New 
York  and  Brooklyn  Bridge,  to  take  suitable  action  in 
relation  to  the  death  of  the  Hon.  Henry  C.  Murphy, 
late  President  of  the  Board,  was  held  on  Saturday, 
December  2d,  1882,  at  1 o'clock  P.  M. 

Mr.  \V.  C.  Kingsley,  Vice-President,  in  the  chair. 

The  roll  was  called,  and  the  following  named  gentle- 
men were  present  : John  T.  Agnew,  John  G.  Davis, 
Henry  W.  Slocum,  J.  Adriance  Bush,  Thomas  C. 
Clarke,  Jenkins  Van  Schaick,  James  S.  T.  Stranahan, 
William  Marshall,  Alfred  C.  Barnes,  Otto  Witte,  Charles 
Macdonald,  and  Comptrollers  Campbell  and  Sender. 

The  Vice-President  stated  that  the  meeting  had  been 
called  at  his  direction,  and  asked  the  pleasure  of  the 
Board. 

Mr.  Stranahan  made  a few  appropriate  remarks, 
and  submitted  the  following  preamble  and  resolutions, 
and  moved  their  adoption: 

Whereas,  It  has  pleased  an  All-wise  Providence  to  remove 
by  death  the  late  President  of  this  Board,  Henry  Cruse  Murphy. 

Resolved , That  the  remaining  members  of  the  Board  take  the 
present  opportunity  to  express  their  deep  grief  at  the  severance  of 
the  social  and  official  ties  which  have  so  long  prevailed  between 
them  and  their  lamented  associate. 

Resolved , That  in  the  decease  of  Henry  Cruse  Murphy  the 
City  of  Brooklyn  has  sustained  the  loss  of  a scholar,  a statesman, 


484 


and  a public-spirited  citizen,  whose  services  to  the  community,  ex- 
tending over  a period  of  half  a century,  are  identified  with  every 
important  movement  in  its  municipal  history.  Equipped  with  a 
broad  and  generous  culture,  a penetrating  sagacity  and  a compre- 
hensive knowledge  of  men  and  affairs,  he  served  the  State  and 
the  nation  with  such  eminent  success  as  to  confer  honor  upon  him- 
self and  distinction  upon  the  city  of  his  birth,  to  whose  interest, 
when  his  official  dignities  were  laid  aside,  he  ardently  devoted  his 
remaining  strength  and  years. 

Resolved , That  this  loss  falls  with  especial  severity  upon  the  great 
public  enterprise  represented  by  this  Board,  the  direction  of  which 
received  for  so  many  years  his  unremitting  thought  and  care.  Hav- 
ing first  secured  by  his  individual  efforts  the  legislation  which  gave 
it  shape  and  being,  his  personal  oversight  was  bestowed  upon 
every  stage  of  its  progress,  with  the  interest  and  enthusiasm  of 
one  who  knows  from  the  beginning  what  the  end  shall  be,  and 
with  the  confidence  that  the  future  would  not  only  develop  the 
magnitude  of  the  task,  but  justify  his  own  foresight  in  undertak- 
ing it.  It  was  his  laudable  ambition  that  the  completion  of  this 
great  structure  should  mark  the  culmination  of  his  public  career, 
as  it  was  also  his  belief  that  it  would  inaugurate  a new  era  of  pros- 
perity for  his  city,  and  although  he  was  not  permitted  to  see  the 
realization  of  his  hopes,  the  work  when  it  shall  be  completed  will 
always  remain  a memorial  of  his  discernment,  wisdom  and  admin- 
istrative skill,  and  of  his  affection  for  the  city  with  which  his  for- 
tunes were  so  honorably  linked. 

Resolved , That  these  resolutions  be  entered  upon  the  Minutes  of 
this  Board,  and  a copy  sent  to  the  family  of  the  deceased. 

Resolved,  That  this  Board  will  attend  the  funeral  of  our  late 
President  as  a body. 

The  resolutions  were  unanimously  adopted  and  the 
Board  adjourned. 


4§  5 


The  Trustees  met  December  nth,  1882. 


Meeting  De- 
cember 1 1 th, 


Present — Vice-President  Kingsley  in  the  chair,  and  l88j 
Messrs.  Agnew,  Stranahan,  Davis,  Marshall,  Slocum,  Barnes,  present. 


Bush,  Witte,  Swan,  Macdonald,  Clausen,  Thurber,  Mayor 


Low,  Comptroller  Campbell,  Comptroller  Sender,  and  Hon. 

James  Howell,  appointed  to  fill  the  vacancy  caused  by  the 
death  of  Hon.  Henry  C.  Murphy — 17. 

The  Minutes  of  November  13th  were  read  and  approved.  Minutes  ap- 
The  Minutes  of  a special  meeting  held  December  2d  were  proved' 
read  and  approved. 

The  Minutes  of  a meeting  of  the  Executive  Committee  held 

this  day  were  read  and  adopted,  and  the  officers  were  au-  Contracts  for 
, . , , , . ^ o Cars  and  Mo- 

thorized  to  execute  the  contracts  made  with  Bowers,  Dure  & tors. 
Company  for  cars,  and  H.  K.  Porter  & Company  for  mo- 


tors. 

The  Minutes  of  a meeting  of  the  Finance  Committee  held  prov'ed.tes  ap’ 

December  7th  were  read  and  approved. 

The  Secretary’s  report  to  December  1st  was  read  and  or-  Secretary’s 
x report. 

dered  on  file. 


The  Vice-President  reported  that  the  late  President  had 

awarded  the  contract  for  the  boiler-house  and  chimney  to 

W.  H.  Hazzard’s  Son  &:  Co.,  they  being  the  lowest  bidder. 

The  following  bids  were  received  for  the  work  : Bids  for  boil- 

er  house  and 

W.  & T.  Lamb,  Jr., $22,606  00  chimne>'- 

Thos.  B.  Rutan ...  22,236  00 

Jno.  D.  Anderson 18,832  00 

W.  H.  Hazzard’s  Son  & Co ....  18,818  00 


The  award  was  approved,  and  the  officers  directed  to  ex-  Contract  au- 

thorized. 

ecute  the  contract. 

The  Vice-President  reported  two  vacancies  in  the  Execu-  Vacancies  in 

Executiv  e 

tive  Committee  caused  by  the  death  of  Mr.  Erastus  W Smith  Committee  fill- 
ed. 

and  the  resignation  of  Mr.  R.  B.  Roosevelt,  and  asked  the 
pleasure  of  the  Board.  Mr.  Agnew  moved  that  Mr.  H.  K. 

Thurber  and  Mr.  Jenkins  Van  Schaick  be  appointed  to  fill 
the  vacancies.  Carried. 

Mr.  Swan  moved  that  the  Engineer  be  directed  to  make  Change  in 

outlet  of  sewer 

an  examination  and  report  upon  the  advisability  of  a change  Krankfort 
in  the  outlet  of  the  sewer  now  in  Frankfort  street.  Carried. 


4 86 


Committee  on 
Tolls  appoint- 
ed. 


Meeting  Jan- 
uary 8ch,  1883. 

Members  pre- 
sent. 


Minutes  of 
Executive 
Committee  ap- 
proved and  re- 
commendations 
adopted. 

T r e a s u rer’s 
eports. 


Tablet  on 
Bridge  suggest- 
ed. 


Members  o f 
Executiv  e 
Committee  ap- 
pointed t o nil 
vacancies. 


February 
1 a t h,  1883. 
Members  pre- 
sent. 


Mayor  Low  moved  that  a committee  of  five  be  appointed 
to  consider  and  report  upon  the  rates  of  toll  to  be  charged 
on  the  Bridge.  Carried.  The  Vice-President  appointed  as 
such  Committee  : Mayor  Low  and  Messrs.  Stranahan, 
Marshall,  Agnew  and  Comptroller  Campbell. 


The  Trustees  met  January  8th,  1883. 

Present — The  Vice-President  in  the  chair,  and  Messrs. 
Agnew,  Marshall,  Bush,  Slocum,  Davis,  Stranahan,  Clarke, 
Witte,  Swan,  Macdonald,  Clausen,  Thurber,  Howell.  Comp- 
troller Campbell  and  Comptroller  Brinkerhoff — 16. 

The  Minutes  of  meeting  held  December  nth  were  read 
and  approved. 

The  Minutes  of  a meeting  of  the  Executive  Committee 
held  this  day  were  read  and  approved,  and  the  recom- 
mendations of  the  Committee  were  adopted. 

The  Treasurer’s  reports  for  November  and  December 
were  read  and  ordered  on  file. 

The  Secretary’s  report  to  January  1st  was  read  and  or- 
dered on  file. 

Mr.  Stranahan  called  attention  to  the  probable  early  com- 
pletion of  the  Bridge,  and  the  custom  to  place  on  works  of 
its  character  a tablet  of  some  sort,  and  moved  that  the  mat- 
ter be  referred  to  the  Executive  Committee  to  consider  and 
report  at  a future  meeting.  Carried. 

Previous  to  the  meeting  of  the  Board  the  Vice-President 
stated  that  he  had  appointed  on  the  Executive  Committee 
Hon.  Aaron  Brinkerhoff,  Comptroller,  in  place  of  Hon. 
Ludwig  Sender,  whose  term  had  expired,  and  Hon.  James 
Howell,  the  latter  to  serve  until  the  election  of  a President 
by  the  Board. 


The  Trustees  met  February  12th,  1883. 

Present — The  Vice-President  in  the  chair,  and  Messrs. 
Marshall,  Bush,  Stranahan,  Davis,  Slocum,  Barnes,  Witte, 
Van  Schaick,  Howell,  Mayor  Low,  Comptrollers  Campbell 
and  Brinkerhoff. 


. 487 


The  Minutes  of  January  8th  were  read  and  approved. 

The  Committee  on  Tablets  reported  progress. 

The  Minutes  of  the  Executive  Committee  of  a meeting 
held  this  day  were  read,  and  the  following  recommendations 
of  the  Committee  were  approved  and  adopted,  viz.  : 

Authorizing  the  acting  President  to  sign  the  petition  of 
the  property  owners  on  Frankfort  and  William  streets  for  a 
change  of  grade  on  said  streets. 

Approving  the  action  of  the  Acting  President  in  signing 
contract  with  the  John  A.  Roebling’s  Sons  Company  for  two 
wire  traction  ropes. 

Authorizing  the  proper  officers  to  make  purchases  of  ma- 
chinery, steam  and  water  pipes,  packing,  brakes,  brake- 
shoes,  matting  and  temporary  hoist  for  coal,  as  estimated  by 
Colonel  Paine,  and  recorded  in  Minutes  of  the  Executive 
Committee  this  day. 

Approving  the  recommendation  of  the  Committee  in 
awarding  the  contract  for  switches,  frogs,  crossings,  curved 
rails  and  track  laying  to  Wm.  Wharton,  Jr.,  & Company,  as 
per  the  following  letter  from  the  Assistant  Engineer  : 

Curves,  Crossings,  Switches,  Etc.,  at  Terminal 
Stations. 

“I  have  asked  for  bids  for  the  following  work  from  Wm.  Wharton, 
Jr.,  & Co.,  of  Philadelphia,  and  A.  Ayres,  of  New  York,  viz.:  g steel  rail 
switches,  g steel  rail  frogs,  2 steel  rail  crossings,  44,000  lbs.  curved  steel 


rails,  1,100  lineal  feet  of  track  laying. 

Wm.  Wharton,  Jr.,  & Co.’s  bid  amounts  to $4,720 

A.  Ayres’ 3,400 

Difference $1,320 


“ I would  recommend  that  the  work  be  given  to  Wm.  Wharton,  Jr.,  & 
Co. , although  not  the  lowest  bidder.  Since  asking  for  bids  I have  learned 
that  Mr.  Ayres  does  not  manufacture  the  switches,  frogs,  etc.,  and  that 
he  depends  upon  other  parties  to  supply  the  material  and  do  the  work, 
whereas  Mr.  Wharton  manufactures  all  of  the  parts  required  at  his  own 
works,  and  personally  superintends  the  laying,  and  guarantees  the  satis- 
factory working  of  the  whole  when  completed.  His  experience  is  very 
great  in  railroad  work,  and  we  must  have  the  very  best  work  possible  at 
the  stations. 

“ Respectfully  submitted, 

“ C.  C.  MARTIN, 

“ Assistant  Engineer .” 


Minutes  ap- 
proved. 


Minutes  of 
E x e c u t t ive 
Committee  ap- 
proved and 
r e c o m m enda- 
tions  adopted. 


' Wire  Traction 
Ropes  contract. 


Certain  pur- 
chases of  ma- 
chinery, e t c., 
authorized. 


Contract  for 
Switches,  etc., 
approved. 


488 


Letter  of  As- 
sistant Engi- 
neer regarding 
bids  for  Light- 
ing Bridge  with 
Electricity. 


Referred  to  a 
special  C o in  - 
mittee  of  three 
with  power. 


The  following  communication  from  the  Assistant  Engineer 
was  read  : 

“February  12th,  1883. 

“ W.  C.  Kingsley, 

V ice-Presiden  t. 

‘ ‘ In  regard  to  lighting  the  Bridge  with  electricity,  I beg  leave  to  report 
that  I asked  for  bids  from  the  United  States  Illuminating  Company,  the 
Brush-Swan  Electric  Light  Company,  the  Fuller  Electrical  Company,  and 
I have  received  bids  from  them,  and  also  from  the  Schuyler  Electric  Light 
Company,  the  Edison  Company  for  isolated  lighting,  and  the  Arnoux  & 
Hockhausen  Electric  Company. 

“ In  asking  for  bids  I stated  that  the  whole  number  of  lights  to  be  bid 
for  was  seventy,  and  that  the  proposal  was  to  include  the  whole  plant, 
viz.:  Engine,  dynamos,  conductors,  lamps,  lamp-posts,  and  everything  to 
make  a complete  system  of  lighting,  except  the  steam,  which  will  be 
furnished  by  the  Trustees,  and  that  when  completed  it  was  to  be  run  by 
the  contractor  for  thirty  days  without  expense  to  the  Trustees,  when  the 
whole  plant  was  to  become  the  property  of  the  Trustees  upon  pa)rment 
of  the  contract  price  ; provided , that  the  machinery  and  lights  meet  the 
approval  of  the  Engineer  of  the  Trustees. 

“ Herewith  please  find  the  bids,  and  a canvass  of  them  (see  Minutes 
Executive  Committee).  The  Arnoux-Hockhausen  Electric  Company  are 
the  lowest  bidders,  but  their  experience  in  circuit  lighting  is  compara- 
tively limited,  and  although  they  have  dynamos  which  will  give  the  light 
and  lamps  which,  when  on  exhibition,  burn  with  tolerable  steadiness,  yet 
on  account  of  their  lack  of  experience  in  this  kind  of  work  it  is  my 
judgment  that  it  would  not  be  well  to  enter  into  a contract  with  them,  as 
we  cannot  afford  to  make  experiments  on  the  Bridge,  but  must  have  a 
reliable  light  from  the  first.  In  view  of  the  above  facts  I would  recom- 
mend that  the  contract  be  awarded  to  the  United  States  Illuminating 
Company,  the  next  lowest  bidders. 

“ Respectfully, 

“C.  C.  MARTIN, 

‘ ‘A ssistant  Engineer. ' ’ 

On  a motion  to  adopt  the  recommendation  of  the  Ex- 
ecutive Committee  that  the  contract  be  awarded  to  the 
United  States  Illuminating  Company  for  818,150,  Mr.  Bush 
moved  that  a committee  of  three  be  appointed  to  consider 
the  different  bids  received,  and  to  report  at  the  next  meet- 
ing of  the  Board. 

The  acting  President  stated  that  it  was  necessary  that 
action  be  had  at  an  early  day.  Mr.  Howell  moved  to 
amend  the  motion  of  Mr.  Bush  by  referring  the  matter  to 
the  committee  of  three,  with  power.  Dir.  Bush  accepted  the 
amendment,  and  the  motion  as  amended  was  adopted. 


489 


The  Vice-President  appointed  as  such  Committee  Messrs. 

Bush,  Stranahan  and  Howell. 

The  Minutes  of  the  Finance  Committee  of  January  8th  Minutes  ap- 
proved. 

and  February  7th  were  read  and  approved. 

The  Treasurer's  report  for  January,  and  the  Secretary's  Reports, 
report  to  February  1st  were  read  and  ordered  on  file. 

Mayor  Low,  Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Tolls,  re- 
ported progress. 

The  Committee  on  improving  the  archways  under  the 
Bridge  in  New  York  reported  progress. 

An  application  from  Messrs.  Vanderpoel,  Green  & Cum- 
ing, for  a fee  of  $500  in  the  suit  with  the  Manhattan  Rail- 
way Co.,  was  ordered  to  be  paid. 


The  Trustees  met  March  12th,  1883. 

Present — -The  Vice-President  in  the  Chair,  and  Messrs. 
Agnew,  Marshall,  Stranahan,  Slocum,  Barnes,  Witte,  Swan, 
Clausen,  Macdonald,  Van  Schaick,  Howell,  Mayor  Edson, 
Mayor  Low,  Comptrollers  Campbell  and  Brinkerhoff. 

The  Minutes  of  February  12th  were  read  and  approved 

The  Minutes  of  the  Executive  Committee  meeting  this 
day  were  read  and  adopted. 

The  Minutes  of  a meeting  of  the  Finance  Committee  of 
March  7th  were  read  and  approved. 

The  Treasurer’s  report  for  February  was  read  and  ordered 
on  file. 

Mayor  Low,  Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Tolls,  pre- 
sented the  following  report  and  moved  its  adoption  : 


Meeting  Mar. 
12th.  1883. 

Members 

present. 


Minutes  a p - 
proved  and 
adopted. 

T r e a surer’s 
report. 


Brooklyn,  March  8th,  1883. 
The  Trustees  of  the  New  York  and  Brooklyn  Bridge  : 

Gentlemen  : Your  Committee,  to  whom  was  referred  the  question  of 
tolls  across  the  Bridge,  have  given  the  matter  careful  consideration  and 
have  agreed  unanimously  to  report  as  follows  : 


Report  of 
Committee  o n 
Tolls. 


First — That  foot  passage  across  the  Bridge  should  be  free. 

Second — That  the  toll  for  passage  in  the  cars  over  the  Bridge  should 
be  fixed  at  five  cents. 


53 


490 


Third — That  the  toll  for  animals  and  vehicles  should  be  fixed  as  fol- 
lows : 

One  horse  or  horse  and  man 5 cents 

One  horse  and  vehicle 10  cents 

Two  horses  and  vehicle,  excepting  two  horse  trucks 20  cents 

Two  horse  truck  loaded  or  unloaded 30  cents 

An  additional  charge  of  five  cents  to  be  made  for  each  horse  beyond  two 
attached  to  any  vehicle. 

Neat  cattle,  each - 5 cents 

Sheep  and  hogs,  each ...  - 2 cents 

Respectfully  submitted, 


SETH  LOW, 

J.  S.  T.  STRANAHAN, 
WM.  C.  KINGSLEY, 
ALLAN  CAMPBELL, 
JOHN  T.  AGNEW, 
WM.  MARSHALL. 


Report  order- 
ed printed. 


Report  of 
Committee  o n 
lighting  Bridge. 

Contract 

awarded. 


Report  of 
Committee  ap- 
pointed to  en- 
quire  into 
amount  of  ma- 
terial used  in 
construction  of 
Bridge. 


Mr.  Marshall  moved  as  an  amendment  that  the  report  be 
received  and  printed  with  a schedule  of  rates  charged  by 
the  Union  Ferry  Company,  and  that  a copy  be  sent  to  each 
Trustee,  and  further  action  on  the  report  be  postponed  un- 
til the  next  regular  meeting  of  the  Board.  Mayor  Low  ac- 
cepted the  amendment,  and  the  motion  as  amended  was 
adopted. 

Mr.  Bush,  Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Lighting  the 
Bridge,  being  absent,  the  Vice-President  stated  that  the 
Committee,  after  a thorough  consideration  of  the  matter, 
had  awarded  the  contract  to  the  United  States  Illuminating 
Company  for  the  sum  of  $15,500,  they  being  the  lowest  bid- 
ders. Approved. 

The  Vice-President  stated  that  it  might  be  necessary  for 
him  to  be  absent  for  two  or  three  weeks,  and  requested  that 
the  Board  designate  one  of  the  Trustees  to  act  as  Vice-Presi- 
dent during  his  absence. 

On  motion  of  Gen.  Slocum,  the  Board  appointed  Mr. 
Stranahan  to  act  as  Vice-President  during  the  absence  of 
Mr.  Kingsley. 

Mayor  Low  stated  that  the  Committee  appointed  to  en- 
quire into  the  amount  of  material  used  in  constructing  the 
towers,  anchorages,  etc.,  and  also  to  examine  into  the 
strength  of  the  Bridge,  had  consulted  General  Newton  and 


49 1 

Col.  Casey,  who  stated  that  to  make  the  examination  as  con- 
templated in  the  original  resolution  would  cost  $20,000,  and 
they  were  of  the  opinion  that  the  examination  would  result 
only  in  an  approximate  estimate  and  would  not  be  worth  the 
cost,  and  the  Committee,  consisting  of  Mr.  Grace  and  my- 
self, are  of  the  same  opinion.  The  Committee,  therefore,  ask 
the  Board  for  instructions  in  the  matter. 

Mr.  Stranahan  said  that  in  order  to  bring  the  matter  pro- 
perly before  the  Board,  he  would  move  that  the  Committee 
be  released  and  discharged  from  the  further  consideration 
of  the  question  as  to  the  amount  of  material  that  went  into 
the  Bridge,  and  as  to  the  strength  of  the  Bridge. 

The  motion  was  unanimously  adopted. 

General  Slocum  offered  the  following  : 

Resolved , That  a committee,  consisting  of  the  acting  President  of  this 
Board  and  of  the  Mayors  and  Comptrollers  of  New  York  and  Brooklyn,  be 
appointed,  with  instructions,  to  prepare  a bill  for  submission  to  the  Legis- 
lature providing  for  the  control  and  management  of  the  New  York  and 
Brooklyn  Bridge  as  soon  ^s  the  same  shall  be  completed  and  open  for 
public  use. 

After  discussion,  Mr.  Agnew  moved  to  lay  the  resolution 
on  the  table,  which  was  lost  on  a call  for  the  yeas  and  nays, 
as  follows  : 

Yeas — Messrs.  Kingsley,  Marshall,  Stranahan,  Barnes, 
Swan,  Howell,  Agnew  and  Comptroller  Brinkerhoff — -8. 

Nays — Messrs.  Slocum,  Witte,  Clausen,  Macdonald,  Van 
Schaick,  Mayor  Low,  Mayor  Edson  and  Comptroller  Camp- 
bell—8. 

A vote  on  the  resolution  of  General  Slocum  was  then 
had,  with  the  following  result  : 

Yeas— Messrs.  Slocum,  Clausen,  Macdonald,  Van  Schaick, 
Mayor  Low,  Mayor  Edson  and  Comptroller  Campbell — 7. 

Nays — -Messrs.  Kingsley,  Stranahan,  Barnes,  Swan, 
Witte,  Howell, Agnew  and  Comptroller  Brinkerhoff — 8.  Lost. 

Mr.  Stranahan  moved  that  the  Committee  be  appointed 
as  named  in  the  resolution,  and  that  they  report  their  views 
on  the  matter  to  the  Board  at  a special  meeting  to  be  held 
on  Monday,  the  19th  inst.  Adopted  unanimously. 


Comm  ittee 
discharged  from 
further  consid- 
eration of  sub- 
ject. 


Resolution  ap- 
pointing Com- 
mittee to  pre- 
pare Bill  for 
presentation  to 
Legislature. 


Committee  ap- 
pointed. Report 
to  be  made  at 
next  meeting. 


Meeting  Mar. 
19th, 1883. 
Members  pres- 
ent. 


Proposed  Act 
to  provide  for 
c o m p 1 e t i on, 
m a n ag  ement, 
m a i n t e n ance 
and  control  of 
Bridge. 


492 

The  Trustees  met  March  19th,  1883. 

Present— The  Vice-President  in  the  Chair,  and  Messrs. 
Agnew,  Marshall,  Bush,  Stranahan,  Slocum,  Clarke,  Barnes, 
Witte,  Swan,  Clausen,  Thurber,  Van  Schaick,  Howell, 
Mayor  Edson,  Mayor  Low,  Comptrollers  Campbell  and 
Brinkerhoff — 18. 

The  Vice-President  stated  the  object  of  the  meeting,  and 
called  Mr.  Van  Schaick  to  the  Chair. 

Mayor  Low  presented  and  read  the  draft  of  an  Act 
to  provide  for  the  completion,  custody,  management, 
maintenance  and  control  of  the  Bridge,  and  moved  its 
adoption. 

Mr.  Bush  moved  as  a substitute  that  the  report  be  laid 
on  the  table,  and  that  the  Committee  be  continued,  with 
power,  to  present  some  such  Act  to  the  Legislature  of  1884. 

General  Slocum  presented  and  read  a Bill,  drawn  by 
himself,  to  provide  for  the  control  of  the  New  York  and 
Brooklyn  Bridge,  and  moved  that  it  be  substituted  for  the 
Bill  offered  by  the  Committee. 

- Mayor  Low  declined  to  serve  on  the  Committee  under  the 
resolution  offered  by  Mr.  Bush. 

Mr.  Bush  amended  his  resolution  so  that  it  would  read 
that  a committee  be  appointed,  and  so  forth. 

A motion  to  adopt  the  bill  offered  by  Gen.  Slocum  was 
lost  on  a call  for  the  yeas  and  nays,  as  follows  : 

Yeas — Messrs.  Slocum  and  Van  Schaick — 2. 

Nays — Messrs.  Kingsley,  Marshall,  Stranahan,  Barnes, 
Swan,  Witte,  Howell,  Low,  Agnew,  Brinkerhoff,  Bush, 
Clausen,  Clarke,  Thurber,  Mayor  Edson  and  Comptroller 
Campbell — 16. 

The  amended  resolution  offered  by  Mr.  Bush  was  adopted 
on  a call  for  the  yeas  and  nays,  as  follows  : 

Yeas— Messrs.  Kingsley,  Marshall,  Stranahan,  Barnes, 
Swan,  Witte,  Howell,  Brinkerhoff,  Agnew,  Bush,  Clausen, 
Clarke  and  Thurber — 13. 

Nays — Messrs.  Slocum,  Van  Schaick,  Mayor  Low,  Mayor 
Edson  and  Comptroller  Campbell— 5. 


493 


The  Trustees  met  April  9th,  1883. 

Present -The  Vice-President  in  the  Chair,  and  Messrs. 
Agnew,  Marshall,  Stranahan,  Bush,  Slocum,  Davis,  Barnes, 
Witte,  Swan,  Clausen,  Van  Schaick,  Howell,  Mayor  Low 
and  Comptroller  Brinkerhoff — 15. 

The  Minutes  of  the  meetings  of  March  12th  and  19th 
read  and  approved. 

The  Minutes  of  a meeting  of  the  Executive  Committee 
held  tin’s  day,  embracing  a call  on  the  Cities  of  New  York 
and  Brooklyn  for  the  respective  sums  of  $116,666.66  and 
$233,333.34,  were  read,  approved  and  adopted. 

The  Minutes  of  the  Finance  Committee  of  April  5th  read 
and  confirmed. 

The  Treasurer’s  report  for  March,  and  the  Secretary’s 
reports  to  March  1st  and  April  1st,  were  read  and  ordered 
on  file. 

The  report  of  the  Finance  Committee,  dated  February 
14th,  1883,  was  read  and  ordered  on  file. 

The  report  of  the  Committee  on  Tolls,  presented  March 
12th,  was  read. 

Mayor  Low  moved  that  action  be  taken  on  the  several 
recommendations  of  the  Committee  in  the  order  in  which 
they  appear  in  the  report,  and  moved  the  adoption  of 
the  first  clause,  viz.:  That  foot  passage  across  the  Bridge 
should  be  free. 

General  Slocum  moved  that  the  report  be  referred  back 
to  the  Committee  for  revision,  and  gave  his  reasons  why  he 
thought  the  Bridge  should  be  free  to  all,  except  those  who 
ride  in  the  cars,  and  for  which  he  thought  a charge  of  two 
cents  would  be  just. 

After  discussion  by  Mayor  Low,  Mr.  Bush,  General 
Slocum,  General  Barnes,  Mr.  Marshall  and  Mr.  Stranahan, 
a resolution  was  adopted  referring  the  report  back  to  the 
Committee  for  consideration,  and  report  to  the  Board  at 
an  adjourned  meeting,  to  be  held  on  Monday,  the  23d 
instant. 

The  ALce- President  reported  that  the  Committee  on 
Tablets  had  adopted  a form  and  style  for  the  same,  and 
asked  the  authority  of  the  Board  to  have  the  tablets  ex- 
ecuted and  erected  on  the  towers.  It  was  so  ordered. 


Meeting  April 
9th,  1883.  Mem- 
bers present. 


Minutes  a p- 
proved,  adopt- 
ed and  confirm- 
ed. 


Treasur  e r’s 
and  Secretary’s 
reports. 


Finance  Com- 
mittee’s Report 


Committee  on 
Toll’s  Report. 


Recommitted 
to  said  Commit- 
tee. 


Report  of  Com- 
mittee on  Tab- 
lets adopted. 


494 


Meeting  April 
23(1,1883.  Mem- 
bers present. 


Minutes  ap 
proved. 


Report  of 
Committee  on 
Tolls. 


Amendm  e n t 
offered. 


Substitute  of- 
fered. 


The  Trustees  met  April  23d.  1883. 

Present — Messrs.  Agnew,  Marshall,  Bush,  Slocum,  Davis, 
Stranahan,  Clarke,  Barnes,  Witte,  Swan,  Clausen,  Thurber, 
Macdonald,  Van  Schaick,  Howell,  Mayor  Low,  Mayor  Ed- 
son,  Comptrollers  Campbell  and  Brinkerhoff,  and  Vice- 
President  Kingsley — 20. 

The  Minutes  of  a meeting  of  the  Executive  Committee 
held  this  day  read,  and  the  proceedings  and  recommend- 
ations of  the  Committee  approved  and  adopted. 

Mayor  Low,  Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Tolls,  re- 
ported that  the  Committee  had  carefully  reconsidered  the 
report  presented  at  the  meeting  held  March  12th,  and  had 
concluded  to  make  no  change  in  the  report,  and  suggested 
that  action  be  taken  on  each  item  in  the  report  separately, 
and  moved  that  foot  passage  across  the  Bridge  should  be 
free. 

Mr.  Witte  moved  to  amend  the  report  of  the  Committee 
as  follows  : 

First — That  foot  passage  across  the  Bridge  should  be  free. 

Second — That  the  toll  for  passage  in  the  cars  over  the  Bridge  should  be 
fixed  at  three  cents  or  ten  tickets  for  twenty-five  cents. 

Third — That  the  toll  for  animals  and  vehicles  should  be  fixed  as  fol- 


lows : 

One  horse  or  horse  and  man 5 cents 

Or  8 tickets  for 25  cents 

One  horse  and  vehicle 10  cents 

Or  4 tickets  for. 25  cents 

Two  horses  and  vehicle,  excepting  two-horse  trucks 15  cents 

Two-horse  truck,  loaded 25  cents 

Two-horse  truck,  unloaded  15  cents 

An  additional  charge  of  5c.  to  be  made  for  each  horse  beyond  two 
attached  to  any  vehicle. 

Neat  cattle,  each 5 cents 

Sheep  and  hogs,  each 2 cents 


General  Slocum  offered  the  following  as  a substitute  for 
the  report  of  the  Committee  : 

Resolved , That  in  the  judgment  of  this  Board  the  Bridge  should  be  free 
for  all  purposes,  except  for  passage  across  it  in  the  cars,  and  that  the  rate 
of  fare  for  this  purpose  be  only  so  much  as  will  yield  a revenue  sufficient 
for  the  care  and  maintenance  of  the  structure. 

Mayor  Edson  said  that  the  law  under  which  the  Trustees 
tvere  acting  provided  that  they  “ shall  have  the  power  to  fix 


495 


the  rates  of  tolls,”  and,  therefore,  in  his  opinion,  the  pres- 
ent Trustees  had  no  power  to  make  the  Bridge  free,  even  to 
foot  passengers. 

Comptroller  Campbell  said  he  was  satisfied  with  the  rates 
of  tolls  as  proposed  by  the  Committee. 

Mr.  Howell  moved  that  the  question  as  to  the  right  of 
the  Trustees-  to  make  foot  passage  free  be  referred  back  to 
the  Committee,  to  report  at  the  next  meeting  of  the  Board. 

Mr.  Stranahan  moved  that  the  matter  be  referred  to  the 
Counsel  of  the  Board  and  the  Committee  to  report  at  the 
next  meeting. 

Mayor  Low  moved  that  the  entire  report  be  referred  back 
to  the  Committee  and  Counsel,  as  in  case  it  should  be  de- 
cided that  the  Trustees  have  no  power  to  make  the  Bridge 
free  for  foot  passengers  the  Committee  might  desire  to 
make  other  changes  in  the  schedule  of  rates. 

Mr.  Howell  and  Mr.  Stranahan  consented  to  the  terms  of 
the  motion  offered  by  Mayor  Low,  which  was  adopted. 

Mr.  Bush  asked  if  the  Committee  on  opening  the  Bridge 
was  ready  to  report. 

Mr.  Stranahan  said  that  the  arrangements  had  not  been 
completed,  and  moved  that  the  matter  be  referred  to  the 
Committee  already  established,  with  power.  Carried. 

Mr.  Swan  called  attention  to  an  error  in  the  printed  tariff 
of  tolls  of  the  Union  Ferry  Company. 

The  Vice-President  requested  that  he  notify  the  Commit- 
tee on  Tolls  of  the  error. 


The  Trustees  met  May  14th,  1883,  in  executive  session. 

Present — Messrs.  Agnew,  Marshall,  Bush,  Stranahan, 
Slocum,  Davis,  Clarke,  Witte,  Swan,  Thurber,  Macdonald, 
Van  Schaick,  Howell,  Mayor  Low,  Comptrollers  Campbell 
and  Brinkerhoff — 16. 

The  Vice-President  being  absent,  in  consequence  of  ill- 
ness, Mr.  Agnew  was  called  to  the  chair. 

The  question  of  the  distribution  of  tickets  of  invitation 
to  the  opening  ceremonies  on  the  24th  instant  was  taken 
up  and  discussed.  It  was  finally  agreed  that  150  tickets 


Rega  rding 
Power  of 
Trustees  to  fix 
Tolls. 


Report  re- 
commit t e d to 
Committee  o n 
Tolls. 


Arrangements 
for  opening 
Hridge. 


Meeting  May 

14th,  1883. 

M e m b e r s 
present. 


Report  of 
Committee  o n 
organization  of 
Bridge  force. 


Minutes  a p- 
proved  and 
adopted. 


Secret  ary’s 
report. 


E x e c u t i ve 
Session  pro- 
ceedings con- 
firmed. 


R e s o 1 u tion 
calling  upon 
City  of  Brook- 
lyn for  $150,000. 


496 

should  be  given  to  each  of  the  present  Trustees  ; 5 tickets 
to  each  of  the  Aldermen  of  New  York  and  Brooklyn  ; 5 
tickets  to  the  City  Auditor  of  Brooklyn,  and  5 tickets  to  each 
of  the  ex-Trustees  of  the  Bridge. 

Mr.  Stranahan,  on  behalf  of  the  Committee  on  Force  to 
be  employed  on  the  Bridge,  reported  that  the  Committee 
had  agreed  upon  appointing  Mr.  Charles  C.  Martin,  Engin- 
eer and  Superintendent,  and  Mr.  O.  P.  Quintard,  Secre- 
tary. 

Mayor  Low  stated  that  he  had  prepared  the  following 
resolution  to  govern  the  employment  of  watchmen,  police- 
men, brakemen,  etc.,  on  the  Bridge,  which  he  offered  in  be- 
half of  a Committee  from  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic 
and  Disabled  Veterans  who  had  waited  upon  him  : 

Resolved,  That  in  the  employment  of  the  permanent  force  in  connec- 
tion with  the  operation  of  the  Bridge,  no  arbitrary  limit  as  to  years  shall 
be  fixed  when  the  applicant  for  employment  has  been  a soldier  or  sailor 
in  the  service  of  his  country  and  has  been  honorably  discharged. 

Unanimously  adopted. 

The  Executive  session  then  closed  and  the  Board  was 
called  to  order  for  the  transaction  of  business. 

The  sixteen  members  named  above  being  present. 

The  Minutes  of  meetings  of  April  9th  and  23d  were  read 
and  approved. 

The  Minutes  of  meeting  of  the  Executive  Committee  held 
this  day  were  read,  and  the  proceedings  and  recommenda 
tions  of  the  Committee  were  approved  and  adopted. 

The  Minutes  of  the  Finance  Committee  of  May  8th  were 
read  and  approved. 

The  Secretary’s  report  to  May  1st  was  read  and  ordered 
on  file. 

The  proceedings  of  Trustees  in  executive  session  this 
day  were  approved  and  adopted. 

The  following  resolution  was  unanimously  adopted  : 

Resolved , That  the  Trustees  of  the  New  York  and  Brooklyn  Bridge  re- 
quire, and  do  hereby  call  upon  the  City  of  Brooklyn  to  pay  them,  the  said 
Trustees,  the  sum  of  $150,000  for  the  purposes  specified  and  mentioned 
in  Section  1 of  Chapter  22S  of  the  Laws  of  1883,  and  that  request  is 
hereby  made  to  the  Mayor  and  Comptroller  of  said  city  accordingly. 


497 


On  motion  of  Mr.  Bush, 

Resolved,  That  the  matter  of  employment  of  permanent  force  on  the 
Bridge  be  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Organization,  with  power. 

Mayor  Low,  from  Committee  on  Tolls,  presented  a final 
report  which  remained  the  same  as  the  report  presented 
April  23d,  with  the  exception  that  the  Committee  have 
agreed  to  recommend  that  the  charge  for  foot  passage  be 
fixed  at  one  cent,  and  moved  that  the  first  clause  in  the  re- 
port be  adopted. 

Mr.  Howell  moved  to  amend  by  fixing  the  rate  at  50 
tickets  for  25  cents.  Lost. 

Yeas— Messrs.  Marshall,  Witte,  Howell,  Clarke,  Mac- 
donald, Thurber,  Van  Schaick — 7. 

Nays — Messrs.  Slocum,  Stranahan,  Swan,  Low,  Brinker- 
hoff,  Agnew,  Davis,  Bush  and  Campbell — 9. 

Mayor  Low’s  motion  was  then  adopted. 

Mayor  Low  then  moved  that  the  second  clause  in  the  re- 
port be  adopted,  viz.  : fixing  the  car  fare  at  five  cents,  with 
the  understanding  that  after  a few  weeks  commission  hours 
would  be  established  at  a lower  rate. 

Mr.  Witte  moved  to  amend  by  fixing  the  rate  at  three 
cents,  or  ten  tickets  for  25  cents.  Mr.  Howell  moved  to 
amend  by  fixing  the  rate  at  three  cents,  or  25  tickets  for  50 
cents.  Mr.  Howell's  amendment  was  lost. 

Yeas — Messrs.  Witte  and  Howell — 2. 

Nays — Messrs.  Marshall,  Slocum,  Stranahan,  Swan,  Low, 
Brinkerhoff,  Agnew,  Davis,  Bush,  Clarke,  Macdonald,  Thur- 
ber, Van  Schaick  and  Campbell — 14. 

Mr.  Witte’s  amendment  was  lost. 

Yeas— Messrs.  Marshall,  Slocum,  AVitte,  Howell,  Brinker- 
hoff, Clarke  and  Macdonald — 7. 

Nays — Messrs.  Stranahan,  Swan,  Low,  Agnew,  Davis, 
Bush,  Thurber,  Van  Schaick  and  Campbell — 9. 

Mr.  Howell  offered  a further  amendment  that  the  rate  be 
fixed  at  two  cents  between  6 o’clock  A.  M.  and  9 o’clock  A. 
M.  and  between  4 P.  M.  and  7 P.  M.  Lost. 

Yeas — Messrs  Marshall,  Slocum,  Witte,  Howell,  Brinker- 
hoff, Clarke  and  Macdonald — 7. 


Employment 
of  force  refer- 
red to  Commit- 
tee on  Organi- 
zation. 


Final  report 
of  Committe  on 
Tolls. 


59 


Action  on  final 
report  of  Com- 
mittee on  Tolls. 


498 

Nays — Messrs.  Stranahan,  Swan,  Low,  Agnew,  Davis, 
Bush,  Thurber,  Van  Schaick  and  Campbell  —9. 

Mayor  Low’s  motion  was  then  adopted. 

Mayor  Low  moved  that  the  toll  for  one  horse  or  horse  and 
man  be  fixed  at  five  cents.  Mr.  Howell  moved  to  amend  by 
making  the  toll  four  cents,  or  25  tickets  for  75  cents.  Lost. 

Yeas — ;Messrs.  Witte  and  Howell — 2. 

Nays — Messrs.  Marshall,  Slocum,  Stranahan,  Swan,  Low, 
Brinkerhoff,  Agnew,  Davis,  Bush,  Clarke,  Macdonald,  Thur- 
ber, Van  Schaick  and  Campbell — 14. 

The  motion  of  Mayor  Low  was  then  adopted. 

Mayor  Low  moved  that  the  toll  for  one  horse  and  vehicle 
be  fixed  at  ten  cents.  Mr.  Howell  moved  to  amend  by 
making  the  toll  eight  cents,  or  25  tickets  for  $1.50.  Lost. 

Yeas — Messrs.  Witte  and  Howell,  2. 

Nays — Messrs.  Marshall,  Slocum,  Stranahan,  Swan,  Low, 
Brinkerhoff,  Agnew,  Davis,  Bush,  Clarke,  Macdonald,  Thur- 
ber, Van  Schaick  and  Campbell — 14. 

Mayor  Low’s  motion  was  then  adopted. 

Mayor  Low  moved  that  the  toll  for  two  horses  and  vehicle, 
excepting  two-horse  trucks,  be  fixed  at  20  cents. 

Mr.  Swan  moved  to  amend  by  making  the  rate  for  all  two- 
horse  vehicles  loaded  or  unloaded  20  cents.  Mayor  Low 
accepted  the  amendment,  which  was  adopted. 

Mayor  Low  moved  that  the  toll  for  each  horse  beyond 
two  attached  to  any  vehicle  be  fixed  at  five  cents.  Adopted. 

Mayor  Low  moved  that  the  toll  for  neat  cattle  be  fixed  at 
five  cents  each,  and  for  sheep  and  hogs  at  two  cents  each. 
Adopted. 

A communication  was  received  from  the  Central  Labor 
Unions  of  New  York  and  Brooklyn,  protesting  against  the 
opening  of  the  Bridge  on  the  24th  instant. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Bush  said  communication  was  laid  on 
the  table. 

Adjourned. 


499 


APPENDIX  TO  “EXHIBIT  I.” 

Acts  of  the  State  of  New  York,  and  of  the  United 
States  in  Relation  to  the  New  York 
and  Brooklyn  Bridge. 

CHAPTER  399. 

AN  ACT  to  incorporate  the  New  York  Bridge  Company, 
for  the  purpose  of  constructing  and  maintaining  a bridge 
over  the  East  River,  between  the  Cities  of  New  York 
and  Brooklyn. 

Passed  April  16th,  1S67  ; three-fifths  being  present. 

The  People  of  the  State  of  New  York , represented  in  Senate  and  Assem- 
bly, do  enact  as  follozus  : 

Section  i.  John  T.  Hoffman,  Simeon  B.  Chittenden,  Edward  Ruggles, 
Smith  Ely,  Jr.,  Sam’l  Booth,  Grenville  T.  Jenks,  Alexander  McCue, 
Henry  E.  Pierrepont,  Martin  Kalbfleisch,  John  Roach,  Charles  A.  Town- 
send, Henry  G.  Stebbins,  Chas.  E.  Bill,  Chauncey  L.  Mitchell,  T.  Bailey 
Meyers,  Seymour  L.  Husted,  William  A.  Fowler,  William  W.  W.  Wood, 
Andrew  H.  Green,  Edmund  W.  Corlies,  William  C.  Rushmore,  Ethelbert 
S.  Mills,  Alfred  W.  Craven,  Arthur  W.  Benson,  T.  B.  Cornell,  John  N. 
Hayward,  Isaac  Van  Anden,  Pomeroy  P.  Dickinson,  Alfred  M.  Wood, 
J.  Carson  Brevoort,  William  Marshall,  Samuel  McLean,  John  W.  Combs, 
William  Hunter,  Jr.,  John  H.  Prentice,  Edmond  Driggs,  John  P.  Atkin- 
son, John  Morton,  and  their  associates,  are  hereby  created  a body  cor- 
porate and  politic,  by  the  name  of  “ The  New  York  Bridge  Company,” 
for  the  purpose  of  constructing  and  maintaining  a permanent  Bridge  over 
the  East  River,  between  the  Cities  of  New  York  and  Brooklyn  ; and  as 
such  corporation  are  invested  with  all  the  powers  and  privileges,  and  are 
subject  to  all  the  liabilities  conferred  and  imposed  by  title  three,  chapter 
eighteen,  of  part  one,  of  the  Revised  Statutes  ; provided,  however,  that 
the  said  Bridge  shall  be  completed  and  opened  to  the  public  use  on  or 
before  the  first  day  of  June,  in  the  year  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and 
seventy. 

Sec.  2.  The  said  corporation  shall  have  power  to  purchase,  acquire  and 
hold  as  much  real  estate  as  may  be  necessary  for  the  site  of  said  Bridge, 
and  of  all  piers,  abutments,  walls,  toll-houses,  and  other  structures  proper 
to  said  Bridge,  and  for  the  opening  of  suitable  avenues  of  approach  to 
said  Bridge,  but  not  any  land  under  water,  in  the  river,  beyond  the  pier 
lines  established  by  law  ; to  borrow  money  from  time  to  time,  not  ex- 


Corporators. 


Powers. 


500 


Capital  Stock. 


Di  rectors. 
How  elected. 


Officers. 


D 1 re  c t o rs 
Powers  of. 


ceeding  in  the  aggregate,  at  any  one  time,  the  amount  of  the  capital ; to 
make  and  establish,  from  time  to  time,  ordinances  and  laws,  under 
reasonable  penalties,  to  be  recovered  in  the  name  of  and  on  behalf  of  the 
said  corporation,  in  any  court  in  the  City  and  County  of  New  York,  or 
County  of  Kings,  having  the  jurisdiction  of  Justices  of  the  Peace,  regu- 
lating the  travel  over  said  Bridge  by  vehicles  and  animals  ; and  in  case  of 
destruction  of  said  Bridge,  to  reconstruct  and  maintain  the  same,  and  to 
borrow  additional  moneys  sufficient  for  that  purpose. 

Sec.  3.  The  capital  stock  of  said  corporation  shall  be  five  millions  of 
dollars,  divided  into  shares  of  one  hundred  dollars  each.  The  Directors 
of  said  corporation  may,  at  any  time,  with  the  consent  in  writing  of 
stockholders  holding  a majority  of  the  stock,  increase  such  capital. 
The  shares  shall  be  deemed  personal  property,  and  may  be  trans- 
ferred in  such  manner  as  shall  be  prescribed  by  the  by-laws  of  the  cor- 
poration. 

Sec.  4.  The  persons  named  in  the  first  section  of  this  act  shall  con- 
stitute the  first  Board  of  Directors  of  said  corporation,  and  shall  hold 
their  places  as  such  until  the  first  Monday  of  June,  one  thousand  eight 
hundred  and  sixty-eight,  and  until  others  shall  be  elected  in  their  stead. 
The  number  of  Directors,  after  the  time  last  mentioned,  shall  not  be  less 
than  thirteen,  nor  more  than  twenty-one,  to  be  fixed  in  the  by-laws  of  the 
corporation.  An  election  of  Directors  shall  take  place  on  the  first  Mon- 
day of  June,  in  the  year  last  aforesaid,  and  annually  on  that  day  there 
after,  at  an  hour  and  place  to  be  designated  in  the  by-laws  ; and  the 
persons  then  elected  by  a majority  of  shares  voted  upon  by  stockholders, 
in  person  or  by  proxy,  shall  constitute  the  Directors  for  the  then  ensuing 
year,  and  until  others  shall  be  duly  elected  in  their  places.  All  vacancies 
which  shall  occur  in  the  Board  of  Directors,  by  death,  resignation, 
mental  incompetency,  removal  from  the  State,  or  otherwise,  shall  be 
filled  by  appointment  of  a majority  of  the  remaining  members,  for  the 
balance  of  the  term  thus  vacated.  A majority  of  said  Board  shall  consti- 
tute a quorum. 

Sec.  5.  The  officers  of  the  corporation  shall  consist  of  a President, 
Secretary  and  Treasurer,  who  shall  be  annually  elected  by  the  incoming 
Board  of  Directors.  Such  subordinates  may  be  appointed  from  time  to 
time  as  the  Board  may  direct.  A record  of  the  proceedings  of  the 
Board  of  Directors  shall  be  kept  by  the  Secretary,  and  a statement  of  the 
financial  condition  of  the  corporation,  the  amount  of  money  expended 
on  account  of  said  Bridge  and  its  appurtenances,  and  of  all  its  receipts 
and  expenditures,  shall  be  annually  prepared  by  the  President  and 
Treasurer,  verified  by  them  under  oath,  and  filed  in  the  office  of  the 
Secretary  of  State  on  or  before  the  first  day  of  June  in  each  year. 

Sec.  6.  The  Board  of  Directors  shall  have  power  to  fix  the  rates  of 
toll  for  persons,  animals,  carriages  and  vehicles  of  ever)'  kind  or  descrip- 
tion passing  over  the  same.  Toll-gates  shall  be  kept  at  each  end  of  the 
Bridge,  and  the  toll  demanded  and  paid  upon  entering  on  the  Bridge. 
The  rates  of  toll  shall  be  posted  up  conspicuously  at  the  toll-gates.  The 


5oi 

said  Directors  shall  reduce  the  rates  of  toll  from  time  to  time,  so  that  the 
net  profits  of  said  Bridge  shall  not  exceed  the  sum  of  fifteen  per  cent, 
per  annum,  after  deducting  the  expenses  of  repairs  and  improvements  to 
said  Bridge,  its  appurtenances  and  approaches,  and  all  just  and  proper 
damages  against  the  said  corporation. 

Sec.  7.  The  cities  of  New  York  and  Brooklyn,  or  either  of  them, 
may  at  any  time  take  the  said  Bridge  and  appurtenances  and  acquire  all 
property  therein  by  the  payment  to  the  said  corporation  of  the  cost  there- 
of, together  with  thirty-three  and  one-third  per  cent,  in  addition  thereto, 
provided  the  said  Bridge  be  made  free,  to  be  passed  by  travelers  and 
vehicles  without  tolls  or  other  charges. 

Sec.  8.  Any  person  willfully  doing  any  injur)'  to  the  said  Bridge  or  any 
of  its  appurtenances  shall  forfeit  and  pay  to  the  said  corporation  three 
times  the  amount  of  such  injury,  and  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a mis 
demeanor,  and  be  subject  to  a penalty  not  exceeding  five  hundred  dol- 
lars, and  to  imprisonment  not  exceeding  six  months,  in  the  discretion  of 
the  courts. 

Sec.  9.  Concurrent  jurisdiction  shall  be  possessed  and  exercised  by  the 
courts  of  the  City  and  County  of  New  York  and  the  County  of  Kings, 
respectively,  over  all  crimes  and  offences  committed  upon  said  Bridge  over 
the  East  River.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Commissioners  of  the  Met- 
ropolitan Police  to  keep  an  adequate  force  at  all  times  during  the  day  and 
night  upon  the  said  Bridge,  for  the  protection  of  the  public,  which  force 
shall  be  in  addition  to  the  force  authorized  for  the  two  cities,  and  shall  be 
paid  at  the  joint  expense  of  the  said  two  cities,  to  be  raised  in  the  same 
manner  as  the  other  police  expenses  of  the  said  two  cities,  and  as  a part 
thereof. 

Sec.  10.  Nothing  in  this  Act  contained  shall  be  construed  to  author- 
ize, nor  shall  it  authorize  the  construction  of  any  Bridge  which  shall  ob- 
struct the  free  and  common  navigation  of  the  East  River,  or  the  con- 
struction of  any  pier  in  the  said  river  beyond  the  pier  lines  established  by 
law.  Such  Bridge  shall  not  be  at  a less  elevation  than  one  hundred  and 
thirty  feet  above  high  tide  at  the  middle  of  the  river.  It  shall  not  ob- 
struct any  street  which  it  shall  cross,  but  such  street  shall  be  spanned  by 
a suitable  arch  or  suspended  platform  as  shall  give  a suitable  height  for 
the  passage  under  the  same  for  all  purposes  of  public  travel  and  trans- 
portation. No  street  running  in  the  line  of  said  Bridge  shall  be  closed 
without  full  compensation  to  the  owners  of  land  fronting  on  the  same,  for 
all  damages  they  may  sustain  by  reason  thereof.  The  said  Bridge  shall 
commence  at  or  near  the  junction  of  Main  and  Fulton  streets,  in  the  City 
of  Brooklyn,  and  shall  be  so  constructed  as  to  cross  the  river  as  directly 
as  possible  to  some  point  at  or  below  Chatham  Square,  not  south  of  the 
junction  of  Nassau  and  Chatham  streets,  in  the  City  of  New  York.  The 
said  Bridge  shall  be  built  with  a substantial  railing  or  siding,  and  shall  be 
kept  fully  lighted  through  all  hours  of  the  night. 

Sec.  11.  If  the  said  corporation  shall  be  unable  to  agree  for  any  rea- 
son, with  the  owner  or  owners  of  any  real  estate,  required  for  its  pur- 


Cities  of  New 
York  & Brook- 
lyn mayacquire 
Bridge. 


Willful  injury 
to  Bridge  a mis- 
demeanor. 


Concu  r r e n t 
jurisdiction  o f 
Courts  of  New 
York  and  Kings 
counties. 


Bridge  not  to 
obstruct  navi- 
gation. 


502 


Title  to  Real 
Estate— how  ac- 
quired. 


Cities  of  New 
York  and 
Brooklyn  may 
subscribe  to 
Capital  Stock. 


poses  as  aforesaid  for  the  purchase  thereof,  it  shall  have  the  right  to 
acquire  the  same  in  the  manner  and  by  the  like  special  proceedings  as 
are  authorized  and  provided  for  obtaining  title  to  real  estate  required  for 
the  purposes  of  a railroad  corporation,  under  the  fourteenth  section  of 
the  act  entitled  “ An  Act  to  authorize  the  formation  of  railroad  corpora- 
tions and  to  regulate  the  same,”  passed  April  second,  one  thousand  eight 
hundred  and  fifty,  and  the  other  sections  of  the  said  act  relative  thereto, 
and  any  acts  amendatory  thereof  or  in  addition  thereto  t and  for  that 
purpose  all  such  acts  shall  be  considered  applicable  to  the  corporation 
hereby  created,  as  far  as  may  be,  in  like  manner  as  if  the  same  were 
named  therein  ; and  such  modifications  may  be  made  in  the  formal  part 
of  the  proceedings,  in  order  to  apply  the  same  to  the  corporation  hereby 
created  instead  of  a railroad  corporation,  as  shall  be  approved  of  by  the 
Supreme  Court  ; and  the  said  court  may  make  such  orders  and  regula- 
tions as  to  the  mode  and  manner  of  conducting  the  proceedings,  and  all 
things  relative  thereto,  so  as  to  effectuate  and  make  the  same  valid  for 
acquiring  title  to  such  real  estate  as  the  said  court  may  deem  proper  ; 
and  the  title  thus  acquired  by  the  said  corporation  shall  vest  in  it  the  fee 
simple  of  the  said  lands.  The  said  court,  on  sufficient  cause  being 
shown,  and  on  proof  of  payment  or  tender  of  the  amount  to  be  paid  for 
such  real  estate  in  any  manner  as  may  have  been  required  by  said  court, 
may  issue  summary  process,  in  such  form  as  may  be  deemed  proper,  to 
the  sheriff  of  the  proper  county,  commanding  him  without  delay  to  put 
the  said  corporation,  by  its  proper  agents,  in  the  possession  of  such  real 
estate,  and  may  enforce  such  process  in  such  manner  as  may  be  con- 
formable to  law. 

Sec.  12.  The  Cities  of  New  York  and  Brooklyn,  or  either  of  them,  are 
authorized  to  subscribe  to  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company  such 
amount  as  two-thirds  of  their  Common  Councils  respectively  shall  de- 
termine, and  to  issue  bonds  in  payment  of  such  subscriptions,  payable  in 
not  less  than  thirty  years,  or  may  guarantee  the  payment  of  the  principal 
and  interest  of  the  bonds  of  the  Company  in  such  amounts  as  the  said 
Common  Councils  shall  respectively  determine. 


Sec.  13.  This  act  shall  take  effect  immediately. 


CHAPTER  26. 

AN  ACT  to  amend  an  Act  entitled  “ An  Act  to  incorpor- 
ate the  New  York  Bridge  Company,  for  the  purpose  of 
constructing  and  maintaining  a Bridge  over  the  East 
River,  between  the  cities  of  New  York  and  Brooklyn,” 
passed  April  r6th,  eighteen  hundred  and  sixty-seven. 

Passed  February  twentieth,  eighteen  hundred  and  sixty-nine,  by  a 
two-thirds  vote. 


503 


The  People  of  the  State  of  New  York , represented  in  Senate  and 
Assembly , do  enact  as  follozus  : 

Section  r.  The  Mayor,  Aldermen  and  Commonalty  of  the  City  of 
New  York  shall  be  represented  in  the  Board  of  Directors  of  the  New 
York  Bridge  Company  by  the  Mayor,  Comptroller,  and  President  of  the 
Board  of  Aldermen  of  said  city,  by  virtue  of  their  respective  offices  ; 
and  the  City  of  Brooklyn  shall  be  represented  in  the  said  Board  by  the 
officers  constituting  the  Commissioners  of  the  Sinking  Fund  of  the  City 
of  Brooklyn,  by  virtue  of  their  offices,  but  in  case  either  of  the  said 
cities  shall  cease  to  own  the  portions  of  capital  stock  of  said  Com- 
pany for  which  they  have  respectively  subscribed,  then  the  representa- 
tion of  such  city  in  said  Board  shall  cease.  The  other  members  of  said 
Board  of  Directors  shall  be  elected  by  the  other  stockholders  of  said 
Company  ; but  the  number  of  Directors  shall  remain  the  same,  as  pro- 
vided for  in  the  act  hereby  amended. 

Sec.  2.  The  said  Company  shall  proceed  without  delay  to  construct 
said  Bridge,  and  the  same  shall  be  completed  on  or  before  the  first  day  of 
June,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  seventy-four. 

Sec.  3.  The  said  Company  is  hereby  authorized  to  use  and  occupy  so 
much  of  the  lands  under  water  of  the  East  River,  not  exceeding  in  all  a 
front  on  either  shore  of  two  hundred  and  fifty  feet,  as  may  be  necessary 
for  the  construction  of  the  piers  and  towers  of  the  Bridge  to  be  construc- 
ted by  it,  provided  such  piers  or  towers  shall  not  extend  into  the  said  river 
beyond  the  pier  lines  established  by  law.  But  nothing  in  this  section  con- 
tained shall  be  held  to  affect  the  right  of  any  owner  of  any  wharf, 
dock,  or  other  property  upon  or  over  said  land  under  water. 

Sec.  4.  The  said  Company  is  hereby  authorized  to  operate,  or  dispose 
of  the  right  to  operate,  a passenger  railroad  over  the  said  Bridge,  pro- 
vided that  the  fare  to  be  charged  thereon  shall  not  exceed  the  rate  estab- 
lished by  law  for  the  city  railroads  in  the  cities  of  New  York  and  Brook- 
lyn; but  nothing  in  this  section  contained  shall  be  held  to  authorize  the 
running  or  operating  a railroad  except  between  the  termini  of  said  Bridge. 

Sec.  5.  This  Act  shall  take  effect  immediately. 


III. 

Public,  No.  53. 

AN  ACT  to  establish  a Bridge  across  the  East  River,  be- 
tween the  cities  of  Brooklyn  and  New  York,  in  the  State 
of  New  York,  a post-road. 

Section  i.  Be  it  enacted  by  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives 
of  the  United  States  of  America,  in  Congress  assembled,  that  the  Bridge 
across  the  East  River,  between  the  cities  of  New  York  and  Brooklyn,  in 


The  Cities  of 
New  York  and 
Brooklyn  shall 
be  represented 
in  the  Board  of 
Directors. 


Time  of  com- 
pletion of  the 
Bridge. 


Company  may 
use  and  occupy 
land  under  wa- 
ter. 


May  operate 
or  dispose  of  the 
right  to  operate 
a passenger  rail- 
road. 


Act  o f Con- 
gress legalizing 
Bridge. 


504 


Secretary  o f 
War  to  approve 
plan  and  loca- 
tion of  Bridge. 


the  State  of  New  York,  to  be  constructed  under  and  by  virtue  of  an  Act 
of  the  Legislature  of  the  State  of  New  York,  entitled,  “An  Act  to  in- 
corporate the  New  York  Bridge  Company,  for  the  purpose  of  construct- 
ing and  maintaining  a bridge  over  the  East  River,  between  the  cities  of 
New  York  and  Brooklyn,”  passed  April  sixteenth,  eighteen  hundred  and 
sixty-seven,  is  hereby  declared  to  be,  when  completed,  in  accordance 
with  the  aforesaid  law  of  the  State  of  New  York,  a lawful  structure  and 
post- road  for  the  conveyance  of  the  mails  of  the  United  States.  Provided , 
that  the  said  Bridge  shall  be  so  constructed  and  built  as  not  to  obstruct , 
impair , or  injuriously  modify  the  navigation  of  the  river,  and  in  order  to 
secure  a compliance  with  these  conditions,  the  Company,  previous  to 
commencing  the  construction  of  the  Bridge,  shall  submit  to  the  Secretary 
of  War  a plan  of  the  Bridge,  with  a detailed  map  of  the  river  at  the 
proposed  site  of  the  Bridge,  and  for  the  distance  of  a mile  above  and 
below  the  site,  exhibiting  the  depths  and  currents  at  all  points  of  the 
same,  together  with  all  other  information  touching  said  Bridge  and  river 
as  may  be  deemed  requisite  by  the  Secretary  of  War  to  determine 
whether  the  said  Bridge,  when  built,  will  conform  to  the  prescribed  con- 
ditions of  the  Act,  not  to  obstruct,  impair,  or  injuriously  modify  the  navi- 
gation of  the  river. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  enacted.  That  the  Secretary  of  War  is  hereby 
authorized  and  directed,  upon  receiving  said  plan  and  map,  and  other  in- 
formation, and  upon  being  satisfied  that  a Bridge  built  on  such  plan,  and 
at  said  locality,  will  conform  to  the  prescribed  conditions  of  this  Act,  not 
to  obstruct,  impair,  or  injuriously  modify  the  navigation  of  said  river,  to 
notify  the  said  Company  that  he  approves  the  same,  and  upon  receiving 
such  notification  the  said  Company  may  proceed  to  the  erection  of  said 
Bridge,  conforming  strictly  to  the  approved  plan  and  location.  But  until 
the  Secretary  of  War  approve  the  plan  and  location  of  said  Bridge,  and 
notify  said  Company  of  the  same,  in  writing,  the  Bridge  shall  not  be  built 
or  commenced  ; and  should  any  change  be  made  in  the  plan  of  the  Bridge 
during  the  progress  of  the  work  thereon,  such  change  shall  be  subject 
likewise  to  the  approval  of  the  Secretary  of  War. 


Sec.  3.  And  be  it  further  enacted,  That  Congress  shall  have  power  at 
any  time  to  alter,  amend  or  repeal  this  Act. 

Approved  March  3d,  1S69. 

(Endorsement.) 

Department  of  State.  \ 
Washington,  April  1st,  1S69. ) 


A true  copy. 

(Signed,) 


C.  S Chew,  Chief  Clerk. 


UNITED  STATES  OF  AMERICA  : 

War  Department,  Washington  City,  | 
June  16th,  1876.  \ 

Pursuant  to  section  8S2  of  the  Revised  Statutes,  I hereby  certify  that 
the' annexed  are  true  copies  of  papers  of  record  in  this  Department. 


505 


In  witness  whereof,  I have  hereunto  set  my  hand,  and  caused  the  seal 
[l.  S.]  of  the  War  Department  to  be  affixed,  on  the  day  and  year  first 
above  written. 

H.  T.  CROSBY, 

Chief  Clerk. 

For  the  SECRETARY  OF  WAR, 
in  his  absence. 


New  York,  May  22d,  i86g. 

Bvt.  Maj.-Genl.  A.  A.  Humphreys, 

Chief  of  Engineers , U.  S.  Army, 

Washington,  D.  C. 

General — The  Commission  constituted  by  Special  Orders  No.  72, 
from  the  Adjutant-General’s  Office,  to  examine  and  report  upon  the 
Bridge  proposed  to  be  built  between  the  cities  of  New  York  and  Brook- 
lyn, by  the  New  York  Bridge  Company,  having  completed  the  investiga- 
tion of  the  subject,  has  the  honor  to  submit  the  following 


REPORT : 

The  questions  submitted  in  the  instructions  from  the  War  Department 
for  investigation  by  the  Commission,  are  taken  up  in  order  : 

1st.  To  “report  upon  the  plan  and  location  of  the  Bridge,  and  the 
practicability  of  the  structure.” 

It  should  be  stated  that  the  Bridge  Company  furnished  the  Commis- 
sion with  drawings,  exhibiting  the  plan  and  location  of  the  proposed 
Bridge,  and  copies  of  estimates  and  other  papers  relating  to  the  construc- 
tion, which  tended  to  assist  and  diminish  the  labors  of  the  Commission 
in  its  investigation.  The  Company  also  presented  certain  modifications 
proposed,  but  not  yet  officially  adopted,  consisting  essentially  in  an  in- 
crease of  the  width  of  roadway,  from  80  to  84  feet  ; in  an  enlargement 
of  the  steel  wire  cables  to  a diameter  of  15  inches,  and  a consequent  in- 
crease in  the  sustaining  power  of  the  Bridge  ; in  reducing  the  number  and 
positions  of  the  sliding  joints,  introduced  to  allow  of  the  expansion  and 
contraction  resulting  from  changes  of  temperature,  and  certain  other 
modifications  of  details  to  adapt  them  to  the  increased  width. 

As  will  be  seen  from  the  accompanying  maps  and  drawings,  the  Bridge 
is  to  commence  on  the  Brooklyn  side  at  a point  near  the  intersection  of 
Sands  and  Fulton  streets,  and  to  terminate  at  a point  on  Chatham  street, 
in  New  York,  opposite  to  the  “ Hall  of  Records.” 

The  principal  dimensions  of  the  Bridge,  as  presented  in  the  plans,  are 
as  follows  : 


Report  of 
Commission  to 
Chief  of  Engi- 
n e e r s,  U.  S. 
Army. 


Plan  and  loca- 
tion of  Bridge. 


60 


5o6 


Dimens i o n s 
of  Bridge. 


E ff  e c t of 
foundations  on 
navigation. 


Length  of  approach  on  New  York  side  from  terminus  to 

centre  of  tower 2,381  feet. 

Length  of  approach  on  Brooklyn  side  from  terminus  to 

centre  of  tower 1,881  “ 

Length  of  river  span  from  centre  to  centre  of  towers 1,600  “ 

Total  length 5,862  “ 

Total  width,  according  to  proposed  modifications 84  “ 

Clear  height  of  river-span,  at  centre,  above  high  water.  . . . 130  “ 

Clear  height  of  river- span,  at  towers,  above  high  water.  ...  112  “ 

Grade  of  approach  on  the  New  York  side,  per  100  feet. . . . 3-tw  “ 


The  mode  of  sinking  the  foundations  for  the  towers,  and  the  plan  for 
erecting  the  superstructure,  have  been  carefully  examined  and  are  be- 
lieved to  be  entirely  practicable,  while  in  regard  to  the  stability  of  the 
structure  when  completed  no  doubts  are  entertained  ; nor  in  the  opinion 
of  the  commission  need  any  danger  be  apprehended,  for  an  indefinite 
period  of  time  (if  repairs  and  preservation  are  properly  attended  to),  of 
an  entire  or  partial  destruction  of  the  Bridge,  either  from  passing  loads 
or  high  winds ; excepting  possibly  in  the  event  of  a tornado  of  such  viol- 
ence as  to  destroy  a large  portion  of  the  buildings  in  its  track — the  pow- 
er of  which  cannot  be  submitted  to  calculcation.  Such  a contigency  is, 
however,  so  remote  as  not  to  be  worthy  of  serious  consideration. 

It  may  be  stated  in  this  connection,  that,  contrary  to  the  common 
opinion,  great  magnitude  in  a properly  proportioned  structure  of  this  kind, 
is  an  important  element  of  safety  against  accidents  resulting  from  high 
winds,  since  the  weight  and  resistance  to  oscillation  increase  in  a greater 
ratio  than  the  surface  exposed  to  wind  action. 

It  also  appears  that  the  ratio  of  the  greatest  possible  moving  load  to 
the  weight  of  the  structure  constantly  diminishes  as  the  span  increases. 
For  example,  in  a span  of  100  feet,  the  greatest  moving  load  might  be 
equal  to  twice  the  weight  of  the  superstructure  itself;  while  in  a span  of 
1,600  feet  it  would  be  less  than  one-half  of  that  weight — of  course,  the 
deflection  and  oscillation,  or  undulation  due  to  the  moving  load,  would 
diminish  in  similar  ratio. 

2d.  ‘ ‘ What  effect  the  piers  and  tower  foundations  and  abutments  will 
have  upon  the  navigation  of  the  river,  upon  its  regimen  and  upon  the 
approaches  to  the  harbor  of  New  York  ?” 

In  relation  to  this  question,  the  opinion  of  the  Commission  is  very  de- 
cided. The  towers  being  within  the  lines  established  by  the  State  of  New 
York,  beyond  which  no  pier  or  wharf  can  be  extended,  can  have  no  sen- 
sible influence  upon  the  navigation  of  the  East  River,  or  upon  its  regi- 
men or  upon  the  approaches  to  the  harbor  of  New  York,  beyond  what 
the  piers  or  wharves,  as  now  authorized,  occasion. 

3d.  “To  what  extent  the  Bridge  will  obstruct  or  interrupt  the  passage 
of  vessels,  and  the  free  access  to  the  U.  S.  Navy  Yard  at  Brooklyn  ? ” 

To  the  answer  to  the  third  question  the  Commission  has  given  much 
attention,  and  it  has  indeed  occasioned  by  far  the  larger  part  of  its  labors. 


50  7 

So  far  as  relates  to  the  free  access  to  the  Navy  Yard  at  Brooklyn,  the 
Commission,  after  a personal  interview  with  Rear  Admiral  Godon,  com- 
manding at  the  yard,  addressed  him  a communication,  a copy  cf  which  is 
with  the  accompanying  papers,  asking  the  effect  which  the  proposed 
Bridge  would  have  upon  the  free  access  of  Government  vessels  to  the 
Navy  Yard. 

His  reply,  which  is  also  furnished,  shows  that  so  far  as  the  naval  in- 
terests connected  with  the  yard  are  concerned,  the  proposed  Bridge  should 
not  be  deemed  an  obstruction. 

As  regards  vessels  in  the  merchant  service,  the  Commission  has  exam- 
ined shipping  merchants,  nautical  men,  and  other  experts,  as  directed  in 
the  War  Department  instructions,  and  has  made  personal  examinations 
of  shipping,  wharves,  dry  docks,  and  other  matters  having  relation  to 
the  subject  committed  to  its  consideration.  Applications  were  also  made 
to  the  Chamber  of  Commerce,  to  the  Shipowners’  Association,  and  to 
the  Vessel  Owners’  and  Captains’  Co-operative  Association,  all  of  which 
are  recognized  organizations  in  New  York,  having  in  charge  the  various 
commercial  interests  they  represent,  and  whose  responses  are  furnished 
with  the  accompanying  papers.  Of  these  the  two  latter,  and  many  of 
the  property  owners,  warehousemen  and  merchants,  oppose  the  con- 
struction of  the  Bridge,  on  account  of  the  alleged  injury  to  commerce 
and  property  connected  therewith,  arising  from  want  of  sufficient  height 
above  the  water  to  permit  the  passage  under  it  of  vessels  of  the  largest 
class,  with  all  their  spars  standing  ; the  striking  of  which  would  involve 
a cost  which  they  maintain  would  be  seriously  detrimental  to  the  various 
interests  involved.  The  drawings  presented  by  the  two  associations 
named,  show  that  ships  of  a certain  class  can  pass  the  Bridge  only  by 
striking  all  their  spars  above  the  main  topmast,  and  the  expense  of  this 
work,  which,  it  is  alleged,  cannot  be  done  by  the  regular  crews,  but  must 
be  done  by  riggers  especially  employed  for  the  purpose,  as  well  as  the 
detention  to  the  vessel  occasioned  thereby — -they  estimate  will  impose  a 
serious  tax  upon  commerce. 

So  far  as  the  striking  of  the  higher  spars  of  large  vessels  is  necessary, 
just  so  far  the  Bridge  at  its  proposed  height  “ will  obstruct  or  inter- 
rupt the  passage  of  vessels,”  but  the  vastly  larger  proportion  of  vessels 
frequenting  the  East  River,  embracing  sloops,  schooners,  brigs,  barques, 
steamers  of  all  kinds — and  ships  of  the  smallest  class — may  pass  under 
the  Bridge  without  obstruction  or  interruption,  with  all  their  spars 
standing. 

4th.  “ Such  other  facts  and  views  as  may  be  found  to  have  an  im- 
portant bearing  upon  the  question  whether  the  said  Bridge,  when  built, 
will  conform  to  the  prescribed  conditions  of  the  Act  of  Congress  relating 
to  it.” 

This  portion  of  the  instructions  is  the  only  one  which  has  occasioned 
any  embarrassment,  and  it  turns  entirely  upon  the  construction  to  be 
given  to  the  Act  of  Congress,  requiring  that  the  Bridge  shall  not  “ ob- 


Extent  to 
which  B r id  g e 
will  ob  s t r u c t 
passage  of  ves- 
sels. 


Other  facts 
and  views. 


Bearing  upon 
the  question  of 
obstructi on  to 
navigation. 


struct  ” the  navigation  of  the  river.  If  this  word  is  to  be  taken  in  its 
strictest  sense  ; that  the  Bridge  shall  offer  no  impediment  whatever  to 
the  free  passage  of  vessels  of  any  class— shall  impose  no  necessity  of 
sending  down  or  disturbing  their  loftiest  spars — -then  the  Bridge  is  inad- 
missible under  the  terms  of  the  Act.  The  members  of  the  Commission 
do  not  pretend  to  such  knowledge  of  law  as  to  claim  for  their  opinion  a 
weight  which  should  decide  the  question  ; but,  taking  the  cases  of  other 
bridges  which  have  been  authorized,  in  which  the  height  decided  upon 
was  such  as  to  require  preparations  for  passing,  similar  to  those  which 
will  be  indispensable  in  this  instance,  and  assuming  that  Congress,  when 
passing  this  Act,  was  aware  that  many  sea-going  ships  carried  spars 
reaching  far  more  than  130  feet  above  the  water  line  ; we  are  of  opinion 
that  it  was  not  the  intention  to  use  the  word  ‘ ‘ obstruct  ” in  its  strictest 
sense,  but  to  imply  by  it  that  the  Bridge  should  not  present  a serious 
obstacle  to  the  passage  of  vessels.  As  has  been  stated,  a large  propor- 
tion of  the  shipping  frequenting  the  harbor  of  New  York,  whether  con- 
sidered in  reference  to  tonnage  or  number  of  vessels,  will  pass  the 
Bridge,  absolutely  without  impediment,  with  all  their  spars  standing. 
Should  the  necessity,  therefore,  for  striking  the  spars  of  certain  vessels 
be  construed  as  constituting  the  Bridge  an  obstruction  ? In  the  judg- 
ment of  the  Commission,  it  should  not ; though  it  feels  bound  to  dis- 
tinctly present  the  question  for  the  decision  of  the  War  Department. 

While  the  Commission  feels  compelled  to  adopt  the  foregoing  construc- 
tion of  the  law,  yet  the  members  feel  it  their  duty  to  place  upon  record 
their  opinion  as  to  the  proper  height,  which,  under  all  the  circumstances, 
should  be  established  for  the  Bridge. 

An  addition  of  five  to  ten  feet  to  the  present  height  would  permit 
almost  every  vessel,  submerged  to  half  load  line,  advantage  being  taken 
of  the  time  of  tide — to  pass  with  top-gallants  standing.  The  light  spars 
only  above  the  top-gallant  would  be  sent  down.  This  is  shown  by  the 
following  table  prepared  from  the  data  supplied  by  the  “Shipowners’ 
Association,”  fixing  the  heights  of  the  top-gallant  masts  above  the 
water-line  : 


Names  of  Ships. 

Height  when 
Light. 

Height  when 
Loaded. 

Height  at  Half 
Load  Line. 

Tonnage. 

Hudson 

ft.  in. 

137  0 

ft.  in. 
125  6 

ft.  in. 
131  3 

i.Soi 

Palestine 

142  6 

131  0 

136  9 

i,75i 

Amazon 

141  6 

131  6 

136  6 

T750 

J.  C.  Calhoun 

142  0 

129  6 

135  9 

i,S65 

N.  B.  Palmer 

126  0 

116  9 

121  3 

1,124 

Constellation 

137  3 

125  3 

131  3 

i,534 

Mercury 

129  O 

119  O 

124  0 

1,156 

The  rise  and  fall  of  tides  to  be  applied  to  this  table  is  4 feet  6 inches — 
this  being  the  difference  of  level  between  mean  high  water  of  spring  tides 
and  mean  low  water. 


509 

It  should  be  remarked  that  while  most  ships  have  their  masts  above  the 
topmast  in  one  stick,  at  a slight  expense  the  top-gallants  could  be  Added, 
to  allow  the  royals  and  all  above  to  be  sent  down  or  housed,  without  dis- 
turbing the  top-gallants. 

While  all  the  members  of  the  Commission  fully  recognize  the  desirable- 
ness of  giving  additional  height  to  the  Bridge,  and  while  two  of  them 
recommend  that  this  condition  be  required  of  the  Bridge  Company — 
the  third  member  is  of  the  opinion  that  the  grade  of  the  approaches  upon 
the  New  York  side  will  not  admit  of  sensible  increase,  and,  for  this 
reason,  is  not  in  favor  of  prescribing  additional  height  for  the  Bridge. 

As  connected  with  the  original  question  of  the  Bridge  and  as  directly 
bearing  upon  the  point  now  under  consideration,  the  Commission  would 
invite  attention  to  the  communication  from  the  Chamber  of  Commerce  in 
favor  of  the  Bridge,  in  which  the  opinion  is  expressed  that  the  incon- 
venience of  striking  the  upper  spars  should  be  cheerfully  borne  by  ship- 
ping and  commercial  interests,  in  view  of  the  advantages  which  other  im- 
portant interests  would  derive  from  its  construction  ; to  the  papers  sub- 
mitted by  the  Bridge  Company  in  reply  to  the  objections  presented  by  the 
opponents  of  the  Bridge  ; and  to  the  letter  of  the  Mayor  of  New  York 
advocating  its  construction,  in  view  of  the  advantages  which  would 
result  therefrom  to  the  City  of  New  York  and  the  surrounding  country. 

In  the  conclusions  to  which  the  Commission  has  arrived,  the  relation  of 
the  various  interests  involved  has  not  been  taken  into  consideration,  as  it 
was  not  required  by  the  strict  letter  of  the  instructions  from  the  War  De- 
partment. As  it  might,  however,  be  considered  as  being  within  the 
general  scope  of  those  instructions,  it  may  not  be  amiss  to  remark  that  the 
Commission  has  been  convinced,  by  its  examination  of  the  subject,  that  a 
bridge  over  the  East  River  is  rapidly  becoming  a necessity  ; that  its  con- 
struction will  furnish  facilities  of  communication  already  required  by  the 
populations  of  New  York,  Brooklyn  and  vicinity. 

Should  it  be  decided  to  allow  the  Bridge  to  be  built,  the  Commission 
recommends  that  the  following  conditions  be  insisted  on,  viz.  : 

1st.  That  the  dimensions  and  co-efficients  of  stability  of  the  various 
parts  of  the  structure  shall  not  be  reduced  below  those  represented  in  the 
papers  submitted  to  the  Commission. 

2d.  That  the  centre  of  the  main  span  shall,  under  no  conditions  of 
temperature  or  load,  be  less  than  the  prescribed  height  in  the  clear,  above 
mean  high  water  of  spring  tide,  as  established  by  the  U.  S.  Coast  Survey. 

3d.  That  no  portion  of  the  grillage  or  enrockments  of  the  pier  or  tower 
foundations,  above  the  natural  river  bed,  shall  project  beyond  the  pier 
lines,  as  established  by  the  laws  of  the  State  of  New  York. 

4th.  That  no  guys  or  stays  shall  ever  be  attached  to  the  main  span  of 
the  Bridge,  which  shall  hang  below  the  bottom  chords  thereof. 

The  conclusions  of  the  Commission  may  be  recapitulated  as  follows  : 

1st.  That  there  is  no  doubt  of  the  entire  practicability  of  the  structure, 
nor  of  its  stability  when  completed. 


Add i t i o n a 1 
height  of 
Biidge. 


Recommenda- 

tions. 


Conclusions. 


Report  sub  • 
mitted  to  Secre- 
tary of  War. 


510 

2d.  That  no  sensible  effect  will  be  produced  by  the  pier  or  tower  founda- 
tions and  abutments  (towers),  upon  the  navigation  of  the  river,  upon  its 
regimen,  nor  upon  the  approaches  to  the  harbor  of  New  York. 

3d.  That  the  Bridge  will  not  offer  any  important  impediment  to  the 
free  access  of  naval  vessels  to  the  U.  S.  Navy  Yard  at  Brooklyn,  nor  any 
obstruction  or  interruption  to  the  passage  of  merchant  vessels  under  it, 
further  than  requiring  the  larger  and  more  numerous  class  of  ships  to  send 
down  or  house  their  royals,  and,  in  some  cases,  their  top-gallant  masts. 

4th.  That  the  Bridge,  as  proposed,  will  conform  to  the  prescribed  con- 
ditions of  the  Act  of  Congress  relating  to  it,  unless  it  be  decided  that 
the  word  “ obstruct  or  impair,"  implies  that  it  shall  not  necessitate  any 
such  preparation  for  passing  it,  on  the  part  of  vessels  of  the  larger  class, 
as  is  involved  in  the  housing  or  sending  down  of  top-gallant  masts, 
royal  or  sky  sail  masts. 

5th.  Conditions  recommended  to  be  insisted  on,  in  case  it  should  be 
decided  to  permit  the  construction  of  the  Bridge — see  concluding 
paragraphs  of  report. 

The  papers  accompanying  this  report  are  enumerated  in  the  list  here- 
with. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

H.  G.  WRIGHT, 

Lieut.-Col.  of  Engineers,  Bvt.  Maj.-Gcn'l. 

JOHN  NEWTON, 

Lieut.-Col.  of  Engineers , Bvt.  Maj.-Gen  l. 
W.  R.  KING, 

Captain  of  Engineers,  Bvt.  Maj. 


Office  of  the  Chief  of  Engineers,  J 
Washington,  D.  C.,  May  31st,  1869.  $ 

Hon.  Tno.  A.  Rawlins,  Secretary  of  War: 

Sir — The  report  with  accompanying  papers  of  the  Commission,  con- 
stituted by  Special  Orders  No.  72  from  the  Adjutant-General’s  office,  to 
examine  and  report  upon  the  Bridge  proposed  to  be  built  between  the 
cities  of  New  York  and  Brooklyn,  is  herewith  respectfully  submitted  to 
the  Secretary  of  War.  After  an  examination  of  them  and  a careful  con- 
sideration of  the  subject,  the  conclusion  at  which  I have  arrived  is  that 
the  proposed  Bridge,  if  built  subject  to  the  conditions  recommended  by 
the  Commission,  with  the  prescribed  height  in  the  middle  of  one  hun- 
dred and  thirty  feet  above  mean  high  water  of  spring  tides,  will  conform 
to  the  requirements  of  the  Act  of  Congress  “ not  to  obstruct,  impair  or 
injuriously  modify  the  navigation  of  the  river,”  and  I recommend  to  the 
Secretary  of  War  approval  of  the  same. 

The  phrase  in  the  Act  of  Congress  “ not  to  obstruct,  impair  or  in- 
juriously modify  the  navigation  of  the  river,  " was  prepared  by  myself, 


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and  with  reference  to  the  meaning  attached  to  those  words  by  the  best 
authorities  ; and  they  were,  I believe,  used  in  the  act  with  that  under- 
standing of  them. 

I would  further  recommend  that  the  Bridge  Company  be  furnished 
with  a copy  of  the  report  of  the  Commission. 

Very  respectfully  your  ob’t  serv’t, 

(Signed)  A.  A.  HUMPHREYS, 

Brig.-Gen  l 6°  Chief  of  Engineers. 

[endorsement.] 

War  Department,  June  19th,  1869. 

Respectfully  returned  to  the  Chief  of  Engineers,  whose  views  and  re- 
commendations, as  well  as  those  of  the  Commission  herein  referred  to  are 
concurred  in  and  approved  ; provided,  that  the  height  of  the  centre  of 
the  main  span  of  the  Bridge  shall  not  be  less  than  one  hundred  and  thirty- 
five  feet  in  the  clear  at  mean  high  water  of  the  spring  tides,  and  provid- 
ed, further,  that  the  structure  shall  conform  in  all  other  respects  to  the 
conditions  recommended  by  the  Commission. 

The  Chief  of  Engineers  will  furnish  the  Bridge  Company  with  a copy 
of  the  Act  establishing  the  Bridge  ; a copy  of  the  report  of  the  Commis- 
sion, and  of  this  report,  and  will  notify  the  Company  that  the  plan  and 
location  of  the  Bridge  are  approved,  subject  to  the  conditions  herein  im- 
posed. 

(Signed)  JNO.  A.  RAWLINS, 

Secretary  of  War. 

War  Department  : ) 

June  19th,  1869.  ) 


Office  of  the  Chief  of  Engineers,  ) 
Washington,  D.  C.,  Tune  21st,  1869.  J 

Hon.  Henry  C.  Murphy, 

President  New  York  Bridge  Company , Brooklyn , N.  Y, 

Sir — I am  directed  by  the  Secretary  of  War  to  inform  the  New  York 
Bridge  Company  that  he  approves  the  plan  and  location  of  the  East  River 
Bridge,  as  reported  by  the  Company  to  the  Commission  instituted  by 
orders  from  the  War  Department,  provided  the  Bridge  conform  to  the 
following  conditions,  viz.: 

First — That  the  centre  of  the  main  span  shall,  under  no  conditions  of 
temperature  or  load,  be  less  than  one  hundred  and  thirty-five  feet  in  the 
clear  above  mean  high  water  of  spring  tides,  as  established  by  the  United 
States  Coast  Survey. 

Second — That  the  dimensions  and  co-efficients  of  stability  of  the  vari- 
ous parts  of  the  structure  shall  not  be  reduced  below  those  represented 
in  the  papers  submitted  to  the  Commission  by  the  Company  or  its 
agents. 


Decision  o f 
the  Secretary  of 
War. 


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The  Cities  of 
New  York  and 
Brooklyn  may 
acquire  exclu- 
sive ownership 
of  Bridge. 


D i r e c tors — 
How  appointed 
in  that  event. 


Third  That  no  portion  of  the  grillage  or  enrockments  of  the  pier  or 
tower  foundations,  above  the  natural  river  bed,  shall  project  beyond  the 
pier  lines,  as  established  by  the  laws  of  the  State  of  New  York. 

Fourth  That  no  guys  or  stays  shall  ever  be  attached  to  the  main  span 
of  the  Bridge  which  shall  hang  below  the  bottom  chords  thereof. 

These  conditions  must  be  strictly  adhered  to  in  building  the  Bridge. 

I am  also  instructed  by  the  Secretary  of  War  to  furnish  the  Bridge 
Company  copies  of  the  Act  of  Congress,  establishing  the  Bridge,  of  the 
Report  of  the  Commission,  and  of  the  Report  of  the  Chief  of  Engineers  j 
all  of  which  are  enclosed  herewith. 

Very  respectfully, 

Your  obedient  servant, 

A.  A.  HUMPHREYS, 
Brig.-Gen.  and  Chief  of  Engineers. 


CHAPTER  601. 

AN  ACT  to  amend  an  Act  entitled  “An  Act  to  incorporate 
the  New  York  Bridge  Company,  for  the  purpose  of  con- 
structing and  maintaining  a Bridge  over  the  East  River, 
between  the  cities  of  New  York  and  Brooklyn,”  passed 
April  sixteenth,  eighteen  hundred  and  sixty-seven,  and  to 
provide  for  the  speedy  construction  of  said  Bridge. 

Passed  June  5th,  1874;  three-fifths  being  present. 

The  People  of  the  Slate  of  New  York , represented  in  Senate  and  As- 
sembly, do  enact  as  follows: 

Section  i.  When  the  Cities  of  New  York  and  Brooklyn  shall,  by  vote 
of  the  Common  Councils  of  said  cities  respectively,  or  when  either  of  said 
cities  shall  so  accept  the  provisions  of  the  third  section  of  this  Act,  and 
when  the  owners  of  two-thirds  of  the  private  stock  of  the  New  York 
Bridge  Company  shall  accept  the  provisions  of  the  second  section  of  this 
Act,  then  and  thereafter  the  Board  of  Directors  of  the  New  York  Bridge 
Company  shall  consist  of  twenty  members,  to  be  appointed  as  follows: 
The  Mayor  and  Comptroller  of  the  City  of  New  York  shall  appoint 
eight  of  such  directors,  and  the  Mayor  and  the  Comptroller  of  the  City  of 
Brooklyn  shall  appoint  eight  of  such  Directors.  The  Mayors  and  Comp- 
trollers of  said  cities  respectively  shall,  by  virtue  of  their  offices,  be 
Directors  of  the  said  Company,  and,  with  the  persons  to  be  appointed 
as  aforesaid,  shall  constitute  the  Board  of  Directors  of  the  said  Company. 
Any  vacancy  occurring  in  said  Board,  by  reason  of  death,  resignation, 
removal  from,  or  by  neglect  to  attend  the  regular  meetings  of  the  Board 
for  a period  of  three  months,  unless  prevented  by  sickness  or  excused  by 


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a vote  of  the  Board,  shall  be  filled  in  the  same  manner  as  the  Director 
whose  place  shall  become  vacant  was  appointed.  Directors  appointed  to 
fill  vacancies  shall  hold  their  places  for  the  unexpired  part  of  the  term  of 
the  Directors  in  whose  places  they  may  be  appointed.  The  Directors  ap- 
pointed in  pursuance  of  this  section  shall  hold  their  places  until  said 
Bridge  is  completed  or  open  for  travel. 

Sec.  2.  Whenever  any  private  stockholder  of  the  New  York  Bridge 
Company  shall  give  his  assent  to  this  act,  by  an  instrument  in  writing, 
signed  and  acknowledged  by  him  so  as  to  entitle  it  to  be  recorded,  and 
the  same  shall  be  duly  recorded  in  the  offices  of  the  Registers  of  the  City 
and  County  of  New  York  and  of  the  County  of  Kings  respectively,  the 
Directors  to  be  appointed  under  the  provisions  of  this  act,  on  behalf  of 
the  Cities  of  Brooklyn  and  New  York,  are  hereby  authorized  to  purchase 
the  rights  of  any  such  private  stockholder  in  the  said  Ccompany,  which 
rights  shall  be  determined  by  the  amount  paid  by  each  of  said  stock- 
holders, together  with  the  interest  on  the  same  from  the  time  of  pay- 
ment, and  to  provide  for  the  payment  thereof  upon  such  terms  as  they 
may  be  able  to  agree  upon. 

Sec.  3.  The  said  Bridge  is  hereby  declared  to  be  a public  highway  fot 
the  purpose  of  rendering  the  travel  between  the  cities  of  New  York  and 
Brooklyn  certain  and  safe  at  all  times,  subject,  nevertheless,  to  such  tolls 
and  prudential  and  police  regulations  as  the  said  Board  of  Directors  shall 
from  time  to  time  establish  and  prescribe;  and  for  the  purpose  of  com- 
pleting the  same,  the  Cities  of  New  York  and  Brooklyn  respectively,  in 
addition  to  the  amounts  already  subscribed  by  them,  are  authorized  to 
issue  bonds,  bearing  interest  not  to  exceed  seven  per  cent,  per  annum, 
and  to  provide  and  pay  to  said  Company,  in  the  manner  heretofore  paid 
by  them,  the  following  sums  of  money,  viz.:  The  City  of  New  York,  the 
sum  of  five  hundred  thousand  dollars,  in  each  of  the  years  eighteen  hun- 
dred and  seventy-four  and  eighteen  hundred  and  seventy-five;  and  the 
City  of  Brooklyn,  the  sum  of  one  million  dollars  in  each  of  said  years;  and 
the  Cities  of  New  York  and  Brooklyn  shall  hold  and  be  invested  respect- 
ively with  the  stock  in  said  company,  in  addition  to  such  as  they  may 
otherwise  hold,  equal  to  the  amount  so  to  be  paid  by  them  as  aforesaid, 
for  which  purpose  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company  shall,  by  virtue  of 
such  payment,  be  increased  to  the  amount  thereof  from  time  to  time  as 
the  same  shall  be  paid. 

Sec.  4.  The  said  Company  shall  be  chargeable  by  the  Comptrollers  of 
the  Cities  of  New  York  and  Brooklyn,  respectively,  with  all  interest  on 
the  bonds  issued  by  them  under  this  Act,  and  the  sums  required  to  pay 
such  interest  shall  be  withheld  by  them  annually  from  the  appropriation 
provided  for  in  the  preceding  section,  and  shall  form  and  be  charged  on 
the  books  of  said  Company  as  part  of  the  cost  of  construction  of  said 
Bridge.  On  the  completion  of  said  Bridge,  the  income  derived  from  the 
same  by  the  Cities  of  New  York  and  Brooklyn  shall  be  applied  toward  the 


Rights  of  pri- 
vate Stockhold- 
ers. 


The  Bridge  a 
public  highway 


$3,000,000  ap- 
propriated. 


Cities  author- 
ized t o issue 
Bridge  Bonds 
therefor. 


Inter e s t on 
Bonds  to  be 
charged  to 
Bridge  Compa- 
ny. 


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514 


payment  of  the  principal  and  interest  of  all  bonds  issued  by  the  said 
cities  for  their  stock  in  said  Bridge.  In  the  year  eighteen  hundred  and 
seventy-nine,  and  annually  thereafter,  there  shall  be  paid  into  the  sinking 
fund  of  said  cities  respectively,  one  hundred  and  fifty  thousand  dollars, 
for  the  purpose  of  paying  said  bonds  at  maturity  ; and  any  deficiency  in 
the  amount  of  principal,  or  interest  annually  required,  shall  be  raised  in 
the  annual  taxes  of  the  said  cities,  respectively. 

Sec.  5.  All  acts  and  parts  of  acts  inconsistent  with  this  Act  are  hereby 
repealed. 

Sec.  6.  This  Act  shall  take  effect  immediately. 


CHAPTER  300. 

AN  ACT  providing  that  the  Bridge  in  the  course  of  con- 
struction over  the  East  River,  between  the  cities  of  New 
York  and  Brooklyn,  by  the  New  York  Bridge  Company, 
shall  be  a public  work  of  the  Cities  of  New  York  and 
Brooklyn,  and  for  the  dissolution  of  said  Company,  and 
the  completion  and  management  of  the  said  Bridge  by 
the  said  cities. 


Passed  May  14th,  1875  ; three-fifths  being  present. 


The  People  of  the  State  of  New  York , represented  in  Senate  and  Assem- 
bly, do  enact  as  follows  : 


Purchase  o t 
private  stock 
and  dissolution 
of  Company. 


Section  i%  Whenever  two-thirds  of  the  private  stock  of  the  New  York 
Bridge  Company  shall  have  been  retired  from  the  said  Company,  by  the 
purchase  of  the  rights  of  the  holders  thereof  in  the  said  Company,  as 
provided  in  and  by  chapter  six  hundred  and  one  of  the  laws  passed  by  the 
Legislature  at  its  last  session,  the  said  Company  shall  be  dissolved,  and 
the  debts  and  liabilities  of  the  same  shall  be  paid  by  the  Trustees  here- 
inafter mentioned,  and  the  Bridge  now  in  course  of  construction  over 
the  East  River,  between  the  Cities  of  New  York  and  Brooklyn,  by  the 
said  Company,  shall  be  completed  and  managed  as  hereinafter  pro- 
vided for  and  on  behalf  of  the  Cities  of  New  York  and  Brooklyn,  as  a 


consolidated  district  for  that  purpose,  which  chapter  is  in  the  words  and 


figures  following,  to  wit : 


Chapter  601. 

AN  ACT  to  amend  an  Act  entitled  “An  Act  to  incorporate  the  New 
York  Bridge  Company,  for  the  purpose  of  constructing  and  maintaining 
a Bridge  over  the  East  River,  between  the  cities  of  New  York  and 


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Brooklyn,"  passed  April  sixteenth,  eighteen  hundred  and  sixty-seven, 

and  to  provide  for  the  speedy  construction  of  said  Bridge. 

Passed  June  5th,  1874;  three-fifths  being  present. 

The  People  of  the  State  of  New  York , represented  in  Senate  and  Assem- 
bly, do  enact  as  follows  : 

Section  i.  When  the  Cities  of  New  York  and  Brooklyn  shall,  by  vote  Act  of  June 
of  the  Common  Councils  of  said  cities  respectively,  or  when  either  of  said  ed. 
cities  shall  so  accept  the  provisions  of  the  third  section  of  this  Act,  and 
when  the  owners  of  two-thirds  of  the  private  stock  of  the  New  York 
Bridge  Company  shall  accept  the  provisions  cjf  the  second  section  of  this 
Act,  then  and  thereafter  the  Board  of  Directors  of  the  New  York  Bridge 
Company  shall  consist  of  twenty  members,  to  be  appointed  as  follows  : 

The  Mayor  and  Comptroller  of  the  City  of  New  York  shall  appoint 
eight  of  such  Directors,  and  the  Mayor  and  Comptroller  of  the  City  of 
Brooklyn  shall  appoint  eight  of  such  Directors.  The  Mayors  and  Comp- 
trollers of  said  cities  respectively  shall,  by  virtue  of  their  offices,  be 
Directors  of  the  said  Company,  and,  with  the  persons  to  be  appointed  as 
aforesaid,  shall  constitute  the  Board  of  Directors  of  the  said  Company. 

Any  vacancy  occurring  in  said  Board,  by  reason  of  death,  resignation, 
removal  from,  or  by  neglect  to  attend  the  regular  meetings  of  the  Board 
for  a period  of  three  months,  unless  prevented  by  sickness  or  excused 
by  a vote  of  the  Board,  shall  be  filled  in  the  same  manner  as  the  Direc- 
tors whose  place  shall  become  vacant  was  appointed.  Directors  appointed 
to  fill  vacancies  shall  hold  their  places  for  the  unexpired  part  of  the  term 
of  the  Directors  in  whose  places  they  may  be  appointed.  The  Directors 
appointed  in  pursuance  of  this  section  shall  hold  their  places  until  said 
Bridge  is  completed  or  open  for  travel. 

Sec.  2.  Whenever  any  private  stockholder  of  the  New  York  Bridge 
Company  shall  give  his  assent  to  this  act,  by  an  instrument  in  writing, 
signed  and  acknowledged  by  him  so  as  to  entitle  it  to  be  recorded,  and 
the  same  shall  be  duly  recorded  in  the  offices  of  the  Registers  of  the  City 
and  County  of  New  York  and  of  the  County  of  Kings  respectively,  the 
Directors  to  be  appointed  under  the  provisions  of  this  Act,  on  behalf  of 
the  Cities  of  Brooklyn  and  New  York,  are  hereby  authorized  to  purchase 
the  rights  of  any  such  private  stockholder  in  the  said  Company,  which 
rights  shall  be  determined  by  the  amount  paid  by  each  of  said  stock- 
holders, together  with  the  interest  on  the  same  from  the  time  of  the  pay- 
ment, and  to  provide  for  the  payment  thereof  upon  such  terms  as  they 
may  be  able  to  agree  upon. 

Sec.  3.  The  said  Bridge  is  hereby  declared  to  be  a public  highway  for 
the  purpose  of  rendering  the  travel  between  the  cities  of  New  York  and 
Brooklyn  certain  and  safe  at  all  times,  subject,  nevertheless,  to  such  tolls 
and  prudential  and  police  regulations  as  the  said  Board  of  Directors  shall 
from  time  to  time  establish  and  prescribe  ; and  for  the  purpose  of  com- 


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Act  of  June 
5th,  1874,  reci- 
ted. 


Appointment 
of  Trustees  by 
Cities  of  New 
York  & Brook- 
lyn. 


Powers  and 
duties. 


pleting  the  same,  the  Cities  of  New  York  and  Brooklyn,  respectively,  in 
addition  to  the  amounts  already  subscribed  by  them,  are  authorized  to 
issue  bonds,  bearing  interest  not  to  exceed  seven  per  cent,  per  annum, 
and  to  provide  and  pay  to  said  Company,  in  the  manner  heretofore  paid 
by  them,  the  following  sums  of  money,  namely:  The  City  of  New  York, 
the  sum  of  five  hundred  thousand  dollars,  in  each  of  the  years  eighteen 
hundred  and  seventy-four  and  eighteen  hundred  and  seventy-five  ; and 
the  City  of  Brooklyn,  the  sum  of  one  million  dollars  in  each  of  said  years; 
and  the  Cities  of  New  York  and  Brooklyn  shall  hold  and  be  invested 
respectively  with  the  stock  in  said  Company,  in  addition  to  such  as  they 
may  otherwise  hold,  equal  to  the  amount  so  to  be  paid  by  them  as  afore- 
said, for  which  purpose  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company  shall,  by  virtue 
of  such  payment,  be  increased  to  the  amount  thereof  from  time  to  time, 
as  the  same  shall  be  paid. 

Sec.  4.  The  said  Company  shall  be  chargeable  by  the  Comptrollers  of 
the  Cities  of  New  York  and  Brooklyn,  respectively,  with  all  interest  on 
the  bonds  issued  by  them  under  this  Act,  and  the  sums  required  to  pay 
such  interest  shall  be  withheld  by  them  annually  from  the  appropriation 
provided  for  in  the  preceding  section,  and  shall  form  and  be  charged  on 
the  books  of  said  Company  as  part  of  the  cost  of  construction  of  said 
Bridge.  On  the  completion  of  said  Bridge,  the  income  derived  from  the 
same  by  the  Cities  of  New  York  and  Brooklyn  shall  be  applied  toward 
the  payment  of  the  principal  and  interest  of  all  bonds  issued  by  the  said 
cities  for  their  stock  in  said  Bridge.  In  the  year  eighteen  hundred  and 
seventy-nine,  and  annually  thereafter,  there  shall  be  paid  into  the  sink- 
ing fund  of  said  cities,  respectively,  one  hundred  and  fifty  thousand 
dollars,  for  the  purpose  of  paying  said  bonds  at  maturity  ; and  any  de- 
ficiency in  the  amount  of  principal  or  interest  annually  required  shall  be 
raised  in  the  annual  taxes  of  the  said  cities  respectively. 

Sec.  5.  All  acts  and  parts  of  acts  inconsistent  with  this  Act  are  hereby 
repealed. 

Sec.  6.  This  Act  shall  take  effect  immediately. 

Sec.  2.  Within  twenty  days  from  and  after  the  passage  of  this  Act,  the 
Mayor  and  Comptroller  and  President  of  the  Board  of  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  New  York,  or  a majority  of  said  officers,  shall  appoint  eight  per- 
sons as  Trustees  for  the  purpose  of  managing  and  constructing  said 
Bridge,  and  within  the  same  period  the  Mayor  and  Comptroller  and  City 
Auditor  of  the  City  of  Brooklyn,  or  a majority  of  said  officers,  shall  ap- 
point eight  persons  as  Trustees  for  the  purposes  aforesaid.  The  said  per- 
sons so  appointed,  together  with  the  Mayors  and  Comptrollers  of  said 
cities,  shall  constitute  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  said  Bridge,  and  shall 
have  full  power,  control  and  direction  over  the  plan  and  construction  of 
said  Bridge  ; and  the  provisions  of  said  chapter  in  regard  to  the  power  and 
duties  of  the  Directors  of  said  Company,  and  the  power  and  duties  of  the 
Mayors  and  Comptrollers  of  said  cities  therein  provided,  shall  in  all  res- 
pects be  applicable  to  said  Trustees,  and  said  Ma)-ors  and  Comptrollers, 


5i; 

respectively.  The  Trustees  so  appointed  shall  hold  office  for  two  years, 
and  at  the  expiration  of  their  term  their  successors  shall  be  appointed  in 
the  manner  aforesaid.  Any  vacancy  occurring  by  the  death,  resignation, 
or  removal  from  office  of  any  Trustee,  shall  be  filled  by  appointment  in 
the  same  manner  and  by  the  same  officers  as  such  Trustee  was  appointed. 

Sec.  3.  From  and  after  the  dissolution  of  the  said  Company  aforesaid, 
the  said  Bridge  shall  be  a public  work,  to  be  constructed  by  the  two  cities 
for  the  accommodation,  convenience  and  safe  travel  of  the  inhabitants  of 
the  said  district  ; and  the  expense  of  constructing  and  maintaining  the 
same  and  acquiring  the  land  necessary  therefor,  and  all  liabilities  imposed 
upon  them  or  incurred  by  them  by  virtue  of  this  Act  shall  be  defrayed  by 
the  said  cities  in  the  proportion  of  two-third  parts  by  the  City  of  Brook- 
lyn, and  one-third  part  by  the  City  of  New  York  ; and  for  such  purpose 
the  said  Trustees  shall,  from  time  to  time,  as  they  shall  deem  necessary, 
call  upon  the  said  cities  by  request  made  to  the  Mayor  and  Comptroller 
thereof  respectively,  for  such  sums  as  they  shall  deem  proper  in  the  pro- 
portions above  mentioned  provided,  however,  that  the  whole  amount  to 
be  paid  by  both  cities  shall  not  exceed  eight  millions  of  dollars,  and  the  City 
of  New  York  shall  not  be  called  upon  to  pay  a greater  sum  than  one  million 
dollars  in  any  one  year,  and  the  City  of  Brooklyn  not  more  than  two  mil- 
lions in  any  one  year,  until  the  said  Bridge  shall  be  fully  completed  and 
open  for  public  travel,  and  the  debts  and  liabilities  incurred  therefor  shall 
be  fully  paid  ; and  the  said  cities  of  New  York  and  Brooklyn  are  hereby 
authorized  and  required  from  time  to  time  to  issue  bonds  bearing  interest 
not  to  exceed  seven  per  cent,  per  annum,  for  the  purpose  of  meeting  the 
requirements  of  the  said  Trustees,  and  to  pay  the  proceeds  thereof  to 
them. 

Sec.  4.  The  said  Trustees  shall  be  chargeable  by  the  Comptrollers  of 
the  Cities  of  New  York  and  Brooklyn,  respectively,  with  all  interest  on 
the  bonds  issued  by  them  under  this  Act,  and  the  sums  required  to  pay 
such  interest  shall  be  withheld  by  them  annually  from  the  payments  pro- 
vided for  in  this  section,  and  shall  form  and  be  charged  upon  the  books  of 
the  said  Trustees  as  part  of  the  construction  of  said  Bridge.  On  the  com- 
pletion of  the  said  Bridge,  the  income  derived  from  the  same  shall  be  ap- 
plied toward  the  payment  of  the  principal  and  interest  of  all  bonds  issued 
by  the  said  cities,  in  proportion  to  the  amount  issued  by  the  said  cities, 
respectively. 

Sec.  5.  The  said  Trustees  shall  have  power  to  purchase,  acquire  and 
hold  for  the  said  cities,  conjointly,  as  much  real  estate  as  may  be  neces- 
sary for  the  site  of  said  Bridge,  and  of  all  piers,  abutments,  walls, 
toll-houses  and  structures  proper  to  said  Bridge,  and  for  the  opening  of 
suitable  avenues  of  approach  to  said  Bridge  ; to  make  and  establish,  from 
time  to  time,  ordinances  and  laws  under  reasonable  penalties,  to  be  re- 
covered on  their  behalf  and  in  their  name  by  the  title  of  “ The  Trustees 
of  the  New  York  and  Brooklyn  Bridge  ” in  any  court,  in  the  City  and 
County  of  New  York  or  County  of  Kings,  having  jurisdiction  of  Justices 


Tenure  of  of- 
fice. 


The  Bridge  a 
public  work. 


$8,006,000  ap- 
propriated for 
its  completion. 


The  Cities  of 
New  York  and 
Brooklyn  may 
issue  Bridge 
bonds  therefor. 


The  Trustees 
may  acquire 
and  hold  real 
estate  for  the 
purposes  of  the 
Bridge. 


5i8 


May  make 
Rules  and  By- 
laws. 


May  fix  rates 
of  toll  and  ope- 
rate  railroads 
over  Bridge. 


City  and  coun- 
ty Courts  of 
New  York  and 
Brooklyn  shall 
have  concur- 
rent jurisdiction 
over  crimes  and 
offences  com- 
mitted on  the 
Bridge. 


Willful  injury 
to  Bridge  a mis- 
demeanor. 


of  the  Peace,  regulating  the  use  of  the  said  Bridge  and  the  travel  over  the 
same  by  persons,  vehicles  and  animals,  and  for  the  protection  thereof  and 
all  appurtenants  thereto  ; and  to  keep  and  maintain  the  said  Bridge  in 
good  and  proper  condition  ; and  in  case  of  injury  or  damage  thereto,  to 
repair  and  restore  the  same,  and  for  that  purpose  the  said  cities  shall  pro- 
vide and  pay  them  the  necessary  means  in  the  proportions  aforesaid,  to 
be  raised,  if  necessary,  by  the  issue  of  bonds,  as  hereinbefore  mentioned, 
for  the  construction  of  said  Bridge. 

Sec.  6.  The  said  Trustees  shall  have  power  to  make  needful  rules  and 
by-laws  for  the  government  of  their  Board  ; to  appoint  one  of  their 
number  president,  and  also  a secretary  and  treasurer,  and  such  other  offi- 
cers and  subordinates  as  may  be  necessary  for  the  performance  of  their 
duties,  and  to  fix  their  compensation  ; and  until  otherwise  determined  by 
the  said  Trustees,  the  officers  of  the  said  Company,  at  the  time  of  the 
dissolution  of  said  Company,  shall  be  the  officers  of  the  said  Board 
of  Trustees.  They  shall  keep  a record  of  the  proceedings  of  their  Board, 
the  meetings  of  which  shall  be  open  to  the  public.  They  shall  present  a 
monthly  statement  of  their  receipts  and  expenditures  under  oath,  duly 
verified  by  the  President  and  Treasurer,  to  the  Mayors  of  the  said  cities, 
respectively. 

Sec.  7.  The  said  Trustees  shall  have  power  to  fix  the  rates  of  toll  for 
persons,  vehicles  and  animals  of  every  kind  and  description  passing  over 
the  said  Bridge ; and  may  operate,  and  authorize  to  be  operated,  a rail- 
road or  railroads  over  said  Bridge,  and  fix  the  fare  to  be  paid  by  any  pas- 
senger on  any  railroad  operated  by  them. 

Sec.  8.  Concurrent  jurisdiction  shall  be  possessed  by  the  courts  of  the 
City  and  County  of  New  York  and  of  the  City  of  Brooklyn  and  the  County 
of  Kings,  respectively,  and  by  the  judicial  and  administrative  officers  of 
the  said  cities  and  counties,  respectively,  over  all  crimes  and  offences 
committed  upon  the  said  Bridge.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  said  Trus- 
tees to  appoint,  and  they  are  hereby  authorized  to  appoint,  an  adequate 
police  force,  and  to  regulate  and  direct  the  same  for  the  protection  of  the 
said  Bridge  and  of  the  travel  over  the  same,  and  of  all  persons,  vehicles, 
railroad  cars  and  animals  using  or  passing  over  the  same  ; and  the  police- 
men so  appointed  shall  have  and  possess  all  the  powers  of  policemen  of 
the  cities  of  New  York  and  Brooklyn.  The  compensation  of  said  police- 
men shall  be  fixed  by  the  said  Trustees,  and  shall  be  a charge  against 
said  Bridge  and  paid  by  said  Trustees. 

Sec.  9.  Any  person  willfully  doing  any  injury  to  the  said  Bridge  or  an)' 
of  its  appurtenances,  shall  forfeit  and  pay  to  the  said  Trustees  three  times 
the  amount  of  such  injury,  and  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a misdemeanor, 
and  be  subject  to  a penalty  not  exceeding  five  hundred  dollars,  and  to 
imprisonment  not  exceeding  six  months,  in  the  discretion  of  the  courts. 

Sec.  10.  If  the  said  Trustees  shall  be  unable  to  agree,  for  any  reason, 
with  the  owner  or  owners  of  any  real  estate  required  for  its  purposes  as 


5i9 

aforesaid,  for  the  purchase  thereof,  they  shall  have  the  right  to  acquire 
the  same  in  the  manner  and  by  the  like  special  proceedings  as  are  author- 
ized and  provided  for  obtaining  title  to  real  estate  required  for  the  pur- 
poses of  a railroad  corporation,  under  the  fourteenth  section  of  the  Act 
entitled  “ An  Act  to  authorize  the  formation  of  railroad  corporations,  and 
to  regulate  the  same,”  passed  April  second,  one  thousand  eight  hundred 
and  fifty,  and  the  other  sections  of  the  said  Act  relative  thereto,  and  any 
acts  amendatory  thereof,  or  in  addition  thereto  ; and  for  that  purpose  all 
such  acts  shall  be  considered  applicable  to  said  Trustees,  as  far  as  may 
be,  in  like  manner  as  if  the  same  were  named  therein  ; and  such  modifi- 
cations may  be  made  in  the  formal  part  of  the  proceeding  in  order  to 
apply  the  same  to  the  said  Trustees  instead  of  a railroad  corporation,  as 
shall  be  approved  of  by  the  Supreme  Court  ; and  the  said  court  may  make 
such  orders  and  regulations  as  to  the  mode  and  manner  of  conducting  the 
proceedings,  and  all  things  relative  thereto,  so  as  to  effectuate  and  make  the 
same  valid  for  acquiring  title  to  such  real  estate  as  the  said  court  may  deem 
proper  ; and  the  title  thus  acquired  by  the  said  Trustees  shall  vest  in  the 
said  cities,  the  fee  simple  of  the  said  lands,  in  the  shares  hereinafter  men- 
tioned. The  said  court,  on  sufficient  cause  being  shown,  and  on  proof  of 
payment  or  tender  or  deposit  of  the  amount  to  be  paid  for  such  real  es- 
tate in  any  manner,  as  may  have  been  required  by  said  court,  may  issue 
summary  process,  in  such  form  as  may  be  deemed  proper,  to  the  sheriff 
of  the  proper  county,  commanding  him,  without  delay,  to  put  the  said 
Trustees,  by  their  proper  agents,  in  the  possession  of  such  real  estate, 
and  may  enforce  such  process  in  such  manner  as  may  be  conformable  to 
iaw.  No  action  or  proceeding  by  or  against  the  New  York  Bridge  Com- 
pany shall  abate  or  terminate  by  the  dissolution  of  said  Company,  but  the 
court  may  substitute  the  Trustees  created  by  this  Act  in  the  place  of  said 
Company  as  a party  to  such  action  or  proceeding  (and  all  property  or 
assets  of  said  Company  at  the  time  of  its  dissolution  shall  remain  liable 
for  the  debts  and  obligations  of  the  Company).  Any  proceedings  by  said 
Company  to  acquire  real  estate,  pending  at  its  dissolution,  may  be  prose- 
cuted by  said  Trustees  to  a final  termination,  and  the  title  acquired 
thereby  shall  vest  in  the  Cities  of  New  York  and  Brooklyn  as  hereinbe- 
fore provided. 

Sec.  II.  If  any  private  stockholder  of  the  said  New  York  Bridge  Com- 
pany shall  have  declined  to  sell  his  rights  in  said  Company,  as  provided 
in  the  second  section  of  the  said  chapter  six  hundred  and  one,  the  said 
Trustees  are  authorized  to  proceed,  and  shall  proceed  at  once  to  acquire 
the  same  for  and  in  behalf  of  the  Cities  of  New  York  and  Brooklyn,  in 
the  manner  provided  in  the  preceding  section  for  the  taking  of  any  real 
estate,  and  for  that  purpose  the  same  proceedings  shall  be  had  as  there- 
in provided,  and  with  the  like  effect. 

Sec.  12.  Upon  the  said  company  being  dissolved,  as  provided  in  this 
act,  the  said  Bridge  and  all  its  appurtenances,  and  all  the  property  and 
effects  connected  therewith,  shall  vest  absolutely  in  the  Cities  of  New 


Real  estate. 
How  acquired. 


Rights  of  pri- 
vate Stockhold- 
ers declining  to 
sell  ; how  ac- 
quired. 


Title  vested  in 
Cities  of  New 
York  & Brook- 
lyn. 


520 


Authori  zing 
the  opening  of 
new  Frankfort 
Street. 


New  Frank- 
fort street. 


York  and  Brooklyn,  in  shares  to  each  of  said  cities  equal  to  the  amount 
paid,  and  to  be  paid  by  them  for  the  construction  of  the  said  Bridge  and 
the  land  and  appurtenances  thereof. 

SliC.  13.  This  Act  shall  take  effect  immediately. 


CHAPTER  165. 

AN  ACT  to  authorize  the  Trustees  of  the  New  York  and 
Brooklyn  Bridge  to  change  the. site  of  a portion  of  Frank- 
fort street,  between  Pearl  and  Jacob  streets,  in  the  City  of 
New  York. 

Passed  April  19th,  1877;  three-fifths  being  present. 

The  People  of  the  State  of  New  York , represented  in  Senate  and  As- 
sembly, do  enact  as  follows: 

Section  i.  The  Trustees  of  the  New  York  and  Brooklyn  Bridge  are 
hereby  authorized  to  acquire  and  take,  in  the  manner  provided  by  law  for 
acquiring  and  taking  land  for  the  purposes  of  said  bridge,  a strip  of  land 
adjoining  the  southerly  line  of  said  Bridge,  as  the  same  is  located,  ex- 
tending from  Pearl  to  Cliff  street,  in  the  City  of  New  York,  of  the  same 
width  as  Frankfort  street,  between  those  streets,  and  not  less  than  fifty- 
two  feet  six  inches  in  width ; and  also  a triangular  piece  of  land  bounded 
by  Cliff  street,  Frankfort  street,  and  a straight  line  drawn  in  continuation 
of  the  southerly  line  of  said  strip  of  land  to  the  southerly  side  of  Frank- 
fort street,  near  Jacob  street;  which  said  strip  and  triangular  piece  of  land 
are  hereby  declared  to  be  necessary  for  the  purposes  of  said  Bridge;  and 
the  said  Trustees,  upon  acquiring  the  said  strip  and  triangular  piece  of 
land,  shall  regulate,  pave  and  open  the  same  in  conjunction  with  Frank- 
fort street  for  public  use  and  travel,  and  the  same  shall  thereafter  vest  in 
the  Mayor,  Aldermen  and  Commonalty  of  the  City  of  New  York,  in  the 
same  estate  and  with  the  same  powers  thereover  as  that  corporation  pos- 
sesses in  and  over  the  residue  of  Frankfort  street,  in  said  City;  and  there- 
upon and  upon  acquiring  also  the  land  fronting  and  abutting  on  Frank- 
fort street,  lying  within  the  lines  of  the  said  Bridge,  as  the  said  Bridge  has 
been  located  between  Pearl  and  Jacob  streets  aforesaid;  and  compensating 
the  owners  of  land  fronting  or  abutting  on  Frankfort  street,  between  ' 
Pearl  and  Cliff  streets,  for  any  damage  sustained  by  them  by  reason  of 
closing  Frankfort  street,  between  Pearl  street  and  the  southerly  line  of  the 
said  Bridge  as  aforesaid;  the  said  Trustees  may  take,  use,  occupy  and  hold 
for  the  purposes  of  said  Bridge  so  much  of  said  Frankfort  street  as  lies 
between  Pearl  street  and  the  southerly  line  of  said  Bridge  as  aforesaid,  ex- 
cept so  much  thereof  as  is  intersected  by  Cliff  street. 

Sec.  2.  This  Act  shall  take  effect  immediately. 


521 


CHAPTER  105. 

AN  ACT  to  provide  for  the  completion  and  opening  for 
public  travel  of  the  New  York  and  Brooklyn  Bridge,  and 
to  authorize  the  sale  and  conveyance  of  certain  gores  and 
pieces  of  land  by  the  Trustees  thereof. 

Passed  April  7th,  1880  ; three-fifths  being  present. 

The  People  of  the  State  of  New  York , represented  in  Senate  and  Assem- 
bly, do  enact  as  follows  : 

Section  i.  For  the  purpose  of  completing  the  Bridge  now  in  course  of 
construction  between  the  cities  of  New  York  and  Brooklyn,  acquiring 
the  land  necessary  therefor,  and  fitting  and  equipping  the  same  with  the 
requisite  structures  and  machinery  for  travel  and  transportation  thereon, 
as  the  Trustees  of  the  said  Bridge  may  determine,  the  City  of  New  York 
shall  pay  to  the  Trustees  of  the  New  York  and  Brooklyn  Bridge  the  sum 
of  seven  hundred  and  fifty  thousand  dollars,  and  the  City  of  Brooklyn 
shall  pay  to  the  said  Trustees  the  sum  of  one  million  five  hundred  thou- 
sand dollars,  or  so  much  of  said  sums  respectively  in  those  relative  pro- 
portions, that  is  to  say,  one  part  by  the  City  of  New  York,  and  two  parts 
by  the  City  of  Brooklyn,  as  the  said  Trustees  shall  from  time  to  time  re- 
quire, and  call  upon  the  said  cities  to  pay,  by  request  made  by  the  said 
Trustees  upon  the  Mayor  and  Comptroller  of  said  cities  respectively, 
and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  said  Comptrollers,  respectively,  and 
they  are  hereby  authorized  to  borrow,  from  time  to  time,  as  shall  be 
requisite,  upon  the  faith  and  credit,  and  in  the  name  of  the  Mayor, 
Aldermen  and  Commonalty  of  the  City  of  New  York  and  of  the  City  of 
Brooklyn,  respectively,  the  moneys  necessary  to  pay  to  the  said  Trustees 
the  sums  aforesaid,  and  to  pay  the  interest  to  accrue  until  the  said  Bridge 
shall  be  completed  and  ready  for  public  travel,  on  the  bonds  to  be  issued 
therefor  ; and  also  the  interest  to  accrue  from  and  after  the  first  day  of 
January,  eighteen  hundred  and  eighty,  until  the  said  Bridge  shall  be 
completed  and  ready  for  public  travel  as  aforesaid,  on  the  bonds  issued 
by  the  said  cities  respectively,  under  the  provisions  of  chapter  three  hun- 
dred of  the  laws  of  eighteen  hundred  and  seventy-five,  and  to  issue  the 
bonds  of  said  cities,  which  bonds  shall  be  signed  by  the  Mayors  and 
Comptrollers  of  the  said  cities  respectively,  for  the  moneys  so  to  be  bor- 
rowed, with  interest  at  a rate  not  exceeding  that  allowed  by  law,  and 
payable  half  yearly,  and  which  bonds  shall  be  redeemable  in  such  time  or 
times  as  said  Comptrollers  shall  respectively  deem  proper.  And  it  is 
hereby  expressly  provided  and  declared  that  the  money  by  this  section 
authorized  to  be  raised  and  paid,  together  with  the  proceeds  of  the  sales 
of  lands  authorized  by  section  two  of  this  Act,  is  intended,  and  shall  be 
used  fully  to  complete,  fit  up  and  equip  the  said  Bridge  as  a public  high- 
way between  the  said  cities  of  New  York  and  Brooklyn  ; the  said  moneys 


$2,250,000  ap- 
propriated for 
purposes  of 
Bridge. 


Cities  of  New 
Y 0 r k and 
Brooklyn  a u - 
thorized  to  issue 
bonds  therefor. 


62 


522 


Trustees  may 
sell  land  not 
needed  for  pur- 
poses of  Bridge. 


$1,250,000  ap- 
propriated for 
purpose  of  com- 
pleting Bridge. 


being  the  limit  of  the  total  amount  authorized  to  be  expended  to  fully 
and  finally  complete,  fit  up  and  equip  the  same. 

Sec.  2.  The  said  Trustees  are  authorized  to  sell,  grant  and  convey  any 
gores,  pieces  or  parcels  of  land  which  shall  have  been  acquired  or  are 
held  for  the  purposes  of  said  Bridge,  or  on  account  thereof,  in  the  cities 
of  New  York  and  Brooklyn,  and  may  be  deemed  by  them  unnecessary 
for  such  purposes,  and  they  shall  dispose  of  the  same  at  public  sale  upon 
such  terms  as  they  may  deem  proper,  and  shall  apply  the  proceeds 
thereof  to  the  construction  of  the  said  Bridge  and  the  maintenance 
thereof. 

Sec.  3.  This  Act  shall  take  effect  immediately. 


CHAPTER  368. 

AN  ACT  to  provide  the  means  to  complete  the  construction 
of  the  New  Y^ork  and  Brooklyn  Bridge,  and  to  open  it  for 
public  use. 

Passed  Tune  29th,  1882;  three-fifths  being  present. 

The  People  of  the  State  of  New  York , represented  in  Senate  and  As- 
sembly, do  enact  as  follows: 

Section  i.  For  the  purpose  of  completing  the  Bridge  between  the 
cities  of  New  York  and  Brooklyn,  and  its  approaches,  constructing  rail- 
way tracks,  together  with  platforms,  waiting-rooms,  ticket-offices  and  so 
forth  at  the  termini;  and  purchasing  rolling  stock,  and  all  necessary  ma- 
chinery and  apparatus,  for  safe  and  convenient  passenger  transit  over  the 
Bridge,  constructing  and  fitting  up  warehouses  under  the  arches  of  the 
approach  in  the  City  of  New  York,  and  the  purchase  of  land  at  the  ter- 
minus of  the  Bridge  in  the  said  city,  the  City  of  New  York  shall  pay  to 
the  Trustees  of  the  said  Bridge  the  sum  of  four  hundred  and  sixteen 
thousand  six  hundred  and  sixty-six  dollars  and  sixty-six  cents;  and  the 
City  of  Brooklyn  shall  pay  to  the  said  Trustees  the  sum  of  eight  hundred 
and  thirty-three  thousand  three  hundred  and  thirty-three  dollars  and 
thirty-four  cents,  or  so  much  of  the  said  sums,  respectively,  in  those  re- 
lative proportions,  that  is  to  say,  one-third  of  the  whole  amount  herein 
authorized  to  be  raised  and  expended  for  said  purposes  shall  be  paid  by 
the  City  of  New  York,  and  two-thirds  by  the  City  of  Brooklyn,  as  the  said 
Trustees  shall,  from  time  to  time,  require  and  call  upon  said  cities  to  pay 
by  requisition  of  said  Trustees  upon  the  Mayor  and  Comptroller  of  said 
cities,  respectively,  and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  said  Comptrollers 
respectively,  and  they  are  hereby  authorized  and  directed  to  borrow,  from 
time  to  time,  as  shall  be  necessary,  upon  the  faith  and  credit,  and  in  the 
name  of  the  Mayor,  Aldermen  and  Commonalty  of  the  City  of  New  York, 


and  in  the  name  of  the  City  of  Brooklyn,  respectively,  the  moneys  re- 
quired to  pay  to  the  said  Trustees  the  sums  aforesaid;  and  to  borrow  and 
raise  such  sums  of  money,  the  bonds  of  said  cities  shall  be  issued  : the 
bonds  of  the  said  City  of  New  York  under  and  in  conformity  with  exist- 
ing provisions  of  law  authorizing  and  regulating  the  issue  of  bonds  of 
said  city,  and  the  bonds  of  the  said  City  of  Brooklyn  shall  be  signed  by 
the  Mayor  and  Comptroller  of  said  city,  for  the  money  so  to  be  borrowed 
by  it  as  aforesaid,  with  interest  at  a rate  not  exceeding  that  allowed  by 
law,  payable  half-yearly,  which  bonds  issued  by  the  City  of  Brooklyn 
shall  be  redeemable  at  such  time  or  times  as  the  Comptroller  of  said  city 
shall  deem  proper  and  determine. 

Sec.  2.  This  Act  shall  take  effect  immediately. 


State  of  New  York, 

Office  of  the  Secretary  of  State. 


} 


jj.  .• 


I have  compared  the  preceding  with  the  original  law  on  file  in  this 
office,  and  do  hereby  certify  that  the  same  is  a correct  transcript  there- 
from, and  of  the  whole  of  said  original  law. 

Given  under  my  hand  and  the  seal  of  office  of  the  Secre- 
tary of  State,  at  the  City  of  Albany,  this  6th  day  of 
July,  in  the  year  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and 
eighty-two. 


L.S. 


JOSEPH  B.  CARR, 

Secretary  of  State. 


CHAPTER  228. 

AN  ACT  to  improve  the  approach  to  the  New  York  and 
Brooklyn  Bridge,  in  the  City  of  Brooklyn,  and  to  authorize 
the  City  of  Brooklyn  to  provide  the  means  therefor  by  the 
issue  of  bonds. 

Passed  April  13th,  1883;  three-fifths  being  present. 

The  People  of  the  State  of  New  York,  represented  in  Senate  and  As- 
sembly, do  enact  as  follows: 

Section  r.  The  Trustees  of  the  New-  York  and  Brooklyn  Bridge  are 
hereby  authorized  and  required  to  acquire  such  additional  lands  at  the 
terminus  of  the  said  Bridge  in  the  City  of  Brooklyn  as  they  shall  deem 
necessary  for  proper  access  and  approach  to  and  use  of  the  said  Bridge, 
and  for  that  purpose  may  take  the  special  proceedings  enacted  for  the 
acquisition  of  lands  for  the  construction  of  the  said  Bridge  in  and  by  the 
statutes  heretofore  passed  relative  thereto. 

Sec.  2.  The  cost  of  the  land  acquired  by  virtue  of  the  authority  con- 
ferred in  section  one  of  this  Act  shall  be  paid  by  the  City  of  Brooklyn, 


Cities  of  New 
York  and 
Brooklyn  may 
issue  bonds 
therefor. 


Brooklyn  ter- 
minus. 


524 


$150,000  to  be  but  shall  not  exceed  the  sum  of  one  hundred  and  fifty  thousand  dollars, 
paid  by  the  city 

of  Brooklyn.  For  this  purpose  the  Mayor  and  Comptroller  of  Brooklyn  are  authorized 
and  directed  to  issue  bonds  not  in  excess  of  said  sum,  and  pay  the 
proceeds  to  the  said  Trustees  upon  their  requisition,  in  the  manner  pro- 
vided for  the  construction  of  the  Bridge  in  the  several  acts  relative 
thereto. 

Sec.  3.  The  Trustees  of  the  New  York  and  Brooklyn  Bridge  are  au- 
thorized to  make  and  enforce  ordinances  to  regulate  the  lands  so  acquired 
by  them,  but  nothing  herein  contained  shall  be  construed  to  authorize  the 
occupation  of  any  of  the  land  acquired  under  the  provisions  of  this  Act 
by  any  individual,  individuals  or  any  private  corporation,  nor  shall  the 
Trustees  of  the  Bridge  have  any  power  to  regulate  the  use  of  any  of  the 
streets  adjacent  thereto. 

Sec.  4.  This  Act  shall  take  effect  immediately. 


“ EXHIBIT  J.” 


NEW  YORK  BRIDGE  COMPANY 


The  Trustees  of  the  New  York  and  Brooklyn  Bridge, 


A FULL  SYNOPSIS 


OF  THE 


Minutes  of  Meetings 


OF  THE  RESPECTIVE 


EXECUTIVE  COMMITTEES 


THEREOF, 


From  Sept.  17th,  1869,  to  June  1st,  1883. 


526 


Meeting  Sep- 
tember  17th, 
1869. 


Secretary  ap- 
pointed. 


Cons  u 1 1 1 n g 
Engi  n e e r ap- 
pointed. 


Com  mittee 
appo  i n t e d to 
con  f e r with 
property  o w n- 
ers  on  Brooklyn 
side. 


Meeting  Feb- 
ruary 8th,  1869. 


Constructi  o n 
of  Caisson. 


“ EXHIBIT  J.” 


The  Executive  Committee  met  on  September  17th,  1869. 

Present — All  the  members,  viz.  : Messrs.  H.  C.  Murphy, 
S.  L.  Husted,  Wm.  M.  Tweed,  J.  S.  T.  Stranahan,  Hugh 
Smith  and  H.  W.  Slocum. 

On  motion  by  Mr.  Stranahan,  Mr.  Slocum  was  appointed 
Secretary  of  the  Committee. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Tweed,  Mr.  Horatio  Allen  was  ap- 
pointed Consulting  Engineer  at  a salary  of  $8,000  per  an- 
num for  the  first  two  years,  and  $6,000  per  annum  thereaf- 
ter, appointment  to  date  from  August  1st,  1869. 

Mr.  Allen  was  present,  and  accepted  the  appointment. 

Messrs.  Husted,  Stranahan  and  Slocum  were  appointed  a 
Committee  to  confer  with  the  authorities  of  New  York 
City,  the  Union  Ferry  Company,  and  other  parties,  as  to 
obtaining  the  title  to  property  required  by  the  Company  on 
the  Brooklyn  side  of  the  river. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  on  February  8th,  1869, 
all  being  present. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Murphy,  it  was  resolved  that  the  Ex- 
ecutive Committee  proceed  immediately  with  the  construc- 
tion of  the  caisson. 

Mr.  Murphy  presented  a communication  from  the  Com- 
missioners of  the  Sinking  Fund  of  the  City  of  New  York, 
in  relation  to  the  appointment  of  appraisers  of  land,  owned 
by  the  City  of  New  York,  which  will  be  required  for  the 
towers  : 

“ City  of  New  York,  Department  of  Finance,  ) 
October  Sth,  lS6g.  ) 

“ Hon.  H.  C.  Murphy. 

“ President  of  the  New  York  Bridge  Company  : 

“ Sir — Flease  take  notice  that  at  a meeting  of  the  Commissioners  of 
the  Sinking  Fund  of  the  City  of  New  York,  held  on  the  7th  day  of  October 
inst.,  the  following  preamble  and  resolutions  were  adopted  : 


527 

“ Whereas,  The  New  York  Bridge  Company  have  made  application 
through  their  President,  Hon.  H.  C.  Murphy,  for  the  purchase  of  the 
title  of  the  Mayor,  Aldermen  and  Commonalty  of  the  City  of  New 
York  of  the  land  on  the  Brooklyn  shore  required  for  the  foundation  of  the 
tower  of  the  proposed  Bridge  on  that  side  of  the  river,  as  shown  on  the 
accompanying  diagram,  being  the  land  embraced  within  the  two  colorings, 
yellow  and  pink,  on  said  diagram,  and  the  slip  within  the  yellow  coloring 
thereon  ; therefore, 

“ Resolved , Pursuant  to  the  authority  and  direction  of  the  statute  in  that 
behalf  provided,  that  such  property  be  sold  to  the  said  Company  for  the 
purpose  aforesaid,  on  receiving  just  compensation  therefor,  and  that 
Wilson  G.  Hunt  and  John  T.  Agnew,  Esquires,  be  and  they  are  hereby 
appointed  to  appraise  such  value,  subject  to  the  approval  of  the  Com- 
missioners of  the  Sinking  Fund,  and  that  they  also  report  what,  if  any, 
compensation  should  be  made  to  the  Union  Ferry  Company  in  the 
premises. 

“ Resolved , That  if  either  of  said  appraisers  decline,  that  the  Comp- 
troller have  power  to  appoint  an  appraiser  in  his  place. 

“ The  gentlemen  named  as  appraisers  have  been  requested  to  attend  at 
the  Comptroller’s  office  on  the  9th  inst.,  at  12  M.,  for  the  purpose  of  said 
resolutions. 

“ I would  respectfully  suggest  that  you  attend  such  meeting. 

“ Yours,  etc., 

(Signed)  “ W.  H.  DIKEMAN, 

“ Secretary .” 

Mr.  Murphy  also  presented  the  following  communication 
from  the  Union  Ferry  Company,  in  relation  to  the  amount 
of  damages  claimed  by  that  Company  for  property  required 
for  the  tower. 

Proposition  by  the  Union  Ferry  Company. 


“ For  the  whole  of  the  strip  of  land  from  the  river  to 
Water  street,  37  feet  wide  at  right  angles,  $1,000  per 

foot $37,000  00 

“ Stable  and  dwelling  on  the  strip,  cost  in  1S64 9,000  00 

“ These  prices  are  based  on  retaining  use  of  stable  and 
coal  yard  to  May  1st. 

“ Rent  paid  annually  for  coal  yard,  say  twelve  months.. , 1,750  00 


“ Rent  of  land,  etc.,  between  coal  yard  and  river  cannot 
be  apportioned,  as  they  are  included  in  the  general 
rent  of  all  land  and  ferry  privileges,  etc. 

Carried  forward $47,75000 


Commissi  o n- 
ers  of  Sinking 
Fund  give  no- 
tice of  appoint- 
ment of  Wilson 
G..  Hunt  and 
John  T.  Agnew 
as  appraisers  of 
land  owned  by 
City  of  New 
York,  and  re- 
quired by 
Bridge  C o m - 
pany. 


Propos i t i o n 
from  Union 
Kerry  Co  m- 
pany  for  sale  of 
land  needed  by 
Bridge  Com- 
pany 


528 


Brought  forward $47,750  oo 

“ Cost  of  excavating  slip  and  construction  of  racks,  etc., 
in  1864  and  1865,  reserving  bridge  and  gallows 

frame  32,000  00 

“ Damages  for  loss  of  use  of  slip,  coal  yard,  lay-up  slip, 
landing  of  coal,  and  expenses  to  provide  equal  accom- 
modations and  facilities  for  keeping  up  Ferry  effi- 
ciently, and  to  save  the  Company  from  loss  in  money 
not  less  than 150,000  00 


“ Total $229,750  00 

“ To  say  nothing  of  annoyances  and  trouble  and  the  entire  destruc- 
tion of  the  Ferry  House.  The  Ferry  Company  would  much  prefer  to  retain 
the  premises  and  property  than  accept  these  terms. 

“ The  Company  desire  to  aid  the  Bridge  Company  in  every  way  con- 
sistent with  making  and  keeping  the  necessary  facilities  to  accommodate 
the  public  and  protection  of  the  stockholders. 

(Signed)  “ HENRY  E.  PIERREPONT, 

“ CHAS.  E.  BILL, 

“ C.  P.  SMITH, 

“ Special  Com.,  U.  F.  C. 

“ Brooklyn,  September  30th,  1869.” 


Hire  of  offices 
authorized. 


The  President  was  authorized  to  hire  the  third  floor  of 
this  building  (the  Union  building),  the  rent  of  both  floors 
not  to  exceed  $3,000. 


Meeting  Oc- 
tober 12th,  1869. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  October  12th,  1869. 
Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Husted,  Stranahan 
Slocum. 


and 


Messrs.  Stud- 
well  and  Lud- 
1 a m requested 
to  act  a s ap- 
praisers of  prop- 
erty owned  by 
City  of  New 
York,  and  re- 
quired by 
Bridge  C o m ■ 
pany. 


On  motion  by  Mr.  Stranahan,  it  was  resolved  that  Messrs. 
Studwell  & Ludlam,  appraisers  appointed  by  this  Com- 
mittee, were  requested-  to  submit  in  writing  an  appraisal 
of  the  property  owned  by  the  City  of  New  York  and  re- 
quired for  the  purposes  of  this  Company  on  the  Brooklyn 
side  ; also  an  appraisal  of  the  value  of  the  unexpired  term 
of  the  lease  held  by  the  Union  Ferry  Company  of  such 
property,  and  the  value  of  the  improvements  made  by  said 
Company,  for  which  it  is  entitled  to  payment  under  said 


Counsel  a p- 
pointed. 


lease. 

On  motion  by  Mr.  Slocum,  Mr.  Alexander  McCue  was 
appointed  counsel  for  the  Executive  Committee. 


529 

The  Executive  Committee  met  October  14th,  1869. 

Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Husted,  Stranahan  and  Slocum. 

On  motion  by  Mr.  Murphy,  Mr.  William  C.  Kingsley  was 
appointed  General  Agent,  to  act  under  the  direction  of  this 
Committee. 

On  motion  by  Mr.  Murphy,  it  was 

Resolved , That  proposals  for  building  the  caisson  be  invited  from  such 
ship-builders  as  have  the  necessary  conveniences  for  constructing  the 
same,  and  that  the  Agent  and  the  Engineer  carry-  this  resolution  into 
effect  and  report  to  this  Committee. 

Resolved , That  the  regular  meetings  of  this  Committee  be  held  on 
Mondays,  at  10  o’clock  A.  M. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  October  1 8th,  1869. 

Present— Messrs.  Murphy,  Husted,  Stranahan  and 
Slocum. 

On  motion  by  Mr.  Stranahan,  the  General  Agent  was  di- 
rected to  purchase  a safe  suitable  for  the  uses  of  the  Com- 
pany. 

On  motion  by  Mr.  Murphy,  the  Treasurer  was  directed  to 
procure  the  necessary  books  and,  when  necessary,  employ  a 
book-keeper. 

It  was  resolved  that  all  bills  against  the  Company  shall 
be  audited  by  the  Executive  Committee. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  October  21st,  1869. 

Present  — Messrs.  Murphy,  Husted,  Stranahan  and 
Slocum. 

The  Engineer  and  Agent  reported  that  they  had,  in  pur- 
suance of  the  resolution  adopted  by  the  Committee  on  the 
14th  instant,  invited  proposals  for  the  construction  of  the 
caisson  from  Messrs.  W.  H.  Webb,  of  New  York  ; Webb  & 
Bell,  of  Greenpoint,  N.  Y.;  Daniel  D.  Westervelt,  of  New 
York  City;  Mr.  Burtis,  of  South  Brooklyn,  and  T.  F.  Row- 
land, of  Greenpoint,  N.  Y.  ; these  being  the  only  parties 
known  to  them  at  this  time  as  having  the  necessary  con- 
veniences for  performing  the  work. 

63 


Meeting  Oc- 
tober 14th,  1869. 


General 
Agent  appoint- 
ed. 


Meeting  Oc- 
tober 18th,  1869. 


Purchase  o f 
safe  authorized. 


Employment 
of  book-keeper 
authorized 
when  necess- 
ary. 

Bills;  how  au- 
dited. 


Meeting  Oct- 
ober 2 1st,  1879. 


Report  of 
Engineer  and 
Agent. 


53o 


Proposals  re- 
ceived for  build- 
ing Caisson. 


Referred  t o 
Agent  and  En- 
gineer. 


Meeting  Oc- 
tober 25th, 1869. 


Lease  of 
rooms  in  Union 
Building  a p - 
proved. 


Proposals  for 
lumber  receiv- 
ed and  referred 
to  Agent  and 
Engineer. 


Contract  for 
Caisson  award- 
ed. 


Bills  present- 
ed and  ordered 
paid  $1,516.94. 


Such  proposals  to  be  addressed  to  the  Engineer,  and  to 
be  submitted  on  or  before  two  o’clock  P.  M.,  October  20th. 

They  further  reported  that  they  had  received  but  two 
proposals,  which  were  then  submitted  and  opened  in  the 
presence  of  the  Committee. 

The  first  proposal,  being  that  of  T.  F.  Rowland,  of  Green- 
point,  amounted  in  gross  to  the  sum  of  §125,000.  The 
second  proposal,  being  that  of  Webb  & Bell,  amounted  in 
gross  to  the  sum  of  $70,000. 

On  motion  by  Mr.  Stranahan,  it  was  ordered  that  the  pro- 
posal of  Webb  & Bell  be  referred  to  the  Agent  and  Engi- 
neer, with  instructions  to  confer  with  these  parties  with  a 
view  of  getting  a reduction  of  their  bid,  and  to  report  to 
this  Committee  at  its  next  meeting. 

Mr.  Alexander  McCue  accepted  the  appointment  of 
attorney  for  the  Committee. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  October  25th,  1869. 

Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Husted,  Stranahan,  Smith, 
Tweed  and  Slocum. 

Mr.  Husted  presented  a lease  of  the  rooms  in  the  Union 
Building,  now  occupied  by  the  Company  as  offices,  which 
the  President  was  authorized  to  sign  on  behalf  of  the  Com- 
pany. 

Mr.  Husted  also  presented  three  proposals  for  furnishing 
lumber,  which  were  referred  to  the  Agent  and  Engineer,  to 
report  at  next  meeting. 

The  Agent  reported  that  a reduction  of  about  §2,500  had 
been  made  on  the  proposal  of  Webb  & Bell  for  the  con- 
struction of  the  caisson. 

On  motion  by  Mr.  Murphy,  the  contract  for  the  construc- 
tion of  the  caisson  was  awarded  to  Webb  &:  Bell,  on  the  terms 
proposed  by  them  as  amended,  and  the  Engineer  and  Agent 
were  instructed  to  prepare  a contract  to  be  submitted  to 
the  Committee. 

The  following  bills  were  presented,  and  ordered  to  be 
paid  : 


53i 

Brooklyn  Daily  Union  (rent) 

W.  A.  Roebling  (sundry  current  expenses) 


$537  5° 
979  44 

$1,516  94 


The  Executive  Committee  met  October  27th,  1869. 

All  present. 

On  motion  by  Mr.  Tweed,  it  was  resolved  that  the  bills  for 
lumber,  purchased  by  Kingsley  & Keeney  from  T.  M.  May- 
hew  & Co.,  amounting  to  $46,915.56,  be  audited  and  or- 
dered paid,  with  interest  on  money  advanced  from  date  of 
payment  ; said  lumber  having  been  purchased  upon  consul- 
tation with  the  President  and  late  Chief  Engineer  of  the 
Company. 

A report  was  submitted  by  Mr.  Murphy  from  Messrs.  Stud- 
well  & Ludlam,  appraising  land  owned  by  the  City  of 
New  York,  and  requird  by  the  Company  for  the  tower  on 
the  Brooklyn  side,  at  $111,000,  free  from  all  encumbrance. 

On  motion  by  Mr.  Husted,  the  President  was  authorized 
to  negotiate  with  the  authorities  of  the  City  of  New  York 
on  the  basis  of  such  report. 

The  Agent  reported  that  Messrs.  M.  A.  Wilder,  Son  & 
Co.  were  the  lowest  bidders  for  supplying  yellow  pine  tim- 
ber required  for  the  construction  of  the  caisson. 

He  stated  that  they  were  responsible  parties,  and  recom- 
mended the  acceptance  of  their  proposal. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Smith,  the  President  was  authorized 
to  execute  the  contract  with  Messrs.  Wilder,  Son  & Co. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  November  1st,  1869. 
Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Stranahan,  Tweed  and  Slocum. 
The  General  Agent  presented  proposals  for  furnishing 
iron  work  for  the  caisson  from  the  following  parties  : 


Wrn.  Taylor  & Sons $13,364  37 

Novelty  Iron  Works 11,967  17 

T.  F.  Rowland  & Co 10,328  54 

John  Roach  & Sons 9,622  35 

Hubbard  & Whittaker 8,864  °7 


Meeting  Oc- 
tober 27th, 1869. 


Bids  for  Lum- 
ber purchased 
by  Kingsley  & 
Keene  y for 
Bridge  ordered 
paid,  $46,915.56. 


Report  of 
Messrs.  Stud- 
well  and  Lud- 
lam, containing 
a p p r a i s al  of 
land  owned  by 
City  of  New 
V ork. 

President  au- 
thorized to  ne- 
gotiate for  pur- 
chase of  same. 


Meeting  No- 
ve m b e r ist, 
1869. 


532 


Meeting  No- 
vember 8th, 
1869. 

Lots  corner 
Sands  and 
VV  a s h in  g t on 
Sts.,  Brooklyn. 


Bills  audited 
and  o r d e r ed 
paid  $1,171.28. 


Meeting  De- 
c ember  20th, 
1869. 


Land  dam- 
ages  adjusted 
with  Union 
Ferry  Com- 
pany. 


On  motion  by  Mr.  Tweed,  the  contract  was  awarded  to 
Hubbard  & Whittaker,  and  the  President  was  authorized 
to  execute  the  necessary  papers. 

Mr.  Murphy  presented  a communication  addressed  by 
him  as  President  of  the  Company  to  the  appraisers  appoint- 
ed by  the  Commissioners  of  the  Sinking  Fund  of  the  City  of 
New  York  on  the  subject  of  the  valuation  of  property  re- 
quired by  this  Company  and  owned  by  said  city,  which  was 
approved  and  ordered  on  file. 

Mr.  Prentice,  the  Treasurer,  reported  that  Mr.  O.  P. 
Quintard  had  been  employed  as  book-keeper,  at  a salary  of 
$2,500  per  annum,  which  was  approved. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  on  November  8th,  1869, 
all  being  present. 

A communication  was  received  from  B.  W.  Davis,  rela- 
tive to  lots  on  the  corner  of  Sands  and  Washington  streets 
and  referred  to  Messrs.  Husted  and  Kingsley. 

The  following  bills  were  audited  and  ordered  paid  : 


Standard  Press  of  Brooklyn $1,032  73 

R.  M.  Whiting,  Jr 138  55 

Total $1,171  28 


The  Executive  Committee  met  on  December  20th,  1869. 

Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Husted,  Stranahan  and  Slocum. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Murphy: 

Resolved , That  this  Company  hereby  agrees  to  adjust  the  damages  to 
the  Union  Ferry  Company,  by  reason  of  taking  the  property  in  Brooklyn 
under  lease  to  them  by  the  City  of  New  York,  and  pay  said  Company  75 
cents  per  ton  for  the  additional  expense  of  transporting  coal  during  the 
residue  of  the  time  of  their  lease  for  the  use  of  the  Fulton  Ferry,  and 
also  the  sum  of  $16,000  for  the  use  of  the  slip  and  land  for  the  residue 
of  said  term. 


The  following  bills  were  audited  and  ordered  paid  : 


533 


Webb  & Bell $6,551  06 

Hubbard  & Whittaker 673  76 

Horatio  Allen 2,000  00 

J.  W.  Van  Dewater 315  00 

T.  Brooks  & Co 34  5° 

Stewart  &Co 217  32 

Abraham  Inslee 8 60 

W.  C.  Kingsley 238  00 

Pay-roll  for  month  of  November 1,186  92 


Total $1 1,225  16 


On  the  recommendation  of  Mr.  Kingsley,  Mr.  C.  C.  Mar- 
tin was  employed  as  First  Assistant  Engineer,  at  a salary 
of  $5,000  per  annum  during  the’pleasure  of  the  Executive 
Committee. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  on  January  10th,  1870. 
Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Stranahan  and  Husted. 

The  following  bills  were  audited  and  ordered  paid  : 


Holton  & Gray $424  87 

New  York  & Brooklyn  Saw  Mill  and  Lumber 

Co 2,87 3 22 

Engineers’  and  office  pay-roll  for  December..  . 1,135  $3 

Petty  cash  account 199  22 

E.  M.  Hendrickson  (iron  safe) 750  00 

R.  M.  Whiting,  Jr 417  17 

Sears,  Leavitt  & Co 204  98 

Davis  & Riker 94  43 

Abraham  Inslee 40  14 

Holton  & Gray 70  69 

Standard  Press  . . . .' 52  00 

Webb  & Bell  (estimate  for  December)  20,591  66 


Total  $26,854  21 


The  following  requisitions  of  the  Chief  Engineer  were 
presented  and  referred  to  the  General  Superintendent  to 
obtain  bids  for  supplying  the  articles  required  : 


Bills  audited 
and  o rder  ed 
paid,  $11,225.16. 


Meeting  Jan- 
uary 10th,  1870. 


Bills  audited 
and  ordered 
paid,  $26,854,21. 


R e q uisitions 
of  Chief  En- 
gineer. 


534 


Requisition  No.  i. — For  six  sets  of  air  compressors  ; for 
48,143  feet  of  white  pine  timber;  for  19,696  feet  of  spruce 
timber;  for  two  vertical  tubular  boilers. 

Requisition  No.  2. — For  two  sets  of  Morris  & Cum- 
mings’ excavating  machinery. 

Requisition  No.  3. — For  two  sections  each  of  water  supply 
and  air  shafts. 

Requisition  No.  4. — For  one  pump  to  supply  compressor 
boilers. 

Requisition  No.  5. — For  four  scows  85  feet  x 25  feet,  and 
6 feet  6 inches. 


Meeting  Jan- 
uary 17th,  1870. 


Bills  audited 
and  ordered 
paid,  $1,758.18. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  January  17th,  1870. 
Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Stranahan  and  Husted. 
The  following  claims  were  audited  and  ordered  paid  : 


Labor  pay-roll  two  weeks  to  January  15th...  8718  18 

J.  Eugene  White,  use  of  pile-driver 222  50 

Edward  Stearns,  use  of  steamer  “Ox” 367  50 

W.  M.  Tebo,  use  of  dredge 450  00 


Total 


$1,758  18 


Reim  burse- 
m e n t o f ad- 
vances made  by 
sundry  persons 
for  expenses  of 
p r e 1 i m i n a ry 
surveys,  bor- 
ings, etc. 


R e q uisitions 
from  Chief  En- 
gineer. 


To  the  following  persons  for  advances  made  by  them  and 


expended  in  preliminary  survey: 
Charles  E.  Bill, 

A.  W.  Benson, 

W.  C.  Rushmore 
S.  B.  Chittenden, 

Chas.  A.  Townsend, 

H.  E.  Pierrepont, 

A.  H.  Green, 

I.  V an  Anden, 

each  $150,  and  also  H.  C. 


:,  borings,  etc  : 

M.  Kalbfleisch, 

Alex.  McCue, 

J.  P.  Atkinson, 

Samuel  Booth, 

S.  L.  Husted, 

Wm.  Hunter,  Jr., 

T.  B.  Cornell, 

H.  C.  Murphy, 

Murphy,  $918.95.  Total, 


$3,3i8-95- 

The  following  requisitions  by  the  Chief  Engineer  were 
presented,  and  referred  to  the  General  Superintendent  to 
obtain  bids. 


Requisition  No.  6. — For  22,000  feet  b.  m.  of  3 inch  spruce 
plank. 


535 


Requisition  No.  7. — For  100  spruce  piles  28  feet  long  ; 
100  pile  shoes  ; one  land  pile-driver. 

The  General  Superintendent  reported  that  he  had  con- 
tracted with  the  Burleigh  Rock  Drill  Company,  of  Fitch- 
burg, Mass.,  for  six  sets  of  air  compressors  at  82,600  each, 
they  being  the  only  parties  who  manufacture  said  machines. 

That  for  48,143  feet  of  white  pine  timber  and  19,696  feet 


of  spruce  timber,  the  following  bids  were  received  : 

South  Brooklyn  Saw  Mill  Co.,  white  pine I47  50 

New  York  & Brooklyn  Saw  Mill  and  Lumber  Co., 

white  pine 46  00 

New  Y'ork  & Brooklyn  Saw  Mill  and  Lumber  Co., 

spruce 33  00 


And  that  the  contract  therefor  was  awarded  to  the  New 
York  & Brooklyn  Saw  Mill  and  Lumber  Company,  they  be- 
ing the  lowest  bidders,  and  that  the  timber  had  been  de- 
livered. 

That  he  had  awarded  contract  to  Hubbard  & Whittaker 
for  two  vertical  tubular  boilers  at  81,350  for  the  two,  they 
being  the  lowest  bidders. 

That  for  two  sets  of  Morris  & Cummings’  excavating  ma- 


chinery bids  were  received  : 

From  Hubbard  & Whittaker 813,950  00 

and  an  allowance  of  84,000  for  them  at  end  of 
three  years  or  thereabouts. 

From  Morris  & Cummings,  No.  1 18,500  00 

No.  2 9,000  00 


That  the  contract  had  been  made  with  Morris  & Cum- 
mings for  89,000  for  such  machinery,  to  be  given  back  to 
them  when  the  Company  shall  have  been  done  with  it. 

For  two  sections  each  of  water  shaft,  supply  shaft  and  air 
shaft,  bids  were  received  from  Hubbard  &:  Whittaker  : 


For  supply  shaft 12c.  per  pound 

“air  “ 1 2c.  “ 

“ water  “ 1 ic. 

John  Roach  & Son  for  all 9c.  “ 

T.  F.  Rowland  for  all 12J-C.  “ 


Bids  for 
White  Pine 
Timber. 


Contrac  t 
awarded 


Tubular  boil- 
er contract 
awarded. 


Bids  for  Ex- 
cavating M a - 
chinery. 


Contrac  t 
awarded. 


Bids  for 
Water  Supply 
and  Air  Shafts. 


9c. 

I2|C. 


Contract 

awarded. 


Bids  for 
Pump. 


Referred  t o 
Engineer,  with 
power. 

Bids  for 
Scows. 


Contract 

awarded. 


Bids  for 
Spruce  Plank. 


Contract  with 
Conklin,  Son  & 
Beers  recom- 
mended. 


Piles,  Shoes 
and  Pile  Driver. 


536 

Agent  recommends  that  contract  be  made  with  John 
Roach  & Son,  they  being  the  lowest  bidders. 

For  one  pump  to  supply  compressor  boilers,  bids  were  re- 
ceived : 


From  Knowles  & Sibley $375  00 

“ Geo.  M.  Woodward 282  00 

“ H.  R.  Worthington 360  00 

“ Davis  & Riker 355  00 


which  were  submitted  to  the  Engineer  to  select  the  one  he 
deems  best. 

For  four  scows  for  carrying  timber  and  stone,  bids  were 
received  : 


From  Divine  Burtis,  Jr $4,500  00  each. 

“ Jno.  W.  Flaherty 4,400  00  “ 

“ Jno.  G.  Stridbeck 3,900  00  “ 

“ Jno.  G.  Stridbeck  (partly  of  white 

P>ne ...  3,750  00  “ 

“ Webb  & Bell 4,350  00  “ 

“ “ yellow  pine 4,100  00  “ 

“ New  York  & Brooklyn  Saw  Mill  and 

Lumber  Co 3,5°°  00  “ 


Contract  made  with  New  York  & Brooklyn  Saw  Mill  and 
Lumber  Company  for  two  scows,  and  the  other  two  left  for 
future  consideration. 

For  22,000  feet  of  spruce  plank  for  caisson  bids  were  re- 
ceived : 


From  Conklin,  Son  & Beers $25  00 

“ Mayhew  & Co 25  00 


Agent  recommends  that  contract  be  made  with  Conklin, 
Son  & Beers.  He  also  reports  on  requisition  No.  7,  for  xoo 
spruce  piles  ; 100  pile  shoes  and  1 land  pile-driver  ; that 
the  piles  will  cost  about  $5  each,  and  the  pile  shoes  about 
$1  each. 

The  foregoing  items  are  embraced  in  Engineer’s  requisi- 
tions Nos.  1 to  7 inclusive. 


537 


The  Executive  Committee  met  on  January  31st,  1870. 

Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Husted,  Stranahan  and  Smith. 

The  following  requisitions  of  Chief  Engineer  were  referred 
to  the  General  Superintendent,  with  power  : 

Requisition  No.  8. — For  one  wrought  iron  pile  to  make 
holes  in  foundation,  for  powder  canisters. 

Requisition  No.  9. — For  two  air  locks  ; for  two  tops  for 
supply  shafts  ; for  four  boilers  for  compressors. 

The  following  bills  were  audited  and  ordered  paid  : 


Estate  of  John  A.  Roebling $!7>333  33 

W.  A Roebling,  as  Assistant  Engineer 3,250  00 

Petty  cash  expenditures 86  57 

Engineering  and  office  pay-roll 1,100  33 

Labor  pay-roll  at  Fulton  Ferry  slip 2,152  40 


Total $23,922  63 


On  motion  of  Mr.  Hugh  Smith  it  was 

Resolved,  That  three  members  of  the  Executive  Committee,  of  whom 
the  President  shall  be  one,  shall  constitute  a quorum  for  the  transaction 
of  business. 

The  Treasurer  was  authorized  and  empowered  from  and 
after  this  date  to  pay  the  pay-rolls  on  the  certificate  of  the 
Engineer  and  General  Superintendent. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  on  February  7th,  1870. 
Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Husted  and  Stranahan. 

The  following  bills,  certified  by  the  General  Superintend- 
ent, were  ordered  to  be  paid  : 


Kingsley  & Keeney $7,016  09 

W.  A.  Roebling 5,000  00 

Brooklyn  Daily  Union 825  00 

Tas.  MacFarlan,  Jr 78  84 

Standard  Press 50  00 

Horatio  Allen 2,000  00 

C.  C.  Martin 416  66 


Carried  forward $15,386  59 


64 


Meeting  Jan- 
uary 31st,  1870. 


Requisiti  o n s 
from  Chief  En- 
gineer referred 
to  General  Sup- 
er inten  dent 
with  power. 


Bilis  audited 
and  ordered 
paid,  $23,922.63. 


Labor. 


Three  a quo- 
rum of  Commit- 
tee. 


Certificate  of 
Engineer  and 
General  Super- 
mten  dent  au- 
thority for  pay- 
ments. 


Meeting  Feb- 
ruary 7th,  1870. 


Bills  ordered 
paid,  $67,652.60. 


538 


Brought  forward 

T.  M.  Mayhew  & Co §5,884  94 

“ “ . 1,618  36 

“ “ o 

3,032  48 

M.  A.  Wilder,  Son  & Co 8585  14 


4A7i  10 

976  15 

4,5°5  54 

931  42 

§11,169  35 

Less  10  per  cent 1,116  93 


815,386  59 


io,535  78 


10,052  42 


Hubbard  & Whittaker 

it  U 

Webb  & Bell 

H.  N.  Conklin,  Son  & Beers 
P.  M.  McGovern 


312  25 

4,333  S8 
26,140  28 
548  68 
343  02 


Total 


§67,652  60 


Meeting  Feb- 
ruary 14th, 1870. 


Bills  ordered 
paid,  $1,159.20. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  February  14th,  1870. 
Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Husted  and  Stranahan. 

The  following  bills,  certified  by  the  General  Superintend- 
ent, were  ordered  to  be  paid  : 


Webb  & Bell §1,030  79 

Abraham  Inslee 94  43 

“ “ 33  9s 


§1,159  20 


Treasurer  re- 
quired to  make 
monthly  state- 
ment. 


Bids  for  stone 
authorized. 


The  Treasurer  was  requested  to  present  to  the  Committee 
a monthly  statement  in  detail  of  all  moneys  received,  ex- 
pended and  remaining  on  hand. 

On  motion,  the  subject  of  building  the  air-locks  was  re- 
ferred to  the  General  Superintendent,  with  power. 

The  General  Superintendent  was  authorized  to  obtain 
bids  and  estimates  for  the  stone  required  for  the  present 
year,  for  the  Brooklyn  tower. 


539 


The  General  Superintendent  was  authorized  to  have  the 
caisson  insured. 

The  Treasurer  reported  payment  of  the  pay-roll  of  this 
date,  certified  by  the  Engineer  and  General  Superintendent, 
amounting  to  $1,847.39. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  on  February  21st,  1870. 

Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Husted  and  Stranahan. 

The  Chief  Engineer  presented  a map  of  land  required  for 
the  location  of  a tower  for  the  Bridge  on  the  New  York  side. 

The  subject  of  acquiring  title  to  property  required  for 
location  of  tower  on  the  New  York  side  was  referred  to 
the  General  Superintendent  and  Treasurer  to  report. 

The  following  requisitions  by  the  Chief  Engineer  were  re- 
ferred to  the  General  Superintendent,  with  power. 

Requisition  No.  10. — For  6,000  feet,  b.  m.,  spruce  plank, 
2 inches  thick  by  16  feet  long  ; 5,000  feet,  b.  m.,  spruce 
plank,  2 inches  thick  by  14  feet  long  ; 2,300  feet,  b.  m., 
spruce  plank,  2 inches  thick  by  12  feet  long,  or  11,700  feet, 
b.  m.,  spruce  plank,  2 inches  thick  by  16  feet  long  and  2,300 
feet,  b.  m.,  spruce  plank,  2 inches  thick  by  12  feet  long. 

Requisition  No.  n. — For  one  set  of  forgings  and  cast- 
ings for  a timber  derrick,  also  for  mast  and  braces  for  said 
derrick. 

The  General  Superintendent  reported  that  Messrs.  John 
Roach  & Son  were  the  lowest  bidders  for  the  air-locks  re- 
quired by  requisition  No.  9,  being  $2,990,  and  that  a con- 
tract had  been  made  with  them  at  that  price. 

The  Treasurer  was  authorized  to  pay  the  Union  Ferry 
Company  $16,000  for  damages  for  the  use  of  the  ferry 
slip,  and  also  pay  said  Ferry  Company  75c.  per  ton  for  the 
cartage  of  coal,  as  they  may  render  bills  for  the  same,  in 
accordance  with  the  appraisal  made  by  Messrs.  Wilson  G. 
Hunt  and  John  T.  Agnew,  to  the  Commissioners  of  the 
Sinking  Fund  of  the  City  of  New  York,  dated  December 
6th,  1869. 

The  Treasurer  was  authorized  to  pay  the  Union  Ferry 
Company  $37,000,  being  the  amount  agreed  to  be  paid  them 


Insurance  ol 
Caisson  author- 
ized. 

Pay-roll, 

$1,847.39. 


Meeting  Feb- 
ruary 2 1st,  1870. 

Map  of  land 
required  for 
tower  on  New 
York  side,  pre- 
sented. 

Subject  of  ac- 
quiring title 
thereto  referred 
to  Superintend- 
ent and  Treas- 
urer. 

Requisiti  o n s 
from  Chief  En- 
gineer. 


Payment  t o 
Union  Ferry 
Company  for 
land,  land  dam- 
ages, etc.,  a u- 
thorized. 


540 


Description  of 
land  purchased. 


Meeting  Feb- 
ruary 28th,  1870. 


R e q uisitions 
from  Chief  En- 
gineer. 


Pay-roll  $2,- 
363.65. 


Proposals  re- 
ceived for  fur- 
nishing Lime- 
stone and  Gran- 
ite for  Brooklyn 
Tower. 


Limestone. 


for  land,  say  a strip  37  feet  wide  at  right  angles,  extending 
from  the  East  River  to  Water  street,  as  per  their  proposition 
dated  September  30th,  1869,  upon  the  receipt  of  a sufficient 
deed  for  said  land. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  February  28,  1870. 

Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Husted  and  Stranahan. 

The  following  requisitions  from  the  Chief  Engineer  were 
referred  to  the  General  Superintendent,  with  power  : 

Requisition  No.  12.— For  14  posts,  6x  6 x 15  feet  long  ; 
18  posts,  6x6x16  feet  long ; 2 pieces,  6x6x27  feet  long  ; 
6 pieces,  6 x 6 x 24  feet  long  ; 2 pieces,  6 x 6 x 36  feet 
long;  1 piece,  6x6  x 13  feet  long;  4 pieces,  6 x 6 x 
29  feet  long;  57  pieces,  4 x 4 x 12  feet  long;  1 piece, 
4 x 4 x 16  feet  long  ; 45  pieces,  3 x 8 x 24  feet  long;  2 
pieces,  4 x 12  x 21  feet  long;  9,000  feet  i-inch  boards,  16 
feet  long,  seconds. 

Requisition  No.  13. — For  1 coil  of  rope,  5 inches  circum- 
ference ; 1 coil  of  rope,  6 inches  circumference  ; 1 coil  of 
rope,  7 inches  circumference. 

Requisition  No.  14. — For  2,000  feet,  b.  m.,  of  spruce 
boards,  12  inches  wide  and  1 inch  thick  by  16  to  20  feet  long. 

The  Treasurer  reported  that  the  pay-roll  for  the  two 
weeks  ending  February  26th  was  as  follows  : 


For  labor 8728  65 

“ two  dredges 1,400  00 

“ two  pile  drivers 233  00 


82,363  65 

Which  amounts  were  ordered  paid. 

The  following  proposals  were  received  for  limestone  and 
granite  for  the  foundation  for  the  Brooklyn  tower,  and  re- 
ferred to  the  General  Superintendent  to  confer  with  several 
of  the  parties  making  bids,  and  to  report  to  this  Committee 


at  its  next  meeting. 

For  Limestone.  per  yard. 

Sam’l  Goldey,  Lake  Champlain  Stone 816  00 

Noone  & Madden,  Kingston 16  75 


54i 


Learned,  Dixon  & Co.,  Lake  Champlain  Stone. ...  $19  30 
Wm.  Hefferman,  Lake  Champlain  Stone 17  00 

For  Granite.  pf.r  yard. 

Wm.  H.  Williams §16  87-^ 

Beattie,  Dawson  & Co 22  00 

Bodwell,  Webster  & Co. 19  94 

E.  Newell,  agent  Deer  Isle  Granite  Co.,  (1,500  yds)  18  50 

Jos.  Westcott  & Son 24  00 

Learned,  Dixon  & Co 25  50 

J.  L Knox,  agent  Boston  & Maine  Granite  Co.  . . 29  50 

Church  & Taylor 70  00 


The  General  Superintendent,  upon  his  suggestion,  was 
authorized  to  send  one  or  more  of  the  Engineers  to  St. 
Louis  to  obtain  information  as  to  the  machinery  employed, 
and  the  manner  of  operation  in  sinking  the  foundation  for 
the  tower  of  the  Bridge  at  that  place. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  March  7th,  1870. 

Present — Messrs.  Murphy  and  Stranahan. 

The  following  bills,  certified  by  the  General  Superin- 
tendent, were  ordered  paid  : 


T.  M.  Mayhew  & Co 

Isaac  Van  Anden 

Marston  & Power 

James  McFarlan,  Jr 

J.  Eugene  White 

John  Roach  & Son 

Abraham  Inslee 

C.  & R.  Poillon 

Boston  Machine  Co  

S.  S.  Goodwin 

Oriental  Powder  Co 

J.  F.  Phelps,  Jr.,  & Co 

Cuthbert  & Cunningham 

Laflin  & Rand  Powder  Co.,  3 bills 


$4,°53 

20 

142 

82 

”9 

65 

103 

5° 

22  1 

80 

471 

20 

227 

26 

25 

5° 

65 

00 

82 

OO 

36 

OO 

2 12 

58 

17 

75 

45 

OO 

$5>823 

26 

Granite 


Meeting  Mar. 
7th,  1870. 


Bills  ordered 
paid  $41,849.66. 


Carried  forward 


542 


Meeting  Mar. 
14th,  1870. 


T reasu  r er’s 
report. 


Re  q uisitions 
from  Chief  En- 
gineer. 


Brought  forward $5,823  26 

Isaiah  Woodbury,  2 bills ...  54  00 

James  Scott,  2 bills 82  99 

John  Frazier,  2 bills 175  40 

Powell  M’fg  Co.,  6 bills 128  95 

Hazard  Powder  Co.,  6 bills 600  00 

Engineers’  pay-roll  for  February  2,694  65 

Office  “ “ “ 256  33 

Webb  & Bell,  estimate  for  February 18,834  04 

Hubbard  & Whittaker,  estimate  for  February.. . 2,828  74 

reserve  fund  of  20  per  ct.  1,251  84 

bill  of  extras T3  52 

two  boilers  I,35°  00 

Aymar,  De  Grauw  & Co 128  65 

Kendall  & Roberts I,35°  00 

New  York  & New  Haven  R.  R.  Co 140  60 

Burleigh  Rock  Drill  Co 5,200  00 

H.  N.  Conklin,  Son  & Beers 936  69 


Total $41,849  66 


The  Executive  Committee  met  March  14th,  1870. 

Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Husted  and  Stranahan. 

The  Treasurer’s  report  to  March  1st,  1870,  was  read,  ac- 
cepted and  ordered  to  be  placed  on  file. 

The  expenditures  from  the  petty  cash  during  the  month 
of  February  amounted  to  $80  41.  Approved. 

The  Treasurer  reported  pay-roll  for  two  weeks  ending 
March  12th,  as  follows  : 

For  labor $688  70 

“ two  dredges 2,500  00 

“ one  pile-driver  and  engineer 174  50 

$3,363  20 

Which  amounts  were  ordered  paid. 

The  following  requisitions  from  the  Chief  Engineer  were 
referred  to  the  General  Superintendent,  with  power  : 

Requisition  No.  16. — For  50  feet  of  2-inch  rubber  hose. 


543 


Requisition  No.  17. — For  4 barrels  of  coal  tar  ; 2 iron 
piles;  1 hydrant;  130  kegs  of  powder;  375  powder  cans; 
2 coils  of  manilla  rope. 

Requisition  No.  18. — 260  feet  (lineal)  of  10-inch  cast  iron 
pipe;  5 elbows;  1 T ; 1 stop  valve  ; 4 Peet  valves;  2 drips  ; 6 
sections  of  10  ply,  6-inch  rubber  hose,  each  50  feet  long, 
with  brass  couplings  and  connections. 

Requisition  No.  19.  — For  1 winch  to  go  in  the  caisson  ; 
2 iron  strapped  friction  roller  double  blocks  for  15-inch 
rope  for  derrick. 

The  contract  with  Noone  & Madden  for  limestone  re- 
quired for  foundation  of  the  Brooklyn  tower  was  ordered  to 
be  executed  in  accordance  with  the  specifications  of  the 
Chief  Engineer. 

The  General  Superintendent  was  directed  to  ascertain 
what  arrangement  can  be  made  for  dock  room  for  storage 
and  for  the  machinery  required  for  the  use  of  this  Com- 
pany, and  to  report  at  next  meeting. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  March  21st,  1870. 

Present— Messrs.  Murphy,  Husted,  Slocum  and  Stran- 
ahan. 

Requisition  No.  15  of  the  Chief  Engineer,  for  forty 
wheelbarrows  and  ten  barrels  of  cement,  was  referred  to  the 
General  Superintendent,  with  power. 

The  General  Superintendent  reported  that  the  Company 
can  have  thirty-four  lots  of  ground  of  the  Atlantic  Dock 
Company,  with  200  feet  frontage  on  the  water,  for  such 
time  as  required,  not  exceeding  ten  years,  at  an  annual 
rent  of  $5,000. 

The  General  Superintendent  was  empowered  to  execute 
a lease  on  the  above  terms. 

The  General  Superintendent  was  empowered  to  order  a 
steam  engine  from  Mr.  Lewis  Osborne,  of  East  Boston,  for 
$1,700,  to  be  delivered  in  New  York,  this  engine  to  be  used 
in  working  derricks,  etc.,  on  the  dock  ; also  to  put  the 
necessary  derricks,  ways  and  machinery  on  the  yard  for 
moving  stone  and  other  material. 


Meeting  Mar. 
2 1st,  1870. 


R e q u i sition 
from  Chief  En- 
gineer. 


Superintend- 
ent authorized 
to  lease  dock 
grounds,  and  to 
p u r c hase  en- 
gine. 


544 


Contract  for 
two  scows. 


Stock  sub- 
scriptions. 


Meeting  Mar. 
28th,  1870. 


Bids  for  scows. 


Contrac  t 
awarded. 


Contract  for 
Limestone. 


Bids  for  rub- 
ber hose. 


Contract 

awarded. 


Contract  for 
additional 
courses  of  tim- 
ber for  caisson. 


Pu'chase  o f 
Gravel  and  Ce- 
m e n t author- 
ized. 


Messrs.  Husted,  Stranahan  and  the  General  Superin- 
tendent  were  authorized  to  contract  for  two  additional 
scows,  being  balance  of  the  number  called  for  by  requisition 
No.  5. 

An  installment  of  ten  per  cent,  on  the  amount  of  sub- 
scriptions to  the  capital  stock,  being  the  second  of  like 
amount,  was  called  for,  payable  the  4th  of  April  next,  and 
due  notice  thereof  authorized  to  be  given. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  March  28th,  1870. 

Present— Messrs.  Murphy,  Husted  and  Stranahan. 

The  General  Superintendent  reported  the  following  bids 
for  the  two  scows  ordered  at  the  last  meeting: 

From  G.  H.  Ferris  for  $4,800  each  ; from  A.  Ammer- 
man  for  $4,400  each,  and  that  the  contract  had  been  awarded 
to  A.  Ammerman,  he  being  the  lowest  bidder.  Approved 
by  the  Committee. 

The  General  Superintendent  also  reported  that  a contract 
had  been  made  with  Messrs.  Noone  & Co.,  of  Kingston, 
for  5,000  cubic  yards  of  limestone,  at  S 1 6. 7 5 per  cubic  yard, 
for  the  foundation  of  the  Brooklyn  tower,  in  accordance 
with  the  specifications  of  the  Chief  Engineer.  Approved. 

The  General  Superintendent  also  reported  that  he  had 
received  the  following  bids  for  six-inch  ten-ply  rubber 
hose  : 

From  the  Hudson  River  Rubber  Co.,  at  $15  per  foot  ; 
from  H.  G.  Norton  & Co.,  at  $5  per  foot  ; from  the  New 
York  Belting  and  Packing  Co.,  at  $4.90  per  foot,  and  he  was 
authorized  to  contract  with  the  New  York  Belting  and  Pack- 
ing Co.,  they  being  the  lowest  bidders.  f 

The  General  Superintendent  presented  an  offer  from 
Messrs.  Webb  & Bell  for  building  the  additional  courses  of 
timber  on  the  caisson  for  $1,375  each  course,  as  stated  in 
their  letter  of  March  24th  to  W.  A.  Roebling,  Chief  Engi- 
neer. A contract  was  ordered  to  be  made  with  Webb  & 
Bell  on  terms  above  stated. 

The  General  Superintendent  was  authorized  to  procure 
the  necessary  amount  of  gravel  and  cement  for  concrete 
required  before  the  next  meeting  of  this  Committee. 


545 


The  Treasurer  reported  the  amount  of  the  pay-roll  for  the 
two  weeks  ending  March  26th  to  be  $4,471.59,  which  was 
. ordered  paid. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  April  4th,  1870. 

Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Husted  and  Stranahan. 

The  following  requisitions  from  the  Chief  Engineer  were 
referred  to  the  General  Superintendent,  with  power : 

Requisition  No.  20. — For  two  coils  of  rope. 

Requisition  No.  21. — For  one  pump  for  air  compressor  ; 
100  yards  of  gravel  ; 150  bbls.  of  cement  ; 80  yards  of  sand. 

Requisition  No.  22. — For  one  load  of  two-inch  spruce 
plank,  13  feet  long;  four  iron-strapped  djuble  blocks;  79 
lbs.  rubber  gaskets;  one  barrel  of  coal  tar;  220  kegs  of 
powder  ; 4 double  blocks  ; 2 coils  of  rope  ; 150  tin  powder 
cans;  12  galvanized  iron  cans;  10  canal  wheelbarrows; 
1 bbl.  lard  oil;  60  canal  barrows;  12  stone  barrows;  1 
platform  scales. 

The  Treasurer’s  report  to  April  1st,  showing, 

Receipts §500,000  00 

Expenditures 252,995  38 

Balance  on  hand  8247,004  62 

Was  presented  and  ordered  to  be  placed  on  file. 

The  following  bills,  certified  by  the  General  Superin- 


tendent, were  ordered  paid  : 

M.  A.  Wilder,  Son  &:  Co.,  five  bills 816,281  57 

Webb  & Bell,  three  bills 27,(26  68 

Burleigh  Rock  Drill  Co.,  two  bills 10,579  81 

New  York  & Brooklyn  Saw  Mill  and  Lumber 

Co.,  two  bills 7,692  55 

Hazard  Powder  Co.,  eleven  bills 1,100  00 

R.  M.  Whiting,  Jr.,  two  bills 77  30 

Holton  & Gray,  two  bills 59  25 

W.  C.  Bramhill  & Co.,  two  bills 136  62 


Carried  forward $63,053  78 

65 


Meeting  April 
4th,  1870. 


Requisitions 
from  Chief  En- 
gineer. 


T r e a s urer’s 
r^nort  to  April 
1st. 


Bill  ordered, 
paid  ®75, +33-3° 


54-6 

Brought  forward 663, 053  78 

The  Brooklyn  Eagle 207  50 

Stewart,  Sutphen  & Co 3x6  31 

Jas.  L.  Jackson  & Bro 117  00 

Abbott  & Co J47  Qo 

T.  F.  Rowland 329  01 

National  Derrick  Co 720  00 

P.  Cassidy 205  00 

James  Cummings 273  15 

Peter  C.  Schultz 216  00 

New  York  & New  Haven  R.  R.  Co 180  00 

Burr  & Co 46  48 

W.  H.  Paine 70  82 

Jefferson  Patten....  87  12 

New  York  Belting  and  Packing  Co 41  50 

Pratt  & Roberts 13  20 

Lindsay,  Walton  & Co.,  two  bills '.  . . 18  98 

P.  C.  Coffin,  four  bills 227  75 

J.  W.  Vandewater 923  00 

John  Frazier 125  50 

R.  G.  Anderson 523  85 

Isaiah  Woodbury,  two  bills 291  38 

Aymar,  De  Grauw  & Co.,  four  bills  820  15 

Davis  & Riker 30  00 

Fairbanks  & Co 55  10 

Nathaniel  Morton 24  00 

Engineers’ pay-roll  for  March 2,768  15 

Office  pay-roll  for  March 262  33 

Hubbard  & Whittaker,  two  bills 2,132  98 

Abraham  Inslee 323  95 

E.  B.  Leverich  & Co 41 1 00 

J.  D.  Martin  & Co.,  two  bills ....  151  75 

H.  N.  Conklin,  Son  & Beers,  two  bills 270  22 

A.  K.  Meserole ’ 31  75 

Wm.  Marlow,  Jr t 7 59 


Total §75>433  3° 

The  petty  cash  account  for  March,  showing  the  expen- 
ditures to  be  $582.66,  and  the  balance  on  hand,  $253.14,  was 
presented  and  approved. 


547 


The  Executive  Committee  met  April  nth,  1870. 

Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Husted  and  Stranahan. 

The  General  Superintendent  presented  the  following  pro- 
posals for  furnishing  hoisting  engines  in  accordance  with 
the  specifications  of  the  Chief  Engineer  : 

Delamater  Iron  Works 83,250  each. 

John  Roach  & Son 2,475  “ 

Hubbard  & Whittaker 3,000  “ 

Wm.  Taylor  & Sons 2,250  “ 

W.  D.  Andrews  & Bro 3,200  “ 

Ordered,  that  a contract  be  made  with  Messrs.  Wm. 
Taylor  & Sons  for  two  hoisting  engines  at  $2,250  each,  they 
being  the  lowest  bidders. 

The  engines  to  be  built  and  set  up  in  accordance  with  the 
specifications  of  the  Chief  Engineer  of  the  New  York 
Bridge  Company,  and  subject  in  all  respects  to  his  approval. 

It  appearing,  by  reference  to  the  agreement  made  with 
the  Union  Ferry  Co.,  that  they  should  have  $9,000  for  the 
stable  on  the  land  purchased  of  them. 

Resolved,  That  the  Treasurer  be  authorized  to  pay  said  Ferry  Com- 
pany §9,000  for  said  stable,  and  $150  for  immediate  possession  of  the 
same  ; also  to  pay  said  Ferry  Company,  as  per  resolutions  adopted  at  the 
meeting  of  February  21st,  1S70,  $37,000  for  the  land  taken  from  them, 
and  §16,000  as  damages  for  use  of  ferry  slip,  and  §6,175.98  as  a compro- 
mise and  in  full  for  the  cartage  of  coal  to  their  boats  at  Fulton  Ferry, 
making  a total  of  §68,325.98. 

Cyrus  P.  Smith,  Esq.,  presented  a deed  of  the  land  bought 
of  the  Union  Ferry  Company,  and  having  receipted  a bill 
for  the  other  items  stated  above,  the  negotiations  were 
closed  and  the  account  paid. 

The  Treasurer  reported  the  pay-roll  for  the  two  weeks 
ending  April  9th,  amounting  to  85,092.58.  The  report  was 
adopted. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  April  18th,  1870. 

Present —Messrs  Murphy,  Husted  and  Stranahan. 

The  Minutes  of  the  meeting  of  April  nth  were  read  and 
approved.  There  being.no  other  business,  the  Committee 
adjourned. 


Meeting  April 
nth,  1870. 


Bids  for  hois- 
ting engines. 


Contract 

awarded. 


Payments  to 
Union  Ferry 
Company  a u- 
thorized,  $68,- 
325.98. 


Pay-roll,  $5,- 
092.58. 


Meeting  April 
18th,  1870. 


548 


Meeting  May 
2d.  1870. 


Meeting  May 
3d,  1870. 


Bills  ordered 
paid. 


R e qu  i sition 
from  Chief  En- 
gineer. 


Pay-roll,  $5,- 
418. 


Public  notice 
to  be  given  of 
the  annual 
election  of  Di- 
rectors for  1870. 


Meeting  May 
9th,  1870. 


Bills  ordered 
paid. 

Pay-roll,  $4,- 
123.67. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  May  2d,  1870. 

Present — -Messrs.  Murphy  and  Stranahan.  There  being 
no  quorum,  they  adjourned. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  May  3d,  1870. 

Present — Messrs.  Murphy.  Stranahan  and  Husted. 

Bills  certified  by  the  General  Superintendent,  amount- 
ing to  142,431.71,  were  ordered  paid. 

The  Treasurer’s  report  to  May  1st,  1870,  showing  : 

Receipts $831,164  30 

Expenditures 407,793  81 

Balance  on  hand §423,370  49 

Was  approved  and  ordered  on  file. 

Requisition  No.  23,  by  the  Chief  Engineer,  for  four  ad- 
ditional sections  of  water  shaft,  was  presented  and  referred 
to  the  General  Superintendent,  with  power. 

The  Treasurer  reported  the  pay-roll  for  the  two  weeks 
ending  April  23d,  to  be  $5,418.  The  report  was  adopted. 
The  petty  cash  account  for  April,  showing  : 


Expenditures  amounting  to $220  52 

Balance  on  hand 232  62 


Was  presented  and  approved. 

On  motion,  resolved  that  the  annual  election  of  Directors 
for  the  year  1870  be  held  at  the  office  of  the  Company, 
corner  of  Fulton  and  Front  streets,  Brooklyn,  June  6th 
next,  at  12  o’clock,  and  that  notice  of  such  election  be  in- 
serted in  the  New  York  Herald,  Tribune , Times , World 
and  Sun,  and  in  the  Brooklyn  Eagle  and  Union  daily  until 
the  6th  day  of  June  next. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  May  9th,  1870. 

Present  —Messrs.  Murphy,  Husted  and  Stranahan. 

Bills  amounting  to  $8,438.34,  certified  by  the  General 
Superintendent,  were  ordered  paid. 

The  Treasurer  reported  the  pay-roll  for  the  two  weeks 
ending  May  7th  to  be  $4,123.67.  The  report  was  adopted- 


549 


The  General  Superintendent  reported  that  Messrs.  John 
Roach  & Son  will  build  the  four  additional  sections  of 
water  shaft  called  for  by  requisition  No.  23,  for  nine  cents 
per  pound.  A contract  was  ordered  to  be  made  with  the 
said  parties  accordingly. 

The  General  Superintendent  was  authorized  to  procure  a 
horse,  wagon  and  harness  for  the  use  of  the  Company. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  May  16th,  1870. 

Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Husted  and  Stranahan. 

Bills  amounting  to  $7,202.27,  certified  by  the  General 
Superintendent,  were  ordered  paid. 

The  General  Superintendent  was  authorized  to  purchase 
a horse,  wagon  and  harness  for  his  own  use. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  May  23d,  1870. 

Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Husted  and  Stranahan. 

The  Treasurer  reported  the  amount  of  the  pay-roll  for 
the  two  weeks  ending  May  21st  to  be  $2,593.14.  Approved. 

A bill  of  Patrick  Clark  for  $176,  certified  by  the  Gen- 
eral Superintendent,  for  wharfage  on  the  caisson  while  at  a 
wharf  at  Greenpoint,  was  ordered  paid. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  May  30th,  1870. 

Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Husted,  Stranahan  and  Slo- 
cum. 

A bill  of  L.  & M.  Israels,  amounting  to  $340  for  one 
horse,  was  ordered  paid. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  June  6th,  1870. 
Present— Messrs.  Murphy,  Husted  and  Stranahan. 
The  Treasurer’s  report  to  June  1st,  showing: 


Contract  for 
Water  Shaft. 


Meeting-  May 
16th,  1870. 


Bills  ordered 
paid. 


Meeting  May 
23d,  1870. 

Pay-roll,  $2,- 
593- r4- 

Bill  of  $176  or- 
dered paid. 


Meeting  May 
30th,  1870. 


Bill  of  $^40  or- 
dered paid. 


Meeting  June 
6th,  1870. 


Pay-roll, 

$3,174.04. 


Bills  ordered 
paid,  $71,843.85. 


Proposed  ap- 
pointment o f 
appraisers  o f 
land  required 
for  foundation 
o f New  V ork 
tower. 


P r o p o sition 
accepted,  and 
appraisers  des- 
ignated on  part 
of  New  V ork. 


Appraisers  on 
part  of  Com- 
pany. 


Meeting  June 
13th, 1870. 


Bills  ordered 
paid. 


550 


Receipts §855,194  06 

Expenditures 473,820  74 

Balance  on  hand £381,373  32 


Was  approved  and  ordered  on  file. 

The  petty  cash  account  for  May,  showing  : 


Expenditures $722  49 

Balance  on  hand 260  13 


Was  presented  and  approved. 

The  Treasurer  reported  the  labor  pay-roll  for  two  weeks 
ending  June  4th,  amounting  to  §3,174.04.  Approved. 

Bills  amounting  to  §7 1,843.85,  certified  by  the  General 
Superintendent,  were  ordered  paid. 

A communication  from  the  President  to  the  Commissioners 
of  the  Sinking  Fund  of  the  City  of  New  York,  proposing 
to  have  two  appraisers  appointed  on  the  part  of  that  city  to 
act  with  the  two  appraisers  to  be  appointed  by  this  Com- 
pany, to  appraise  the  value  of  land  belonging  to  the  City  of 
New  York  required  for  the  foundation  of  the  tower  of  the 
Bridge  on  the  New  York  side,  and  that  their  decision  be 
final,  or  in  case  they  cannot  agree,  the  decision  of  an  um- 
pire to  be  chosen  by  such  appraisers  be  final,  was  approved. 

The  President  presented  a communication  from  the  Com- 
missioners of  the  Sinking  Fund  of  New  York  accepting  the 
above  proposition,  and  designating  John  T.  Agnew  and 
Wilson  G.  Hunt  such  appraisers  on  the  part  of  New  York, 
which  communication  was  accepted  and  placed  on  file. 

The  following  resolution  was  adopted  : 

Resolved , That be 

appointed  appraisers  on  behalf  of  this  Company  in  accordance  with  the 
foregoing  proposition. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  June  13th,  1870. 

Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Husted  and  Stranahan. 

Bills  amounting  to  §685.56,  certified  by  the  General 
Superintendent,  -were  ordered  paid. 


55i 


The  Executive  Committee  met  June  15th,  1870. 

Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Hasted  and  Stranahan. 

The  first  annual  reports  of  the  Chief  Engineer  and  the 
General  Superintendent  were  presented  and  ordered  on  file. 

A report  of  the  proceedings  of  the  Executive  Committee 
since  the  last  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors  was  ordered 
to  be  presented  to  the  Board  at  its  meeting  to  be  held  this 
day. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  June  20th,  1870. 

Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Husted  and  Stranahan. 

The  Treasurer  reported  the  labor  pay-roll  for  two  weeks 
ending  June  18th,  amounting  to  $4,406.67  Approved. 

Messrs.  John  T.  Martin  and  John  Prenticewere  appointed 
appraisers  on  the  part  of  this  Company,  of  land  and 
land  under  water  proposed  to  be  taken  from  the  City  of 
New  York  for  the  foundation  of  the  tower  on  the  New  York 
side. 

The  following  resolution  was  adopted  : 

Resolved , That  the  sum  of  $70,000  be  proposed  as  a compensation  to 
the  owners  of  the  residue  of  the  land  required  for  said  foundation,  being 
eighty  feet  front  on  South  street,  and  embracing  the  southerly  half  of 
Pier  No.  29,  together  with  the  appurtenances  ; or  if  such  amount  be  not 
accepted,  that  it  be  proposed  to  such  owners  to  leave  the  valuation  of  the 
same  to  appraisers  to  be  appointed,  two  by  them  and  two  by  this  Com- 
pany, and  if  they  cannot  agree,  then  to  an  umpire  to  be  chosen  by  such 
appraisers. 

A communication  was  ordered  to  be  sent  to  the  Com- 
missioners of  the  Sinking  Fund  of  New  York,  acquainting 
them  with  the  appointment  of  Messrs.  John  T.  Martin  and 
John  Prentice  as  appraisers  on  behalf  of  this  Company. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  June  27th,  1870. 

Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Husted  and  Stranahan. 

The  General  Superintendent  was  authorized  to  contract 
with  John  A.  Bowker,  of  69  South  street,  New  York,  for 
removing  all  material  excavated  from  under  the  caisson,  at 
fifteen  cents  per  cubic  yard,  as  per  his  proposal  dated  June 
1 6th,  1870. 


Meeting  June 
15th,  1870. 


First  Annual 
reports  of  Chief 
Engineer  and 
General  Super- 
intendent. 

Report  of  Pro- 
ceedings of  Ex- 
ecutive Com- 
mittee to  be  pre- 
sented to  Board 


Meeting  June 
20th,  1870. 


Pay-roll 

$4,406.67. 


Land  ap- 
praisers ap- 
pointed on  part 
of  Company  in 
regard  to  land 
to  be  taken  from 
City  of  New 
Y ork. 


Compensation 
to  owners  for 
residue  of  land 
needed  for 
foundation  o f 
New  York  tow- 
er. 


Meeting  June 
27th, 1870. 


552 


Granite  o r - 
dered. 


Meeting  July 
5th,  1870. 


Bills  ordered 
paid. 


Pay-roll 

$4,487.78. 


Compensation 
of  General  Su- 
perintendent. 


Also  to  contract  with  Nickerson  & Tebo,  of  16  South 
street,  New  York,  for  towing  the  stone  scows  to  and  from 
the  Atlantic  Docks  and  the  caisson  at  Fulton  Ferry,  for 
$4.50  each  way,  or  $9  for  the  round  trip,  as  per  their 
proposal  dated  June  27th,  1870. 

The  General  Superintendent  reported  that  he  had  ordered 
from  J.  R.  Bodwell,  of  Hallowed,  Maine,  about  1,000  cubic 
yards  of  good  sound  granite,  to  be  delivered  in  the  same 
condition  and  on  the  same  terms  as  the  limestone  now 
being  received  by  this  Company  from  Noone  & Co.,  of 
Kingston,  say  at  $16.75  Per  cubic  yard.  The  report  was 
adopted. 

Mr.  James  S.  T.  Stranahan  was  authorized  to  countersign 
checks  during  the  absence  of  the  President. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  July  5th,  1870. 

Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Tweed,  Stranahan,  Smith,  Hus- 
ted  and  Slocum. 

Bills  amounting  to  $54,185.67,  certified  by  the  Engineer 
and  the  General  Superintendent,  were  ordered  paid. 

The  Treasurer’s  report  to  July  1st,  1870,  showing: 


Receipts $857,271  39 

Expenditures 554,294  91 


Balance  on  hand  in  cash $302,976  48 

Was  approved  and  ordered  on  file. 

The  petty  cash  account  for  June,  showing  : 

Expenditures $33 1 95 

Balance  on  hand 473  41 

Was  approved. 


The  Treasurer  reported  the  labor  pay-roll  for  two  weeks 
ending  July  2d,  amounting  to  $4,487.78.  Approved. 

The  following  resolutions  were  adopted: 

Resolved , That  fifteen  per  centum  on  the  amount  of  expenditure  for  the 
construction  of  the  foundation  of  the  towers  of  the  Bridge  on  both  sides 
of  the  river,  up  to  high-watermark,  including  the  payments  for  land,  be 
paid  to  William  C.  Kingsley,  the  General  Superintendent,  for  his  services 
and  advances  on  behalf  of  this  Company,  up  to  the  completion  of  such 
foundations. 


553 


Resolved , That  the  Treasurer  be  paid  a salary  of  $4,000  per  annum, 
commencing  July  1st,  payable  monthly. 

Resolved , That  any  three  members  of  this  Committee  constitute  a quo- 
rum for  auditing  bills  against  the  Company. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  August  9th,  1870. 

Present — Messrs.  Stranahan  and  Smith. 

Bills  amounting  to  $45,002.95,  certified  by  the  Engineer 
and  the  General  Superintendent,  were  ordered  paid. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  September  6th,  1870. 
Present — Messrs.  Stranahan,  Tweed,  Slocum  and  Smith. 
The  Treasurer  reported  the  labor  pay-rolls  for  July  1 6 th 
and  30th,  and  August  13th  and  27th,  to  be  respectively: 
July  16th,  $7,654.15;  July  30th,  $8,5  1 2.36;  August  13th,  $8,- 


248. 16;  August  27th,  $7,769.27.  Approved. 

The  petty  cash  account,  showing: 

Expenditures,  July $270  93 

August., 327  63 

Was  approved. 

The  Treasurer’s  report  to  August  1st,  showing: 

Receipts $857,361  95 

Expenditures 621,577  85 

Balance  on  hand $235,784  10 

Also  his  report  to  September  1st,  showing  : 

ReceiPts $857,433  95 

Expenditures 696,982  93 

Balance  on  hand $160,4.51  02 


Were  received,  approved  and  ordered  on  file. 

The  report  of  the  Finance  Committee  to  August  1st  was 
presented,  approved  and  ordered  on  file. 

A seal  was  presented  by  the  Treasurer  which  was,  on 
motion,  adopted  as  the  official  seal  of  this  Company. 

The  third  installment  of  ten  per  cent,  on  the  capital  stock 
was  ordered  payable  on  September  20th. 

66 


Compensation 
of  Treasurer. 


Meeting  Aug. 
9th,  1870. 


Bills  order- 
ed paid. 


Meeting  Sep. 
6th,  1870. 


Pay-rolls. 


T r e a surer’ s 
report  to  Aug. 
1st. 


T r e a s urer’s 
report  t o Sep- 
tember 1st. 


Official  seal 
adopted. 


554 


Contract  for 
building  Cais- 
son awarded. 


Contract  for 
Iron  work 
awarded. 

Execution  of 
same  author- 
ized. 


Report  of 
Land  Apprais- 
ers accepted. 


D e s c r iption 
of  land  apprais- 
ed. 


Payment  o f 
$150,000  to  City 
of  New  York 
authorized. 


Payment  o f 
$70,0:0  to  own- 
ers o f residue 
of  land  required 
for  New  York 
tower  author- 
ized. 


C o m p e n sa- 
tion  due  to  Su- 
perintendent to 
be  paid. 


Bills  ordered 
paid. 


The  fourth  installment  of  like  amount  was  ordered  pay- 
able October  10th. 

Plans  and  specifications  for  the  caisson  for  the  founda- 
tion of  the  tower  on  the  New  York  side  were  presented  and 
approved,  and  the  contract  for  building  the  caisson  was 
awarded  to  Messrs.  Webb  & Bell,  of  Greenpoint,  for  the 
sum  of  $43,000. 

The  contract  for  iron  work  was  awarded  to  Messrs.  John 
Roach  & Son,  of  New  York,  for  the  sum  of  $31,400. 

The  proper  officer  was  authorized  to  execute  a contract 
with  each  of  the  above-named  parties  in  accordance  with 
the  plans  and  specifications  presented  by  the  Chief  En- 
gineer, said  parties  being  respectively  the  lowest  bidders. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Tweed  : 

Resolved , That  the  Company  accept  the  report  of  John  T.  Agnew  and 
Wilson  G.  Hunt,  appointed  by  the  Commissioners  of  the  Sinking  Fund 
of  New  York,  and  of  John  T.  Martin  and  John  Prentice,  appointed  by 
this  Company,  to  appraise  the  value  of  the  land  required  for  the  location 
of  its  tower  on  the  New  York  side,  being  155  feet  on  the  bulkhead  line, 
155  feet  on  the  pier  line,  and  having  a length  of  about  457  feet  6 inches, 
including  the  north  half  of  Pier  29,  and  that  this  Company  agree  to  pay 
to  the  Commissioners  of  the  Sinking  Fund  for  said  land  the  sum  of 
$150,000,  being  the  amount  of  the  award  by  said  appraisers,  upon  re- 
ceipt of  a good  title  to  and  possession  of  the  same,  free  of  all  encum- 
brances. « 

Resolved , That  this  Company  approve  and  adopt  the  contract  made 
with  the  owners  for  the  purchase  of  the  residue  of  the  land  required  for 
the  location  of  its  tower  on  the  New  York  side  for  $70,000,  on  receiving 
good  title  to  and  possession  of  the  same,  free  from  all  encumbrances  • 
said  land  being  the  south  half  of  Pier  29  East  River,  and  the  north 
half  of  the  bulkhead  between  Piers  29  and  28,  being  80  feet  on  the  bulk- 
head and  pier  line. 

Resolved , That  such  amount  as  is  due  Wm.  C.  Kingsley  up  to  the 
present  time,  under  a resolution  adopted  July  5th,  1S70,  be  paid,  and 
that  hereafter  the  amounts  becoming  due  under  said  resolution  be  paid 
monthly. 

Bills  amounting  to  $38,700.41,  certified  by  the  Engineer 
and  the  General  Superintendent,  were  ordered  paid. 


555 


The  Executive  Committee  met  September  igth,  1870.  Meeting  Sep 

1 y ■>  • tember  19th- 

Present  — Messrs.  Murphy,  Stranahan,  Slocum  and  i87°- 
Husted. 

The  proceedings  of  the  meetings  held  July  5th,  August 
9th  and  September  6th  were  read  and  approved. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  October  3d,  1870. 

Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Husted  and  Stranahan. 

The  Treasurer  reported  the  labor  pay-rolls  for  September 
10th  and  24th  as  $8,964.17  and  $10,144.74.  Approved. 

The  Treasurer’s  report  to  October  1st,  showing  : 

Receipts $958,671  10 

Expenditures 754,302  64 


Meeting  Oc- 
tober 3d, 1870. 


Pay-rolls  ap- 
proved. 


T r e a surer’s 
report  to  Octo- 
ber 1st. 


Balance  on  hand  $204,368  46 

Was  approved  and  ordered  on  file. 

The  petty  cash  account  for  September,  showing  expen- 
ditures of  $217.05,  was  presented  and  approved 

Bills  and  claims  amounting  to  $36,525.21,  certified  by  the  ordered 

Engineer  and  the  General  Superintendent,  were  presented 
and  ordered  paid. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  October  10th,  1870.  toberVotif  1870" 

Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Husted  and  Stranahan. 

The  Treasurer  reported  the  labor  pay-roll  for  two  weeks 
ending  October  8th  to  be  $9,935.78.  Approved. 

The  President  reported  the  payment  of  $65,847.67,  by  a Purchase  of 
check  to  Mr.  Alexander  McCue,  attorney,  for  property  pur-  York  tower.6  W 
chased  of  private  parties  for  location  of  the  tower  on  the 
New  York  side. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  October  17th,  1870.  Meeting  Oc- 

Present  — Messrs.  Murphy,  Husted,  Stranahan  and  Slo- 
cum. 

The  following  bids  were  received  for  the  balance  of  the  Bids  for  Tint- 
timber  required  for  construction  of  the  caisson  for  the 
tower  on  the  New  York  side  : 


Contract 

awarded. 


Meeting-  Oc- 
tober 24th  1870. 


Proposals  for 
purchase  and 
storage  of  Ce- 
ment. 


Contract  for 
Timber  execut- 
ed. 


Meeting  Oc- 
tober 31st,  1870. 


Pay-roll. 


Meeting  No- 
vember 7th, 
1870. 


556 


Alsop  & Clark §35  00 

T.  Mayhew  & Co 31  50 

Millen  & Wadley 3r  0o 

M.  A.  Wilder,  Son  & Co ? ‘‘ 

) or,  conditionally,  30  50 

Jonathan  Biers 30  40 

J.  Bigler  & Co 29  95 

James  Young 29  93 

A.  Ammerman 29  90 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Stranahan,  the  contract  was  awarded  to 

A.  Ammerman,  he  being  the  lowest  bidder. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  October  24th,  1870. 

Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Husted,  Stranahan  and  Slo- 
cum. 

The  General  Superintendent  presented  proposals  for  fur- 
nishing and  storing  five  thousand  barrels  of  cement,  which 
were  considered  and  referred  back  to  him,  with  authority 
to  purchase  at  a price  not  exceeding  $1.85  per  barrel. 

The  President  reported  that  he  had  executed  a contract 
with  A.  Ammerman  for  2,450,000  feet  of  yellow  pine  timber, 
as  per  resolution  adopted  October  17th,  1870. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  October  31st,  1870. 

Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Husted,  Stranahan  and  Slo- 
cum. 

The  Treasurer  reported  the  labor  pay-roll  for  two  weeks 
ending  October  22d  to  have  been  §11,345  36. 

The  General  Superintendent  reported  that  he  had  pur- 
chased 5,000  barrels  of  cement  at  81.85  per  barrel,  as 
directed. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  November  7th,  1870. 
Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Stranahan  and  Slocum. 

The  Treasurer  reported  the  petty  cash  for  month  of 
October  : 


557 


Expenditures 8133  87 

Balance  on  hand 522  63 


The  Treasurer  also  reported  the  labor  pay-roll  for  two 
weeks  ending  November  5th  to  be  812,198.83.  Approved. 
The  Treasurer’s  report  to  November  1st,  showing: 


Receipts 81,239,030  42 

Expenditures 927,025  47 

Balance  on  hand 8312,004  95 


Was  ordered  on  file. 

The  subject  of  a telegraph  wire  between  New  York  and 
Brooklyn,  for  the  use  of  the  Company,  was  referred  to  the 
General  Superintendent. 

The  Treasurer  reported  that  he  had  rented  from  Mr. 
George  Jones  a place  at  284  Water  street,  New  York,  for 
making  borings,  until  January  10,  1871,  at  the  price  of 
8200  for  the  time  mentioned,  payment  to  be  made  in  De- 
cember next. 

Bills  and  claims  amounting  10-850,697.05,  certified  by  the 
Engineer  and  the  General  Superintendent,  were  ordered 
paid. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  November  21st,  1870. 
Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Stranahan  and  Slocum. 

The  Treasurer  reported  the  labor  pay-roll  for  two  weeks 
ending  November  19th  to  be  812,206.48.  Approved. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  December  5th,  1870. 
Present — Messrs.  Murphy  and  Stranahan. 

The  Treasurer  reported  the  petty  cash  account  for  No- 


vember : 

Expenditures....  8116  21 

Balance  on  hand  December  1st 913  37 


The  Treasurer  reported  labor  pay-roll  for  two  weeks  end- 
ing December  3d  to  be  810,909.67. 


Treas  urer’s 
report  to  N o - 
vember  ist. 


T e 1 e g r a ph 
wire. 


Place  for  mak- 
ing; Bonng-s. 


Bills  ordered 
paid. 


Meeting  Nov. 
21st,  1870. 


Pay-roll  ap- 
proved. 


Meeting  Dec. 
5th,  1870. 


558 


T re  as  urer’s 
report  Dec.  rst. 


Biils  ordered 
paid. 


Meeting  Dec. 
19th, 1870. 


Pay-roll  a p 
proved. 


Bill  of  Steam- 
er “Jno.  Fuller” 
for  services  of 
steam  pumps. 


Meeting  Dec 
27th, 1870. 


Bills  ordered 
paid. 


Bid  for  Gran- 
ite. 


Also,  his  report  to  December  1st,  showing  : 


Receipts 81,446,403  73 

Expenditures 1,077,747  2° 

Balance  on  hand 8368,656  53 


Approved  and  ordered  on  file. 

Bills  and  claims  amounting  to  $73,600.41,  certified  by  the 
Engineer  and  the  General  Superintendent,  were  ordered 
paid. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  December  19th,  1870. 
Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Husted  and  Stranahan. 

The  Treasurer  reported  the  labor  pay-roll  for  two  weeks 
ending  December  17th  to  be  $7,739-76-  Approved. 

A bill  was  presented  from  the  fire  and  wrecking  steamer 
“ John  Fuller  ” for  services  of  steam  pumps  in  filling  the 
caisson  with  water  during  the  fire,  8300.  Ordered  paid. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  December  27th,  1870. 
Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Husted,  Stranahan  and  Slo- 
cum. 

The  following  bills  presented  by  the  Treasurer  were  or- 
dered paid  : 

City  of  Brooklyn,  taxes  for  1870,  on  5 lots  of 


ground  purchased  of  the  City  of  New  York.  . $625  16 

City  of  Brooklyn,  for  taxes  for  1870,  on  2 lots  of 
ground  purchased  of  the  Union  Ferry  Com- 
pany   618  98 


Henry  C.  Murphy,  Jr.,  for  counsel  fee,  services 
and  disbursements  on  examination  of  titles  to 
premises  purchased  of  the  Union  Ferry  Com- 
pany  620  92 

The  following  bid  by  Bodwell,  Webster  & Co.,  for  granite 
necessary  to  complete  the  Brooklyn  Tower  up  to  the  road- 
way, was  accepted  : 


559 


9,000  c.  yds.  of  granite  face-stone,  per  c.  yard. . $20  00 

9.000  c.  yds.  of  granite  backing  stone,  “ ■ . 15  00 

All  the  bevel  stone  “ . . 27  00 

All  the  cornice  stone “ • • 55  00 

Also, 

2.000  c.  yds.  of  granite  backing  for  the  New 

York  tower,  per  c.  yard 14  00 


The  Executive  Committee  met  January  3d,  1871. 

Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Husted,  Stranahan  and  Slo- 
cum. 

The  Treasurer  reported  the  labor  pay-roll  for  two  weeks 
ending  December  30,  1870,  to  be  $6,166.20.  Approved. 
The  petty  cash  account  for  December,  showing  : 


Expenditures $188  90 

Balance  on  hand,  January  1st,  1871  428  09 

Also  presented  his  report  to  January  1st,  1871,  showing: 

Receipts $1,815,263  92 

Expenditures 1,179,521  40 

Balance  on  hand ....  $635,742  52 

Approved  and  ordered  filed. 


The  salary  of  Mr.  O.  P.  Quintard  was  fixed  at  the  rate  of 
$3,000  per  annum,  to  take  effect  from  January  1st,  1871. 

Bills  amounting  to  $40,996.34,  certified  by  the  Engineer 
and  the  General  Superintendent,  were  ordered  paid. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  February  6th,  1871. 
Present — President  Murphy. 

The  Treasurer  reported  petty  cash  account  for  January 


to  be  : 

Expenditures $331  27 

Balance  on  hand,  February  1st 851  82 

Also,  labor  pay-roll  : 

For  two  weeks  ending  January  13th $6,750  87 

For  two  weeks  ending  January  27th 5,943  99 


Meeting  Jan. 
3d,  1871. 


Labor-roll  ap- 
proved. 


T r e a surer's 
report  to  Jan.  i. 


Bills  ordered 
paid. 


Meeting  Feb. 
6th,  1871. 


Payroll. 


560 


T r e a surer’s 
report  to  Feb. 
1st. 


Bills  ordered 
paid. 


Meeting  Feb. 
13th,  1871. 


Pay-roll. 


Land  for  stor- 
a g e purposes. 


Rental  $3,000. 


Lease  author- 
ized. 


Meeting  Mar. 
6th,  1871. 


Pay-roll  ap- 
proved. 


Bids  for  up- 
right  tubular 
boiler. 


T reas  urer’s 
report  to  Mch. 
1st. 


Also, 

Receipts  to  February  ist $1,864,933  °5 

Expenditures  “ “ 1,281,964  07 

Balance  on  hand $582,968  98 


Bills  amounting  to  $33, 166.74,  certified  by  the  Engineer 
and  the  General  Superintendent,  were  ordered  paid. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  February  13th,  1871. 

Present — Messrs.  Murphy  and  Stranahan. 

The  Treasurer  reported  the  labor  pay-roll  for  two  weeks 
ending  February  10th  to  be  $4,454.85. 

The  General  Superintendent  reported  that  it  would  be 
necessary  to  procure  additional  land  for  storage  purposes  at 
South  Brooklyn,  and  that  a suitable  plot  of  ground  could  be 
leased  of  S.  S.  Flaff  and  Benjamin  A.  Haff  for  the  sum  of 
$3,000  per  annum  from  February  ist,  1871,  to  May  ist, 
1874.  The  report  was  accepted,  and  the  President  author- 
ized to  execute  lease  on  terms  and  conditions  stated  above. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  March  6th,  1871. 

Present— Messrs.  Murphy,  Husted  and  Stranahan. 

The  Treasurer  reported  the  labor  pay-roll  for  two  weeks 
ending  February  24th  to  be  $4,160.61.  Approved. 

Bids  were  received  for  furnishing  one  upright  tubular 
boiler,  and  for  repairing  one  old  boiler.  The  General  Super- 
intendent was  authorized  to  contract  with  Mason  & Martin, 
of  Brooklyn,  for  said  new  boiler  and  for  repairing  the  old 
one. 

The  Treasurer  reported  expenditures  from  petty  cash  for 
February  to  have  been  $261. 

Also  his  report  to  March  ist,  showing  : 


Receipts $1  866,107  20 

Expenditures T, 339.55°  7° 

Balance  on  hand....  $526,556  50 

Approved. 


The  Chief  Engineer  presented  a requisition  for  timber, 
plank,  etc.,  for  the  construction  of  the  dock  on  the  New 
York  side.  Referred  to  the  General  Superintendent  to  re- 
ceive bids  and  submit  same  to  the  Committee. 

The  Treasurer  reported  that  he  had  purchased  of  Snow 
& Richardson  one  lot  of  yellow  pine  timber  and  plank, 
about  32,000  feet,  b.  m.,  at  $27  per  1,000  feet.  Approved. 

The  President  reported  that  he  had  completed  negotia- 
tions with  the  City  of  New  York  for  land  belonging  to  said 
city  required  for  the  tower  on  the  New  York  side  ; that  the 
question  was  complicated  by  the  land  embracing  a portion 
of  the  property  leased  to  and  used  by  the  Roosevelt  Street 
and  South  Seventh  Street  Ferry  Company,  for  which  spe- 
cial damages  were  asked.  An  agreement  was  finally  con- 
cluded, by  which  the  land  was  acquired  by  this  Company 
• for  the  sum  of  $182,000. 

Action  of  President  approved. 

The  Chief  Engineer  reported  that  Webb  & Bell  had 
agreed  to  do  the  caulking  for  the  New  York  caisson  under 
his  direction,  subject  to  his  approval,  for  the  sum  of  $3,200, 
and  to  do  the  tinning  of  said  caisson  for  $3,000. 

Agreement  ratified. 

Bills  amounting  to  $31,439.21,  certified  by  the  Engineer 
and  General  Superintendent,  were  ordered  paid. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  April  3d,  1871. 

Present — Messrs.  Murphy  and  Stranahan. 

The  Treasurer  presented  his  report  to  April  1st,  showing  : 


Receipts $1,866,210  30 

Expenditures 1,380,899  47 

Balance  on  hand $485,310  83 


Report  approved  and  ordered  filed. 

The  Treasurer  reported  labor  pay-roll  for  the  two  weeks 
ending  March  10th  $4,470.37  ; and  the  two  weeks  ending 
March  24th,  $3,323.62. 

Expenditures  from  petty  cash  $196.50.  Approved. 

Bills  amounting  to  $48,428.41,  certified  by  the  Engineer 
and  General  Superintendent,  were  ordered  paid. 

67 


Requ  isition 
for  timber, 
plank,  etc.,  for 
construction  of 
dock. 


Purchase  o f 
yellow  pine  tim- 
ber and  plank. 


Negotiations 
with  cityof  New 
York  for  land. 


A g r e ement 
concluded. 


Caulking  and 
tinning  of  Cais- 
son. 


Agree  m e n t 
ratified. 

Bills  ordered 
paid. 


Meeting  Apl. 
3d,  1871. 


T r e a s urer’s 
report  to  April 
1st. 


Pay-roll. 


Bills  ordered 
paid. 


562 


Meeting  May 
1st,  1871. 


Pay-rolls. 


T r e a surer’s 
report  to  May 
1st. 


Application  of 
Union  Kerry 
Co.  for  lease  of 
land. 


Claims  order- 
ed paid. 


Kids  for  hoist- 
ing machinery. 


Contra  ct 
awarded. 


Agree  ment 
between  Com- 
m i s s i oners  of 
the  Sinking 
Fund  of  New 
York  & Brook- 
lyn Kerry  Co. 
and  James  L. 
Brown. 

Proposals  for 
i 7 courses  o f 
timber  on  the 
New  York  Cais- 
son. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  May  1st,  1871. 

Present— Messrs.  Murphy,  Husted,  Stranahan  and 
Slocum. 

The  Treasurer  reported  the  labor  pay-rolls  for  April  7th 
and  April  21st  to  be  $3,309.75  and  $3,087.78;  and  dis- 
bursements from  petty  cash  for  the  month  of  April, 
$380.99.  Approved. 

The  Treasurer  reported  the  total 


Receipts  to  May  1st $1,866,340  64 

Expenditures  to  May  1st 1,439,820  86 

Balance  of  cash  on  hand $426,519  78 


Approved,  and  ordered  on  file. 

Mr.  Stranahan  was  appointed  a Committee  to  notify  Mr. 
Horatio  Allen  that  his  services  would  not  be  required  after 
the  1st  of  August  next. 

The  application  of  the  Union  Ferry  Company  for  the 
lease  of  a small  piece  of  land  adjoining  the  land  now  leased 
by  said  Company  was  referred  to  the  General  Superin- 
tendent, with  power. 

Claims  amounting  to  $26,942.00,  certified  by  the  En- 
gineer and  General  Superintendent,  were  ordered  to  be 
paid. 

The  following  bids  were  received  for  furnishing  a set  of 
double  hoisting  machinery,  viz  : 


From  John  Roach  & Son $7,925  00 

“ William  Taylor  & Sons 7,  i°°  00 

“ C.  H.  Delamater 6,950  00 

“ Hubbard  & Whittaker 6,495  00 


Contract  awarded  to  Hubbard  & Whittaker,  they  being 
the  lowest  bidders. 

The  President  presented  an  agreement  between  the  Com- 
missioners of  the  Sinking  Fund  of  the  City  of  New  York, 
the  New  York  Bridge  Company,  the  New  York  and  Brooklyn 
Ferry  Company  and  John  L.  Brown,  contractor,  which  was 
approved  and  ordered  on  file. 

Proposals  were  received  for  putting  seventeen  courses  of 
timber  on  the  New  York  caisson.  Referred  to  Mr.  Husted 
and  the  General  Superintendent,  with  power;  and  from 


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Phelps  & Kimpland,  to  furnish  spruce  and  oak  piles  to  be 
used  at  Pier  29  East  River.  Referred  to  the  General 
Superintendent,  with  power. 

Proposals  were  received  from  W.  M.  Tebo,  and  from 
Morris  & Cummings,  for  removing  the  pier  and  preparing  the 
foundation  for  the  New  York  caisson — neither  of  which  was 
accepted  ; but  the  General  Superintendent  was  authorized 
to  contract  with  Morris  & Cummings  to  remove  said  pier 
and  prepare  the  foundation  at  a price  not  to  exceed  $9,000. 

Publication  of  notice  for  the  election  of  Directors  to  be 
held  on  June  5th  next,  was  authorized. 

The  President  and  the  Treasurer  were  directed  to  prepare 
the  annual  statements  of  the  financial  condition  of  the  Com- 
pany, and  forward  the  same  to  the  Secretary  of  State  prior 
to  the  1st  of  June  next. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  May  8th,  1871. 

Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Husted,  Stranahan  and 
Slocum. 

The  Treasurer  reported  the  labor  pay-roll  for  the  two 
weeks  ending  May  5th,  $2,630.27.  Approved. 

Bills  and  claims  amounting  to  $58,447.81,  certified  by  the 
Engineer  and  General  Superintendent,  were  ordered  to  be 
paid. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  on  May  15th,  1871. 
Present — Messrs.  Murphy  and  Stranahan. 

The  following  payments  were  ordered  to  be  made  : 


Webb  & Bell  (on  account  of  final  estimate)  ....  $30,000  00 

F.  O.  Norton. — Bill  of  April  nth 1,006  25 

R.  G.  Anderson. — Bill  of  May  15th 562  60 


The  Executive  Committee  met  on  June  5th,  1871. 

Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Stranahan  and  Slocum. 

The  Treasurer  reported  the  labor  pay-rolls  for  May  19th 
and  June  2d  to  be  $2,937.16  and  $2,436.41. 


Proposals  for 
spruce  and  oak 
piles. 


Contract  for 
work  at  Pier  29. 


Publication  of 
election  notice 
authorized. 

Annual  state- 
ment for  Secre- 
tary of  State  to 
be  prepared. 


Meeting  May 
8th,  1871. 


Pay-roll  ap- 
proved. 


Hills  ordered 
paid. 


Meeting  May 
15th, 1871. 


Payments  or- 
dered. 


Meeting  June 
5th,  1871. 


Pay-rolls. 


T r e a surer’s 
report  to  June 
ist. 


Payment  o n 
account  of  tim- 
ber. 


Proposals  for 
additional 
courses  of  Tim- 
ber on  New 
York  caisson. 


Proposals  for 
Coffer-dam. 


Contrac  t 
awarded. 


Bills  ordered 
paid. 


Proposals  for 
Iron  Work  on 
New  York 
Caisson. 


Contract 

awarded. 


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The  expenditures  from  petty  cash  during  May  were 


$257.62. 

Total  receipts  to  June  ist $1,874,213  34 

Total  expenditures  to  June  ist 1,561,173  78 

Balance  on  hand,  June  ist §313,039  56 


Approved,  and  ordered  on  file. 

The  Treasurer  was  directed  to  pay  Mr  A.  Ammerman 
$4,000  on  account  of  the  percentage  now  held  by  this 
Company,  under  his  contract  to  furnish  timber  for  the 
New  York  caisson. 

Proposals  were  received  from  Webb  & Bell  and  Divine 
Burtis,  Jr.,  for  putting  the  additional  courses  of  timber  on 
the  New  York  caisson: 

Webb  & Bell,  7 courses $1,550  each. 

10  “ I,3°°  “ 

D.  Burtis,  Jr.,  7 “ 1,400  “ 

10  “ 1,125  11 

For  building  coffer-dam  : 

Webb  & Bell 82,250 

D.  Burtis,  Jr 2,000 

The  contract  was  awarded  to  Divine  Burtis,  Jr.,  he  being 
the  lowest  bidder. 

Bills  amounting  to  $57,848.89,  certified  by  the  Engineer 
and  the  General  Superintendent,  were  ordered  paid. 

The  following  proposals  for  furnishing  the  iron  work  for 
the  additional  courses  of  timber  on  the  New  York  caisson 
were  received  : 

Webb  & Bell — Woodscrews,  1 1 cents  per  pound  ; drift 
bolts,  7 cents  per  pound  ; spikes,  6J-  cents  per  pound  ; 
straps  and  plates,  10  cents  per  pound  ; screw  bolts,  11  cents 
per  pound. 

D.  Burtis,  Jr.  —Wood  screws,  10-J  cents  per  pound  ; drift 
bolts,  6£  cents  per  pound  ; spikes,  6+  cents  per  pound  ; 
straps  and  plates,  10  cents  per  pound  ; screw  bolts,  10J- cents 
per  pound. 

The  contract  was  awarded  to  D.  Burtis,  Jr.,  he  being  the 
lowest  bidder. 


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The  Executive  Committee  met  June  12th,  1871. 

Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Stranahan  and  Slocum. 

The  following  requisitions  from  the  Chief  Engineer  were 
referred  to  the  General  Superintendent,  with  power  : 

For  three  sets  double  stone-hoisting  steam  engines, 
with  cylinders  5 x 10,  and  with  suitable  gearing  for  the  bal- 
ance derricks. 

For  ten  steel  anchor  bars,  to  be  set  in  the  masonry  of  the 
Brooklyn  tower  for  the  purpose  of  anchoring  the  trusses. 

For  one  set  of  turn-tables  for  the  balance  derricks,  with 
cones. 

For  two  sections  of  air-lock  shaft  (iron). 

For  350  pieces  of  white  pine,  each  50  feet  long  and 
6 x 12,  or  6 x 14,  or  6 x 15,  for  sheet  piling  around  the  New 
York  caisson. 

The  General  Superintendent  • reported  that  he  had  re- 
ceived the  following  bids  for  the  three  sets  of  double  hoist- 


ing engines,  etc.: 

From  John  Roach  & Son,  for $3,000 

“ Delamater  Iron  Works,  for 2,900 

“ Hubbard  & Whittaker,  for 2,250 


The  contract  was  awarded  to  Hubbard  & Whittaker,  they 
being  the  lowest  bidders. 

The  General  Superintendent  reported  that  the  contract 
for  steel  anchor  bars  had  been  awarded  to  the  William 
Butcher  Steel  Works  of  Philadelphia,  at  eleven  cents  per 
pound. 

The  set  of  turn-tables  to  Hubbard  & Whittaker  for  eight 
cents  per  pound,  and  the  air-lock  shafts  to  John  Roach  & 
Son  for  eleven  cents  per  pound. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  June  13th,  1871. 

Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Husted,  Stranahan  and  Slo- 
cum. 

The  fifth  installment  of  ten  per  cent,  on  the  capital  stock 
was  ordered  to  be  paid  on  July  3d  next. 

The  sixth  installment  of  ten  per  cent,  was  ordered  to  be 
paid  on  August  1st. 


Meeting  June 
12th,  1S71. 


R e q uisitions 
from  Engineer. 


Bids  for  Hoist- 
ing Engines. 


Contrac  t 
awarded. 


Cont  ract 
awar  d e d for 
Steel  Anchor 
Bars  and  Turn- 
tables. 


Meeting  June 
13th,  1871. 


Fifth  install- 
ment of  stock 
subs  c riptions 
payable  July 

3d. 

Sixth  install- 
ment payable 
August  1st. 


Meeting  July 
roth,  1871. 


Pay-rolls  ap- 
proved. 


Sheet  Piling 
ordered 


Contract 
made  for  Lime 
Stone. 


Tr e a s urer’s 
report  to  July 
1st. 


Bills  ordered 
paid. 


Meeting  July 
12th,  1871. 


P u r c hase  of 
property. 


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The  engagement  of  Mr.  Horatio  Allen,  as  Consulting 
Engineer,  was  continued  and.  with  his  consent,  made  ter- 
minable by  notice  in  writing  three  months  after  the  New 
York  caisson  shall  be  filled  in  with  masonry  and  concrete. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  July  10th,  1871. 

Present — Messrs.  Husted,  Stranahan  and  Slocum. 

The  Treasurer  reported  the  labor  pay-rolls  for  June  16th 
and  30th  to  have  been  $2,567.89  and  $3,097.84.  Approved. 

The  General  Superintendent  reported  that  he  had  pur- 
chased of  the  New  York  and  Brooklyn  Saw  Mill  and  Lum- 
ber Company  the  sheet-piling  for  the  New  York  caisson  as 
called  for  in  the  requisition  of  the  Chief  Engineer,  at  $37.00 
per  thousand  feet,  board  measure  ; and  that  he  had  made 
a contract  with  Daniel  S.  Read  and  Samuel  Morrell  for 
two  thousand  cubic  yards  of  limestone  to  be  delivered,  at 
fourteen  dollars  ($14.00)  per  cubic  yard. 

The  Treasurer  reported  the 

Expenditures  from  petty  cash  during  June $280  83 

Balance  on  hand 336  59 

Approved. 

The  Treasurer’s  report  to  July  1st,  showing  : 

Total  receipts $1,874,301  77 

Expenditures  l633,327  05 

Balance  on  hand §240,974  72 

Approved  and- ordered  on  file. 

Bills  amounting  to  $74,466.05,  certified  by  the  Engineer 
and  the  General  Superintendent,  were  ordered  paid. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  July  12th,  1871. 

Present — Messrs.  Husted,  Stranahan  and  Slocum. 

The  General  Superintendent  and  the  Chairman  of  the 
Executive  Committee  were  empowered  to  purchase  from 
Mr.  W.  H.  Marston  the  property  occupied  by  Messrs. 
Marston  & Power  as  a coal-yard,  with  all  the  buildings 
thereon,  at  a price  not  to  exceed  $130,000. 


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The  Executive  Committee  met  September  7th,  1871. 
Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Husted,  Stranahan  and  Slo- 
cum. 

The  Treasurer  reported  the  labor  pay-rolls  for  July  14th 
and  28th,  and  August  nth  and  25th,  as  follows: 


July  14th $3,  1 r4  74 

July  28th.  3.343  92 

August  nth 3,349  73 

August  25th 4,314  93 

Expenditures  from  petty  cash  : 

J uly $304  86 

August 128  66 

Approved. 

The  Treasurer’s  report  to  August  1,  showing  . 

Receipts $2,178,735  31 

Expenditures 1,716,344  47 

Total  cash  on  hand,  August  1 $462,390  84 

The  Treasurer’s  report  to  September  1st,  showing  : 

Receipts $2,480,258  30 

Expenditures 1,950,279  26 

Total  cash  on  hand,  September  1st $529,979  04 


The  reports  were  severally  read  and  ordered  on  file. 

The  following  bid  was  received  for  furnishing  cast  iron 
covers  for  the  water  shafts  of  the  New  York  caisson  : 
Hubbard  & Whittaker,  6\  cents  per  pound.  Accepted. 

The  following  bids  for  limestone  for  the  foundation  of 
the  New  York  Tower  were  received  : 

Luke  Noone  & Co.,  per  cubic  yard $15  00 

Daniel  S.  Read  and  Samuel  Morrell,  per  c.  yard..  14  00 

Lake  Champlain  Bluestone  Company,  per  c.  yard  13  95 

The  contract  for  2,000  cubic  yards  was  awarded  to  the 
Lake  Champlain  Bluestone  Company,  they  being  the  low- 
est bidders. 

The  following  bid  for  furnishing  about  ro,ooo  lineal  feet 


Meeting  Sep- 
t e m b e r 7th, 
1871. 


Pay-rolls 


T r e a s urer’s 
report  to  Sep- 
tember 1st. 


Bid  for  water 
shaft  covers 
New  York  Cais- 
son. 


Limestone. 


Contrac  t 
awarded. 


Bids  for  white 
pine  timber. 


568 


of  white  pine,  hewn  square,  timber,  for  use  at  Pier  29  East 
River,  New  York,  was  received: 

From  Phelps  & Kimpland,  at  $22.50  per  M.  feet,  b.  m. 
Accepted. 

boilers.  ’ur  The  following  bids  were  received  for  furnishing  four  tub- 
ular boilers  for  air  compressors  on  Pier  29  East  River. 


Mason  & Martin $2,850  00 

Hubbard  & Whittaker 2,680  00 


Cont  ract  The  contract  was  awarded  to  Hubbard  & Whittaker. 

awarded.  . 

The  following  bids  were  received  for  furnishing  two  stone 

Bids  for  two  ...  ° 

scows.  scows,  similar  m all  respects  to  the  large  scows  built  by 

Messrs.  Lawrence  & Foulks  for  this  Company,  under  a con- 
tract with  A.  Ammerman  : 


Lawrence  & Foulks.  $4,600  00  each 

Divine  Burtis,  Jr  4,750  00  “ 

A.  Ammerman 4,400  00  “ 


Contract 

awarded. 

Proposal  for 
furnishing  piles 
accepted. 


The  contract  was  awarded  to  A.  Ammerman. 

The  following  proposition  from  Phelps  & Kimpland  for 
furnishing  oak  and  spruce  piles  for  use  at  Pier  29  East 
River,  accepted  : 


500  spruce  piles,  55  to  70  feet  long,  14  in.  to  16 

in.  butt $6  00  each 

500  spruce  piles,  40  to  55  feet  long,  14  in.  to  16 

in.  butt 5 75  “ 

100  oak  piles,  60  feet  long,  16  in.  to  20  in.  butt.  20  00  “ 

75  “ 50  “ 16  “ 18  “ ..  16  00  “ 


Engineer’s,  re-  The  General  Superintendent  reported  that  he  had  order- 
quisitions filled.  ecj  from  Wm.  Taylor  & Sons  3 eel  strainers  for  water  pipes 
at  Pier  29,  as  per  Requisition  No.  28  from  Chief  Engineer. 
Approved.  Also,  the  following  articles  called  for  by 
Requisition  No.  27  of  the  Chief  Engineer,  viz  : 

Wm.  Butcher  Steel  Works  of  Philadelphia,  6 sets  of  steel 
bars  (anchor)  to  go  around  the  tower  at  the  floor  level  ; 
bars,  10  inches  x i-£  inches  x 60  feet  long  ; 24  splicing  plates 
for  the  same  ; 4 steel  pins  6 inches  diameter. 

All  of  which  was  approved. 

Payment  o n The  Treasurer  was  authorized  to  pay  Bodwell,  Webster 
accmintofgran-  & Company  twenty  thousand  dollars  on  account  of  the  per- 


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centage  retained  by  this  Company  on  their  contract  for  fur- 
nishing granite  for  the  Brooklyn  Tower. 

The  Committee  appointed  July  12th  to  purchase  the  prop- 
erty now  used  by  Marston  & Power  as  a coal  yard,  reported 
that  they  had  purchased  said  property  as  described  in  a 
“Contract  for  property  ” made  by  William  H.  Marston  and 
the  New  York  Bridge  Company  on  the  17th  day  of  July, 
1871,  for  $130,000.  Approved. 

The  Treasurer  reported  the  following  payments  : 

To  Wm.  H.  Marston  for  part  of  the  purchase  money  for 
property  bought  of  him  under  an  agreement  made  with  this 
Company,  and  dated  July  17th,  1871,  $80,000  (the  balance 
$50,000,  being  a bond  and  mortgage  held  by  the  Bowery 
Savings  Bank,  of  New  York). 

To  The  New  York  and  Brooklyn  Ferry  Company  (in  part 
payment  of  property  bought  of  the  Commissioners  of  the 
Sinking  Fund  of  the  City  of  New  York),  as  per  agreement, 
made  by  and  between  said  Commissioners  of  the  Sinking 
Fund  of  said  city,  The  New  York  Bridge  Company,  The 
New  York  and  Brooklyn  Ferry  Company  and  John  L. 
Brown,  dated  February  13th,  1871,  the  sum  of  $80,000. 
Approved. 

Bills  amounting  to  $64,614.80  and  $76,982.05,  certified 
by  the  Engineer  and  the  General  Superintendent,  were  or- 
dered paid. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  September  8th,  r87t. 
Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Husted,  Stranahan  and  Slocum. 
The  question  as  to  the  expediency  of  completing  the 
mason  work  of  the  Bridge  by  contract  was  referred  to  the 
Chief  Engineer  for  report. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  October  9th,  r87r. 

Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Flusted,  Stranahan  and  Slocum. 
The  following  bids  were  received  for  furnishing  eight 
single  sections  of  supply  shaft  for  the  New  Y'ork  caisson. 

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Purchase  o f 
property  from 
W.  H.  Marston. 


Payments  re- 
ported  by 
Treasurer,  for 
property 
bought,  a p- 
proved . 


Bills  ordered 
paid. 


Meeting  Sep- 
tember8th,i87i. 


Meeting  Oct. 
9th,  1871. 


Bids  for  sec- 
tions of  supply 
shaft. 


Contrac t 
awarded. 

Bid  for  re- 
pairing boiler 
accepted. 


Bids  tor  white 
pine  plank. 


Contra  ct 
awarded. 

Pay-rolls. 


Tr  e a surer’s 
report  to  Octo- 
ber ist. 


Bills  ordered 
paid. 


Meeting  No- 
v e m b e r 6th, 
1871. 


Pay-rolls. 


570 


Jno.  Roach  & Son  at 12c.  per  pound. 

Mason  & Martin  at 14c. 

Hubbard  & Whittaker  at 14c. 

Contract  awarded  to  Jno.  Roach  & Son. 

A bid  was  received  from  Hubbard  & Whittaker  for  re- 
moving boiler  from  Pier  29,  repairing  same  and  returning  it 
on  the  pier  for  $160.  Accepted. 

The  following  bids  were  received  for  furnishing  156,000 
feet,  b.  m.,  of  white  pine  plank,  six  inches  thick,  for  the  coffer- 
dam for  the  New  York  caisson  : 

A.  Ammerman  at $40  00  per  1,000,  less  2 per  cent. 

J.  W.  & W.  F.  Smith  at. . 40  00  per  1,000. 

Contract  awarded  to  A.  Ammerman. 

The  Treasurer  reported  the  payment  of  the  following 


labor  pay-rolls  : 

September  8th  §5,306  00 

September  22d 5,604  75 

October  6th 5,142  24 

Petty  cash,  September 240  86 

Balance  on  hand 717  26 


The  Treasurer  presented  his  report  to  October  rst, 


showing  : 

Total  cash  receipts §2,486,258  30 

expenditures 2,050,921  96 

Balance  on  hand $435,336  34 


Bills  amounting  to  §105,961.99,  certified  by  the  Engineer 
and  General  Superintendent,  were  ordered  to  be  paid. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  November  6th,  1871. 
Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Stranahan  and  Slocum. 

The  Treasurer  reported  having  made  the  following 


payments  : 

Labor  pay-roll,  October  20th §5,126  65 

“ “ November  3d 4,9$7  46 

Payments  from  petty  cash  in  October 304  47 


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To  the  families  of  John  French  and  James 
McGarigle,  who  were  killed  on  the  work, 

October  23d 250  00 

All  of  which  were  approved. 

The  General  Superintendent  was  authorized  to  purchase 
of  Noone  & Co.,  of  Kingston,  the  limestone  they  now  have 
quarried  and  on  hand,  suitable  for  the  Bridge  towers,  at 
the  price  of  $14  per  cubic  yard. 

The  Treasurer  was  authorized  to  pay  Bodwell,  Webster 
& Co.  $10,000,  on  account  of  percentage  retained  under 
their  contract  for  furnishing  granite  for  the  towers. 

A requisition  by  the  Chief  Engineer  for  3,500  barrels  of 
cement,  was  referred  to  the  General  Superintendent,  with 
power. 

The  Treasurer’s  report  to  November  1st,  showing  : 


Total  cash  receipts $2>5£3>393  25 

“ expenditures 2,166,136  38 

Cash  on  hand $347,256  87 


Was  presented  and  approved. 

Bills  amounting  to  $110,259.86,  certified  by  the  Engineer 
and  General  Superintendent,  were  ordered  to  be  paid. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  November  13th,  1S71. 
Present  — Messrs.  Murphy,  Rusted,  Stranahan  and 
Slocum. 

The  Treasurer  was  directed  to  pay  taxes  for  1871,  on 
property  owned  by  the  Company  in  New  York  and  Brook- 
lyn, as  follows  : 

On  the  south  half,  Pier  29  East  River,  New  York  $151  94 
On  property  bought  of  W.  H.  Marston,  located 

on  Plymouth  and  Water  streets,  Brooklyn. . . . 1,357  53 

On  property  bought  of  the  Union  Ferry  Com- 
pany and  the  City  of  New  York.  — (Brooklyn)  86 1 65 

A letter  of  A.  S.  Cameron  & Co.,  accepting  the  offer  of  the 
Chief  Engineer  to  furnish  one  pump,  at  $1,300,  was  presented 
and  approved. 


Payment  o f 
a gratuity  ap- 
proved. 


Purchase  o f 
Limestone  au- 
thorized. 


Payment  o n 
account  of 
Granite. 


R e q u i sition 
for  Cement. 


Tr  e a s urer’s 
report  to  No- 
vember 1st. 


Bills  ordered 
paid. 


Meeting  No- 
vember 13th, 
1871. 


Taxes  for 
1871. 


Offer  for 
Pump  accept- 
ed. 


Proposal  for 
Water  Shaft  ac- 
cepted. 


Bill  ordered 
paid 


Payment  o n 
account  of 
Legal  Services 
autnorized. 


Claim  liqui- 
dated. 


Meeting  D e- 
c e m b e r 4th, 
1871. 


Pay-roll. 


Treas  urer’s 
report  t o De- 
cember 1st. 


Bills  ordered 
paid. 


Meeting  Jan- 
uary 6th,  1872. 


Minutes  and 
proceedings  ap- 
proved. 


572 

The  proposal  of  John  Roach  & Son  for  supplying  four- 
teen sections  of  water  shaft,  at  i if  cents  per  pound,  was 
accepted. 

The  bill  of  the  Burleigh  Rock  Drill  Company  for 
$10,019.90,  certified  by  the  Engineer  and  General  Superin- 
tendent, was  ordered  to  be  paid. 

The  Treasurer  was  authorized  to  pay  Alexander  McCue, 
Esq.,  $2,500,  on  account  of  legal  services. 

The  following  resolution  was  passed  : 

Resolved,  That  the  claim  of  William  C.  Kingsley,  under  the  resolution 
of  July  5th,  1870,  be  and  the  same  is  hereby  liquidated,  with  his  consent, 
at  an  amount  not  exceeding  $125,000,  in  full,  including  his  services  as 
Superintendent,  until  the  completion  of  the  foundation  of  the  two  towers 
to  high  water  mark. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  December  4th,  1871. 
Present — President  Murphy. 

The  Treasurer  reported  the  following  payments  since 


last  meeting : 

Petty  cash  (miscellaneous  items) . $471  34 

Labor  pay-roll,  November  17th 6,299  5 2 

December  1st 6,318  66 

To  Mrs.  John  French  (balance  of  $500) 350  00 

To  Mrs.  James  McGarigle  (balance  of  $500) . . . 400  00 

The  Treasurer  presented  his  report  to  December  1st, 
showing  : 

Total  cash  receipts $2,549,912  14 

Total  cash  expenditures . . 2,268,280  76 

Cash  on  hand $281,631  38 


Bills  amounting  to  $90,155.13,  certified  by  the  Engineer 
and  General  Superintendent,  were  ordered  to  be  paid. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  January  6th,  1872. 
Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Husted,  Stranahan  and  Slo- 
cum. 

The  Minutes  of  meeting  of  November  13th,  1871,  and 
the  proceedings  recorded  under  date  of  December  4th,  1871, 


573 


and  also  the  payment  of  bills  as  directed  by  the  President  on 


that  day,  were  approved. 

The  Treasurer  reported  payments  : 

Labor  pay-roll  of  December  15th  $6,847  °4 

Labor  pay-roll  of  December  29th 6,353  95 

Payments  from  petty  cash,  in  December 170  77 

Approved. 


The  Treasurer  also  submitted  his  report  to  January  1st, 
1872,  showing  : 

Total  receipts $2,550,006  29 

Total  expenditures 2,369,285  56 

Cash  on  hand $180,722  73 

Approved. 

The  Treasurer  was  directed  to  pay  Bodwell,  Webster  &: 
Co.  the  amount  of  percentage  due  them,  on  stone  delivered 
to  this  date,  $15,173.77. 

The  Treasurer  was  authorized  to  pay  D.  S.  Read  and  S. 
Morrell  the  percentage  due  them  on  stone  delivered  to  this 
date,  $2,714.98,  on  condition  that  they  cancel  the  contract 
with  this  Company,  which  is  recommended  by  the  Chief 
Engineer. 

The  General  Superintendent  submitted  the  following  bids 
received  for  supplying  20,000  lineal  feet  of  spruce  timber 
ioxiox  20  feet  to  30  feet  long  : 

A.  Ammerman,  Treasurer,  at $27  00  per  M feet. 

H.  N.  Conklin,  Son  & Beers 30  00 

W.  H.  Dunn 2500 

Except  if  any  is  required  in  January,  the  price  is  to  be  $26, 
for  all  that  may  be  delivered  in  that  month. 

Contract  awarded  to  W.  H.  Dunn. 

The  Treasurer  was  instructed  to  insure  buildings,  sheds 
and  machinery  owned  by  this  Company  ; the  amount  to  be 
left  to  his  discretion. 

Bills  amounting  to  $49,978.32,  certified  by  the  Engineer 
and  General  Superintendent,  ordered  paid. 


Pay-roll. 


T r e a s urer’s 
report  to  Janu- 
ary 1st,  1872. 


Payment  o n 
account  of 
Granite. 


Payment  to  D. 
S.  Read  & S. 
Morrell  author- 
ized, condition- 
ally. 


Bids  and  Con- 
tract for  Tim- 
ber. 


Insurance  au- 
thorized. 


Bills  ordered 
paid. 


574 


Meeting  Feb- 
ruary 5th,  1872. 


T r e a s urer’s 
report  to  Febru- 
ary 1st. 


Payment  on 
account  of  lime- 
stone authoriz- 
ed. 


President  au- 
thorized to  sub- 
scribe for  New 
York  Bridge 
bonds  at  par, 
and  Treasurer 
authorized  t o 
sell  them  a t 
market  price. 


Bills  ordered 
paid. 


Meeting  Mch. 
1 ith,  1872. 


T r e a surer’s 
report  to  Mch. 
1st. 


Bills  ordered 
paid. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  February  5th,  1872. 
Present — Messrs.' Murphy,  Husted  and  Stranahan. 

The  Treasurer  reported  payments  from  petty  cash,  dur- 
ing January,  to  have  been  $563.95.  Approved. 

Also  submitted  his  report  to  February  1st,  showing  : 

Total  receipts.  . . $2,550,271  73 

Total  expenditures 2,460,382  13 


Cash  on  hand $89,889  60 

Approved. 

The  Treasurer  was  authorized  to  pay  to  the  Lake  Cham- 
plain Bluestone  Company  $6,004.31,  and  to  Noone  & Co. 
$2,427.60,  being  the  amount  of  percentage  retained  to  this 
date  on  contracts  for  furnishing  limestone. 

The  President  was  authorized  to  subscribe  for  $248,000 
of  the  6 per  cent,  bonds  issued  by  the  City  of  New  York, 
and  known  as  “ New  York  Bridge  Bonds,”  at  par,  and  the 
Treasurer  of  the  Company  was  directed  to  dispose  of  them 
immediately  for  the  best  price  that  can  be  obtained  in  the 
market. 

Bills  amounting  to  $40,588.73,  certified  by  the  Engineer 
and  General  Superintendent,  were  ordered  paid. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  March  nth,  1872. 

Present — -Messrs.  Murphy,  Stranahan  and  Slocum. 

The  Treasurer  reported  payments  from  petty  cash  during 


February,  $300.38.  Approved. 

The  Treasurer  submitted  his  report  to  March  1st,  1872, 
showing  : 

Total  receipts $2,803,442  02 

Total  expenditures 2,544,862  76 

Cash  on  hand $10,579  26 

New  York  Bridge  bonds  on  hand,  $248,000. 


Bills  amounting  to  $44,098.01,  certified  by  the  Engineer 
and  General  Superintendent,  ordered  paid. 


575 


The  Executive  Committee  met  April  8th,  1872. 

Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Stranahan  and  Slocum. 

The  Treasurer  reported  payments  from  petty  cash  during 
March  to  have  been  $185.45.  Approved. 

The  Treasurer  submitted  his  report  to  April  1st,  showing: 

Total  receipts  $2,853,524  26 

expenditures  2,844,746  83 

Balance  on  hand $8,777  43 

Bills  amounting  to  $32,300.34,  certified  by  the  Engineer 
and  General  Superintendent,  were  ordered  paid. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  April  15th,  1872. 

Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Stranahan  and  Slocum. 

Bills  amounting  to  $4, 903. 73, certified  by  the  Engineer 
and  General  Superintendent,  were  ordered  paid. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  May  6th,  1872. 

Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Husted  and  Stranahan. 

The  Treasurer  reported  payments  from  petty  cash  dur- 
ing April  to  have  been  $1,156.17.  Approved. 

The  Treasurer  submitted  his  report  to  May  1st,  showing  : 

Receipts $2,923,624  26 

Expenditures 2,905,389  49 

Balance  on  hand  in  cash $18,234  77 

Bills  amounting  to  $63,576.56,  certified  by  the  Engineer 
and  General  Superintendent,  were  ordered  paid. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  June  10th,  1872. 

Present — Messrs.  Murphy  and  Stranahan. 

Bills  amounting  to  $71,254.02,  certified  by  the  Engineer 
and  General  Superintendent,  ordered  paid  upon  receiving 
the  approval  of  another  member  of  the  Committee. 

(Note  at  foot  of  proceedings  : “ The  above  bills  were  ap- 
proved by  Mr.  A.  S.  Hewitt,  this  10th  day  of  June.”) 


Meeting  April 
8th,  1872. 


T r e a surer's 
report  to  April 
1st. 


Bills  ordered 
paid. 


Meeting  April 
15th,  1872. 


Bills  ordered 
paid. 


Meeting  May 
6th,  1872. 


Treas  urer’s 
report  to  May 
1st. 


Bills  ordered 
paid. 


Meeting  June 
10th,  1872. 


Bills  ordered 
paid. 


Meeting  June 
17th,  1872. 


Tre  asu  rer’s 
report  to  June 
1st. 


Pay-rolls. 


Wages  of  me- 
chanics. 


Meeting  June 
24th,  1872. 


Engineer  di- 
rected to  report 
whether  prices 
paid  for  stone, 
etc.,  have  been 
reasonable. 


576 

The  Executive  Committee  met  June  17th,  1872. 

Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Stranahan  and  Slocum. 

The  Minutes  of  the  meetings  held  April  8th  and  15th  and 
May  6th  and  June  10th  were  read  and  approved. 

The  Treasurer  reported  expenditures  from  petty  cash 


during  May  to  have  been  $359.52.  Approved. 

Also  submitted  his  report  to  June  1st,  showing  : 

Total  receipts  $2,806,199  26 

“ expenditures  ....  2,756,228  99 


Cash  on  hand $49,970  27 

The  Treasurer  reported  the  following  payments  for  labor 
since  December  29th,  1871,  which  were  approved  : 

Labor  pay-roll  of  Jan.  nth 119,980  99 

25th n.965  35 

Feb.  8th 10,665  11 

2 2d 11,514  3° 

March  7th 10,990  76 

“ “ 21st 10,253  I4 

April  4th 10,768  94 

1 8th io,743  $5 

May  2d 9,664  54 

“ 1 6th 9,406  3S 

“ “ 30th 11,584  26 

June  13th...  12,496  88 


The  subject  of  wages  of  mechanics  was  referred  to  the 
Superintendent  and  Chief  Engineer,  with  power. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  June  24th,  1S72. 

Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Stranahan,  Hewitt  and 
Slocum. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Hewitt,  the  following  resolutions  were 
adopted  : 

Resolved , That  the  Chief  Engineer  be  requested  to  examine  and  report, 
at  the  earliest  possible  date,  whether  the  prices  paid  for  stone,  lumber 
and  other  materials,  and  for  labor  have  been  reasonable  and  just,  and 
whether  the  same  have  been  used  in  construction  of  the  Bridge,  or  have 
been  necessary  therefor  ; and  that  he  submit  his  report  to  Horatio  Allen, 


577 


Esq.,  for  approval  or  disapproval,  before  the  same  is  presented  to  the 
Committee. 

Resolved,  That  the  Chief  Engineer  be  requested  to  report  whether 
the  expense  of  the  structure  thus  far  has  exceeded  the  estimate  made  by 
the  late  John  A.  Roebling,  and  whether  the  Bridge  can  probably  be  com- 
pleted for  the  sum  total  originally  estimated,  and  if  not,  what  is  the  cause 
of  the  excess. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Murphy,  the  following  resolutions  were 
adopted  : 

Resolved,  That  a contract  be  made  with  Bodwell,  Webster  & Co.,  for 
12,000  cubic  yards  of  granite  for  the  tower  on  the  New  York  side,  to  be 
furnished  during  the  present  season,  at  the  price  stipulated  in  the 
present  contract  with  them  for  granite  for  the  Brooklyn  tower. 

Resolved,  That  the  Superintendent  and  the  Chief  Engineer  be  directed 
to  advertise  for  sealed  proposals  for  furnishing  granite  for  the  tower  on 
the  Brooklyn  side,  from  the  roadway  to  the  springing  line  of  the  arches, 
reserving  to  the  Company  the  right  to  reject  any  proposal  not  deemed  for 
the  interest  of  the  Company  to  accept. 

Resolved,  That  hereafter  the  meetings  of  the  Executive  Committee  be 
held  on  the  first  Tuesday  of  each  month,  at  12  o’clock,  noon. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  July  2d,  1872. 

Present — Messrs.  Husted,  Hewitt,  Stranahan  and  Slocum. 
The  Treasurer  reported  the  following  labor  payments  : 


Pay-roll  for  the  two  weeks  ending  June  27th..  . $12,342  34 

Expenditures  from  petty  cash  in  June 236  69 

Approved. 

Also  his  report  to  July  1st,  showing  : 

Receipts $2,812,539  26 

Expenditures 2,864,469  77 


Cash  on  hand  and  in  bank $7,291  99 

Overdrawn  in  the  Brooklyn  Trust  Co $59,222  50 


Bills  amounting  to  $73,907.05,  certified  by  the  Assistant 
Engineer  and  the  General  Superintendent,  were  ordered  to 
be  paid,  subject  to  the  approval  of  the  Chief  Engineer. 

The  Chief  Engineer’s  report  was  presented  to  the  Board 
of  Directors,  at  their  meeting  held  July  1st,  in  answer  to 
the  resolutions  passed  by  the  Committee  on  June  24th,  and 
was  ordered  to  be  printed  in  pamphlet  form. 

69 


Engineer  di- 
rected to  report 
whether  expen- 
ses haveexceed 
ed  estimates  etc 


Contract  for 
Granite  for 
New  York 
tower  author- 
ized. 


Proposals  for 
Granite  for 
Brooklyn  tower 
to  be  advertised 
for. 


Meeting  July 
2d,  1872. 


Pay-rolls. 


T r e a s urer’s 
report  to  July 
1st. 


Bills  ordered 
paid. 


Engineer’s  re- 
port to  be  print- 
ed. 


578 


Meeting  Au- 
gust 6th,  1872. 


T r e a s urer’s 
report  to  Au- 
gust 1st. 


Pay-rolls. 


Claim  o f D. 
Burtis,  Jr.,  com- 
promised. 


Counsel  a u - 
thorized  to  ap- 
ply for  appoint- 
ment of  Com- 
missioners t o 
appraise  land 
required  for 
Brooklyn  a n - 
chorage. 


Bids  for  Gran- 
ite. 


Contract 

awarded. 


Bills  ordered 
paid. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  August  6th,  1872. 

Present — Messrs.  Husted,  Hewitt,  Stranahan  and  Slocum. 
The  Treasurer  presented  his  report  to  August  1st,  show- 


ing : 

Total  receipts 83,123,111  82 

“ expenditures 2,957,439  44 

Cash  in  bank  and  on  hand 8165,672  38 

The  Treasurer  reported  the  following  payments  : 

From  petty  cash.— July 8209  07 

For  labor  pay-roll  to  July  nth 0,230  83 

“ “ “ “ July  25th 7,695  63 

The  Treasurer  was  authorized  to  settle  with  Divine 


Burtis,  Jr.,  for  his  bill  of  May  1st,  amounting  to  83,467.81, 
by  the  payment  of  82,000,  and  obtaining  a receipt  in  full. 

The  following  resolution  was  passed  : 

Resolved , That  the  counsel  of  the  Company  be  directed  to  apply  to  the 
Supreme  Court  for  the  appointment  of  three  commissioners  to  appraise 
land  to  be  taken  for  the  anchorage  on  the  Brooklyn  side. 

The  following  bids  for  granite,  advertised  for  under  the 
resolution  adopted  on  June  24th,  were  received  : 


Face. 

Pilaster 

Sloping 

Dimen- 

sion 

Back- 

ing. 

Bead. 

Bodwell  Granite  Co 

$24  95 

$26  50 

$26  50 

S20  00 

S35  00 

Joseph  Wescott  & Son 

25  OO 

2S  OO 

27  OO 

20  OO 

30  OO 

Hurricane  Granite  Co 

26  46 

29  16 

29  16 

20  25 

-45  00 

Cape  Ann  Granite  Co 

26  OO 

29  OO 

29  OO 

20  50 

Pierce  & Rowe 

26  OO 

29  OO 

29  OO 

20  OO 

37  00 

C.  M.  Simpson 

16  35 

16  35 

20  OO 

16  35 

21  00 

The  lowest  bidder  was  C.  M.  Simpson  ; but  the  Chief 
Engineer  having  reported  that  the  stone  is  of  unsuitable 
quality,  the  contract  was  awarded  to  the  Bodwell  Granite 
Company,  they  being  the  next  lowest  bidder. 

Bills  amounting  to  872,362.31,  certified  by  the  Engineer 
and  General  Superintendent,  were  ordered  to  be  paid. 


579 


The  Executive  Committee  met  September  3d,  1872. 
Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Husted  and  Stranahan. 

The  Treasurer  presented  his  report  to  September  1st, 


showing  : 

Total  receipts ...  $3,290,772  87 

“ expenditures 3,039,747  67 

Cash  in  bank  and  on  hand $251,025  20 


The  Treasurer  reported  petty  cash  payments  for  August, 
$231.30. 

Also  reported  the  following  payments  : 


For  labor  pay-roll,  August  8th $6,614  51 

August  2 2 d 6,353  67 


Bills  amounting  to  $44,993.10  were  ordered  to  be  paid,  on 
being  certified  by  the  Engineer  and  General  Superintendent. 


A special  meeting  of  the  Executive  Committee  was  held 
September  17th,  1872. 

Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Husted,  Stranahan,  Hewitt 
and  Slocum. 

On  motion  by  Mr.  Murphy,  the  Treasurer  was  authorized 
to  negotiate  with  owners  of  land  required  for  anchorage 
on  Brooklyn  side  on  the  basis  of  the  following  schedule: 


Lot  8,  J.  Devries  Eckhoff,  C.  C.  Wust,  agent..  $7,500  00 

“ 7,  Thomas  Smith  or  Mrs.  Bella  Palmer.  . . . 3,500  00 

“ 6,  John  McKague 200  00 

“ 6a,  Mrs.  McGrath 1,800  00 

“ 5,  R.  Sands  Tucker  1,300  00 

“ 9,  James  Campbell  8,000  00 

“ 20^  G.  G.  Sickles 8,000  00 

“ 11  and  20,  Ray,  Forder  & Co 10,000  00 

“ 12  and  19,  Mrs.  McMasters 9,000  00 

“ 1 3,  1 7 and  1 8,  E.  Von  Au  & J.  Masson  ....  1 2,000  00 

“ 14  and  15,  Michael  O’Brien ...  12,500  00 


On  motion  by  Mr.  Stranahan,  the  counsel  of  the  Company 
was  directed  to  apply  to  the  Supreme  Court  for  the  ap- 


Meeting  Sep- 
tember 3d, 1872. 


T re  as  urer’s 
report  to  Sep- 
tember 1st. 


Pay-rolls. 


Bills  ordered 
paid. 


Meeting  Sep- 
t e m b e r 17th, 
1872. 


Treasurer  au- 
thorized to  ne- 
gotiate for  land 
required  for  an- 
chorage. 


Appointment 
of  Commission- 
ers to  appraise 
land. 


580 


Bids  for  Steel 
Anchor  Bars 
authorized. 


Unpaid  in- 
stallments o n 
stock  subscrip- 
tions— h o w to 
be  collected. 


Meeting  Oc- 
tober 8th,  1872. 


Trea  s urer’s 
report  to  Octo- 
ber 1st. 


Execution  of 
contract  for 
Granite  author- 
ized. 


Hoisting  En- 
gine agreement 
approved. 


Pay-rolls. 


Bills  ordered 
paid. 


Bids  for  Steel 
Anchor  Bars. 


pointment  of  Commissioners  to  appraise  such  parcels  of 
land  as  the  Treasurer  may  be  unable  to  purchase. 

The  Engineer  was  directed  to  solicit  bids  for  the  steel 
anchor  bars  for  the  New  York  tower,  and  the  Superinten- 
dent and  the  Engineer  were  authorized  to  award  the  con- 
tract to  the  lowest  bidder. 

The  counsel  was  directed  to  report  in  what  manner 
the  unpaid  installments  due  from  the  subscribers  to  the 
capital  stock  of  the  Company  can  be  collected,  and  what 
proceedings  the  Company  should  adopt  with  reference  there- 
to. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  October  8th,  1872. 
Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Husted,  Stranahan  and 
Slocum. 

The  Treasurer  presented  his  report  to  October  1st,  show- 


ing : 

Total  receipts $3,293,406  50 

“ expenditures  . . 3,098,808  48 

Balance  on  hand  and  in  bank $194,598  02 


The  Treasurer  reported  payments  from  petty  cash  during 
September  to  have  been  $231.75  Approved. 

The  President  was  authorized  to  execute  contract,  pre- 
pared by  the  Chief  Engineer,  with  the  Bodwell  Granite 
Company,  in  accordance  with  the  resolution  passed  August 
6th. 

The  agreement  made  by  the  Chief  Engineer  with  Louis 
Osborne,  of  East  Boston,  for  building  one  double  hoisting 
engine  for  $2,575,  was  approved. 

The  Treasurer  reported  the  following  payments  for  labor  : 

September  5th $6,869  °7 

“ 19th  6,393  68 

October  3d 5-667  02 

Bills  amounting  to  $38,065.67,  certified  by  the  Engineer 
and  General  Superintendent,  were  ordered  paid. 

Bids  were  invited  by  the  Chief  Engineer  from  the  follow- 
ing parties  for  supplying  steel  anchor  bars  for  the  New  York 


tower,  as  per  resolution  of  September  17th  : Wm.  Butcher 
SteelWorks,  of  Philadelphia;  New  Jersey  Steel  & Iron  Com- 
pany, Trenton;  Williamsburgh  Chrome  Steel  Works  ; Nashua 
Steel  Works,  of  Nashua,  N.  Id.  ; Singer,  Nimick  & Com- 
pany, of  Pittsburgh. 

The  above  invitations  resulted  as  follows  : 

The  New  Jersey  Steel  & Iron  Company  declined  to  bid  on 
account  of  having  more  orders  on  hand  than  they  could  fill 
in  the  required  time. 

I'he  Williamsburgh  Works  made  no  reply. 

The  Nashua  Steel  Works  were  unable  to  do  the  work. 

Singer,  Nimick  & Company  declined  to  make  a bid. 

The  Wm.  Butcher  Steel  Works  offered  to  furnish  the  bars 
at  20c.  per  pound,  and  the  contract  was,  therefore,  awarded 
to  them  at  that  price. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  October  17th,  1872. 
Present — Messrs.  Murphy  and  H usted.  There  being  no 
quorum,  they  adjourned. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  October  21st,  1872. 

Present  — Messrs.  Murphy,  Husted,  Hewitt,  Stranahan 
and  Slocum. 

The  Treasurer  reported  that  he  had  purchased  the 
property  of  C.  C.  Wust,  agent,  known  as  Lot  8,  for  $7,500, 
and  that  known  as  Lot  7,  of  Mrs.  Bella  Palmer,  for  $3,500  ; 
which  purchases  were  approved. 

The  Treasurer  also  reported  that  he  could  purchase  Lots 
14  and  15  for  $13,500,  the  same  being  an  advance  of  $1,000 
on  the  price  authorized  to  be  paid  by  the  resolution  passed 
on  September  17th. 

The  Treasurer  was  authorized  to  purchase  said  Lots  14 
and  15  at  $13,500  ; said  lots  being  owned  by  Michael  G. 
O’Brien. 

The  following  resolution  was  adopted  : 

Resolved , That  the  purchase  of  the  James  Street  Market  property, 
owned  by  the  City  of  Brooklyn,  be  referred  to  the  President,  with 
authority  to  purchase  on  the  best  terms  attainable. 


Contract 

awarded. 


Meeting  O o 
tober  17th,  1872. 


Meeting  O c- 
tober  2 1 st , 1872. 


Purchases  o f 
real  estate  ap- 
proved. 


Further  pur- 
chases o f real 
estate  author- 
ized. 


582 


A m e ndment 
to  charter  to  be 
prepared. 


President  to 
ask  permission 
of  C i t y o f 
Brooklyn  to  lay 
railroad  tracks 
through  streets 
tor  transporta- 
tion of  materials 
for  Bridge. 

Bids  and 
award  o f con- 
tract for  Spruce 
Timber  author- 
ized. 


C ontract 
for  yellow  pine 
timber  author- 
ized. 


Bids  for  Iron 
Work  author- 
ized. 


Meeting  N o- 
vember 4th, 
1872. 


Pay-rolls. 


Tre  asurer’s 
report  to  No- 
vember 1st 


Letter  from 
Mayor  Powell 
suggesting  re- 
lief to  injured 
laborer. 


The  counsel  of  the  Company  was  instructed  to  prepare 
an  amendment  to  the  charter  authorizing  the  Company  to 
forfeit  stock  for  non-payment  of  installments. 

The  President  was  authorized  to  apply  to  the  Common 
Council  for  permission  to  lay  railroad  tracks  through  and 
across  such  streets  as  may  be  necessary  for  the  transporta- 
tion of  stone  and  other  material  to  be  used  in  the  construc- 
tion of  the  Brooklyn  anchorage. 

The  General  Superintendent  was  authorized  to  solicit 
bids  for  about  60,000  feet  of  spruce  timber  required  in 
building  the  Brooklyn  tower,  and  was  authorized  to  award 
the  contract  to  the  lowest  bidder. 

The  Genera]  Superintendent  was  authorized  to  contract 
for  the  necessary  yellow  pine  timber  to  complete  the  founda- 
tions for  the  Brooklyn  anchorage,  and  to  award  the  contract 
to  the  lowest  bidder. 

The  Chief  Engineer  was  authorized  to  procure  bids  for 
the  iron  work  that  may  be  required  within  six  months,  for 
the  Brooklyn  anchorage,  and  to  report  the  same  to  this 
Committee. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  November  4th,  1872. 
Present  — Messrs.  Murphy,  Hewitt,  Stranahan  and 
Slocum. 

The  Treasurer  reported  the  following  payments : 


Labor  pay-roll  of  October  17th  . . §5,685  16 

“ October  31st 4-377  9§ 

Expenditures  from  petty  cash  in  October 433  69 

He  also  submitted  his  report  to  November  ist,  show- 
ing : 

Total  receipts S3, 296,699  40 

Total  expenditures 3,158,184  98 

Cash  on  hand §138,514  42 


A letter  was  received  from  his  Honor  Mayor  Powell, 
suggesting  the  propriety  of  extending  some  relief  to  Bar- 
tholomew Higgins,  a laborer,  who  was  injured  by  a fall  at 
the  New  York  tower.  Referred  to  the  Treasurer,  with 
power. 


5§3 


The  Treasurer  was  authorized  to  pay  the  Bodwell  Granite 
Company  $15,000,  on  account  of  the  percentage  now  re- 
tained under  their  contract  for  supplying  granite  for  the 
towers. 

The  following  bids  were  received  for  furnishing  about 
59,000  feet  of  spruce  timber,  required  in  building  the 


Brooklyn  tower  : 

H.  N.  Conklin,  Son  & Beers $23  per  M.  ft. 

Watson,  Pettinger  & Co 24 

W.  H.  Dunn 25.50  l< 


The  contract  was  awarded  to  Conklin,  Son  & Beers. 

The  following  resolution  was  adopted  : 

Resolved , That  the  General  Superintendent  be  authorized  to  arrange 
with,  and  the  Treasurer  be  authorized  to  pay,  Abraham  Inslee  four  hun- 
dred dollars  for  the  privilege  of  laying  down  railroad  tracks  on  the  side- 
walk and  in  the  street  on  the  west  side  of  Dock  street,  between  Water 
street  and  Front  street,  to  be  used  during  the  construction  of  the  Bridge, 
including  the  privilege  of  running  said  track  through  the  building,  corner 
of  Water  and  Dock  streets. 

Bills  amounting  to  $40,180.78,  certified  by  the  Engineer 
and  General  Superintendent,  were  ordered  to  be  paid. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  December  3d,  1872. 
Present — Mr.  Stranahan.  Adjourned. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  December  9th,  1872. 
Present  — Messrs.  Murphy,  Stranahan,  Hewitt  and 
Slocum. 

The  Treasurer  reported  the  following  payments  : 


For  labor  pay-roll  of  November  14th $4,156  45 

“ November  28th 4,626  62 

To  Bodwell  Granite  Company,  on  percentage.  15,000  00 

To  M.  G.  O’Brien,  for  right  of  way 13,500  00 

To  A.  G.  Wust,  for  right  of  way 7,5°°  00 

Expenditures  from  petty  cash 296  97 


Payment  o n 
account  of 
Granite  author- 
ized. 


Bids  for  Spruce 
Timber. 


Contrac  t 
awarded. 


Payment  for 
privilege  of  lay- 
ing track  on 
sidewalk  and 
in  street,  a u- 
thorized. 


Bills  ordered 
paid. 


Meeting  De- 
cember 3d,  1872. 


Meeting  De- 
cember 9th, 
1872. 


Pay-rolls. 


Payments  for 
Granite,  etc. 


5 84 


T r e as  urer’s 
report  t o De- 
cember ist. 


Payment  au- 
thorized. 


Agreem  ent 
for  purchase  of 
a Hoisting  En- 
gine approved. 


Bids  for  Iron 
Sockets. 


Contrac  t 
awarded. 


Bids  for  An- 
chor plates. 


Award  of 
contract. 


Bills  ordered 
paid. 


Meeting  Jan- 
uary 6th,  1873. 


The  Treasurer  presented  his  report  to  December  xst, 
1872,  showing  : 

Total  receipts $3,301,534  90 

Total  expenditures ...  . 3,238,090  75 

Cash  on  hand $63,444  15 

The  following  resolutions  were  adopted  : 

Resolved , That  the  Treasurer  be  authorized  to  pay  to  Abraham  Inslee 
and  James  McFarlan,  Jr.,  the  sum  of  $300  per  annum  for  the  privileges 
specified  in  a resolution  adopted  November  4th. 

Resolved , That  the  agreement  made  by  the  Chief  Engineer  with  Louis 
Osborne  & Co.,  for  furnishing  one  double  hoisting  engine,  for  the  sum  of 
$2,550,  be  and  the  same  is  hereby  approved. 

The  following  bids  were  received  by  the  Chief  Engineer 
for  furnishing  iron  sockets  : 

Quintard  Iron  Works.  ...  at  30  cents  per  pound. 

John  Cochrane,  agent,  New  York 

Screw  Bolt  Works at  40  cents  per  pound. 

Phillipsburgh  Manufacturing  Co. ...  at  30  cents  per  pound. 

The  contract  was  awarded  to  the  Quintard  Iron  Works, 
at  30  cents  per  pound. 

The  following  bids  were  received  for  furnishing  four  cast 
iron  anchor  plates,  and  the  necessary  patterns  : 

West  Point  Foundry Plates,  6c.  per  lb.  Patterns,  $Soo 


Atlantic  Dock  Iron  Works  “ 

7c.  “ 

3°° 

South  Brooklyn  Steam 

Engine  Works 

6jc.  “ 

275 

Morgan  Iron  Works 

7tc-  “ 

250 

The  contract  was  awarded  to 

the  West 

Point  Foundry 

Company,  provided  they  will  furnish  patterns  for  the  sum  of 
$300,  otherwise  the  contract  is  to  be  awarded  to  the  South 
Brooklyn  Steam  Engine  Works. 

Bills  amounting  to  $47,477.07,  certified  by  the  Chief  Engi- 
neer and  General  Superintendent,  were  ordered  to  be  paid. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  January  6th,  1873. 
Present  — Messrs.  Murphy,  Stranahan,  Husted  and 
Slocum. 


585 


The  Treasurer  reported  the  following  payments  : 


From  petty  cash.  — December $353  55 

For  labor  pay-roll  of  December  12th 3,875  n 

“ December  26th 2,33 9 69 

For  taxes  for  1872. — New  York 207  17 

“ “ “ 1872 — Brooklyn 3,158  49 

Approved. 


The  Treasurer  presented  his  report  to  January  1st, 
showing  : 

Total  receipts $3,311,956  07 

Total  expenditures 3,296,296  05 

Cash  on  hand $15,660  02 

Approved. 

A communication  was  received  from  Horatio  Allen,  and 
laid  on  the  table. 

The  Treasurer  was  directed  to  pay  Keller  & Blake  $500, 
retainer  fee  in  the  suit  against  the  Company  by  J.  B. 
Eads. 

Bills  amounting  to  $35,487.71,  certified  by  the  Engineer 
and  General  Superintendent,  were  ordered  to  be  paid. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  January  nth,  1873. 

Present — -Messrs.  Murphy,  Husted,  Hewitt,  Stranahan  and 
Slocum. 

The  President  was  authorized  to  execute  a contract  with 
the  South  Brooklyn  Steam  Engine  Works  for  furnishing  four 
cast  iron  anchor  plates  for  the  Brooklyn  anchorage  tower,  in 
accordance  with  their  bid  recorded  December  9th,  1872. 

The  President  was  authorized  to  make  answer  to  the  suit 
of  J.  B.  Eads  against  this  Company. 

The  President  reported  the  purchase  from  the  City  of 
Brooklyn  of  the  market  property  located  on  York,  Garrison 
and  Mercein  streets,  for  the  sum  of  $25,000. 

The  Treasurer  was  authorized  to  pay  for  the  same  upon 
receiving  title  to  the  property,  certified  by  the  attorney  of 
this  Company. 


Pay-rolls. 


Taxes. 


T r e a s u rer’s 
report  to  Janu- 
ary 1st. 


Bills  ordered 
paid. 


Meeting  Jan- 
uary nth,  1873. 


Execution  of 
contract  for 
Iron  plates  au- 
thorized. 


Suit  of  J.  B. 
Eads. 


Purchase  o f 
property  from 
City  of  Brook- 
lyn. 


Treasurer  au- 
thorized to  pay 
for  same. 


70 


586 


Treasurer  au- 
thorized to  pay 
awards  for 
lands. 


Appointment 
and  compensa- 
tion of  General 
Superintendent, 
to  take  effect 
July  12th,  1872. 


Meeting  Jan- 
uary 20th,  1873. 


Rids  for  Tim- 
ber. 


C ontract 
awarded. 


Treasurer  to 
arrange  for  oc- 
cupancy of  offi- 
ces in  Water 
street. 


Bids  for  an- 
chor bars. 


The  Treasurer  was  directed  to  pay  the  awards  made  by 
the  Commissioners  appointed  by  the  Supreme  Court  to 
appraise  the  land  required  for  the  Brooklyn  anchorage 
tower,  when  said  awards  shall  be  confirmed  by  the  said 
Court,  and  certified  to  by  the  attorney  of  this  Company. 

Mr.  Hewitt  moved  that  Mr  Wm.  C.  Kingsley  be  appointed 
the  General  Superintendent  of  this  Company,  at  a salary  of 
$10,000  per  annum,  to  take  effect  from  the  termination  of 
his  former  appointment,  say  when  the  foundations  of  the 
two  towers  should  be  finished  to  high  water  mark,  say  July 
12th,  1872.  Carried. 

Mr.  Kingsley  accepted  the  appointment,  and  stated  that 
his  physician  had  advised  him  that  some  recreation  from 
his  labors  was  absolutely  necessary,  and,  with  that  view,  he 
must  ask  a leave  of  absence  of  say  six  weeks,  which  was, 
on  motion,  unanimously  granted. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  January  20th,  1873. 

Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Stranahan  and  Hewitt. 

The  following  bids  were  received  for  furnishing  220,000 
feet,  b.  m.,  of  yellow  pine  timber  for  the  foundations  of  the 
Brooklyn  anchorage  : 

Benner  & Pinkney $32  75  per  M.  feet. 

Eppinger,  Russell  & Co 33  00 

T.  M.  Mayhew  & Co 30  75 

Kinne,  Ross  & Co 37  00 

New  York  &:  Brooklyn  Saw  Mill  and 

Lumber  Co 33  00 

The  contract  was  awarded  to  T.  M.  Mayhew  &:  Co.,  at 
$30.75  per  thousand  feet. 

The  Treasurer  was  directed  to  make  an  arrangement 
with  W.  H.  Marston,  whereby  this  Company  can  occupy 
the  second  story  of  the  building  used  as  coal  offices  in  Water 
street,  from  May  1st,  1873. 

Bids  were  received  from  the  Phoenix  Iron  Company,  the 
Union  Steam  Forge  and  the  Midvale  Steel  W orks,  for  sup- 
plying anchor  bars  for  the  Brooklyn  anchorage,  which  were 


587 


referred  to  the  Chief  Engineer,  with  instructions  to  report 
to  this  Committee. 

The  Treasurer  was  authorized  to  solicit  bids  for  spruce 
and  pine  timber  for  braces  in  the  Brooklyn  anchorage. 

The  Chief  Engineer  was  authorized  to  advertise  for  pro- 
posals for  furnishing  6,876  cubic  yards  of  granite  face  and 
arch  stone  for  the  Brooklyn  tower. 

The  Treasurer  was  authorized  to  make  the  following 


payments  : 

Silas  Ludlam  and  J.  B.  Studwell,  for  appraising 

land  at  Fulton  Ferry,  Brooklyn $500  00 

Isaac  Badeau,  for  appraising  land  and  buildings 

for  Brooklyn  anchorage  500  00 

Silas  Ludlam,  Brooklyn  anchorage 500  00 

Wm.  J.  Osborne,  Brooklyn  anchorage 500  00 

John  T.  Martin,  for  appraising  land  at  Pier  29 

East  River,  New  York. 250  00 

John  Prentice,  for  appraising  land  at  Pier  29 

East  River,  New  York 250  00 

The  City  of  Brooklyn,  for  the  market  property, 

York  street 25,000  00 

Horatio  Allen,  for  services  from  November  1st 

to  December  11th,  being  final  payment 683  33 


The  Executive  Committee  met  February  3d,  1873. 
Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Stranahan  and  Hewitt. 

The  Treasurer  reported  payments  from  petty  cash  during 
January  of  $166.93. 

Labor  pay-roll  January  9th $1,876  03 

23d 1,865  74 

The  Treasurer  presented  his  report  to  February  1st,  as 
follows : 

Total  cash  receipts $3,612,608  49 

Payments 3, 418, 959  15 

Cash  on  hand $193,649  34 


Bids  for  tim- 
ber authorized 


Proposals  for 
granite  author- 
ized to  be  ad- 
vertised for. 


Payments  au- 
thorized. 


Meeting  Feb 
ruary  3d,  1873 


T r e a s urei 's 
report  to  Feb 
ruary  1st. 


Payments 
made  for  prop- 
erty  required 
for  Brooklyn 
anchorage. 


Sundry  pay- 
m e nts  author- 
ized. 


Bills  ordered 
paid. 

Lease  to  W. 
H.  Marston. 


588 

The  Treasurer  reported  having  made  the  following  pay- 
ments for  property  taken  for  the  Brooklyn  anchorage,  as 


per  awards  of  the  Commissioners  : 

R.  Sands  Tucker 81,250  00 

Mary  McGrath 2,750  00 

John  McKague 340  00 

George  G.  Sickles  12,096  00 

James  Campbell  8,810  00 

James  Larkins 90  00 

Mary  J.  Ray,  Thomas  Border  and  Howard 

Daisley 10,850  00 

Wm.  C.  Barrett 7>5°4  x7 

Henry  Lewis *,245  83 

Joseph  Masson  and  Ernest  Von  Au 11,600  00 

John  W.  Dawson 50  00 

Oscar  Freigang 06 

Geo.  F.  Bohn. 06 

Thos.  McGrath 06 


Total $56,586  18 

Also,  for  property  bought  of  Mrs.  Bella  Palmer,  3.500  00 


The  Treasurer  was  authorized  to  make  the  following 
payments  : 

To  the  Bodwell  Granite  Co.,  on  account  of  per- 
centage retained  under  their  contract  for  fur- 
nishing granite $25,000  00 

To  John  L.  Brown,  on  account  of  contract  for 
property  taken  at  Pier  29  East  River,  New 

York 15,000  00 

Bills  amounting  to  $23,380.78  were  ordered  paid. 

The  Treasurer  reported  that  he  had  leased  to  W.  H. 
Marston,  for  one  year  from  the  first  of  May  next,  the  premi- 
ses now  occupied  by  him  as  a coal  yard  and  offices,  for  the 
sum  of  $9,000  per  annum,  payable  quarterly,  on  the  first 
days  of  August,  November,  February  and  May,  reserving 
the  second  story  of  the  building  No.  21  Water  street  for  the 
use  of  this  Company  for  offices,  this  Company  to  make  the 
necessary  alterations  to  enable  Mr.  Marston  to  use  the 
garret. 


589 


The  Treasurer  was  authorized  to  have  the  second  story 
of  the  above-named  building  prepared  for  offices  for  this 
Company  at  a cost  not  to  exceed  $2,500. 

The  Chief  Engineer  reported  having  received  the  follow- 
ing bids  for  iron  anchor  bars  or  links  : 

Phoenix  Iron  Co 9 cents  per  pound. 

Carnegie,  Kloman  & Co to 

McPherson,  Willard  & Co 15 

Midvale  Steel  Works 13 

Contract  was  awarded  to  the  Phoenix  Iron  Co. 

Wyckoff  & James  were  authorized  to  sell  at  auction  the 
buildings  now  standing  on  the  land  required  for  the  Brook- 
lyn anchorage. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  March  3d,  1873. 

Present — -Messrs.  Murphy,  Stranahan  and  Hewitt. 

The  Treasurer  presented  his  report  to  March  1st,  as 
follows  : 


Total  cash  receipts $3,769,115  36 

Total  cash  payments 3,486,387  57 

Cash  on  hand $282,727  79 


The  Treasurer  reported  the  following  payments  : 


From  petty  cash  during  February $214  01 

T.  W.  Shearman,  for  privilege  of  putting  in  guy 

posts  50  00 

August  Otto,  for  privilege  of  putting  in  guy 

posts 75  00 

Andrew  Burke,  for  fixtures  and  for  possession  of 

a portion  of  James  street  market 100  00 

G.  W.  Mumby,  for  fixtures  and  for  possession  of 

a portion  of  James  street  market 125  00 

Labor  pay-roll  of  February  6th 1,778  54 

Labor  pay-roll  of  February  20th 2,346  71 

Approved. 


The  Treasurer  was  authorized  to  pay  T.  A.  Scott  $500, 
on  the  order  and  for  account  of  the  Bodwell  Granite  Com- 


Treasurer  au- 
thorized to  have 
offices  prepared 
for  use  of  Com- 
pany. 


Bids  for  iron 
anchor  bars. 


Sale  of  build- 
ings authorized. 


Meeting  Mar. 
3d.  1873. 


T r e a s urer’s 
report  to  March 
1st. 


Payments  re 
ported. 


Pay-rolls. 


Payment  o n 
account  of 
Granite  author- 
ized. 


pany. 


590 


Bids  for  Posts 
and  Lumber. 


Con  tract 
awarded. 


Bids  for 
Spruce  and 
Y ellovv  Pine. 


Contrac  t 
awarded. 


Bids  for  Oak. 


Cont  ract 
awarded. 


Purchase  o f 
Horses  or  Mules 
authorized. 


Bids  for 
Hoisting  En- 
gine authorized. 


Wages  of 
Master  Carpen- 
ter increased. 


Bills  ordered 
paid. 


The  following  bids  were  received  for  chestnut  posts  and 
spruce  lumber  for  fencing  the  Brooklyn  anchorage  grounds  : 

Watson,  Pettinger  & Co.  : posts,  6 inches  diameter  at 
top,  at  50  cents  each;  lumber,  $24  per  M.  Conklin,  Son  & 
Beers  : posts,  5 inches  diameter,  at  40  cents  each ; lumber, 
$25  per  M. 

The  contract  was  awarded  to  Watson,  Pettinger  & Co. 

The  following  bids  were  received  for  spruce  and  yellow 
pine  for  braces  at  the  Brooklyn  anchorage  : 

Conklin,  Son  & Beers  : spruce  timber,  at  $27  per  M.;  spruce 
plank,  $23.50  per  M.  Watson,  Pettinger  & Co.  : spruce 
timber,  at  $26  per  M.  ; spruce  plank,  at  $23  per  M.  ; if  over 
38  feet,  yellow  pine,  $45  per  M.  New  York  & Brooklyn 
Saw  Mill  and  Lumber  Company  : spruce  and  pine  timber, 
at  $40  per  M.  ; if  over  38  feet  spruce  and  pine  timber,  at 
$50  per  M. 

Bids  were  asked  from  Benner  & Pinckey,  and  William 
H.  Dunn,  but  no  bid  was  received  from  either. 

The  contract  was  awarded  to  Watson,  Pettinger  & Co. 

The  following  bids  were  received  for  79  pieces  of  oak, 
assorted  sizes,  and  280  feet  lineal  2 x 4 inches  oak,  for 
hoisting  frames  for  New  York  tower  : 

South  Brooklyn  Saw  Mill  Company at  $84  per  M. 

New  York  <&  Brooklyn  Saw  Mill  and  L.  Co.  . “ 83  “ 

Eagle  Mills,  Greenpoint “ 85  “ 

The  contract  was  awarded  to  the  New  York  & Brook- 
lyn Saw  Mill  and  Lumber  Company. 

The  Treasurer  was  authorized  to  purchase,  say  6 horses, 
or  mules,  also  the  necessary  harness,  for  the  use  of  this 
Company. 

The  Chief  Engineer  was  authorized  to  solicit  bids  for  a 
large  hoisting  engine,  to  be  used  at  the  New  York  tower, 
and  report  to  this  Committee,  and  directed  to  advertise  for 
bids  for  stone  to  complete  the  Brooklyn  tower. 

The  Treasurer  was  authorized  to  increase  the  pay  of  Mr. 
E.  F.  Farrington,  Master  Carpenter,  from  70  cents  per  hour 
to  80  cents  per  hour. 

Bills  amounting  to  $14,889.93  were  ordered  to  be  paid. 


59i 

The  Executive  Committee  met  April  7th,  1873. 
Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Stranahan  and  Slocum. 
The  Treasurer  reported  the  following  payments  : 


Labor  pay-roll  of  March  6th • $2,896  72 

“ “ “ 20th 4,596  87 

John  Stevenson,  on  account  of  labor 150  00 

W.  G.  T.  Sankey  “ “ “ “ 100  00 

Payments  from  petty  cash 31 1 31 

The  Treasurer  presented  his  report  to  April  1st,  as 
follows  : 

Total  cash  receipts $3,769,197  80 

“ “ payments 3,511,070  02 

Cash  on  hand $258,127  78 

The  following  bids  were  received  for  the  granite,  face 
and  arch  stone,  required  for  the  P>rooklyn  tower  : 

Pierce  & Rowe $275,720  07 

S.  C.  Walker  and  Heman  Clark 406,143  00 

Bodwell  Granite  Company ...  270,381  84 

Hurricane  Granite  Company 281,983  10 

James  Ford 484,191  00 

Cape  Ann  Granite  Company 294,622  46 


The  following  bids  were  received  for  furnishing  the 
hoisting  engine,  drums,  turn-tables,  buggies,  blocks,  wheels, 
baskets,  etc.,  for  use  at  Pier  29,  New  York  : 


Hubbard  & Whittaker ...  $7,590  74 

Atlantic  Steam  Engine  Works 7,735  80 

William  Taylor  & Sons 10,434  55 


Bills  amounting  to  $31,112.55  were  ordered  to  be  paid. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  April  21st,  1873. 

Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Stranahan,  Hewitt  and  Slo- 
cum. 

The  following  bills  were  presented  and  ordered  to  be 


paid  : 

Marston  & Son  $706  50 

Marston  & Son 24  00 


Meeting  April 

7th,  1873. 


Pay-rolls. 


T r e a s urer’s 
report  to  April 
ist. 


Bids  for  Gran- 
ite for  Brooklyn 
Tower. 


Bids  for  Hoist- 
ing Engine,  etc. 


Bills  ordered 
paid. 


Meeting  April 
21st,  1873. 


Bills  ordered 
paid. 


Contract  for 
Granite  award- 
ed. 

Contract  for 
Hoisting  En- 
gine awarded. 


Contract  for 
Iron  for  Drift 
Bolts  awarded. 


Meeting  April 
28th,  1873. 


Payments. 


Pay-rolls. 


Meeting  May 
5 til,  1873- 


T r e a s urer’s 
report  to  May 
1st. 


592 


Jacob  Outwater S31 5 00 

W.  T.  J.  Sankey,  balance  of  bill 273  00 

W.  C.  Kingsley,  salary 7,166  66 


Contract  for  the  granite  face  and  arch  stone  for  Brook- 
lyn tower  awarded  to  Bodwell  Granite  Company. 

Contract  for  hoisting  engine  and  fixtures,  for  use  at 
Pier  29,  awarded  to  Hubbard  & Whittaker. 

The  following  bids  were  received  for  iron  for  drift  bolts  to 
be  used  at  the  Brooklyn  anchorage  : Cooper,  Hewitt  & 
Company,  4-^c.  per  lb.  ; VV.  Ames  & Co.,  4^c.  per  lb. 

Contract  awarded  to  W.  Ames  & Company. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  April  28th,  1873. 

Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Stranahan,  Slocum,  Husted 
and  Hewitt. 

The  Treasurer  reported  the  following  payments  : 

South  Brooklyn  Steam  Engine  Works,  on  ac- 


count  §3,000  00 

Labor  pay-roll  ending  April  3d 5,776  43 

Labor  pay-roll  ending  April  17th 7,690  71 


The  Executive  Committee  met  May  5th,  1873. 

Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Stranahan  and  Slocum. 

At  the  request  of  Mr.  Hewitt  the  Committee  adjourned 
to  the  office  of  Cooper,  Hewitt  & Company,  where  there 
were  present  : Messrs.  Murphy,  Stranahan,  Slocum  and 
Hewitt. 

The  Treasurer  presented  his  report  to  the  1st  of  May,  as 


follows  : 

Total  cash  receipts S3, 7 7°, 345  55 

expenditures ....  3,573,196  40 

Cash  in  bank  and  on  hand $197,149  15 


The  Treasurer  reported  the  expenditures  from  petty  cash, 
during  April,  to  have  been  §172.04. 


593 


For  labor  pay-roll,  ending  May  rst,  $8,780.28. 

The  matter  of  the  purchase  of  lands  from  the  Atlantic 
and  Long  Island  Banks  was  referred  to  the  Treasurer,  with 
directions  to  propose  to  said  banks  to  submit  to  the  award 
of  the  three  Commissioners  who  appraised  the  land  previ- 
ously taken  by  this  Company  for  the  Brooklyn  anchorage, 
and  if  they  decline  the  proposition,  then  the  attorney  of  the 
Company  is  hereby  directed  to  apply  to  the  Supreme  Court 
to  have  Commissioners  appointed  to  appraise  said  land. 

A communication  was  received  from  Messrs.  Noone  & 
Madden,  of  Kingston,  with  reference  to  supplying  about 
1,000  cubic  yards  of  backing  stone  for  the  Brooklyn  anchor- 
age. 

Referred  to  Mr.  Stranahan  to  report. 

A communication  was  received  from  W.  H.  Paine,  Assist- 
ant Engineer,  with  reference  to  contracting  for  the  stone 
necessary  for  the  New  York  tower,  from  the  roadway  to  the 
springing  of  the  arches;  when  on  motion,  the  proper  officer 
was  directed  to  advertise  for  proposals  for  furnishing  the 
stone  required,  as  before  stated  ; bids  to  be  received  until 
June  2d,  1873. 

Bills  amounting  to  $60,086.37  were  ordered  to  be  paid  on 
the  certification  of  Mr.  C.  C.  Martin,  Assistant  Engineer, 
the  Chief  Engineer  being  absent,  and  the  Superintendent  be- 
ing confined  to  his  house  by  sickness. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  June  gth,  1873. 

Present — Messrs  Murphy,  Vance,  Robinson,  Stranahan 
and  Kingsley. 

The  Treasurer  presented  his  report  to  June  1st,  as  follows: 


Total  cash  receipts $3,780,834  99 

expenditures 3,662,793  59 

Cash  in  bank  and  on  hand $118,041  40 

The  Treasurer  reported  that  he  had  made  the  following 
payments,  which  were  approved  : 

Labor  pay-roll  of  May  15th $6,899  24 

“ 29th 8,318  52 

71 


Pay-rolls. 

Purchase  o f 
land  from  At- 
lantic and  Long 
Island  Banks 
referred  to 
Treasurer,  with 
instructions. 


Communica- 
t i o n from 
Noone  & Mad- 
den in  regard  to 
supplying  back- 
ing stone. 


Proposals  for 
stone  for  New 
York  tower  to 
b e advertised 
for. 


Bills  ordered 
paid. 


Meeting  June 
9th,  1873. 


Treasurer’s  re- 
port to  June  1st. 


Pay-rolls. 


594 


Sundries. 


Reports  to  be 
printed. 


Bills  ordered 
paid. 


Meeting  June 
23d,  1873. 


Action  to  be 
taken  by  coun- 
sel regarding 
unpaid  stock 
subscriptions. 


Payment  o n 
account  of  an- 
chor plate  au- 
thorized. 


Time  for  re- 
ceiving bids  for 
stone  for  New 
York  to  wer 
extended. 


Meeting  July 
7th,  1873. 


Treasurer’s  re- 
port to  July  1st. 


R.  Sands  Tucker,  for  privilege  of  setting  anchor 


brace $50  00 

For  one  load  of  hay 53  37 

South  Brooklyn  Steam  Engine  Works,  on  account 

of  anchor  plate  No.  2 2,500  00 

Water  tax. 45  5° 

Payments  from  petty  cash 452  15 


The  Treasurer  was  authorized  to  have  500  copies  of  the 
reports  submitted  to  the  Board  at  the  meeting  held  June  2d 
printed,  at  an  expense  not  to  exceed  S345  ; also,  500  copies 
additional  of  the  report  of  Doctor  A.  H.  Smith,  at  a cost 
not  to  exceed  $75,  if,  in  his  judgment,  it  be  deemed  ad- 
visable. 

Bills  amounting  to  8112,065.04,  certified  by  the  Engineer 
and  General  Superintendent,  were  ordered  to  be  paid. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  June  23d,  1873. 

Present — Messrs.  Stranahan,  Vance  and  Kingsley. 

Mr.  Stranahan,  President,  pro  tem , in  the  Chair. 

The  counsel  of  the  Board  was  directed  to  take  the  neces- 
sary legal  proceedings  in  the  matter  of  collecting  unpaid  in- 
stallments due  from  subscribers  to  the  capital  stock,  in 
accordance  with  the  resolution  of  the  Board,  passed  the 
12th  of  June. 

The  Treasurer  was  authorized  to  pay  to  the  South  Brook- 
lyn Steam  Engine  Works  81,500,  on  account  of  anchor  plate 
No.  3. 

The  following  resolution  was,  on  motion,  adopted: 

Resolved , That  under  the  resolution  adopted  May  5th,  the  time  for  re- 
ceiving bids  for  stone  for  the  New  York  tower,  from  the  roadway  to  the 
springing  line  of  the  arches,  be  extended  to  the  10th  day  of  July  next,  and 
that  the  same  be  advertised. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  July  7th,  1873. 

Present — Messrs.  Stranahan,  Robinson  and  Kingsley. 

The  Treasurer  presented  his  report  to  July  1st,  as  follows: 


Total  cash  receipts . . 83,822,260  74 

expenditures 3,781,111  74 

Cash  on  hand 841,149  00 


595 


The  Treasurer  reported  the  following  payments  : 


Labor  pay-roll  of  June  12th.  . , ...  $8,447  7° 

“ “ 26th 8,161  82 

South  Brooklyn  Steam  Engine  Works 1,500  00 

G.  E.  Bulmer 74  12 

Payments  from  petty  cash 197  90 


The  Treasurer  was  authorized  to  pay  the  South  Brooklyn 
Steam  Engine  Works  $1,000  on  account. 

The  Treasurer  was  authorized  to  pay  for  the  land  taken 
from  the  Atlantic  State  Bank  and  from  the  Long  Island 
Bank,  in  accordance  with  the  awards  of  the  Commissioners 
appointed  to  appraise  said  land,  upon  receiving  the  proper 
certificate  from  the  counsel  of  the  Company. 

Bills  amounting  to  $60,960.62,  certified  by  C.  C.  Martin, 
Assistant  Engineer,  were  ordered  to  be  paid. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  July  10th,  1873. 

Present — Messrs.  Vance,  Stranahan,  Robinson  and 
Kingsley. 

Four  bids  were  received  for  furnishing  the  granite  re- 
quired for  the  New  York  tower,  from  the  roadway  to  the 
springing  line  of  the  arches,  viz.: 

From  Davis  Tillson. 

“ John  T.  Rowe. 

“ Bodwell  Granite  Company. 

“ Sharkey,  McCann  & Company. 

Referred  to  the  Engineer  to  compute  the  aggregate 
amount  of  each  bid,  and,  as  Mr.  Kingsley  was  about  to 
leave  the  city,  the  Committee  adjourned  to  meet  at  10 
o’clock  on  the  nth  inst.,  and  Messrs.  Vance,  Robinson  and 
Stranahan  were  authorized  to  award  the  contract  to  the 
lowest  bidder. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  Friday,  July  nth,  1873. 
Present — Messrs.  Robinson,  Stranahan  and  Vance. 

The  Engineer  reported  the  following  as  the  aggregates  of 
the  several  bids  for  granite  opened  on  the  10th  inst.: 


Pay-rolls. 


Sundries. 


Treasurer 
authorized  t o 
pay  for  land 
purchased. 


Hills  ordered 
paid. 


Meeting  July 
10th. 1873. 


Bids  for  gran- 
ite received. 


Referred  t o 
Engineer. 


Meeting  July 
nth,  1873. 


Contract  for 
granite  award- 
ed. 


Meeting  Aug- 
ust 7th,  1873. 


Treasurer’s  re- 
port to  Aug.  1st. 


Payments  re 
ported. 


Pay-rolls. 


Bids  for  Stone 
for  Brooklyn 
anchorage. 


596 


Davis  Tillson $140,415  00 

John  I.  Rowe 130, 266  00 

Bodwell  Granite  Company 126,597  5° 

Sharkey,  McCann  & Company 127,197  86 


Contract  awarded  to  Bodwell  Granite  Company. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  August  7th,  1873. 

Present  —Messrs.  Robinson,  Stranahan  and  Kingsley. 
The  Treasurer  submitted  his  report  to  August  1st,  as  fol- 
lows : 

Total  cash  receipts §3,833,649  88 

expenditures 3,864,902  72 

Overdraft  at  Brooklyn  Trust  Co. 

and  Atlantic  Bank $31,794  39 

Cash  in  Long  Island  Bank  and 

on  har>d  541  55 

$3L 252  84 


The  Treasurer  reported  the  following  payments  : 


From  petty  cash,  in  July  $2I3  53 

To  Atlantic  State  Bank  for  land.  . . 6,7 15  00 

To  Long  Island  Bank  “ 5,204  00 

To  Stewart  L.  Woodford,  counsel  fees 100  00 

To  labor  pay-roll  of  July  10th 7,293  37 

“ “ “ 24th 8,569  67 


Bills  amounting  to  $77,519.14,  certified  by  C.  C.  Martin, 
Assistant  Engineer,  were  ordered  to  be  paid. 

The  following  bids  were  received  for  cut  face  stone  and 
backing  for  the  Brooklyn  anchorage : 

Noone  & Madden — Limestone. 


Face  stone,  $15.75  per  cubic  yard $51,975  00 

Backing,  §13  per  cubic  yard 74,100  00 


$126,075  00 


597 


Divine  Burtis,  Jr. — Limestone. 


Face  stone,  $15.50  per  cubic  yard 00 

Backing,  §13. 50  per  cubic  yard 76,95°  00 


§128,100  00 


Lake  Champlain  Bluestone  Co. — Limestone. 


Face  stone,  §15  per  cubic  yard, [ 

Backing,  $15  per  cubic  yard ...  \ 

Granite  corners,  $36  per  cubic  yard  granite.  . 


135,000  00 
4,500  00 


$i39> 500  00 


C.  J.  De  Graw — Limestone. 

Face  stone,  §17  per  cubic  yard $56,100  00 

Backing,  $14  per  cubic  yard 79, 800  00 

i35,90o  00 

Corner-stone,  $75  per  cubic  yard,  granite 9,375  °o 


$145, 275  0° 

Bodwell  Granite  Co. — Granite. 


Face  stone,  $19  per  cubic  yard $62,700  00 

Backing,  $15  per  cubic  yard 85,500  00 


Corner-stone,  $37  per  cubic  yard 


148,200  00 
4,625  00 

$152,825  00 


John  T.  Rowe — Granite. 

Face  stone,  $20.25  per  cubic  yard $66,825  °° 

Backing,  $15  per  cubic  yard 85,500  00 

i52,325  00 

Corner-stone,  $36  per  cubic  yard,  granite.  . . . 4,500  00 


$756,825  00 


E.  H.  St.  John  & Co.— Limestone. 


Face  stone,  $25.50  per  cubic  yard $84,150  00 

Backing,  $17.50  per  cubic  yard 99,750  00 


$183,900  00 


Contract  for 
Limestone 
awarded. 


Contract  for 
Granite  award- 
ed. 


Meeting  Sep- 
tember ist,  1873. 
No  quorum. 


Meeting  Sep- 
tember 3d,  1873. 


Treas  urer’s 
report  t o Sep- 
tember ist. 


Payments. 


Payrolls. 


Bills  ordered 
paid . 


Book-keeper’s 
salary  increas- 
ed. 


598 


Face  stone,  $38.50  per  cubic  yard,  granite ... . $127,05000 
Backing,  $23  per  cubic  yard,  “ ....  131,100  00 

$258,150  00 

Corner-stone,  $48.50  per  cubic  yard 6,062  50 

$264,212  50 


Contract  for  5,000  cubic  yards  of  limestone  for  Brooklyn 
anchorage  awarded  to  Noone  & Madden,  as  follows  : 

Face  stone  at  $15.75  per  cubic  yard. 

Backing,  $13  per  cubic  yard. 

Contract  awarded  to  John  T.  Rowe  for  125  cubic  yards 
of  granite  corner-stone  for  Brooklyn  anchorage,  at  $36  per 
cubic  yard. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  September  ist,  1873. 
Present — Messrs.  Stranahan  and  Kingsley.  No  quorum. 
Adjourned. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  September  3d,  1873. 
Present — Messrs.  Robinson,  Stranahan,  Kingsley  and 
Vance. 

The  Treasurer  presented  his  report  to  September  rst,  as 


follows  : 

Total  cash  receipts....... $4,036,496  03 

“ expenditures 3-957,94^  55 

Cash  on  hand $78,554  48 

The  Treasurer  reported  the  following  payments  : 

From  petty  cash,  as  per  statement $224  05 

For  labor  pay-roll  of  August  7th 7,861  80 

“ “ “ 21st 7,399  93 


A letter  from  J.  Wescott  & Son,  and  one  from  J.  McDon- 
ald, of  the  Lake  Champlain  Bluestone  Company,  were  read 
and  laid  on  the  table. 

Bills  amounting  to  $49, 135.05,  certified  by  C.  C.  Martin, 
Assistant  Engineer,  were  ordered  to  be  paid. 

The  salary  of  O.  P.  Quintard  was  increased  to  $4,000  per 
annum,  to  take  effect  from  July  ist,  1873. 


599 


The  Executive  Committee  met  October  6th,  1873. 
Present— Messrs.  Robinson,  Stranahan  and  Kingsley. 
z\djourned. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  October  nth,  1873. 
Present — Messrs.  Robinson  and  Stranahan.  Adjourned. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  October  13th,  1873. 
Present — Messrs.  Robinson,  Stranahan  and  Kingsley. 

The  Treasurer  presented  his  report  to  October  1st, 
showing: 

Total  cash  receipts §4,036,517  53 

expenditures 4,019,191  34 

Balance  in  bank  and  on  hand $17,326  19 

The  Treasurer  reported  the  following  payments  • 
Expenditures  from  petty  cash  during  September.  $279  51 

Labor  pay-roll  of  September  4th 8,425  47 

“ “ “ 18th 6,426  72 

J.  E.  Bulmer,  for  1 load  of  straw 39  32 

O.  P.  Quintard,  additional  salary  for  July  and 

August 166  66 

Bills  amounting  to  $57,070.52,  certified  by  C.  C.  Martin, 
Assistant  Engineer,  were  ordered  to  be  paid. 

A contract  for  2,850  cubic  yards  of  limestone  for  the 
Brooklyn  anchorage  was  awarded  to  Divine  Burtis,  Jr.,  at  $15. 
75  per  cubic  yard  for  face  stone,  and  $13  per  cubic  yard 
for  backing  stone. 

The  Treasurer  was  authorized  to  make  the  following  pay- 
ments for  percentage  now  held  under  contracts  for  furnish- 


ing stone: 

Lake  Champlain  Bluestone  Company $7,105  50 

Bodwell  Granite  Company 42,181  02 


The  President  was  authorized  to  execute  the  following 
contracts: 

Bodwell  Granite  Company — Stone  for  Brooklyn  tower 
from  floor  line  to  springing  of  arches. 


Meeting  Oc- 
tober 6th,  1873. 


Meeting  Oc- 
tober nth,  1873. 


Meeting  Oc- 
tober 13th, 1873. 


T r e as  urer's 
report  to  Octo- 
ber 1st. 


Payments  re- 
ported. 

Pay-rolls. 


Sundries. 


Bills  ordered 
paid. 


Contract  for 
Limestone  for 
Brooklyn  a n - 
chorage  award- 
ed. 


Execution  of 
contracts  a u - 
thorized. 


6oo 


Meeting  No- 
vember xst, 
1873. 


Authority 
given  to  sell 
New  Y ork  City 
assessment 
bonds  held  by 
Bridge  C o m - 
pany. 


Meeting  No- 
vember nth, 
1873. 

Tr  e as  urer’s 
report  to  No- 
vember 1st. 


Payments  re- 
ported. 


Pay-rolls. 


Bills  ordered 
paid. 


Meeting  D e- 
c e m b e r 1st, 
1873. 


Bodwell  Granite  Company — Stone  for  Brooklyn  tower 
from  springing  line  of  arches  to  the  coping,  and  dimension 
backing  for  the  Brooklyn  anchorage. 

Bodwell  Granite  Company — Stone  for  New  York  tower 
from  floor  line  to  springing  of  the  arches. 

Noone  & Madden — Stone  for  the  Brooklyn  anchorage. 

Divine  Burtis,  Jr. — Stone  for  the  Brooklyn  anchorage. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  November  1st,  1873. 

Present — Messrs.  Robinson,  Stranahan,  Vance  and 
Kingsley. 

The  sale  of  $150,000  of  consolidated  stock  of  the  City  of 
New  York,  known  as  “assessment  bonds,”  represented  by 
fifteen  bonds,  $10,000  each,  numbered  48  to  62  inclusive, 
was  authorized  to  be  made  by  the  President  or  Treasurer. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  November  nth,  1873. 
Present — Messrs.  Robinson,  Stranahan  and  Kingsley. 


The  Treasurer  presented  his  report  to  November  1st, 
showing: 

Total  receipts $4,192,232  97 

“ expenditures 4,107,411  10 

Balance  on  hand  in  cash  and  bonds $84,821  87 

The  Treasurer  reported  the  following  payments: 

Expenditures  from  petty  cash  in  October $138  72 

For  labor  pay-roll  of  October  2d 5,869  19 

“ “ “ “ 16th 5,423  53 


Bills  amounting  to  $69,988.66,  certified  by  Assistant  En- 
gineer C.  C.  Martin,  were  ordered  to  be  paid. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  December  tst,  1873. 
Present — Messrs.  Stranahan  and  Kingsley.  No  quorum. 


6or 


The  Executive  Committee  met  December  8th,  1873. 
Present — Messrs.  Stranahan,  Robinson  and  Kingsley. 

The  Treasurer  reported  the  following  payments  : 


Petty  cash  during  November. 1 7 8 58 

Labor  pay-roll  of  October  30th 5*283  79 

of  November  13th 5*35 1 22 

of  November  27th  4,947  70 

Mary  McEleese 100  00 

Noone  & Madden  on  account 2,000  00 


The  Treasurer  presented  his  report  to  December  1st, 


showing  : 

Total  cash  receipts '...  $4,189,495  97 

expenditures 4,169,160  56 


Cash  on  hand  and  in  bank $20,335  41 


Bills  amounting  to  $15,648.23,  certified  by  Assistant  En- 
gineer C.  C.  Martin,  were  ordered  to  be  paid. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  December  15th,  1873. 
Present — Messrs.  Stranahan,  Vance  and  Robinson. 

The  following  preamble  and  resolutions  were  adopted  : 

Whereas,  The  Treasurer  is  informed  that  the  Comptroller  is  not  in 
funds,  by  the  sale  of  Bridge  bonds,  to  pay  the  balance  of  the  ninth  in- 
stallment due  from  the  City  of  Brooklyn,  but  that  the  Comptroller  is  wil- 
ling to  sell  to  the  Bridge  Company  the  7 per  cent,  bonds  of  the  City 
of  Brooklyn,  at  par  ; therefore, 

Resolved , That  the  President  or  Treasurer  be  authorized  to  subscribe 
for  one  hundred  thousand  dollars  ($100,000)  of  the  7 per  cent,  bonds 
of  the  City  of  Brooklyn,  and  known  as  New  York  Bridge  Bonds,  at  pat  ; 
and  that  the  Treasurer  be  directed  to  pay  for  the  same. 

Resolved , That  the  Treasurer  be  authorized  to  sell  and  transfer  all  or 
any  part  of  the  sum  of  $100,000  of  the  seven  per  cent,  bonds  of  the 
City  of  Brooklyn,  and  known  as  New  York  Bridge  Bonds,  at  the  best 
price  that  can  be  obtained  in  the  market  ; and  that  he  be  authorized  to 
borrow  money  from  time  to  time  on  said  bonds  as  the  necessities  of  the 
Bridge  Company  may  require. 


Meeting  De- 
cern b e r 8th, 
1873 


Pay merits  re- 
ported 


Pay  rolls. 


T r e a s urer's 
report  to  De- 
cember 1st. 


Bills  ordered 
oaid. 


Meeting  De- 
cember 15th, 

1873* 


Sub  scription 
to  $100,000  o f 
bonds  of  the 
City  of  Brook- 
lyn at  par,  au- 
thorized. 


Treasurer  au- 
thorized to  sell 
such  bonds  at 
market  prices, 
or  to  borrow 
money  on  same. 


72 


602 


Meeting  De- 
c e m b e r 22c!, 
1873- 

Matter  of  con- 
structing cen- 
tering for 
arches  for  New 
Y ork  tower  re- 
ferred to  Chair- 
m a n,  with 
power. 


Steps  t o ac- 
quire land  r e- 
nuired  for  New 
York  anchor- 
age. 


Loans  from 
Atlantic  State 
and  Long  Isl- 
and Banks  on 
collaterals,  ap- 
proved. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  December  22d,  1873 

Present — Messrs.  Stranahan,  Vance  and  Robinson. 

A communication  was  received  from  the  Chief  Engineer 
in  reference  to  constructing  the  centering  for  the  arches  of 
the  New  York  tower,  which  was  referred  to  the  Chairman 
of  this  Committee,  with  power. 

A communication  was  received  from  the  Chief  Engineer 
in  reference  to  procuring  the  land  necessary  for  the  anchor- 
age on  the  New  York  side. 

The  attorney  of  the  Company  was  directed  to  search  the 
title  to  such  land  as  may  be  required  for  the  anchorage  in 
New  York  ; also  to  apply  to  the  Supreme  Court  for  the  ap- 
pointment of  three  Commissioners  to  appraise  said  land,  un- 
der direction  of  this  Committee. 

A letter  was  received  from  Mr.  Martin,  Assistant  En- 
gineer, containing  a proposition  from  Mr.  Thos.  G.  Douglas 
to  cut  the  grooves  in  the  masonry  of  the  New  York  tower, 
which  was  referred  to  the  Chairman,  with  power. 

The  Treasurer  reported  that  he  had  received  from  the 
Comptroller  of  the  City  of  Brooklyn  $50,000  of  7 per  cent, 
bonds  ; and  that  he  had  borrowed  from  the  Atlantic  State 
Bank  $22,500,  and  from  the  Long  Island  Bank  $22,500,  and 
had  left  with  each  bank  as  collateral  $25,000  of  said  bonds. 


Meeting  Jan- 
uary 5th,  1874. 


Payments  re- 
ported. 


Pay-rolls. 


Taxes. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  January  5th,  1874. 
Present — Messrs.  Stranahan  and  Vance. 

The  Treasurer  reported  the  following  payments  : 


From  petty  cash  during  December $135  55 

Labor  pay-roll  of  December  1 xth 2,053  53 

“ “ 25th 847  09 

Taxes  in  New  York  for  1873 178  50 

“ Brooklyn  for  1873 3-182  22 


Tr  eas  u rer’s 
report  to  Janu- 
ary I9t. 


The  Treasurer  presented  his  report  to  January  1st,  as 
follows  : 


Total  cash  receipts $4,286,274  41 

expenditures 4,257,613  25 

Cash  in  bank  and  on  hand $28,661  16 


603 


Bills  amounting  to  $6,330.17,  certified  by  the  Assistant 
Engineer,  were  ordered  to  be  paid. 

The  Treasurer  was  authorized  to  pay  John  T.  Rowe 
$740.59,  being  amount  of  percentage  retained  under  his 
contract  for  corner-stone  for  the  Brooklyn  anchorage. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  January  9th,  1874. 

Present — Messrs.  Stranahan  and  Robinson. 

An  agreement  was  made  with  J.  R.  Bodwell,  President  of  the 
Bodwell  Granite  Company  (in  the  matter  of  surplus  backing 
delivered),  whereby  this  Company  agreed  to  accept  all  the 
backing  stone  delivered  up  to  January  1st,  1874,  by  said 
Bodwell  Granite  Company,  at  $15  per  cubic  yard  (except 
2,000  cubic  yards  of  backing  now  on  hand,  which  is  to  be 
held  on  storage,  subject  to  the  price  which  the  Bridge  Com- 
pany will  be  required  to  pay  for  backing  stone  for  the  New 
York  anchorage,  and  which  is  to  be  paid  for  at  such  price 
only  when  this  Company  will  require  said  backing  stone  for 
the  New  York  anchorage). 

And  it  was  further  agreed  that  the  backing  already  de- 
livered is  understood  to  be  in  full  for  all  backing  stone  to 
be  delivered  under  existing  contracts  with  said  Granite 
Company. 

The  following  bills  were  ordered  to  be  paid  when  the 
Treasurer  shall  be  in  funds,  viz.: 

Bodwell  Granite  Company $19,083  95 

16,018  76 

2,203  24 

2,632  45 

Noone  & Madden 7,093  52 

The  Treasurer  was  authorized  to  make  the  following  pay- 
ments : 

Bodwell  Granite  Company,  on  account  of  bills 


already  passed  for  payment $25,000  00 

\\  . H.  Paine 166  67 

F.  Collingwood 125  00 


Being  for  balance  due  on  their  salaries  for  December. 


Bills  ordered 
paid. 


Meeting  Jan- 
uary gth,  1874. 


A g r.'e  e ment 
with  Bodwell 
Granite  Co.  in 
regard  to  sur- 
p 1 u s backing 
stone  delivered. 


Bills  ordered 
paid. 


Sundry  pay- 
ments author- 
ized. 


Meeting  Feb- 
ruary 2d,  1874. 


Payments  re- 
ported. 


Pay-rolls  and 
sundries. 


T r e a s urer’s 
report  to  Feb- 
ruary 1st. 


Rills  ordered 
paid. 


Meeting  Mar. 
2d,  1874. 


Payments  re- 
ported. 


Pay-rolls. 


Treasu  rer’s 
report  to  Mar. 
1st. 


604 

The  Executive  Committee  met  February  2d,  1874. 
Present — Messrs.  Stranahan,  Vance  and  Robinson. 

The  Treasurer  reported  that  he  had  made  the  following 


payments  : 

For  Brooklyn  City  Bonds $42,000  00 

Bodwell  Granite  Co.,  on  account 25,000  00 

Labor  pay-roll  of  January  8th 640  95 

Atlantic  State  Bank,  loan 22,500  00 

Long  Island  Bank,  loan 22,500  00 

Interest  on  loans 304  15 

Labor  pay-roll  of  January  22d 640  49 

Thos.  G.  Douglas,  on  account 625  00 

Bodwell  Granite  Co.,  on  account 17,336  47 

From  petty  cash 144  52 


The  Treasurer  presented  his  report  to  February  1st,  as 


follows  : 

Total  cash  receipts $4,309,128  21 

expenditures 4,259,367  27 

Cash  on  hand  $49,760  94 


The  Chairman  reported  that  he  had  made  a contract  with 
Thos.  G.  Douglas  to  cut  the  six  channels  or  grooves  in 
the  masonry  of  the  New  York  tower,  at  the  roadway,  for 
$1,250. 

Bills  amounting  to  $15,387.20,  certified  by  the  Assistant 
Engineer,  were  ordered  to  be  paid. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  March  2d,  1874. 
Present — Messrs.  Stranahan,  Kingsley  and  Robinson. 
The  Treasurer  reported  the  following  payments  : 


From  petty  cash  $84  44 

Labor  pay-roll  of  February  5th 629  79 

19th 656  19 


The  Treasurer  presented  his  report  to  March  xst,  as  fol- 
lows : 


605 


Total  cash  receipts $4,311,951  27 

expenditures 4,276,124  89 

Cash  on  hand $35,826  38 


Bills  amounting  to  $2,946.77  were  ordered  to  be  paid. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  April  6th,  1874. 

Present — Messrs.  Stranahan,  Vance  and  Kingsley. 

The  Treasurer  reported  the  following  payments  : 

From  petty  cash $102  49 

Labor  pay-roll  of  March  5th 659  74 

“ 19th 662  84 

And  presented  his  report  to  April  1st,  showing  : 

Total  cash  receipts $4,311,978  77 

expenditures 4,280,496  73 

Cash  on  hand $31,482  04 

Bills  amounting  to  $2,762.61  were  ordered  to  be  paid. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  May  4th,  1874. 

Present — Messrs.  Stranahan,  Kingsley  and  Robinson. 

The  Treasurer  reported  the  following  payments  : 

From  petty  cash $48  65 

Labor  pay-roll  of  April  2d  . . 455  19 

l6th 39i  54 

And  presented  his  report  to  May  1st  as  follows  : 

Total  cash  receipts $4,312,383  69 

expenditures 4,284,153  32 

Cash  on  hand $28,230  37 

Bills  amounting  to  $5,702.44  were  ordered  to  be  paid. 


Bills  ordered 
paid. 


Meeting  April 
6th,  1874. 


Payments  re- 
ported. 


Pay-rolls. 


Trea  surer’s 
report  to  April 
1st. 


Bills  ordered 
paid. 


Meeting  May 
4th,  1874. 


Payments  re- 
ported. 


Pay-rolls. 


T r e a s urer’s 
report  to  May 
1st. 


Bills  ordered 
paid. 


6o6 


Meeting  June 
ist,  1874 


Payments  re- 
ported. 


Pay-rolls. 


Treasurer’s  re- 
port to  June  ist. 


Lease  of  land 
for  storage  pur- 
poses to  be  re- 
newed. 


Bills  ordered 
paid. 


Meeting  June 
10th,  1874. 


Officers  to 
proceed  with 
construction  of 
towers  and 
Brooklyn  a n - 
chorage. 


Meeting  June 
16th,  1874. 


Chief  Engi- 
neer directed  to 
solicit  bids  for 
anchor  bars. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  June  ist,  1874. 
Present— Messrs.  Stranahan,  Kingsley  and  Robinson. 
The  Treasurer  reported  the  following  payments  : 


From  petty  cash $97  06 

Labor  pay-roll  of  April  30th 388  57 

May  14th 373  54 

“ 28th 384  64 

And  presented  his  report  to  June  ist,  showing: 

Total  cash  receipts $4,317,070  45 

expenditures  4,291,099  57 

Cash  on  hand $25,970  88 


On  motion,  the  lease  held  by  this  Company  from  S.  S.  Half 
& B.  A.  Haff,  for  land  for  storage  purposes,  was  ordered 
to  be  renewed  on  the  same  terms  as  are  contained  in  said 
lease. 

Bills  amounting  to  $3,757.46  were  ordered  to  be  paid. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  June  10th,  1874. 

Present — Messrs.  Stranahan,  Vance,  Kingsley  and  Robin- 
son. 

The  following  resolution  was  adopted  : 

Resolved,  That  the  proper  officers  be  and  they  are  hereby  directed  to 
proceed  with  the  construction  of  the  Brooklyn  and  New  York  towers  and 
the  Brooklyn  anchorage  immediately. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  June  16th,  1874. 

Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Stranahan,  Kingsley  and 
Robinson. 

A communication  was  received  from  the  Chief  Engineer 
with  reference  to  procuring  iron  bars  for  the  Brooklyn  an- 
chorage and  the  Brooklyn  tower. 

The  Chief  Engineer  was  requested  to  solicit  bids  for  three 
sets  of  anchor  bars  for  the  Brooklyn  anchorage  from  such 
parties  as  are  competent  to  make  them  ; bids  to  be  directed 
to  this  office. 


6o  7 

The  Executive  Committee  met  June  20th,  1874. 

Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Kingsley  and  Robinson. 

The  Chairman  was  directed  to  address  to  the  Mayor  and 
Common  Council  of  the  City  of  Brooklyn  a communica- 
tion asking  consent  of  the  Common  Council  to  the  provi- 
sions of  the  Act  of  the  Legislature  at  its  last  session,  amend- 
ing the  charter  of  this  Company,  and  providing  for  the  con- 
struction of  the  Bridge. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  July  6th,  1874. 
Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Stranahan  and  Kingsley. 
The  Treasurer  reported  the  following  payments  : 


Labor  pay-roll  of  June  nth $676  83 

Labor  pay-roll  of  June  25th 51831  39 

Petty  cash 101  53 

The  Treasurer  presented  his  report  to  July  1st,  showing  : 

Total  cash  receipts $4,317,070  45 

Total  cash  expenditures 4,301,461  98 

Cash  on  hand,  July  1st $15,608  47 


The  Treasurer  was  authorized  to  borrow  from  the  Atlan- 
tic State  Bank  a sum  not  exceeding  $50,000,  and  to  repay 
the  same  out  of  the  first  moneys  received  on  the  stock  sub- 
scriptions. 

Bills  amounting  to  $26,570.53,  certified  by  the  Engineer, 
were  ordered  to  be  paid. 

The  Chief  Engineer,  having  submitted  the  necessary  spe- 
cifications therefor,  he  was  requested  to  solicit  bids  from  all 
such  persons  as  in  his  judgment  are  competent  to  furnish 
the  stone  required  during  this  season  for  the  Brooklyn  an- 
chorage. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  July  13th,  1874. 

Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Stranahan  and  Robinson. 

The  following  bids  were  received  for  three  sets  of  anchor 
bars  for  the  Brooklyn  anchorage  : 

Phoenix  Iron  Company,  bars  and  pins,  8c.  per  lb.  ; 


Meeting  June 
20th.  1874. 


Consent  of 
City  of  Brook- 
lyn to  be  asked 
to  certain  char- 
ter amend- 
ments. 


Meeting  July 
6th,  1874. 


Payments  re- 
ported. 


Treasurer's  re- 
port to  July  1st. 


Loan  from 
Atlantic  State 
Bank,  $50,000 
authorized. 


Bills  ordered 
paid. 


Chief  Engi- 
neer requested 
to  solicit  bids 
for  stone  for 
Brooklyn  a n- 
chorage. 


Meeting  July 
13th,  1874. 


Bids  for  an- 
chor bars  re- 
ceived. 


6o8 


Meeting  Aug- 
ust 3d,  1874. 


Meeting  Aug- 
ust 6th,  1874. 


Payments  re- 
ported. 


Pay  lolls. 


T 1 easurer’s  re- 
port to  August 
1st. 


Bills  ordered 
paid. 


Bills  to  have 
date  and  au- 
thority endors- 
ed upon  them. 


Contract  for 
bars  and  pins 
awarded. 


Keystone  Bridge  Company,  bars,  7-Jc.,  pins,  7c.  ; Edge 
Moor  Iron  Company,  bars,  6-Jc.,  pins,  8-|c. 

The  bids  were  referred  to  the  Chief  Engineer  and  the 
Chairman  of  this  Committee,  with  power. 

The  Treasurer  was  authorized  to  pay  the  Bodwell  Granite 
Company  $10,000,  on  account  of  percentage  retained  under 
their  contract  for  granite. 

The  Treasurer  was  authorized  to  pay  Divine  Burtis,  Jr., 
the  amount  of  percentage  retained  under  his  contract  for 
limestone  for  the  Brooklyn  anchorage. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  August  3d,  1874. 
Present — Messrs  Murphy  and  Robinson. 
Adjourned. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  August  6th,  1874. 

Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Stranahan,  Kingsley,  Vance 


and  Robinson. 

The  Treasurer  reported  the  following  payments  : 

Erom  petty  cash 1 151  15 

Labor  pay-roll  of  July  9th 6,272  52 

Labor  pay-roll  of  July  23d 6,894  18 

Bodwell  Granite  Company,  on  account 10,000  00 

The  Treasurer  presented  his  report  to  August  1st,  as  fol- 
lows : 

Total  cash  receipts §4.347,081  16 

Total  cash  expenditures 4,340,197  iS 

Cash  on  hand  August  1st $6,883  9$ 


Bills  amounting  to  $68,138.31,  certified  by  the  Engineer, 
were  ordered  to  be  paid. 

Ordered,  that  hereafter  the  bills  have  endorsed  upon  them 
the  date  and  character  of  authority  for  the  same,  whether 
by  contract  or  by  order  of  the  Engineer. 

The  Chairman  reported  that  the  contract  for  the  three 
sets  of  bars  for  the  Brooklyn  anchorage  had  been  awarded 


609 

to  the  Edge  Moor  Company  at  6%  cents  per  pound  for  the 
bars,  and  8 % cents  per  pound  for  the  pins. 

The  Treasurer  was  authorized  to  receive  from  the  City 
of  New  York  $150,000,  in  payment  of  the  tenth  installment 
of  the  subscription  of  said  city  to  the  capital  stock. 

The  Treasurer  was  authorized  to  receive  the  tenth  in- 
stallment on  stock  ($300,000)  due  from  the  City  of  Brooklyn. 

A communication  was  received  from  the  Edge  Moor  Iron 
Company,  in  reference  to  changes  in  the  iron  bars  for  the 
Brooklyn  anchorage,  which  was  referred  to  the  Engineer, 
with  power. 

A communication  was  received  from  Mr.  Andrew  H. 
Green.  Comptroller  of  the  City  of  New  York,  in  reference 
to  a deed  for  the  land  purchased  of  the  City  of  New  York. 
Ordered  on  file. 

The  Treasurer  reported  that  he  had  borrowed  of  the 
Atlantic  State  Bank  $50,000,  as  per  resolution  adopted 
July  6th.  Approved. 

The  Treasurer  was  authorized  to  borrow  from  the  same 
bank  an  additional  $50,000,  on  the  same  terms  and  con- 
ditions as  those  upon  which  the  first  loan  was  procured. 

The  Treasurer  was  authorized  to  ascertain  the  prices  at 
which  the  property  required  for  the  New  York  anchorage 
can  be  obtained. 

The  following  bids  were  received  for  fifteen  courses  of 
limestone  and  granite  for  the  Brooklyn  anchorage  : 


Limestone,  as  follows — 

Per  c.  y. 

Divine  Burtis,  Jr. — Backing $11  75 

Face  Stone 14  75 

Arch  Stone 17  50 

Lake  Champlain  B.  S.  Co. — Backing 12  00 

Face  Stone 14  45 

Arch  Stone 15  95 

Noone  & Madden — Backing 12  00 

Face  Stone 15  50 

Arch  Stone 18  00 


Treasurer  au  - 
thorized  to  re- 
ceive from  City 
of  N ew  Y ork 
10th  installment 
due  on  stock 
subscription. 

Treasurer  au- 
thorized to  re- 
ceive 10th  in- 
stallment due 
from  City  of 
Brooklyn. 


Loan  of  $50,000 
from  Atlantic 
State  Bank  re- 
ported  by 
Treasurer. 

Treasurer  au- 
thorized to  bor- 
row an  addition- 
al $50,000. 


Property  re- 
quired for  New 
Y o rk  anchor- 
age. 


Bids  for  lime- 
stone. 


73 


6io 


Bids  for  gran- 
ite. 


Result  of  bids 
for  Limestone. 


Result  of  bids 
for  Granite. 


Lim  estone 
bids  referred  to 
Messrs.  M u r- 
phy  & Kings- 
ley. 

Contract  for 
Granite  award- 
ed. 


Meeting  Sen- 
te m b e r 7th, 
1874. 

No  quorum. 


Meeting  Sep- 
tember  9th, 
1874. 


Granite,  as  follows — 

Rhode  Island  Granite  Works — Corners $31  48 

Arch  Stone 30  74 

V.  Cornice 32  90 

Bevel  Course  2675 

Pierce,  Rowe  & Co. — Corners 35  40 

Arch  Stone 44  00 

V.  Cornice 47  25 

Bevel  Course 27  00 

C.  P.  Dixon — Corners 43  00 

Arch  Stone 43  00 

V.  Cornice 43  00 

Bevel  Course  43  00 


Referred  to  the  Engineer  to  report.  After  due  examina- 
tion the  Engineer  reported  the  following  as  the  result  of 


the  several  bids  for  Limestone : 

Divine  Burtis,  Jr $79,341  25 

Lake  Champlain  Bluestone  Co 78,3 03  25 

Noone  & Madden 82,062  25 

And  the  following  as  the  result  of  the  several  bids  for 
Granite : 

Rhode  Island  Granite  Works $12,844  $6 

Pierce,  Rowe  &:  Co 1 5 >5  7 7 10 

C.  P.  Dixon 17,808  00 


The  bids  for  limestone  were  referred  to  Messrs.  Murphy 
and  Kingsley,  with  power  to  contract  for  same  at  lowest 
bid. 

The  contract  for  granite  was  awarded  to  the  lowest  bid- 
der, subject  to  the  approval  of  the  Engineer. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  September  7th,  1874. 
Present— Messrs.  Stranahan,  Kingsley  and  the  President, 
Mr.  Robinson.  Adjourned. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  September  9th,  1874. 
Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Stranahan,  Kingsley,  Vance 
and  Robinson. 


The  Treasurer  reported  the  following  payments  : 


From  petty  cash $209  75 

Labor  pay-roll  of  August  6th 6,741  38 

“ “ 20th 8,299  61 

Approved. 


The  Treasurer  presented  his  report  to  September  1st,  as 


follows  : 

Total  cash  receipts §4,471,551  50 

expenditures 4,412,217  57 

Cash  on  hand $59,333  93 


The  Treasurer  reported  that  he  had  borrowed  of  the 
Atlantic  State  Bank  $50,000,  in  accordance  with  the  resolu- 
tion passed  August  6th. 

The  Committee  to  which  was  referred  the  matter  of 
awarding  a contract  for  limestone  for  the  Brooklyn  anchor- 
age reported  that  they  had  contracted  with  the  Lake 
Champlain  Bluestone  Company  and  with  Divine  Burtis,  Jr., 
for  said  stone,  as  follows,  viz.: 

Lake  Champlain  Bluestone  Company. 


1,978  cubic  yards  backing  at $12  00 

1,319^  “ face  stone  at. . . . 14  45 


Also  two  of  the  arches  complete,  487  cubic  yards,  at  15  95 


Divine  Burtis,  Jr. 

982  cubic  yards  backing  at $12  00 

835L  “ face  stone  at 14  45 


Also  one  of  the  arches  complete,  243  cubic  yards,  at  1595 
The  action  of  the  Committee  was  approved. 

The  contract  for  granite  for  the  Brooklyn  anchorage  was 
awarded  to  the  Rhode  Island  Granite  Works  at  prices  named 
in  their  bid,  the  Engineer  having  approved  such  award. 

The  Treasurer  was  authorized  to  pay  John  L.  Brown 
$15,000,  being  the  fourth  and  final  installment  on  contract 
of  February  13th,  1871,  for  right  of  way. 

A communication,  received  from  the  Chief  Engineer  in 
reference  to  limestone,  was  referred  to  the  Committee,  con- 
sisting of  Messrs.  Stranahan  and  Vance. 


Payments  re- 
ported. 


Pay-rolls. 


T r e a s u rer’s 
report  t o Sep- 
tember 1st. 


Loan  of  $50,- 
000  from  Atlan- 
tic State  Bank 
reported. 


Contracts  for 
Limestone 
awarded. 


Contract  for 
Granite  award- 
ed. 


Letter  of  Chief 
Engineer  re- 
garding Lime- 
stone, referred 
to  Special  Com- 
mittee. 


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Communica- 
tion o f Chief 
Engineer  re- 
garding three 
courses  of  Stone 
for  New  York 
tower. 

B o d w e 1 1 
Granite  Com- 
pany authorized 
to  furnish  same 
on  certain  con- 
ditions. 


Contract  made 
b y Chief  E n- 
gineer  for  Stay 
Irons  and  Pins, 
approved. 


• Engineer  au- 
thorized to  is- 
s u e specifica- 
tions and  re- 
ceive bids  for 
Saddle  Plates 
and  Saddles. 

Contract  with 
Edge  Moor 
Iron  Company, 
quantity  in- 
creased. 

Contract  for 
Iron  Bars 
awarded. 


Duplicate 
check  author- 
ized to  replace 
lost  one. 


Bills  ordered 
paid. 


A communication  was  received  from  the  Chief  Engineer 
in  reference  to  three  courses  of  stone  required  this  year  for 
the  New  York  tower  above  the  springing  line  of  the  arches. 

The  Bodwell  Granite  Company  was  authorized  to  furnish 
said  stone  at  a price,  at  which  a contract  shall  be  awarded 
hereafter  for  stone  above  the  springing  line  of  said  arches, 
unless  the  contract  shall  be  awarded  to  other  parties  than 
said  Bodwell  Granite  Company,  in  which  case  the  Bodwell 
Granite  Company  is  to  receive  fifteen  per  cent,  additional 
to  the  price  at  which  said  contract  shall  be  awarded  for  the 
arch  stone  of  the  three  courses  of  stone  to  be  furnished  by 
them. 

The  contract  made  by  the  Chief  Engineer  with  the 
Phoenix  Iron  Company  for  stay  irons  and  pins  for  the  Brook- 
lyn tower  was  approved,  viz.: 

Stay  irons  at  per  pound. 

Pins  at gc. 

The  Chief  Engineer  was  authorized  to  issue  specifications 
and  receive  bids  for  saddle  plates  and  saddles  for  the 
Brooklyn  tower. 

The  contract  with  the  Edge  Moor  Iron  Company  was  in- 
creased to  the  number  of  four  bars  more  than  was  called  for 
by  the  specifications  and  contract  approved  at  the  meeting 
of  August  6th. 

A contract  was  awarded  to  the  New  Jersey  Steel  &:  Iron 
Company  for  180  iron  bars  for  rollers  under  the  saddle 
plates  at  4^c.  per  pound. 

The  President  and  Treasurer  were  authorized  to  issue  to 
G.  W.  McNulty  anew  check  for  $150  in  place  of  check  No. 
1,639,  dated  August  3d,  1874,  for  the  same  amount,  which 
has  been  lost. 

Bills  amounting  to  840,693.81,  certified  by  the  Engineer, 
were  ordered  to  be  paid. 


Meeting  Sep- 
t e m b e r 14th, 
1874. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  September  14th,  1874. 
Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Vance,  Stranahan  and  Kings- 
ley. 


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The  Committee  to  whom  was  referred  the  communication 
from  the  Chief  Engineer  in  reference  to  limestone,  reported 
that  they  had  consulted  with  him  ; and  that  he  had  sent  Mr. 
Martin  to  the  limestone  quarries  on  Lake  Champlain  to  ex- 
amine them  as  to  their  quality,  and  the  probabilities  of  the 
contractors  being  able  to  fill  their  contracts,  and  to  report 
to  this  Committee. 

A petition  from  Daniel  Jahn,  received  through  Mayor  Hun- 
ter, regarding  his  property  in  Mercein  street  being  injurious- 
ly affected  by  the  anchorage  was  referred  to  the  attorney  of 
the  Company  for  his  opinion.' 

A communication  was  received  from  Wyckoff  & James  with 
bill  for  services  in  estimating  the  value  of  property  for  the 
Brooklyn  anchorage.  Referred  to  the  Superintendent  to 
report. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  September  21st,  1874. 

Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Vance,  Stranahan,  Kingsley 
and  Robinson. 

A communication  was  received  from  the  Chief  Engineer  with 
reference  to  limestone,  and  reporting  the  visit  of  Mr.  Martin 
to  quarries  on  Lake  Champlain,  and  recommending  that  a 
contract  be  made  with  Noone  & Madden  to  furnish  1,000 
cubic  yards  of  limestone  at  $14.45  Per  yard  for  face  stone, 
and  $12  per  yard  for  backing.  Recommendation  adopted. 

The  Treasurer  was  authorized  to  purchase  the  property  re- 
quired for  the  New  York  anchorage  at  the  lowest  valuation 
made  for  each  parcel  by  the  experts  employed  for  that  pur- 
pose. 

A letter  was  received  from  the  New  Jersey  Steel  &:  Iron 
Company,  agreeing  to  make  the  180  rollers  for  the  saddle- 
plates  for  4^  cents  per  pound. 

A communication  was  received  from  the  attorney  of  this 
Company  giving  his  opinion  as  to  the  legality  of  the  claim 
for  damages  made  by  Daniel  Jahn,  which  was  ordered  on  file. 


Engineer  Mar- 
tin sent  to  Lime- 
stone quarries 
to  examine 
quality  of 
stone. 


Petition  and 
claim  of  Daniel 
Jahn. 


Meeting:  Sep- 
tember  21st, 
1874. 


Letter  from 
Chief  Engineer 
re  commending 
that  contract  for 
Limestone  b e 
made  with 
Noone  & Mad- 
den. 


Adopted. 


Authority  to 
purchase  prop- 
erty  required 
for  New  York 
anchorage. 


Letter  from 
N e w Jersey 
Steel  & Iron  Co. 


Letter  from 
attorney  re- 
garding claim 
of  Daniel  Jahn. 


Meeting  Oc- 
tober 5th,  1874. 


Payments. 


Pay-rolls  and 
sundries. 


T r e a s urer's 
report  to  Octo- 
ber 1st. 


Hills  ordered 
paid. 

Payments  au- 
thorized on  ac- 
count of  p e r- 
centages  retain- 
ed. 


Meeting  Oc- 
tober 8th,  1874. 


Bids  for  Sad- 
dle Plates  and 
Saddles. 


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The  Executive  Committee  met  October  5th,  1874. 
Present— Messrs.  Murphy,  Stranahan  and  Kingsley. 

The  Treasurer  reported  the  following  payments,  which 


were  approved  : 

From  petty  cash $169  99 

Labor  pay-roll  of  September  3d 8,277  98 

Atlantic  State  Bank  loan  and  interest 30,322  19 

John  L.  Brown 15,000  00 

Labor  pay"- roll  of  September  17  th  6,145  12 

Atlantic  State  Bank  loan  and  interest 50,450  68 

“ “ 20,191  78 

D.  Burtis,  Jr.,  on  account  of  percentage 1,211  44 

And  presented  his  report  to  October  1st,  as  follows  : 

Total  cash  receipts $4,596,776  57 

expenditures 4,502,427  47 


Cash  on  hand $94,349  10 


Bills  amounting  to  $46,487.90  were  ordered  to  be  paid. 
The  Treasurer  was  authorized  to  make  the  following  pay- 
ments on  account  of  percentage  retained  from  contracts  for 
limestone  and  granite  : 


Noone&  Madden § 1 3,475  88 

Bodwell  Granite  Co 10,000  00 


The  Executive  Committee  met  October  8th,  1874. 
Present — Messrs  Murphy,  Stranahan,  Kingsley  and  Rob- 
inson. 

The  following  bids  were  received  for  saddle-plates  and 
saddles  for  the  Brooklyn  tower : 

PER  LB. 

Delamater  Iron  Works,  plates  and  saddles 3J  cts. 

West  Point  Foundry,  “ 44 

Wm.  Taylor  & Sons,  “ 5i 

S.  Brooklyn  St’m  Engine  W’ks,  “ .......  6+ 

Charles  Carr,  “ 6j 

H.  R.  Worthington,  plates,  6f  ; saddles  ......  y{- 

Seyfert,  McManus  & Co.,  plates  and  saddles 77 

Atlantic  Dock  Iron  Works,  “ ]i  " 


6 1 5 

Contract  awarded  to  C.  H.  Delamater  & Co.,  of  the  Dela- 
mater  Iron  Works. 

On  the  recommendation  of  the  Chief  Engineer,  the  salary 
of  C.  C.  Martin,  principal  Assistant  Engineer,  was  increased 
from  $5,000  to  $6,ooo  per  annum,  to  take  effect  July  ist, 
1874  ; and  the  salary  of  F.  Collingwood,  Assistant  Engi- 
neer, from  $3,000  to  $3,600  per  annum,  to  take  effect  October 
ist,  1874. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  October  14th,  1874. 

Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Stranahan  and  Kingsley. 

The  contract  with  the  Rhode  Island  Granite  Works,  for 
stone  for  the  Brooklyn  anchorage,  was  increased  82  yards, 
and  the  contract  with  Noone  & Madden,  of  Kingston,  was 
increased  45  yards  of  face  stone  and  about  350  yards  of 
backing. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  November  2d,  1874. 
Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Stranahan,  Kingsley  and  Rob- 


inson. 

The  Treasurer  reported  the  following  payments,  which 
were  approved: 

Labor  pay-roll  of  October  ist $4,788  32 

15th 5-207  82 

29th 5.9W  24 

From  petty  cash 279  05 

And  presented  his  report  to  November  ist,  as  follows  : 

Total  cash  receipts $4,698,597  42 

Total  cash  expenditures  4,595,872  58 

Cash  on  hand $102,724  84 


Bills  amounting  to  $71,840.94  were  ordered  to  be  paid. 

A communication  was  received  from  C.  H.  Delamater  & 
Co.  offering  to  make  the  saddles  and  saddle-plates  for  the 
New  York  tower  at  the  same  price  as  they  are  to  make  the 
plates  and  saddles  for  the  Brooklyn  tower.  On  the  recom- 
mendation of  the  Chief  Engineer,  the  offer  was  accepted. 


C o n t r a c t 
awarded. 


Salary  of  As- 
sistant E n gi  - 
neers. 


Meeting  Oc- 
tober 14th,  1874. 


Contracts  with 
Rhode  Island 
Granite  Works 
and  with  Noone 
& Madden  in- 
creased as  to 
quantities. 


Meeting  No- 
v e m b e r 2d, 
1874- 


Payments. 


Labor  Pay- 
rolls. 


Treasu  rer’s 
report  t o N o- 
vember  ist. 


Bills  ordered 
paid. 

Saddles  and 
Plates  for  New 
York  tower. 


6i6 


Meeting  No- 
vember 30th, 
1874- 


Treasurer  au- 
thorized to  pur- 
chase additional 
property  in 
New  York. 


Meeting  De- 
c e m b e r 7th, 
1874. 


Payments. 


Pay-rolls. 


T r e a s urer’s 
report  t o De- 
cember 1st. 


Iron  Bars  and 
Stone  for  Brook- 
lyn anchorage 
and  New  York 
tower. 

Payment  t o 
Noone  & Mad- 
den authorized. 


Loan  of  $100,- 
000  authorized. 


Treasurer  au- 
thorized to  pur- 
chase lots  in 
New  York. 


Bills  ordered 
paid. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  November  30th,  1874. 

Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Stranahan,  Kingsley  and  Rob- 
inson. 

The  Treasurer  was  authorized  to  purchase  lots  No.  11 
Cherry  street  and  Nos.  3 and  9 Dover  street,  Nos.  282  and 
284  Water  street,  at  prices  not  exceeding  an  average  of  ten 
per  cent,  above  the  estimate  of  M.  J.  Vanderpool,  for  lands 
required  for  anchorage  purposes  in  the  City  of  New  York. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  December  7th.  1874. 
Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Stranahan,  Kingsley  and  Rob- 
inson. 

The  Treasurer  reported  the  following  payments  : 


From  petty  cash $103  91 

For  labor  pay-roll  of  November  12th 5,629  64 

26th 5,164  33 

And  presented  his  report  to  December  1st,  as  follows  : 

Total  cash  receipts $4,738,936  08 

Total  cash  expenditures 4,677,850  66 

Cash  on  hand $61,085  42 

The  Chief  Engineer  was  requested  to  prepare  specifica- 


tions for  iron  bars  for  the  Brooklyn  anchorage  and  for 
stone  necessary  to  complete  the  New  York  tower. 

The  Treasurer  was  authorized  to  pay  Noone  & Madden 
a final  estimate  on  stone  delivered  to  December  1st,  in- 
cluding the  percentage  retained  under  their  contract. 

The  Treasurer  was  authorized  to  borrow,  for  the  use  of 
this  Company,  not  exceeding  $100,000. 

The  Treasurer  was  authorized  to  purchase,  at  his  dis- 
cretion, the  following  lots  of  ground,  and  the  buildings 
thereon  : 

No.  282  Water  street,  New  York,  for  the  sum  of. . $15,000 
No.  294  “ “ “ ..  15,000 

No.  15  Cherry  street,  “ “ ..  14,500 

Bills  amounting  to  $62,911.34  were  ordered  to  be  paid. 


6 1 7 


The  Executive  Committee  met  January  4th,  1875. 
Present — Mr.  Stranahan. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  January  8th,  1875 
Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Stranahan,  Kingsley  and  Rob- 
inson. 

The  Treasurer  reported  the  following  payments  : 


John  Brosnan,  house  and  lot * $11,250  00 

Thos.  Fitzgerald,  on  account  of  house  and  lot.  . 100  00 

George  Jones,  on  account  of  house  and  lot..  . 2,000  00 

John  C.  Cruger,  on  account  of  house  and  lot.  . 250  00 

Grasset  Launy,  on  account  of  house  and  lot..  . . 250  00 

Noone  & Madden,  final  payment  for  stone 3,849  82 

Labor  pay-roll  ending  December  10th 4,727  78 

“ “ “ 24th 3,684  44 

From  petty  cash 588  93 

The  Treasurer  presented  his  report  to  January  1st,  1875, 
as  follows  : 

Total  cash  receipts $4,779,010  41 

Total  cash  expenditures 4,766,139  85 


Cash  in  bank  and  on  hand $12,870  56 


The  Treasurer  was  authorized  to  renew  the  insurance  on 
property  in  Brooklyn  occupied  as  offices,  coal  sheds  and 
stables,  to  the  amount  of  $20,000. 

The  specifications  for  iron  anchor  bars  for  the  Brooklyn 
anchorage,  and  for  granite  face  and  arch  stone  for  the  New 
York  tower,  were  presented  and  laid  on  the  table. 

The  Treasurer  was  authorized  to  borrow  for  the  use  of 
this  Company,  a sum  not  exceeding  $50,000,  in  addition  to 
the  amount  authorized  to  be  borrowed  by  the  motion 
passed  December  7th,  1874. 

The  Treasurer  reported  that  he  had  purchased  the  follow- 
lowing  described  property  for  the  New  York  anchorage: 


No.  3 Dover  street,  of  John  Brosnan,  for $11,250 

No.  7 “ of  Wm.  Hughes,  for 10,100 


No.  9 “ and  284  Waterst.,  Geo.  Jones, for  20,000 

74 


Meeting  Jan- 
uary 4th,  1875. 


Meeting  Jan- 
uary 8th,  1875. 


Payments  by 
Treasurer  re, 
ported. 


Pay-rolls. 


T r e a s urer's 
report  to  Janu- 
ary 1st. 


I n s u ranee  — 
authority  to  re- 
new. 


Specifications 
for  Iron  Anchor 
Bars  and  for 
Granite. 


Loan  of  $50,- 
000  authorized. 


Property  pur- 
chased. 


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Bills  ordered 
paid. 


Meeting  Feb- 
ruary isi,  1875. 


Payments  re- 
ported. 


Pay-rolls. 


Purchase  of 
House  and  Lot. 


Treas  urer’s 
report  to  Feb- 
ruary 1st. 


Payment  t o 
Bodwell  Gran- 
ite Co.  author- 
ized. 


Bills  ordered 
paid. 


Meeting  Mar. 
8th,  1875. 


No.  282  Water  street,  of  J.  C.  Cruger,  for §13,750 

No.  294  “ of  Grasset  Launy,  for  14,000 

No.  15  Cherry  street,  of  Thomas  Fitzgerald,  for..  . 14,500 


Bills  amounting  to  $18,321.04  were  ordered  to  be  paid. 

The  Treasurer  reported  that  he  had  not  paid  the  Rhode 
Island  Granite  Company  the  amount  of  the  estimate  for 
stone  received  in  November,  and  passed  for  payment  De- 
cember 7th,  viz:  $990.90. 

On  motion,  he  was  authorized  to  retain  the  amount  sub- 
ject to  the  further  direction  of  the  Committee. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  February  1st,  1875. 
Present —Messrs.  Murphy,  Stranahan,  Kingsley  and  Rob- 
inson. 

The  Treasurer  reported  the  following  payments  : 


William  Hughes,  on  account,  house  and  lot ... . $100  00 

Michael  Sullivan,  on  account,  house  and  lot  ...  xoo  00 

Taxes  on  James  street  property  85  98 

Labor  pay-roll  of  January  7th 1,401  27 

Labor  pay-roll  of  January  21st  ...  944  37 

From  petty  cash , 150  20 


And  that  he  had  purchased  from  Michael  Sullivan  house 
and  lot  No.  5 Dover  street,  for  $10,750.  Approved. 

The  Treasurer  presented  his  report  to  February  1st,  as 


follows  : 

Total  cash  receipts $4,829,088  04 

Total  cash  expenditures 4,787,424  36 

Cash  on  hand $41,663  68 


The  Treasurer  was  authorized  to  pay  the  Bodwell  Granite 
Company  $20,000  on  account  of  stone  delivered,  and,  if 
necessary,  to  borrow  a sum  not  exceeding  that  amount, 
for  the  purpose  of  making  said  payment. 

Bills  amounting  to  $7,877.41,  were  ordered  to  be  paid. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  March  8th,  1875. 

Present — Messrs.  Stone,  Kingsley,  Stranahan,  Canda, 
Marshall,  Turnure,  McLean  and  Murphy. 


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The  President  stated  that  it  would  be  necessary  to  make 
arrangements  for  procuring  iron  bars  for  the  Brooklyn  an- 
chorage ; stone  for  the  New  York  tower  ; anchor  plates  for 
the  New  York  anchorage  and  timber  for  the  foundation  ; to 
lay  rails  from  the  New  York  tower  to  the  New  York  anchor- 
age, etc. 

The  Engineer  was  requested  to  make  a written  statement 
of  the  materials  necessary,  in  order  to  proceed  with  the 
work  at  an  early  day. 

The  Chairman  was  requested  to  confer  with  the  financial 
officers  of  this  city  on  the  subject  of  making  a requisition 
for  a portion  of  the  funds  appropriated  by  the  City  of  Brook- 
lyn towards  the  completion  of  the  Bridge. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  March  ioth,  1875. 

Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Stone,  Kingsley,  Stranahan, 
Marshall,  Turnure  and  Canda. 

The  Chairman  stated  that  he  had  conversed  with  Mayor 
Hunter  on  the  subject  of  funds,  and  the  probability  of  the 
payment  of  a portion  of  the  funds  appropriated  by  the  City 
of  Brooklyn  towards  the  completion  of  the  Bridge,  and  that 
the  Mayor  had  requested  time  to  consider  the  matter — say 
until  the  meeting  of  the  Board,  on  Monday,  the  15th. 

A communication  was  received  from  the  Chief  Engineer 
in  reference  to  matters  requiring  prompt  attention  in  order 
that  work  on  the  Bridge  may  proceed  at  once.  The  follow- 
ing resolution  was  passed  : 

Resolved , That  this  Committee  recommend  to  the  Board  to  direct  the 
Executive  Committee  to  proceed  with  the  making  of  contracts  for  ma- 
terials and  the  carrying  out  of  other  matters  spoken  of  in  the  communica- 
tion of  the  Chief  Engineer. 

A detailed  statement  of  the  amounts  still  due  for  land 
required  for  the  New  York  anchorage,  amounting  to  I241,- 
900.06,  was  read  for  information. 

Mr.  Turnure  moved  that  this  Committee  recommend  to 
the  Board  that  an  installment  of  20  per  cent,  on  the  $2,000,- 
000  appropriated  by  the  City  of  Brooklyn  towards  the  com- 
pletion of  the  Bridge  be  called  for  at  its  next  meeting.  Car 
ried. 


Iron  Bars, 
Stone,  Anchor 
Plates  and  Tim- 
ber. 


Engineer  t o 
make  statement 
of  materials  re- 
quired. 


Chairman  t o 
confer  with  fi- 
nancial officers 
of  Brooklyn  re- 
garding funds 
to  c o m p 1 ete 
Bridge. 


Meeting  Mar. 
ioth, 1875. 


Chairman  re- 
ports result  of 
conference  with 
Mayor  Hunter. 


Chief  Engi- 
neer communi- 
cates matters 
requiring 
prompt  atten- 
tion. 


Action  taken 
thereon. 


Detailed  state- 
m e n t of 
amounts  due 
for  land. 


620 


Meeting  Mar. 
15th,  1875. 


Meeting  Mar. 
31st,  1875. 


Officers  d i • 
rected  to  sell 
certain  build- 
ings. 


Permission  to 
lay  rail  track 
from  Pier  29  to 
anchorage. 


Bids  to  be  so- 
licited for  sup- 
plying such 
track. 


Bids  for  Yel- 
low Pine  and 
Spruce  to  be  ad- 
vertised for. 


Bids  for  Stone 
to  be  advertised 
for. 


Mr.  Stone  moved  that  this  Committee  recommend  to 
the  Board  that  the  first  money  received  from  the  City  of 
Brooklyn  shall  be  used  for  the  payment  for  land  taken  for 
the  New  York  anchorage.  Adopted. 

The  probable  passage  of  the  new  bill  by  the  Legislature 
was  considered,  and  finally  laid  over  until  the  next  meeting 
of  the  Committee. 

Mr.  Kingsley  moved  that  any  member  of  the  Board  may 
be  admitted  to  the  meetings  of  this  Committee.  Adopted. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  March  15th,  1875. 

Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Stone,  Stranahan  and  Mar- 
shall. No  quorum. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  March  31st,  1875. 

Present — The  President  and  Messrs.  Stone,  Stranahan, 
Turnure,  McLean  and  Canda. 

On  motion  by  Mr.  Turnure,  the  officers  of  the  Company 
were  directed  to  advertise  and  sell  at  auction,  if  practicable, 
such  buildings  as  they  may  deem  necessary,  and  which  are 
now  standing  on  the  land  required  for  the  New  York  an- 
chorage. 

On  motion  by  Mr.  Stranahan,  the  President  was  author- 
ized to  make  application  to  the  proper  authorities  in  New 
York  for  permission  to  lay  rail  track  from  Pier  29  East 
River,  to  the  anchorage  on  Water  street. 

On  motion  by  Mr.  Stranahan,  the  Engineer  of  the  Com- 
pany was  directed  to  solicit  bids  for  supplying  the  rail 
track  from  Pier  29  East  River,  to  the  anchorage,  and  for 
the  necessary  material  for  furnishing  said  railroad. 

To  advertise  and  solicit  bids  for  the  yellow  pine  and 
spruce  timber  required  for  foundation  of  the  New  York  an- 
chorage. 

To  advertise,  send  out  specifications  and  solicit  bids 
for  the  stone  required  for  the  New  York  tower  from  the 
fourth  course  above  the  springing  line  of  the  arches  to  the 
coping. 


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To  advertise  and  solicit  bids  for  the  anchor  bars  for  the 
Brooklyn  anchorage,  viz.  : Links,  7,  8,  9 and  10. 

To  advertise  and  solicit  bids  for  the  anchor  plates  and 
anchor  bars  for  the  New  York  anchorage. 

To  advertise  and  solicit  bids  for  stone  required  for  the 
New  York  anchorage. 

To  advertise  and  solicit  bids  for  one  scow  for  conveying 
stone  from  the  stone  yard. 

On  motion  by  Mr.  Stone,  the  Engineer  was  directed  to 
proceed  with  the  construction  of  the  New  York  anchorage 
as  early  as  practicable. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  April  5th,  1875. 

Present — The  President  and  Messrs.  Stone,  Kingsley, 
Marshall,  Turnure,  McLean,  Canda  and  Motley. 

The  following  bids  for  railroad  iron  and  for  knees  and 
spikes  for  the  track  from  Pier  29  to  the  anchorage  in  New 
York  were  considered,  viz.: 


James  Binns— All  Iron. 

Flat  iron  rail 

Tee  rail,  iron 

Curved  iron  rail 

Castings 

James  Binns — Iron  and  Steel. 

Flat  iron  rail 

Tee  iron  rail  ....  

Curved  steel  rail 

Castings 

Cast  iron  knees 

Spikes  for  rails 

Spikes  for  knees 

Wm.  Wharton,  Jr. — Iron  and  Steel. 
Iron  rails  for  straight  track,  $55  per  ton. 

Curved  steel  rails 

Castings 

Cast  iron  knees 

Wrought  iron  joint  plates 

Spikes  for  rails 

Spikes  for  knees 


PER  LB. 
3 cts. 
3 


3 


, 1 “ 

3^ 

5 *' 
5i 


H “ 

3*  " 
3i  “ 
3k  “ 
3i  “ 
4*  “ 


Bids  for  An- 
chor Bars, 
Plates,  etc.,  to 
be  advertised 
foi . 


Bids  for  Stone 
to  be  advertised 
for. 

Bids  for  Scow 
to  be  advertised 
tor. 

Construction 
of  New  York 
anchorage. 


Meeting  April 
5th,  1875- 


Bids  fox  Rail- 
road Iron  re- 
ceived. 


622 


Con  trac  t 
awarded. 


Meeting-  April 
19th,  1875. 


Bids  for  An- 
chor Plates  re- 
ceived. 


Bids  for  Tim- 
ber, etc.,  for 
New  York  an- 
chorage receiv- 
ed. 


On  motion  by  Mr.  Stranahan,  ordered  that  the  contract 
be  awarded  to  VVm.  Wharton,  Jr.,  of  Philadelphia,  when 
permission  shall  have  been  obtained  to  lay  the  rails  in  the 
streets  of  New  York. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  April  19th,  1875. 

Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Stone,  Kingsley,  Stranahan, 
Marshall,  Turnure,  McLean,  Canda  and  Motley. 

On  motion  by  Mr.  Stranahan,  the  bids  received  for  mate- 
rials advertised  for  were  opened  and  read.  The  bidders 
were  as  follows  : 

For  anchor  plates  for  New  York  anchorage  : 

E.  C.  Stotsenberg  & Son. 

West  Point  Foundry. 

C.  H.  Delamater  & Co. 

Pusey,  Jones  & Co. 

Tredegar  Company. 

South  Brooklyn  Steam  Engine  Works. 

For  yellow  pine  timber  and  for  spruce  timber  and  lum- 
ber for  New  York  anchorage,  bids  were  received  from  : 

L.  H.  Conklin. 

Chase,  Talbot  & Co. 

South  Brooklyn  Saw  Mill  Company. 

F.  D.  Thorne. 

Drew  & Bucki. 

George  Ellis. 

Watson  & Pettinger. 

T.  M.  Mayhew  & Co. 

Wilson  Godfrey. 

Beers  & Resseguie. 

John  Boynton  & Son. 

E.  Bussell  & Co. 

Charles  Fowler. 

New  York  & Brooklyn  Saw  Mill  and  Lumber  Company. 
Jones  & Co. 

James  M.  Linnard,  agent  S.  L.  Burns  &Co. 

M.  A.  Wilder,  Son  &:  Co. 

G.  Hunter  & Son. 


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For  anchor  bars  and  pins  for  the  New  York  and  Brook- 
lyn anchorages,  bids  were  received  from  : 

Keystone  Bridge  Company. 

McPherson,  Willard  & Co. 

Paterson  Iron  Company. 

Watson  Manufacturing  Company. 

A.  R.  Whitney  & Brother. 

C.  G.  Wheeler  & Co. 

Edge  Moor  Iron  Company. 

Taylor  Iron  Works. 

Phoenix  Iron  Company. 

For  granite  for  New  York  tower,  bids  were  received  from  : 
Bodwell  Granite  Company. 

Hurricane  Granite  Company. 

Collins  Granite  Company 
Thurlow  Bros.,  Goss  & Sylvester. 

Merrick  Sawyer. 

M.  J.  Walsh. 

New  York  & Richmond  Granite  Company. 

Cape  Ann  Granite  Company. 

Pierce,  Rowe  & Co. 

Joseph  Wescott  & Son. 

John  S.  Hopkins. 

Mark  & St.  John. 

M.  K.  Chase. 

For  the  granite  and  limestone  for  the  New  York  anchor- 
age, bids  were  received  from  : 

Kehoe,  Wheeler  & Williams. 

John  Beattie  & Co. 

Hurricane  Granite  Company. 

M.  J.  Walsh. 

Pierce,  Rowe  & Co. 

Fisk,  Fleury  & Goodsell. 

John  S.  Hopkins. 

Morrell,  Sammons  & Read. 

Noone  & Madden. 

Goss  & Sylvester. 

Thurlow  Brothers. 


Bids  for  An- 
chor Bars  and 
Pins  received. 


Bids  for  Gran- 
ite f o r N e w 
Vork  tower  re- 
ceived. 


Bids  for  Gran- 
ite and  Lime- 
stone for  New 
York  anchor- 
age received. 


624 


Bids  referred 
to  Engineer. 


Bids  for  Gal- 
vanizing Iron 
Rollers  receiv- 
ed. 


Bids  for  Wire 
Rope  sockets 
received. 


No  bids  to  be 
solicited  unless 
authorized  b y 
Committee. 

Bids  referred 
to  Board. 


Meeting  April 
22(1,  1875. 


C.  A.  Russ  & Co. 

Cape  Ann  Granite  Company. 

Tank  & Ingerson. 

J.  R.  Cook  & J.  W.  Cook. 

Lake  Champlain  Bluestone  Company. 

James  Shanahan. 

John  Burke  & Co. 

Collins  Granite  Company. 

J.  Sharkey. 

Joseph  Brennan. 

William  H.  Darling. 

Merrick  Sawyer. 

C.  J.  Hall. 

Bodwell  Granite  Company. 

Howe’s  Cave  Lime  & Cement  Company. 

John  Mullins. 

D.  Burtis,  Jr. 

On  motion,  all  the  bids  were  referred  to  the  Engineer  to 
canvass  and  report  to  this  Committee. 

Bids  for  galvanizing  iron  rollers  were  received  from  : 
Marshall  Lefferts,  Jr. 

Snow  & Son. 

John  Merry  & Son. 

Bids  for  wire  rope  sockets  were  received  from  : 

Delamater  Iron  Works. 

Quintard  Iron  Works. 

Clark  Fisher,  Trenton,  N.  J. 

All  of  which  were  referred  to  the  Board. 

Ordered  that  no  bids  be  solicited  for  materials  unless  by 
authority  of  this  Committee. 

The  Engineer  submitted  a canvass  of  the  bids  received 
for  the  anchor  plates  for  the  New  York  anchorage,  and 
pine  and  spruce  timber  and  lumber  for  the  New  York 
anchorage.  Referred  to  the  Board. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  April  22d,  1875. 

Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Stone,  Kingsley,  Stranahan, 
Marshall,  Turnure,  McLean,  Canda  and  Motley. 


625 


Bids  for  anchor  plates  were  considered,  and  a letter  from 
the  Chief  Engineer  in  reference  to  the  same  was  read,  in 
which  he  recommends  that  the  contract  be  given  to  Pnsey, 
Jones  & Co.,  if  upon  examination  it  is  found  that  they  have 
the  capacity  and  facilities  for  doing  the  work. 

On  motion  by  Mr.  Stone,  it  was 

Resolved , That  the  officers  of  the  Company  be  authorized  to  make  a 
contract  with  Pusey,  Jones  & Co.  for  said  anchor  plates,  in  accordance 
with  the  recommendation  of  the  Chief  Engineer. 

Bids  for  yellow  pine  and  spruce  timber  and  lumber  for 
the  New  York  anchorage  were  considered. 

On  motion  by  Mr.  Stranahan,  the  officers  of  the  Company 
were  authorized  to  make  a contract  with  the  lowest  bidder 
for  yellow  pine,  namely,  Drew  & Bucki,  provided  they  will 
agree  to  furnish  spruce  at  the  price  bid  by  Mayhew  & Co. 

Bids  for  granite  for  the  New  York  tower  were  considered 
in  detail. 

Mr.  Stranahan  moved  that  the  officers  of  the  Company 
be  requested  to  make  the  necessary  inquiries  as  to  the 
responsibility  and  capability  of  the  lowest  bidders  and  report 
to  this  Committee. 

Bids  for  limestone  were  considered  in  detail. 

Mr.  Stone  moved  that  the  Committee  recommend  to  the 
Board  that  a contract  be  made  with  Noone  & Madden,  of 
Kingston,  for  limestone  for  the  New  York  anchorage. 
Adopted. 

Bids  for  granite  dimension  backing  were  considered. 

On  motion  by  Mr.  Kingsley,  the  officers  of  the  Company 
were  directed  to  make  the  necessary  inquiries  respecting 
the  responsibility  and  capability  of  Mr.  J.  Brennan  and 
Messrs.  C.  A.  Russ  & Co.,  and  report  to  this  Committee. 

Bids  for  granite  corners  were  considered. 

On  motion  by  Mr.  Stone,  the  officers  of  the  Company 
were  directed  to  make  the  necessary  inquiries  as  to  the 
responsibility  and  capability  of  J.  Beattie  & Co.,  and  as  to 
the  quality  of  the  stone  they  propose  to  furnish,  and  re- 
port to  this  Committee. 

Bids  for  the  anchor  bars  and  pins  were  considered. 


Engineer  rec- 
ommends that 
contract  for  An- 
chor Plates  be 
awarded  to  Pu- 
sey,Jones&  Co. 


Contract  for 
Lumber  award- 
ed conditional- 

iy- 


Bids  for  Gran- 
ite considered. 


Contract  for 
Limesto  ne 
awarded  to 
Noone  & Mad- 
den. 


Bids  for  Gran- 
ite Dimension 
Backing  consid- 
ered. 


Bids  for  Gran- 
ite Corners  con- 
sidered. 


75 


626 


Bids  for  An- 
chor Bars  con- 
sidered. 


Meeting  May 
3<3,  187s. 


Contracts  for 
Anchor  PJates 
and  Timber  ap- 
proved. 


Dredging  at 
Pier  29. 


Timber  for 
railway  order- 
ed. 


Wheels  and 
Axles  ordered. 


Repairs  to 
Pier  29. 


Oak  Plank. 


Iron  Buggies. 


Hire  of  Horses, 
Carts  and 
Scows. 


Purchase  o f 
Piles  for  repair- 
ing Pier  29. 


On  motion  by  Mr.  Stranahan,  it  was  recommended  to  the 
Board  that  a contract  be  made  with  the  Keystone  Bridge 
Company  for  the  anchor  bars  and  pins,  such  course  having 
been  advised  by  the  Chief  Engineer. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  May  3d,  1875. 

Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Stone,  Kingsley,  Marshall, 
Stranahan,  McLean  and  Canda. 

The  President  reported  that  a contract  had  been  made 
with  Pusey,  Jones  & Co.,  for  anchor  plates  for  the  New 
York  anchorage,  at  3TV  cents  per  pound,  and  a contract 
with  Drew  & Bucki  for  yellow  pine  and  spruce  timber  for 
the  foundation  of  the  New  York  anchorage,  at  $21.70  per 
1,000  feet,  b.  m.,  for  the  pine,  and  $17  per  1,000  feet,  b.  m., 
for  the  spruce.  Approved. 

The  President  reported  that,  on  a requisition  of  the 
Engineer,  he  had  ordered  some  dredging  to  be  done  at  Pier 
29,  by  W.  M.  Tebo,  at  a cost  of  $330. 

That  he  had  ordered  2,100  lineal  feet  of  curved  timber 
for  the  railway  to  the  New  York  anchorage,  of  the  New 
York  & Brooklyn  Saw  Mill  and  Lumber  Co.,  at  a price  of 
4J-  cents  per  foot,  board  measure. 

Also,  four  sets  of  wheels  and  axles  for  stone  cars  in  New 
York,  of  Jas.  Binns. 

On  motion,  the  action  of  the  President  was  approved. 

The  President  reported  that  it  would  be  necessary  to  pur- 
chase piles  for  repairing  the  wharf  at  Pier  29,  New  York,  at 
a cost  of  about  $130. 

Also,  oak  plank  for  use  in  putting  up  the  machinery  for 
reeling  and  paying  out  wire. 

Also,  two  iron  buggies  for  the  derricks  on  the  New  York 
anchorage. 

To  hire  horses  and  carts,  to  be  used  in  excavating  for  the 
New  York  anchorage,  and  to  make  arrangements  for  scows 
to  transfer  the  material  excavated,  from  the  wharf  at  Pier  29 
to  a suitable  dumping  ground. 

It  was  recommended  to  the  Board  that  the  purchase  of 
piles  for  repairing  Pier  29,  the  purchase  of  oak  plank  for 


627 


reels,  and  the  buggies  for  derricks  be  referred  to  the  Pur- 
chasing Agent,  with  power,  and  that  the  hiring  of  horses 
and  carts  and  scows  be  referred  to  the  Engineer,  with 
power. 

The  President  reported  that  Mr.  Rosenberg  had  offered 
to  sell  the  piece  of  ground  on  James  street,  needed  for 
Bridge  purposes,  for  $7,000. 

The  President  was  authorized  to  purchase  said  property 
at  such  price  as  he  may  deem  proper,  not  exceeding  $7,000. 

The  President  reported  that  four  buildings  on  Dover 
street  and  four  buildings  on  Cherry  street  had  been  sold  at 
auction,  the  whole  amount  realized  being  $430,  after  pay- 
ing all  expenses. 

The  President  reported  that  inquiries  had  been  made  re- 
specting the  lowest  bidders  for  granite  for  the  New  York 
tower,  which  were  deemed  satisfactory. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Stone,  it  was  agreed  to  recommend  to 
the  Board  that  the  contract  be  awarded  to  the  Collins 
Granite  Co.,  who  were  such  bidders. 

On  the  advice  and  recommendation  of  the  Engineer,  Mr. 
Stone  moved  that  this  Committee  recommend  to  the  Board 
that  the  contract  for  iron  bars  and  pins  be  divided  between 
the  Keystone  Bridge  Co.  and  the  Edge  Moor  Iron  Co.,  as 
follows  : the  3x9  inch  and  1 + x 9 inch  bars  in  both  anchor- 
ages, constituting  about  three-fifths  of  the  contract,  to  the 
Keystone  Co.,  and  the  3x7  inch  and  3x8  inch  bars  in 
the  New  York  anchorage,  constituting  about  two-fifths,  to 
the  Edge  Moor  Iron  Co.,  at  5^  cents  per  pound,  that  being 
the  lowest  bid.  Adopted. 

It  was  recommended  to  the  Board  that  the  contract  for 
granite  corners  and  the  dimension  backing  be  awarded  to 
Messrs.  John  Beattie  & Co.,  who  were  the  lowest  bidders 
for  granite  corners  and  the  next  lowest  for  dimension  back- 
ing ; Mr.  Brennan,  the  lowest  bidder  for  the  latter,  not 
being  in  a satisfactory  condition  to  fulfill  the  contract.  A 
letter  from  Kehoe,  Wheeler  & Williams  was  read  and  order- 
ed on  file. 


Purchase  o f 
ground  on 
James  street, 
Brooklyn. 


Cost  n o t to 
exceed  $7,000. 


Sale  of  build- 
ings. 


Award  of  con- 
tract for  Gran- 
ite recommend- 
ed. 


Contract  for 
Iron  Bars  and 
Pins. 


Contract  for 
Granite  Comers 
and  Dimension 
Backing. 


628 


Meeting  June 
9th,  1875. 


Treasurer  au- 
thorized to  pur- 
er ha  se  Horses 
and  Drift  Bolts, 
and  t o solicit 
bids  for  Ce- 
ment. 

Purchase  o f 
Cement  for  im- 
mediate use  au- 
thorized. 


Meeting  July 
19th,  1875. 

No  quorum. 


Meeting  Sep- 
tember  6tn. 
1875. 


Increase  i n 
salary  of  Mas- 
ter  Mechanic 
ordered 


Letter  of  Un- 
ion Kerry  Co. 
regarding  pur- 
chase of  a piece 
of  ground  from 
Bridge  Co. 


Referred  t o 
President. 


Stone  for  New 
York  anchor- 
age needed. 


Bids  author- 
ized. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  June  9th,  1875. 

Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Stranahan,  Marshall,  Turnure, 
Canda  and  Slocum. 

On  motion  by  Mr.  Turnure,  Mr.  Murphy  was  elected 
Chairman. 

The  Treasurer  was  authorized  to  purchase  six  horses  for 
use  at  the  New  York  anchorage  ; also  about  20  tons  of  drift 
bolts  for  use  in  the  foundations  of  the  New  York  anchorage  ; 
also  to  advertise  for  bids  for  4,000  barrels  of  cement. 

The  Treasurer  was  authorized  to  purchase  cement  for 
immediate  use,  pending  the  receipt  of  bids  for  the  4,000 
barrels. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  July  19th,  1875. 

Present —Messrs.  Murphy,  Marshall,  Turnure  and  Motley. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  September  6th,  1875. 

Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Stranahan,  Marshall,  Turnure, 
Slocum  and  Motley. 

A communication  was  received  from  the  Chief  Engineer 
requesting  an  increase  of  the  salary  of  the  Master  Mechanic, 
whereupon  it  was  recommended  to  the  Board  that  the  sal- 
ary of  Mr.  Farrington,  Master  Mechanic,  be  increased  to 
$3,000  per  annum,  from  September  1st. 

A communication  was  received  from  the  Union  Ferry 
Company  expressing  a desire  to  purchase  or  lease  a small 
triangular  piece  of  ground  belonging  to  the  Bridge  and  now 
used  by  the  Union  Ferry  Company  as  an  entrance  way  to 
their  stables.  Referred  to  the  President  to  report  to  the 
Committee. 

The  President  suggested  the  necessity  of  action  to  pro- 
vide stone  necessary  for  the  New  York  anchorage  above  the 
springing  line  of  the  arches,  plans  and  specifications  for 
which  are  being  prepared. 

The  President  was  authorized  to  advertise  for  bids  for 
said  stone  when  the  plans  and  specifications  are  completed. 


629 


The  President  reported  that  a contract  for  gravel  had 
been  awarded  to  Mason  & Watts  at  $1.25  per  cubic  yard, 
they  being  the  lowest  bidders. 

The  President  read,  for  the  information  of  the  Commit- 
tee, a correspondence  between  himself  and  the  Chief  En- 
gineer in  reference  to  wire  for  the  main  cables. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  October  4th,  1875. 

Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Kingsley,  Stranahan,  Marshall, 
Turnure,  Motley,  Slocum  and  Van  Schaick. 

The  President  stated  that  he  had  received  notice  from 
the  Department  of  Buildings  of  New  York,  requiring  a fire 
escape  to  be  put  on  building  15  Cherry  street,  and  that  he 
had  ordered  the  same  to  be  done  at  a cost  of  $110.  The 
action  of  the  President  was  approved. 

The  Treasurer  was  authorized  to  purchase  oats  to  feed 
horses  during  the  winter. 

The  officers  were  authorized  to  purchase  a cart  for  con- 
veying coal,  etc.,  to  different  portions  of  the  Bridge  prop- 
erty. 

The  President  read  a communication  from  the  Chief  En- 
gineer in  reference  to  steel  and  iron  wire  ropes  for  the  tem- 
porary foot-bridge,  cradle  cables  and  other  appliances  for 
the  construction  of  the  main  cables,  and  also  the  specifica- 
tions for  the  same. 

The  President  was  authorized  to  advertise  for  proposals, 
in  accordance  with  said  specifications. 

The  President  read  a communication  from  B.  B.  Blyden- 
burgh  in  reference  to  purchasing  a piece  of  property  known 
as  No.  5 James  street,  Brooklyn. 

The  President  was  authorized  to  make  the  necessary  in- 
quiries regarding  the  value  of  said  property  and  report  to 
this  Committee. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  November  26th,  1875. 
Present — Messrs.  Hewitt,  Turnure,  McLean,  Van  Schaick, 
Stranahan,  Marshall  and  the  Chairman. 


Contract  for 
Gravel  award- 
ed. 


C o r r e s pon- 
dence  read 
regarding  Wire. 


Meeting  O c- 
tober  4th,  1875. 


F i r e-e  s cape 
on  No.  15  Cher- 
ry street. 


Purchase  o f 
Oats. 


Purchase  o f 
Cart. 


Proposals  for 
Wire  Ropes, 
etc.,  authorized. 


Purchase  o f 
Brooklyn  prop- 
erty. 


Inquiries  a s 
to  its  value. 


Meeting  No- 
vember 26th, 
1875. 


630 


Suspension  of 
work  author- 
ized. 


Meeting  D e- 
c ember  15th, 
1875. 

No  quorum. 


Meeting  D e- 
c e m b e r 20th, 
1875- 


Bills  for  Back- 
ing Stone  pre- 
sented and  or- 
dered paid  when 
in  funds. 


President  au- 
thorized to  aud- 
it a n d certify 
said  bills. 

Bills  present- 
ed from  Finance 
Committee  and 
laid  over. 


The  Chairman  laid  before  the  Committee  a communica- 
tion from  the  Chief  Engineer  in  reference  to  the  suspension 
of  work  on  the  Bridge  for  the  season,  and  it  was,  on  motion, 

Resolved , That  the  President  be  authorized  to  suspend  out-door  work 
as  soon  as  in  his  opinion  it  can  properly  be  done,  and  reduce  the  other 
force  to  the  lowest  scale  compatible  with  the  views  of  the  Engineer  in  re- 
gard to  the  business  of  his  department  and  with  the  preservation  of  the 
property  during  the  winter,  and  to  make  such  other  economical  arrange- 
ments as  may  in  his  opinion  be  expedient  for  the  necessities  of  the  work 
and  the  present  exigencies. 

The  President  was  authorized  to  settle  the  claims  of  Mr. 
Annan  for  a small  quantity  of  old  junk. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  December  15th,  1875. 
Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Kingsley,  Stranahan,  Turnure 
and  Slocum. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  December  20th,  1875. 
Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Stranahan,  Slocum,  Marshall, 


Turnure,  McLean  and  Van  Schaick. 

The  Chairman  presented  bills  of 

Bodwell  Granite  Company $25,121  07 

Lake  Champlain  Bluestone  Company 1,412  87 

Divine  Burtis,  Jr 2,369  59 


For  backing  stone  used  in  the  New  York  anchorage,  and 
which  were  referred  to  this  Committee  from  the  Finance 
Committee,  with  a statement  of  the  agreement  made  with 
the  parties  in  relation  thereto.  Recommended  to  the  Board 
that  said  bills  be  paid  when  the  Trustees  shall  be  in  funds. 

The  President  was  authorized  to  certify  the  auditing 
and  passage  for  payment  of  said  bills. 

The  bills  referred  to  this  Committee  from  the  Finance 
Committee,  of  Alexander  McCue,  for  $969.99,  andE.  M.  Cul- 
len, for  $9,527.82,  were  laid  over  for  future  consideration. 


631 


The  Executive  Committee  met  January  3d,  1876. 

Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Stranahan,  Marshall,  Turnure, 
Slocum  and  Van  Schaick. 

The  President  was  authorized  to  sell  a quantity  of  old 
rope  on  hand,  useless  for  the  work — for  which  an  offer  of 
8 cents  per  pound  had  been  made  for  first  quality,  and  3-^ 
cents  per  pound  for  junk  ; also,  a quantity  of  cast  iron 
scraps  at  $13.00  per  ton,  if  no  more  could  be  got  for  it. 

The  Chairman  stated  that  the  contract  with  the  Keystone 
Bridge  Company  for  iron  bars  and  pins  for  both  anchorages 
was  finished  so  far  as  relates  to  the  Brooklyn  anchorage, 
except  about  92  bars,  but  as  regards  the  bars  for  the  New 
York  anchorage,  only  16  bars  had  been  finished,  leaving  a 
little  more  than  one-half  the  contract  unfinished,  but  the 
same  can  be  completed  in  three  months.  He  thought  it 
proper  to  recommend  that,  with  the  consent  of  the  Key- 
stone Bridge  Company,  the  time  for  the  delivery  of  the  resi- 
due of  the  bars,  which  is  April  1st,  be  extended  to  June  1st. 

On  motion,  the  recommendation  was  adopted. 

Ordered  that  the  auditing  and  passing  for  payment  of 
estimates  of  amounts  due  on  the  1st  instant  to  the  Keystone 
Bridge  Company  for  iron  and  the  Collins  Granite  Company 
for  stone,  be  issued  by  the  officers  in  the  form  directed  at 
the  last  meeting  of  the  Board. 

The  Chairman  stated  that  the  Collins  Granite  Company 
asked  an  advance  of  a part  of  the  percentage  retained  on 
their  contract,  in  consequence  of  the  large  amount  of  stone 
on  hand  from  them  and  not  estimated  for. 

Ordered  that  the  officers  be  authorized  to  advance  60 
per  cent,  of  such  percentage  in  the  form  of  certificates,  as 
aforesaid. 


■ The  Executive  Committee  met  February  2d,  1876. 
Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Kingsley,  Stranahan,  Marshall, 
Turnure  and  Motley. 

The  President  presented  his  reply  to  the  Common  Council 
of  New  York,  which  was  read  and  approved,  and  ordered 
printed  in  pamphlet  form. 


Meeting  Jan- 
uary 3d,  1876. 


Sale  o f o 1 d 
rope  authorized. 


Keystone 
Bridge  Co.  con- 
tract, time  ex- 
tended. 


Form  of  cer- 
tificate of  in- 
debtedness. 


A d v a n ce  of 
part  of  percent- 
a g e retained, 
asKed  by  Col- 
lins Granite  Co. 


Officers  d i - 
rected  to  ad- 
vance 60  per 
cent,  thereof. 


Meeting  Feb- 
ruary 2d,  1876. 


Letter  from 
Municipal  So- 
ciety asking  ex- 
tension of  time 
for  receiving 
bids. 


Their  request 
complied  with. 


Meeting  April 
3d,  1876. 


Bids  for  wire 
rope  presented. 


Suit  of  J.  B. 
Eads. 


632 

The  President  read  a communication  which  he  had  re- 
ceived from  a Committee  of  the  Municipal  Society  of  New 
York,  asking  an  extension  of  time  for  receiving  bids  for  the 
iron  rope  for  the  temporary  bridge  and  for  a modification  of 
the  specifications  therefor. 

The  President  stated  that  in  consequence  of  his  inability 
to  obtain  a quorum  of  the  Executive  Committee  in  time  to 
act  on  the  subject  previously  to  the  time  fixed  for  receiving 
the  bids,  viz.,  February  ist,  he  had,  after  consulting  the 
Chief  Engineer,  directed  an  extension  of  time  until  March 
6th,  next,  and  had  replied  to  that  effect  to  the  Commit- 
tee of  the  Society  above  named,  and  that  no  award  would 
be  made  which  would  not  be  just  to  all  bidders  and  provid 
for  an  impartial  inspection. 

The  action  of  the  President  was  approved. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  April  3d,  1876. 

Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Kingsley,  Stranahan,  Marshall, 
Turnure,  McLean,  Slocum,  Motley  and  Van  Schaick. 

The  canvass  of  the  bids  by  the  Engineers  for  wire  rope, 
etc.,  for  the  temporary  foot-bridge,  were  presented,  as  fol- 


lows : 

J.  A.  Roebling’s  Sons  Co §47,030  67 

Van  Wart  & McCoy 48,994  61 

J.  & E.  Wright  42,663  2i 

Warrington  Wire  Rope  Works 53,857  93 

Chrome  Steel  Company 39,849  19 


Recommended  to  the  Board  that  the  bids  be  referred  back 
to  the  Executive  Committee,  with  power  to  award  the  con- 
tract to  the  lowest  responsible  bidder. 

Resolved,  To  recommend  to  the  Board  that  a settlement  of  the  suit  of 
Captain  J.  B.  Eads  for  infringement  of  patent  be  referred  to  the  President, 
with  power. 

An  application  was  received  from  the  Law  Telegraph 
Company  for  permission  to  land  the  shore  ends  of  their 
cable  on  the  docks  of  the  Bridge. 


6.33 


Resolved , To  recommend  to  the  Board  that  permission  be  granted  on 
same  terms  and  conditions  as  were  granted  to  the  Gold  and  Stock  Tel- 
egraph Company,  under  the  supervision  of  the  Engineer. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  May  ist,  1876. 

Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Kingsley,  Stranahan,  Marshall, 
Slocum  and  McLean. 

The  following  bids  were  received  for  anchor  bars  and  pins 
at  the  New  York  anchorage  for  the  temporary  foot-bridge, 
amounting  to  about  19,000  pounds  : 

Edge  Moor  Iron  Company cts.  per  pound. 

Keystone  Bridge  Company 5T9o- 

Resolved,  To  recommend  to  the  Board  that  the  contract  be  given  to 
the  latter  company. 

The  Chairman  presented  a communication  from  Assist- 
ant Engineer  Martin  in  regard  to  stay-bars  and  rollers  for 
the  New  York  tower. 

Resolved,  That  it  be  recommended  to  the  Board  that  proposals  be  in- 
vited by  advertisement. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  June  5th  1876. 

Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Kingsley,  Stranahan,  Marshall, 
Turnure  and  Slocum. 

The  following  bids  for  stay-bars  and  pins  and  saddle- 
rollers  for  the  New  York  tower  were  received: 


BIDDER. 

Price  per  lb 
for  Rollers. 

Price  per  lb 
for  Pars. 

Price  per  lb 
for  Pins  of 
Stay  Bars. 

Norman  Hubbard 

5-5 

Edge  Moor  Iron  Company 

5-52 

4.67 

4.67 

Phoenix  Iron  Company 

4.6 

7- 

Paterson  Iron  Company 

5-5 

6.5 

5-5 

Kellogg  Bridge  Company 

5-25 

5i 

5- 

Puritan  Iron  Works 

5- 

Atlantic  Steam  Engine  Works 

5ft 

Ed.  Samuel  & Company 

4- 

5.6 

5- 

Union  Steam  Forge 

4-75 

New  Jersey  Steel  & Iron  Company 

4- 

D.  J.  Carey 

5- 

5- 

5- 

76 


Permission  to 
land  cables  of 
Law  Telegraph 
Co.  r e c 0 m - 
mended. 


Meeting  May 
ist,  1876. 


Bids  for  An- 
chor Bars,  etc., 
received. 


Stay  Bars, 
etc.,  for  New 
Y ork  tower. 


Meeting  June 
5th,  1876. 


Bids  received. 


634 


Contracts 

recommended. 


Contracts  for 
Cement  award- 
ed. 


Approval  o f 
c ontracts,  Do- 
nation of  $300, 
and  purchase  of 
property  recom- 
mended. 


Hills  of  at- 
torneys refer- 
red to  sub-Com- 
mittee. 


Suit  of  A.  13. 
Miller. 


Purchase  o f 
lands  author- 
ized, subiect  to 
B oard's  ap- 
proval. 


Resolved , To  recommend  to  the  Board  that  a contract  for  stay-bars  and 
pins  be  awarded  to  the  Edge  Moor  Iron  Company,  and  a contract  for 
saddle-rollers  to  the  New  Jersey  Steel  & Iron  Company. 

The  Chairman  stated  that  bids  had  been  received  for 
cement,  and  that  a contract  had  been  awarded  to  F.  O. 
Norton  for  about  2,000  barrels,  and  to  the  New  York  Ce- 
ment Company  for  about  1,000  barrels,  at  $1.20  per  barrel, 
less  2 per  cent. 

On  motion,  it  was 

Resolved,  To  recommend  to  the  Board  that  the  contracts  be  approved. 

On  motion  by  Mr.  Marshall,  it  was 

Resolved , To  recommend  to  the  Board  that  $300  be  donated  to  Mrs. 
Elliott,  the  widow  of  John  Elliott,  who  fell  from  the  New  York  tower 
and  was  killed. 

On  motion  by  Mr.  Kingsley,  it  was 

Resolved , To  recommend  to  the  Board  that  the  purchase  of  property  on 
the  line  of  the  Bridge,  between  the  towers  and  anchorages,  be  referred  to 
the  Executive  Committee,  with  power. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Turnure,  the  bills  of  E.  M.  Cullen  and 
Alexander  McCue,  which  were  referred  to  this  Committee 
by  the  Finance  Committee,  were  referred  to  a sub-commit- 
tee  to  report  to  this  Committee  at  its  next  meeting.  The 
Chairman  appointed  as  such  sub-committee  Messrs.  Turn- 
ure, McLean  and  Kingsley. 

The  Chairman  stated  that  he  had  retained  Wm.  M.  Evarts, 
Esq.,  to  defend  the  suit  of  Abraham  B.  Miller  against  the 
members  of  the  Board  to  prevent  the  erection  of  the  Bridge, 
notice  of  which  had  been  served  upon  him  only  the  day  be- 
fore the  motion  for  an  injunction  was  to  be  heard. 

On  motion,  it  was 

Resolved,  To  recommend  that  the  action  of  the  Chairman  be  approved. 

The  Chairman  was  authorized  to  purchase  the  lands  of  L. 
P.  Williams  and  J.  W.  Blydenburgh,  trustee,  between  the 
tower  and  anchorage  on  the  Brooklyn  side,  and  of  Joseph 
Battell,  executor,  and  Adam  Walker  on  the  New  York 
side,  at  prices  not  exceeding  the  sums  asked  by  them  respect- 
ively, subject  to  the  approval  of  the  Board. 


635 

The  Executive  Committee  met  June  12th,  1876. 

Present — Messrs.  Turnure,  Kingsley,  Stranahan,  Marshall, 
Slocum  and  the  President. 

It  was,  on  motion, 

Resolved , That  it  be  referred  to  the  sub-Committee  heretofore  ap- 
pointed on  the  subject  of  the  unaudited  attorneys’  bills,  to  consider  and 
report  a proper  schedule  of  fees  for  examination  of  titles,  and  the  pro- 
ceedings for  the  acquisition  of  lands  through  the  Courts  for  the  future. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  June  15th,  1876. 

Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Kingsley,  Stranahan,  Turnure 
and  McLean. 

On  motion,  it  was 

Resolved , To  recommend  to  the  Board  that  the  fees  for  the  examination 
of  titles  be  regulated  according  to  the  tariff  heretofore  established  by  the 
Mutual  Life  Insurance  Company,  namely,  $50  in  each  case,  and  one  per 
cent,  in  addition  when  the  purchase  exceeds  $5,000  on  the  excess  beyond 
$5,000  up  to  $15,000  ; and  one-half  of  one  per  cent,  on  the  excess  above 
$15,000  up  to  $40,000,  and  one-quarter  of  one  per  cent,  on  the  excess 
above  $40,000. 

It  was  also 

Resolved , That  Messrs.  E M.  Cullen,  and  the  firm  of  H.  C.  Murphy, 
Jr.,  and  G.  I.  Murphy  make  such  examinations,  and  take  the  necessary 
steps  for  the  acquisition  of  land  under  the  law  of  condemnation. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  July  6th,  1876. 

Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Kingsley,  Stranahan,  Marshall, 
McLean,  Slocum  and  Motley. 

The  Minutes  of  the  meeting  held  June  15th  were  read  and 
the  resolutions  thereof  re-adopted. 

On  the  requisition  of  the  Assistant  Engineer  therefor, 

Resolved , To  recommend  to  the  Board  that  the  officers  be  authorized  to 
purchase  a lathe  of  the  Putnam  Machine  Company  at  a price  not  to  ex- 
ceed $950. 

The  Chairman  stated  that  the  contracts  with  the  Collins 
Granite  Company  and  Noone  & Madden  had  been  com- 
pleted, whereupon,  on  motion,  it  was 
Resolved,  To  recommend  to  the  Board  that  the  officers  be  authorized  to 
pay  the  balance  due  on  said  contracts. 


Meeting  June 
12th,  1876. 


Meeting  June 
15th,  1876 


Fees  for  ex- 
amination o f 
titles. 


Meeting  July 
6th,  1876. 


Purchase  o f 
Lathe  recom- 
mended. 


Contracts 

completed. 


636 


Meeting  July 
10th,  1876. 


Purchase  o f 
property. 


Officers  to 
apply  to  Court 
for  Commis- 
sioners to  con- 
demn other  pro- 
perty. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  July  10th,  1876. 

Present  Messrs.  Murphy,  Kingsley,  Stranahan,  Marshall, 
Slocum,  McLean  and  Motley. 

1 he  President  stated  that  arrangements  had  been  made 
for  the  purchase  of  the  following  property  in  New  York  and 
Brooklyn,  between  the  towers  and  anchorages,  viz.  : 

City  of  New  York. 


Map 

No. 

Name  of  Street 

Street  No. 

Owner. 

Amount. 

662 

Water 

295 

W.  R.  Foster 

Si5,4°o 

692 

Front.  - 

274 

0.  B.  Tweedy,  Ex’r 

17,750 

693 

Front 

276 

Adam  Walker 

9,500 

714 

Front 

275 

0.  B.  Tweedy,  Ex’r 

9,100 

715 

Front 

273 

Estate  of  Jos.  Battell.... 

5,000 

743 

744 

South 

167 

168 

Edward  Minturn ) 

South 

“ 

53, 000 

745 

South 

169 

) 

746 

South  

170 

Estate  of  Stephen  Allen. 

15,500 

747 

South  

171 

Katharine  M.  Pryor...  I 

“ — J 

24,000 

748 

South 

172 

City  of  Brooklyn. 


Name  of  Street. 

Street  No. 

Owner. 

Amount. 

James  street. 

J 

Estate  of  B.  B.  Bly-  1 
denburgh j 

$4  875 

( 

26  ) 

and  costs  of  C'rt 

Dock  & Front 

‘ ‘ 

29  t 

Est.  Wheatley  & Williams 

lS,IOO 

‘ ‘ 

30  ) 

I to  7 inc. 
8 

55,ooo 

20,000 

Which  sums  were,  in  the  aggregate,  less  than  the  valuations 
placed  upon  the  property  by  the  appraisers  selected  on 
behalf  of  the  Trustees. 

On  motion  by  Mr.  Stranahan,  the  officers  were  authorized 
to  purchase  the  above  named  property  at  the  prices  stated 
above,  and  pay  for  the  same. 

On  motion  by  Mr.  Stranahan,  the  officers  were  authorized 
to  apply  to  the  Court  for  the  appointment  of  Commissioners 
to  condemn  the  balance  of  property  required  between  the 


63  7 


towers  and  anchorages,  or  to  purchase  the  same  at  private 
sale  at  a price  to  be  agreed  upon  by  them. 

The  sub-Committee  appointed  to  examine  and  report 
upon  the  bills  of  Messrs.  McCue  and  Cullen,  made  their 
report. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Marshall,  it  was  resolved  to  recommend 
to  the  Board  that  such  bills  be  paid,  as  reported  by  such 
Committee. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  August  7th,  1876. 

Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Marshall,  McLean  and  Motley. 

The  Chairman  stated  that  rope  sockets  and  miscellaneous 
iron  forgings,  to  the  amount  of  about  10,000  pounds,  being 
necessary  for  the  foot-bridge  and  its  appurtenances,  he  had 
directed  proposals  therefor  to  be  advertised  in  the  New 
York  papers,  as  usual,  and  had  received  the  following  bids, 
and  awarded  the  contract  to  the  Keystone  Bridge  Company, 
which  was  the  lowest  bidder. 

A competent  person  had  been  dispatched  to  Pittsburgh  to 
make  the  necessary  tests,  it  being  important  to  have  the 
work  subjected  thereto  . 


Meeting  Au- 
gust 7th,  1876. 


Bids  for  Rope 
Sockets  and 
Iron  Forgings. 


Award  of  con- 
tract. 


Nashua  Iron  and  Steel  Co 

Sockets,  stirrups,  links  and  clevises 

Miscellaneous  forgings 

R.  S.  Place. 

Sockets 

Stirrups,  rings  and  clevises 

Keystone  Bridge  Co. 

All yl. 

Edge  Moor  Iron  Co. 


The  action  of  the  Chairman  was  approved. 


Per  lb. 
iof  cts. 
9 


638 


Meeting  Sep- 
t e m b e r 4th, 
1876. 


Bill  of  Mr. 
Blake  for  legal 
services. 


A p p lications 
from  Manhat- 
tan and  Law 
Telegra  ph 
Companies. 


Plans,  etc., 
for  the  Granite 
Balustrade. 


Proposals  au- 
thorized. 

Specifications 
for  Wire  for 
great  cables 
laid  over. 


Meeting  Sep- 
tember  7th, 
1876. 


Specifications 
for  Wire  for 
largecables 
considered. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  September  4th,  1876. 

Present — Messrs.  Stranahan,  Motley,  Marshall  and  the 
President. 

The  bill  of  Mr.  Blake,  successor  of  Keller  & Blake,  for 
services  in  the  suit  of  James  B.  Eads  against  the  Bridge 
Company,  amounting  to  $1,042.51,  was  referred  to  the 
President,  with  power. 

The  President  stated  that  he  had  engaged  the  services  of 
Philip  B.  Low,  an  experienced  rigger,  of  South  street,  New 
York,  to  furnish  the  measurements  of  different  vessels  in  the 
harbor,  and  for  information  on  the  subject  in  answer  to 
allegations  made  in  the  application  to  the  Circuit  Court  of 
the  United  States  for  an  injunction  against  the  further  con- 
struction of  the  Bridge,  and  the  sum  of  $350  was  recom- 
mended to  be  paid  Mr.  Low  for  his  compensation. 

Applications  for  permission  to  suspend  rvire  over  the 
towers  for  telegraphic  purposes  by  the  Manhattan  Telegraph 
Company  and  the  Law  Telegraph  Company,  were  referred 
to  the  President,  with  power,  provided  no  exclusive  privi- 
lege were  given. 

A communication  from  Col.  Roebling  was  read,  stating 
that  the  plans  and  specifications  for  the  granite  balustrade 
for  both  towers,  at  the  level  of  the  roadway,  were  ready, 
and  recommending  that  it  was  a proper  time  to  invite  bids 
for  the  work,  which  would  amount  to  about  $6,000. 

Ordered  that  proposals  be  advertised  for. 

Specifications  for  wire  for  the  great  cables  were  presented, 
and  their  consideration  laid  over  until  a fuller  meeting  of 
the  Committee  to  be  called  for  Thursday  next. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  September  7th,  1876. 

Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Stranahan,  Turnure,  Marshall, 
Hewitt  and  Motley. 

The  Chairman  stated  that  the  consideration  of  the  speci- 
fications for  wire  for  the  large  cables  was  postponed  from 
the  last  meeting,  and  that  the  Board,  at  a meeting  held  this 
day,  had  referred  the  subject  to  the  Committee,  with  power, 
and  had  also  sent  to  them  a resolution  of  Mr.  Hewitt  in  re- 
lation thereto. 


639 


The  specifications  were  then  considered. 

Mr.  Hewitt  stated  that  he  had  carefully  read  them,  and 
that  he  considered  them  carefully  and  properly  drawn,  and 
called  up  his  resolution,  which  was  amended  and  adopted, 
as  follows  : 

Resolved , That  bids  from  any  firm  or  company,  in  which  any  Trustee, 
Officer  or  Engineer  of  the  Bridge  has  an  interest,  will  not  be  received  or 
considered,  nor  will  the  successful  bidder  be  allowed  to  sub-contract  any 
portion  of  his  contract  with  any  such  firm  or  company  without  the  consent 
of  the  Trustees. 

The  clause  requiring  straight  wire  embraced  in  the  speci- 
fications was  then  considered,  and  it  was  resolved  to  offer 
Col.  Paine  $5,000  for  the  use  of  his  patent  in  making  the 
wire  required  under  the  specifications  ; and  upon  such  an 
arrangement  being  made,  to  insert  a clause  explaining  the 
operation,  and  giving  the  successful  bidder  or  bidders  the 
right  to  use  the  patent  in  performing  the  contract. 

The  President  was  authorized  to  send  out  the  specifications 
and  advertise  for  proposals  as  prepared  by  the  Chief  Engi- 
neer, inserting  or  leaving  out  the  resolution  of  Mr.  Hewitt 
before  adopted,  as  he  might  deem  advisable  after  consulting 
with  the  Chief  Engineer,  but  having  it  understood  that  the 
resolution  was  to  have  full  force  and  effect  in  regard  to  the 
specifications  and  the  reception  of  bids  and  sub-contracts. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  November  10th,  1876. 

Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Stranahan,  McLean,  Motley 
and  Van  Schaick. 

The  Chairman  read  a communication  from  the  Chief  En- 
gineer recommending  that  inasmuch  as  it  will  probably  be 
the  middle  of  March  before  any  wire  will  be  received  for 
the  great  cables  under  the  contract  to  be  awarded  in  De- 
cember, six  weeks  or  more  can  be  saved  in  the  work  by 
ordering  now  ten  or  fifteen  tons  of  such  wire  to  be  deliver- 
ed on  the  15th  December,  subject  to  the  same  price  as  that 
for  which  the  large  contract  may  be  awarded,  besides  other 
advantages  may  be  obtained  in  drilling  and  training  the 
men  to  this  new  and  hazardous  work. 


Mr.  Hewitt’s 
resolution  in 
relation  to  bids. 


Payment  t o 
Col.  Paine  for 
use  of  Patent. 


Meeting  No- 
vember 10th, 
1876. 


Small  quantity 
of  wire  lor  great 
cables  ordered. 


640 


Contract  for 
repair  of  bulk- 
head. 


Purchase  o f 
property  b e- 
tween  towers 
and  anchorages. 


Land  bought 
at  private  sale 
in  Brooklyn. 


Land  taken 
b y condemna- 
tion. 


It  was  resolved  that  the  officers  of  the  Board  be  author- 
ized to  obtain  the  wire  on  those  terms. 

The  resolution  in  regard  to  the  compensation  to  Mr.  Low, 
the  rigger,  who  rendered  services  in  preparing  the  affidavits 
in  opposition  to  the  motion  for  an  injunction  against  the 
prosecution  of  the  work  on  the  Bridge,  was  reconsidered 
and  amended  by  inserting  $600,  in  place  of  $350,  and  was 
then  adopted  as  amended. 

The  Chairman  said  that  in  consequence  of  the  bulkhead 
adjoining  the  Brooklyn  tower  in  the  occupation  of  Marston 
& Power  having  given  way,  it  became  necessary  to  repair 
it  promptly,  and  that  he  had  accordingly  obtained  proposals 
for  the  work  from  Henry  Dubois  & Sons  and  T.  & A.  Walsh, 
experienced  dock  builders,  and  made  a contract  with  the 
former,  the  lowest  bidder,  who  had  completed  the  job  for 
$■486.13,  and  that  the  whole  expense,  including  $150  for 
dredging,  amounted  to  $636.13.  Action  of  the  Chairman 
approved. 

The  Chairman  stated  that  the  officers  of  the  Board  had, 
in  pursuance  of  a resolution  of  the  Committee  of  July  10th 
last,  authorizing  them  to  acquire  the  property  not  then  ob- 
tained, between  the  towers  and  anchorages,  either  by  private 
negotiation  or  by  application  to  the  Courts,  acquired  or 
agreed  to  buy  all  such  property  as  follows  : land  bought 
at  private  sale  in  Brooklyn,  for  which  deeds  have  been  given, 
and  the  following  amounts  paid  therefor,  respectively  : 

No.  26,  in  block  53,  on  map,  being  lots  Nos.  n and  13 
Front  street,  owned  by  Nelson  Taylor,  $20,000. 

Part  of  lot  No.  37,  in  block  45  on  map,  known  as  No.  22 
Front  street,  owned  by  Rebecca  Palmer,  $500. 

The  following  property  in  Brooklyn  was  condemned,  and 
the  awards  for  the  same  have  been  paid,  as  follows: 

Lots  Nos.  27  and  28,  in  block  55,  being  Nos.  15  and  17 
Front  street,  owned  by  Patrick  Ford,  $9,250. 

Parts  of  lots  3 and  4 in  block  56,  being  the  southerly  cor- 
ner of  Front  and  James  streets,  owned  by  F.  C.  Gruning, 
$r  1,000. 

In  consideration  of  the  two  last-named  parties  giving  war- 
ranty deeds,  it  was  agreed  that  they  should  receive  the  rents 
until  May  next. 


641 


The  land  in  New  York,  bought  at  private  sale,  for  which 
deeds  have  been  given  and  the  purchase  money  paid,  is 
as  follows  : 

Lots  Nos.  712  and  713  on  map,  known  as  No.  279  Front 
street,  owned  by  J.  Q.  Jones  and  others,  $14,700. 

The  following  property  in  New  York  has  been  con- 
demned and  paid  for: 

Lot  No.  664  on  the  map,  being  the  premises  occupied  as 
a warehouse,  and  known  as  No.  287  Water  street,  owned  by 
the  Merle  estate,  the  award,  amounting  to  $26,950,  of  which 
$364  remains  on  hand  to  pay  tax  of  1876. 

Lot  No.  8 in  block  55,  known  as  No.  18  Water  street, 
Brooklyn,  belonging  to  Messrs.  Nutt,  is  in  process  of  being 
taken  by  Commissioners  under  an  arrangement,  at  the  fixed 
sum  of  $3,750. 

Lots  Nos.  663  and  691  on  map,  being  a strip  60  feet  wide, 
running  through  from  Water  to  Front  street,  New  York, 
belonging  to  Mrs.  Anna  M.  Squires,  and  on  which  is  a ware- 
house, has  been  taken  by  Commission,  and  the  sum  of 
$82,750  awarded  therefor. 

It  has  not  yet  been  paid  for;  a small  amount  will  be  add- 
ed for  expenses. 

A commission  is  about  to  take  a portion  of  the  premises 
occupied  by  Eggleston  & Battell,  and  owned  by  the  Lorillard 
estate,  and  known  as  Nos.  716  and  742  on  the  map,  and  as 
267  Front  street  and  166  South  street,  under  an  arrangement 
by  which  the  price  is  fixed  at  $21,000. 

The  Trustees  of  the  estate  could  not  give  a deed,  and 
hence  this  course  became  necessary. 

An  understanding  has  been  had  with  Mr.  Beard,  the  owner 
of  lot  No.  2ix  on  the  map,  and  known  as  No.  281  Front 
street,  New  York,  to  take  the  same  for  $10,000.  There  are 
judgments  and  unpaid  taxes,  besides  a mortgage  for  that 
amount  upon  the  property,  which  have  delayed  an  arrange- 
ment. Probably  a small  sum  in  addition  will  have  to  be  paid 
before  a good  title  can  be  acquired. 

This  statement  comprises,  with  the  property  before  re- 
ported to  the  Committee,  all  the  property  between  the  an- 
chorages and  towers  on  both  sides  of  the  river.  The  whole 


New  York 
property  pur- 
chased at  pri- 
vate sale. 


New  York 
property  taken 
b y condemna- 
tion. 


Statement  o f 
cost  of  land 
purchased. 


77 


642 


Reasons  why 
more  land  was 
taken  than  was 
originally  esti 
mated  for. 


A p p 1 i cation 
granted  Tele- 
graph  Com- 
panies t o sus 
pend  wires  from 
Towers  of 
Bridge. 


Conditions. 


Com  munica- 
tions  lrom  Chief 
Engineer  read. 


has  been  acquired  and  paid  for  except  the  three  parcels  last 
named.  The  following  is  a synopsis  of  the  cost  of  the  whole: 


Land  in  Brooklyn  paid  for $138,825  00 

Land  in  New  York  “ 190,661  00 

dotal  329,486  00 

Land  in  Brooklyn  yet  to  be  paid  for 3-75° 

Land  in  New  York  “ “ 114,250  00 

Total  cost  of  land  between  anchorages  and 

towers  on  both  sides $447,486  00 


Much  more  land  has  been  taken  than  was  originally  esti- 
mated for.  This  became  necessary  for  two  reasons  : 

First. — It  was  deemed  expedient  to  take  a strip  of  12^ 
feet  on  each  side  of  the  Bridge  for  its  protection;  and 

Second. — Because,  in  Brooklyn  particularly,  the  line  of 
the  Bridge  runs  diagonally  across  the  lots,  rendering  the  bal- 
ance comparatively  valueless,  and,  therefore,  the  whole  was 
taken. 

The  estimate  was  made  under  the  idea  that  this  land 
would  cost  only  its  ratable  value,  according  to  its  area. 
Notwithstanding  this  increase  of  land  taken,  the  cost  is  still 
less  for  the  whole  than  the  estimate,  to  the  amount  of  $116,- 
259,  or  a diminution  of  more  than  20  per  cent. 

The  Chairman  also  stated  that  under  the  resolution  of  Sep- 
tember 4th  last,  applications  of  certain  telegraph  companies 
to  suspend  their  wires  from  the  towers  of  the  Bridge  had  been 
granted  to  the  Law  Telegraph  Company,  the  Manhattan 
Telegraph  Company,  the  Western  Union  and  the  Atlantic  and 
Pacific  Telegraph  Companies.,  on  condition  that  they  would 
do  the  telegraphing  on  the  Bridge  business  of  the  Trustees 
along  their  several  lines  free  of  cost  until  other  compensa- 
tion be  required,  and  would  remove  their  wires  whenever 
required,  on  thirty  days’  notice,  and  would  arrange  the  same 
under  the  directions  of  the  Engineer  department. 

The  Chairman  read  communications  from  the  Chief  En- 
gineer, dated  October  30th,  November  2d  and  November 
7th  instant. 


643 


The  Executive  Committee  met  November  13th,  1876. 

Present — Messrs.  Murphy,  Stranahan,  Motley,  Slocum, 
Van  Schaick  and  McLean. 

The  Chairman  stated  that  Mr.  Thos.  Oxnard,  now  in  occu- 
pation of  the  building  on  the  northeast  corner  of  Dock  and 
Front  streets,  adjoining  his  sugar-house  and  connected 
therewith,  was  desirous  of  leasing  the  premises  for  one  year, 
with  privilege  of  continuing  there  during  the  pleasure  of 
the  Trustees,  at  a rent  of  $600  a year.  He  had  consulted 
with  the  engineers,  who  thought  there  would  be  no  objection 
if  the  upper  story  were  taken  off. 

The  subject  was  referred  to  the  President,  with  power. 

On  the  requisition  of  the  Engineer  therefor,  one  small 
metal  planer  and  one  weighing  machine  were  authorized 
to  be  purchased. 

Dr.  Johnson’s  bill  for  medical  services  in  attending  the 
late  Thomas  G.  Douglas,  general  foreman  of  masons, 
amounting  to  $53,  was  referred  to  the  President,  with  power. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  December  6th,  1876. 

Present — Messrs.  McLean,  Van  Schaick,  Turnure,  Stran- 
ahan, Slocum  and  the  President. 

The  Chairman  stated  that  the  special  object  of  the  meet- 
ing was  to  consider  the  bids  for  the  wire  of  the  large  cables, 
which  had  been  referred  by  the  Board  to  the  Committee. 

On  the  day  following  the  meeting  of  the  Board  he  had 
been  called  upon  by  Messrs.  Cary  & Moen,  wire  manufac- 
turers of  New  York,  who  informed  him  that  they  intended 
to  put  in  bids  for  the  wire,  but  had  been  taken  by  surprise 
on  learning  that  the  bids  had  been  received  on  the  previous 
day  ; that  they  had  been  led  to  believe  that  the  time  for  re- 
ceiving them  had  been  extended  from  the  1st  to  the  15  th  of 
December,  in  consequence  of  some  conversation  which  they 
had  had  with  Col.  Paine,  and  also  of  a paragraph  which 
appeared  in  the  New  York  Tribune  of  the  14th  of  Novem- 
ber last,  purporting  to  give  proceedings  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  the  Bridge  on  the  previous  day,  and  stating  that 
such  extension  of  the  time  would  be  given.  Col.  Paine,  who 


Meeting  No- 
vember 13th, 
1876. 


Medical  Ser- 
vices  ordered 
paid. 


Meeting  D e- 
c e m b e r 6th, 
1876. 


Bids  for  Steel 
for  Large  Ca- 
bles. 


644 

was  present,  denied  any  language  of  his  authorizing  such  an 
inference. 

Messrs.  Cary  & Moen  have,  in  pursuance  of  a suggestion 
of  the  Chairman,  sent  in  a communication  on  the  subject, 
together  with  a copy  of  the  newspaper  containing  the  article 
in  question,  and  also  a bid. 

The  papers  having  been  read,  it  was  resolved  to  open  the 
bid,  which  was  done.  The  bid  proposed  to  furnish  the  wire 
at  thirteen  cents  per  pound,  upon  the  terms  and  conditions 
of  the  specifications. 

It  was  ordered  that  it  take  the  same  course  as  the  other 
bids. 

The  Chairman  presented  a canvass  of  all  the  bids,  as 
follows:  Whole  quantity  3,400  tons=6,8oo,ooo  pounds  : 

1.  W.  T.  Henley  & Co.,  London. 

Kind  of  steel  not  stated — 6 \ pence  sterling  per  pound,  equal 

to  J3tV  cents,  deliverable  here $890,800  00 

An  alternative  bid  at  ^30  per  ton,  free  on 

board  in  London 777,226  40 

Exclusive  of  freight  at  $5  per  ton,  say  $17,000,  which 
would  be  in  addition. 

2.  J.  Lloyd  Haigh,  Brooklyn. 

Crucible  cast-steel,  according  to  a letter  addressed  to  the 
President,  at  8TV  cents  per  pound $591,600  00 

3.  The  Cleveland  Rolling  Mill  Company. 
Kind  of  steel  not  stated — at  8-J  cents  per  pound  $561,000  00 

4.  The  Washburn  & Moen  Manufacturing  Co. 

Kind  of  steel  not  stated — at  131VV  cents  per 

pound $948,600  00 

5.  The  John  A.  Roebling’s  Sons  Company. 

Two  bids  : 

i. — For  crucible  steel,  sample  marked  “ O,”  at 


9 cents  per  pound $612,000  00 

2. — Kind  of  steel  not  stated — sample  marked 

“R,”  at  6f  cents  per  pound $459>000  00 


645 


6.  Richard  Johnson  & Nephew,  Manchester,  Eng- 
land. (Messrs.  L.  G.  Tillotson  & Co.,  of  New 
York,  agents.) 

Kind  of  steel  not  stated— at  13-5-  cents  per 

pound $918,000  00 

7.  Boecker&Co.,  Schalke,  Westphalia.  (Sulzbacher, 
Hyman,  Wolff  & Co.,  of  New  York,  agents.) 

In  the  letter  of  the  agents  accompanying  the  bid  it  is 
stated  that  these  manufacturers  have  a process  of  melting 
only  known  to  themselves,  in  making  the  article  of  cast- 
steel. 

Their  proposal  is  9-J  cents  per  pound $671,500  00 

8.  Chrome  Steel  Company,  Brooklyn. 

Same  kind  of  steel  as  furnished  by  them  for 

ropes  for  temporary  bridge,  namely,  Chrome 

steel,  at  11-J  cents  per  pound $807,500  00 

To  which  is  now  added, 

9.  Cary  & Moen,  New  York. 

Kind  of  steel  not  stated — at  13  cents  per 

pound $884,000  00 

After  some  discussion  it  was  ordered  that  the  further  con- 
sideration of  the  subject  be  deferred  until  after  the  different 
samples  of  wire  offered  shall  have  been  tested  and  reported 
upon  by  the  Engineers. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  December  23d,  1876. 

Present — Messrs.  Marshall,  Stranahan,  Slocum,  Kingsley, 
VanSchaick,  Motley  and  the  President. 

The  Minutes  of  the  meeting  of  December  6th  were  read 
and  approved. 

The  President  said  the  Committee  had  been  called  to- 
gether for  the  purpose  of  considering  the  subject  of  the  bids 
for  cable  wire,  which  was  laid  over  at  its  last  meeting,  until 
the  testing  of  the  samples  should  be  made  by  the  Engineers; 
that  that  work  has  been  done,  and  the  results  communicated 
in  a report  from  the  Chief  Engineer.  He  further  stated 


Consideration 
of  bids  defer- 
red for  test  of 
samples. 


Meeting  D e- 
c e m b e r 23d, 
1876. 


Bfds  for  Ca- 
ble Wire  con- 
sidered. 


646 


Bids  for 
ble  Wire 
sidered. 


^Ca-  that,  while  the  samples  of  wire  were  being  tried,  several 
communications  appeared  in  the  New  York  Herald  from 
Mr.  Albert  Hill,  questioning  the  accuracy  of  the  formularies 
and  computations  of  the  specifications,  and  alleging  material 
errors  in  them. 

He  had,  therefore,  upon  the  completion  of  the  testing, 
referred  the  specifications  to  Col.  Paine,  one  of  the  engineers 
engaged  in  making  the  tests,  to  examine  the  specifications 
in  the  particulars  mentioned,  and  to  report  immediately  in 
regard  to  them.  He  had  selected  Col.  Paine  on  account  of 
his  knowledge  and  experience  of  the  subject  and  familiarity 
with  the  specifications,  having  been  cognizant  in  preparing 
them  under  the  Chief  Engineer,  as  well  as  in  testing  the 
different  samples  of  wire  submitted  by  such  of  the  manu- 
facturers as  desired  it  for  more  than  a year  past.  This 
officer  had  made  his  report,  which  he  would  read,  showing 
the  correctness  of  the  formula  and  calculations  of  the  spe- 
cifications. 

The  answer  of  Col.  Paine,  dated  December  22d,  1876, 
was  then  read. 

The  communication  of  Chief  Engineer  Roebling  trans- 
mitting the  report  of  Engineers  Paine  and  Martin  on  the 
results  of  the  tests  of  the  samples  which  had  been  sent  with 
the  bids  was  then  read,  stating  that  all  the  bidders  who  had 
submitted  samples  of  wire,  except  one,  had  reached  the  re- 
quirements of  the  specifications  on  some  if  not  all  of  their 
respective  samples,  or  had  shown  their  ability  to  comply 
with  them. 

The  Chief  Engineer  also  transmitted  a table  of  the  tests 
to  which  the  Chrome  Steel  Company  referred  in  their  bid 
of  their  wire  made  at  the  time  of  their  contract  for  the  wire 
ropes  for  the  temporary  bridge,  which  statement  was  read. 

He  also  transmitted  a communication  addressed  to  him 
from  Messrs.  Sulzbacker,  Hyman,  Wolff  & Co.,  agents  of 
Boecker  & Co.,  stating  the  nature,  origin  and  derivation  of 
their  wire,  and  that  their  sample  bundle  No.  100  was  of 
Bessemer  material,  and  that  bundle  No.  200  was  the  pro- 
duct of  Mr.  Krupp,  of  Essen,  the  material  being  made  by 
a secret  process,  the  same  as  is  used  in  making  his  cannon. 


647 

Communications  were  received  from  the  following  bid- 
ders : 

The  Chrome  Steel  Company,  dated  December  4th,  1876. 

Cary  & Moen,  dated  December  19th,  1876. 

J.  Lloyd  Haigh,  dated  December  22d,  1876. 

Relating  to  their  bids  and  samples,  which  communica- 
tions were  read. 

The  bids  from  the  various  bidders  were  then  read  and 
considered,  and  the  Committee,  after  discussion,  unani- 
mously resolved  to  recommend  to  the  Board  that  the  con- 
tract for  the  steel  wire  for  the  large  cables,  as  provided  in 
the  specifications  for  that  purpose,  be  awarded  to  the  John 
A.  Roebling’s  Sons  Company,  of  Trenton,  at  6f  cents,  gold, 
per  pound,  they  being  the  lowest  bidders,  to  be  executed 
with  good  and  sufficient  sureties,  according  to  the  specifi- 
cations, and  to  be  approved  by  this  Committee,  and  that  its 
proceedings  in  the  premises  be  reported  to  the  Board  ac- 
cordingly. 

The  President  was  requested  to  convene  the  Board  on 
Wednesday  morning  next. 

Adjourned. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  December  27th,  1876. 

Present — Messrs.  Marshall,  McLean,  Kingsley,  Slocum, 
Motley,  Stranahan,  Van  Schaick  and  the  President. 

The  President  stated  that,  in  the  opinion  of  the  Chief 
Engineer,  measures  should  be  taken  immediately  to  acquire 
the  land  for  the  approaches,  beginning  at  the  anchorages, 
and  proceeding  towards  the  termini. 

On  motion,  it  was  ordered  that  the  officers  cause  such 
land  to  be  appraised  from  time  to  time,  as  may  be  necessary. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  January  nth,  1877. 
Present — Messrs.  Stranahan,  Motley,  Slocum,  Van  Schaick, 
Kingsley,  Marshall  and  the  President. 

The  resolution  adopted  by  the  Board  of  Trustees  this 
day,  instructing  the  Committee  to  receive  proposals  from 


Recommend- 
ed that  con- 
tract be  award- 
e d to  J . A . 
Roebling’s 
Sons  Co. 


Meeting  D e- 
cember  27th, 
1876. 


Land  for  ap- 
proaches need- 
ed. 


Officers  di- 
rected to  have 
same  appraised. 


Meeting  Jan- 
uary nth,  1877. 


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Resolution  re- 
scinding former 
one  in  regard  to 
proposals  for 
Bessemer  Steel 
Wire. 

Contract 
awarded  for 
Crucible  Cast 
Steel  Wire. 


Meeting  Feb- 
ruary 5th,  1877. 


Purchase  o f 
Lots  author- 
ized. 


Map  of  Route 
of  Bridge 
through  Cities 
ordered  t o b e 
filed. 


manufacturers  who  may  choose  to  bid,  for  Bessemer  steel 
wire  for  the  large  cables,  having  been  read  and  considered 
it  was — 

Resolved,  That,  in  consequence  of  the  subsequent  vote  of  the  Board, 
showing  a large  number  of  the  Trustees  to  be  in  favor  of  using  crucible 
cast  steel  wire  for  such  cables,  we  recommend  that  the  resolution  for  receiv- 
ing further  proposals  for  Bessemer  be  rescinded,  and  that  the  contract  be 
awarded  to  J.  Lloyd  Haigh,  the  lowest  bidder  for  crucible  cast  steel  wire, 
on  the  condition  stated  in  his  communication  to  the  Board  of  the  9th 
inst.,  of  his  furnishing  that  kind  of  steel  only,  and  that  the  Chairman 
make  report  accordingly  to  the  Board,  at  a meeting  to  be  held  on  Satur- 
day or  Monday  next. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  February  5th,  1877. 

Present — Messrs.  Turnure,  McLean,  Motley,  Stranahan, 
Kingsley,  Slocum,  Marshall  and  the  President. 

The  Chairman  presented  the  contract  for  steel  cable  wire 
executed  by  Mr.  Haigh,  and  the  bond  executed  by  Samuel  B. 
White  and  Henry  Lewis  Morris  and  James  A.  Van  Brunt, 
his  sureties.  Approved. 

The  officers  were  authorized  to  execute  the  contract. 

The  officers  of  the  Board  reported  that  they  had  negotiated 
with  Robt.  R.  Morris,  owner  of  the  lot  on  northwest  corner  of 
Franklin  Square  and  Cherry  street,  New  York,  for  823,500, 
and  for  lot  No.  352  Pearl  street  for  817,000,  being  the  sums 
for  which  they  were  appraised  by  the  appraisers  of  the 
Trustees,  and  that  Mr.  Morris  had  consented  to  take  those 
prices.  In  the  opinion  of  the  Engineers  so  much  of  the 
lots  will  be  required  as  to  render  it  advisable  to  take  the 
whole  of  them.  The  officers  consider  the  price  reasonable 
and  proper. 

It  was  ordered  that  the  purchase  be  made  on  said  terms. 

The  Chairman  presented  an  amended  survey,  map  and 
profile  of  the  land  required  for  the  purposes  of  the  Bridge. 

The  passage  of  the  following  resolution  was  recom- 
mended : 

Resolved , That  the  route  of  the  New  York  and  Brooklyn  Bridge  through 
the  Cities  of  New  York  and  Brooklyn  be  laid  out  no  feet  in  width,  be- 
taking 55  feet  on  each  side  of  the  centre  line  as  now  located,  and  that  a 


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map  of  such  altered  location,  with  proper  certificates  thereof,  be  filed  in 
the  offices  of  the  Register  of  the  City  and  County  of  New  York  and  the 
Register  of  the  County  of  Kings. 

The  Chairman  presented  the  draft  of  a law  to  be  sent 
to  the  Legislature,  providing  for  changing  the  location 
of  Frankfort  street,  between  Pearl  and  Jacob  streets,  and  in 
regard  to  the  use  of  a portion  of  Franklin  Square  for  the 
purpose  of  enabling  necessary  piers  to  be  put  in  for  the  New 
York  approach.  Adopted,  and  directed  to  be  forwarded  to 
the  Legislature. 

The  Chairman  stated  that  there  were  two  pieces  of  land, 
one  on  Water  street,  belonging  to  Mrs.  Carrio,  whose  agents 
were  P.  Harmony’s  Nephews  & Co.,  and  the  other  on  Front 
street,  belonging  to  Mr.  Joseph  Levy,  from  which  gore  pieces 
would  be  necessarily  taken.  In  his  opinion  it  would  be 
desirable  to  take  the  whole  of  the  lots,  in  consequence  of 
their  proximity  to  the  iron  work  of  the  suspended  super- 
structure. Mr.  Levy  offered  his  at  a very  reasonable  rate, 
namely,  $18,000.  It  was  probable  that  that  of  Mrs.  Carrio 
could  be  bought  on  like  reasonable  terms,  whicli  he  recom- 
mended be  made. 

Ordered,  that  the  purchases  be  made  as  recommended  by 
the  Chairman. 

The  Chairman  presented  the  bills  of  Messrs.  Osborne, 
Betts  and  Ely,  Commissioners  appointed  by  the  Court  to 
value  the  land  taken  in  New  York,  between  the  anchorage 
and  South  street,  amounting  to  $250  each.  Recommended 
to  be  paid. 

The  Chairman  also  stated  that  Mrs.  French,  widow  of 
John  French,  who  was  killed  by  the  falling  of  a derrick  in 
1871,  had  applied  for  assistance,  she  having  four  small  chil- 
dren, and  being  in  destitute  circumstances. 

It  was 

Resolved , That  $250  be  donated  to  Mrs.  French. 

The  following  resolution  was  recommended  to  the  Board: 

Resolved , That  the  Trustees  hereby  call  on  the  Cities  of  New  York  and 
Brooklyn  for  $1,000,000  and  $500,000  respectively,  for  purposes  specified 
in  section  3,  chapter  300,  Laws  of  1875. 


Draft  of  a law 
changing  loca- 
tion of  Frank- 
fort street 
adopted. 


Land  needed. 


Purchase  of 
land  authorized 


Hills  of  Com- 
missioners t o 
appraise  lands. 


Recommen- 
dation that  re- 
q u i s i t i o n be 
made  on  Cities 
for  money. 


73 


650 


Meeting  Feb- 
ruary 26th,  1877. 


Question  o f 
putting  Fire- 
proof  Roofs  on 
buildings. 


Bids  received 


Action  defer- 
red. 


Contrac  t 
awarded  for 
Iron  Staircases 
to  replace 
wooden. 


Purchase  o f 
Land  for  ap- 
proaches au- 
thorized. 


R e q uisitions 
from  Engineer 
for  Lathe,  etc. 


Award  of  con- 
tracts for  Lathe, 
Castings,  etc. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  February  26th,  1877. 

Present — Messrs.  Stranaban,  McLean,  Kingsley,  Marshall, 
Slocum  and  the  President. 

The  Chairman  stated  that,  in  view  of  renting  the  premises 
under  the  Bridge,  between  the  towers  and  anchorages  on 
either  side  of  the  river,  for  the  coming  year,  it  had  been 
deemed  advisable  to  make  a survey  of  the  buildings  and  to  as- 
certain the  cost  of  putting  fire-proof  roofs  on  such  of  them 
as  would  require  it. 

Proposals  had  been  asked  for  the  purpose,  and  bids  had 
been  received.  It  was  for  the  Committee  to  consider  the 
whole  subject,  that  is  of  renting  and  putting  the  buildings  in 
a safe  condition. 

It  was  thought  inexpedient  to  establish  any  general  policy 
in  relation  thereto  at  this  meeting. 

The  Chief  Engineer  had  requested  that  the  wooden  stair- 
case leading  up  the  towers  should  be  replaced  with  iron  ones 
as  far  as  the  roadways,  in  order  that  such  access  might  not 
be  cut  off  by  fire. 

Proposals  had  been  invited  from  iron  stairmakers,  and 
the  Messrs.  Cornell,  of  Centre  street,  New  York,  had  bid  the 
lowest,  namely,  $2,400. 

It  was  ordered  that  a contract  be  made  accordingly. 

The  same  appraisers  who  valued  the  land  heretofore  taken, 
submitted  their  valuations  of  the  land  required  for  the  ap- 
proach in  Brooklyn,  between  York  and  Main  streets,  and  for 
the  approach  in  New  York,  between  Cherry  and  Jacob 
streets. 

It  was  ordered  that  the  officers  be  authorized  to  contract 
for  the  lands  at  such  valuations. 

Requisitions  from  the  Engineer  department  for  a lathe 
and  for  castings  of  legs  and  shoes,  and  for  six  large  screws 
connected  with  cable  making,  were  received,  and  it  was 
directed  that  the  casting  for  the  legs  and  shoes,  to  be  tested 
to  40,000  pounds  the  square  inch,  be  obtained,  as  recom- 
mended by  the  Chief  Engineer,  from  Mr.  Johnson,  at  Spujr- 
ten  Duyvil,  at  not  exceeding  four  cents  per  pound.  That 
the  screws,  having  been  competed  for,  a contract  be 
awarded  to  the  Delamater  Iron  Works,  the  lowest  bidder, 


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for  $280,  and  that  the  lathe  be  bought  for  the  price  offered 
by  H.  S.  Manning  & Company,  viz.  : $352. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  April  2d,  1877. 

Present — Messrs.  Stranahan,  Turnure,  Marshall,  Kings- 
ley, McLean  and  the  President. 

The  President  stated  that,  in  conformity  with  the  sugges- 
tions made  to  him  at  the  last  regular  meeting  of  the  Board, 
which  was  informal  in  consequence  of  a quorum  not  being 
present,  he  had  deemed  it  proper  to  advertise  for  proposals 
for  reducing  the  height  of  the  buildings  under  the  Bridge 
to  a point  50  feet  below  the  roadway,  in  conformity  with  the 
views  of  the  Engineer,  and  putting  new  fire-proof  roofs  with 
iron  beams,  and  brick  arches  between,  upon  all  of  them. 

The  owners  of  property  along  Frankfort  street  had  resolved 
not  to  proceed  to  widen  and  extend  that  street,  and  it  may, 
therefore,  be  expedient  to  put  the  buildings  under  the  Bridge 
in  a condition  for  rent,  as  they  would  probably  remain  in 
that  state  for  many  years. 

Bids  for  making  the  alterations  had  been  received  from 
eleven  parties,  varying  from  $17,000  to  $33,500,  exclusive  of 
Milestone  copings  and  galvanized  gutters  and  leaders,  and 


were  as  follows  : 

Wm.  H.  Hazzard $17,000  00 

Gibb  & O'Reilly 1 9, 1 1 5 00 

Thomas  Lennon 17,500  00 

Lyons  & Bunn 17,900  oc 

George  Dwight,  Jr.,  & Company 16,800  00 

Passaic  Rolling  Mill  Company 18,700  00 

J.  M.  Grenell 19,450  °° 

Heuvelman,  Haven  & Company . 24,875  00 

H.  W.  Wilson 22,823  76 

Francis  McEntee  & Company 20,997  00 

George  Mackay 33,5°c  00 


The  amount  of  rent  which  will  be  received  for  the  ensuing 
year  will  exceed  $10,500,  being  somewhat  less  in  conse- 
quence of  the  interruption  to  the  tenants  by  the  alterations; 


Meeting  April 
2d,  1877. 


Proposals  for 
reducing  height 
of  b u i 1 d 1 n gs 
and  putting  on 
fire-proof  roofs. 


Property- 
holders  agree 
not  to  widen 
Frankfort 
street. 


Bids  for  alter- 
ing buildings. 


Rentals 


Valuations  of 
lands. 


Authority  to 
apply  for  Com- 
missioners o f 
Appraisal. 


Bids  for  Gal- 
v a n i zing  An- 
chor Bars. 


Contrac  t 
awarded. 


Couplings  for 
Wires  in  cables 
— contract  or- 
dered. 


Steel  Forg- 
ings needed. 


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besides,  three  stores,  to  be  made  from  the  Squires  and  Levy 
stores,  will  remain  for  rent. 

It  was  ordered  that  the  contract  be  awarded  to  Wm.  H. 
Hazzard,  the  lowest  bidder. 

The  President  stated  that  the  appraisers  had  valued  the 
lands  between  Cliff  and  Vandewater  streets,  New  York  ; 
that  the  officers  had  agreed  with  certain  owners  of  land  be- 
tween those  streets,  and  between  Pearl  and  Cliff  streets, 
New  York,  and  the  anchorage  and  Main  street,  Brooklyn, 
at  the  valuations  made  by  the  appraisers,  but  were  unable 
to  agree  with  other  owners  within  the  districts  mentioned. 

It  was  ordered  that  the  President  be  authorized  to  make 
application  for  the  appointment  of  Commissioners  for  the 
purpose  of  taking  such  other  land  pursuant  to  the  statute. 

It  had  also  been  deemed  advisable,  in  view  of  the  recent 
experience  at  the  Niagara  Bridge  of  the  oxidation  of  some  of 
the  wires  at  the  connection  of  the  cables  with  the  anchor 
bars,  to  leave  the  last  series  of  bars  exposed,  and  it  would, 
therefore,  be  necessary  to  have  them  galvanized. 

Proposals  had  been  invited  and  received,  as  follows  : 

McClees  & Company 1 cent  per  lb. 

John  Merry 2-f  cents  “ 

Marshall  Lefferts 2 

The  contract,  which  amounts  to  about  140  tons,  had  been 
given  to  McClees  & Company,  the  lowest  bidders,  it  being 
necessary  to  put  the  work  in  hand  without  delay. 

The  action  of  the  President  was  approved. 

A communication  was  read  from  Assistant  Engineer 
Martin  in  regard  to  the  couplings  for  the  wires  in  the  large 
cables. 

It  was  ordered  that  a contract  be  made  with  the  Brady 
Manufacturing  Company  for  the  requisite  number  of  coup- 
lings at  four  cents  each,  on  the  conditions  mentioned  in  said 
communication. 

The  Engineer  desired  more  steel  forgings,  of  the  toughest 
kind  of  steel  which  could  be  made,  for  the  purpose  of 
clamping  the  strands  of  the  main  cables  on  the  shoes, 
amounting  to  about  2,000  pounds,  and  recommended  the 
manufacture  of  the  Nashua  Steel  and  Iron  Company  as  the 
best  he  knew  of  for  that  purpose. 


653 


It  was  ordered  that  the  contract  be  made  as  recom- 
mended. 

An  application  was  received  from  Marston  & Son  for  a 
reduction  of  the  rent  of  premises  occupied  by  them  to 
$6,500.  Referred  to  officers,  with  power. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  April  24th,  1877. 

Present — Messrs.  Stranahan,  Van  Schaick,  Motley,  Mar- 
shall, Turnure,  McLean  and  the  President. 

The  Chairman  stated  that  the  Act  in  relation  to  closing  a 
portion  of  Frankfort  street,  and  opening  a new  street  in 
place  of  the  part  closed,  had  become  a law. 

It  was  ordered  that  the  usual  steps  be  taken  by  the  officers 
for  acquiring  the  land  necessary  for  the  new  street. 

The  officers  reported  that  they  had  agreed  with  certain 
of  the  owners  of  property  on  the  approaches  in  New  York 


and  Brooklyn,  as  follows  : 

In  Brooklyn. 

D.  T.  Leverich  and  I.  S.  Forbell,  for  premises 

corner  of  York  and  James  streets $16,500  00 

Eliza  Lecky  and  D.  T.  Leverich,  executors,  for 

No.  32  James  street 4,300  00 

B.  P.  Davis,  for  No.  36  James  street 5,900  00 

James  M.  Seabury,  No.  42  James  street 10,000  00 

John  Mollenhauer,  Nos.  10  and  12  York  street.  5,375  00 

G.  H,  Norfolk,  gore  No.  8 York  street 500  00 

Estate  of  James  S.  Swan,  land  bounded  by 

Main,  York  and  James  streets I7,25o  00 

Joseph  Regan,  corner  of  York  and  Garrison 

streets 5,050  00 

Mrs.  Seabury,  trustee,  Nos.  88,  90  and  92  Main 

street 10,750  00 

Estate  of  Chas.  Symons,  Nos.  12  and  13  James 

street 15,000  00 

In  New  York. 

Henry  A.  Bogert,  No.  82  Frankfort  street 10,000  00 

J.  F.  B.  Mitchell,  Nos.  78  and  80  Frankfort 

street 13,000  00 


Contrac  t au- 
thorized with 
Nashua  Steel 
& Iron  Co. 

A p p 1 i cation 
for  reduction  of 
rent  referred  to 
officers. 


Meeting  April 
24th,  1877. 


Act  in  regard 
to  closing 
Frankfort 
street. 


Officers  d i - 
re  c ted  to  ac- 
quire land  for 
new  street. 


Prices  of 
property  on 
a p p r o a ches — 
Brooklyn. 


New  York 
property. 


Purchase  o f 
Lots  author- 
ized. 


Surrender  o f 
lease. 


Sale  and  re- 
moval of  build- 
ings. 


Parapet  Stone 
— extension  o f 
time  asked. 


Meeting  May 

7th,  1877. 


Map  of  alter- 
ed location. 


654 


John  W.  Lawrence,  No.  107  Cliff  street -82,500  00 

J.  H.  Wilson,  trustee,  Nos.  72,  74  and  76  Frank- 
fort street 18,500  00 

Helen  W.  Cobb,  No.  355  Pearl  street,  northwest 

corner  of  Frankfort  street 14.000  00 

Robert  Lawrence,  No.  107  Clift  street 4,000  00 

Louisa  A.  Roe  and  others,  351  Pearl  street, 

southwest  corner  of  Frankfort  street 25,000  00 

Calvin  Cline,  No.  70  Frankfort  street 10,150  00 

R.  H.  Mount,  Nos.  86  and  88  Frankfort  street.  14,500  00 
Lewis  G.  Morris,  Nos.  349  Pearl  street  and  81 

Frankfort  street 33,000  00 

William  B.  Lawrence  and  another,  trustee,  No. 

105  Cliff  street 6,000  00 

William  B.  Lawrence  and  another,  trustee,  No. 

109  Cliff  street 2,900  00 


The  Chairman  stated  that  it  was  deemed  desirable  for 
safety  to  take  the  residue  of  the  lots  of  Francis  C.  Gruning, 
on  the  southwest  corner  of  Front  and  James  streets,  Brook- 
lyn. The  officers  were  authorized  to  purchase  the  same 
for  85,000,  being  the  value  fixed  upon  it  by  the  appraisers. 

The  officers  were  authorized  to  arrange  with  Mr.  Inslee 
on  such  terms  as  they  may  deem  proper  for  surrendering  the 
whole  or  a portion  of  the  property  under  lease  to  him  on 
Water  and  Dock  streets. 

It  was  also  ordered  that  the  buildings  on  the  land  front- 
ing on  Front  and  Dock  streets  and  on  James  street,  north  of 
the  anchorage,  be  removed  immediately  and  that  for  that 
purpose  they  be  sold  at  public  auction. 

The  question  of  an  extension  of  the  time  for  the  comple- 
tion of  the  contract  for  parapet  stone  by  the  Collins  Granite 
Company  was  left  to  the  discretion  of  the  Executive  officers. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  May  7th,  1877. 

Present — Messrs.  Stranahan,  McLean,  Marshall,  Slocum, 
Motley,  Van  Schaick  and  the  President. 

A map  showing  alterations  of  the  route  of  the  Bridge  and 
showing  the  land  necessary  to  be  taken  for  the  purposes  of 


655 


the  same,  in  conformity  with  the  recent  Act  of  the  Legis- 
lature, and  otherwise  deemed  necessary,  was  presented  and 
considered  and  recommended  to  the  Board  for  adoption  and 
to  be  filed. 

The  officers  reported  that  they  had  not  agreed  with  the 
owner  of  the  land  (L  R.  Garnsey)  on  Franklin  Square,  known 
as  No.  350  Pearl  street  ; that  Mr.  Ely,  one  of  the  old  Com- 
missioners, had  been  consulted,  and  he  thought  the  Trustees 
ought  to  pay  $18,000  or  819,000,  and  that  they  would  agree 
with  Mr.  Garnsey  within  those  amounts. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  June  15th,  1877. 

Present — Messrs.  Agnew,  Haswell,  Marshall,  Stranahan, 
Smalley,  Davis,  President  Murphy  and  Vice-President 
Leary. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Haswell,  President  Murphy  was  elected 
Chairman  of  the  Committee.  Mr.  John  H.  Prentice  was 
appointed  Secretary. 

A letter  of  the  Chief  Engineer  and  a communication  of 
Assistant  Engineer  Paine  in  relation  to  increasing  the  size 
of  the  wire  for  the  large  cables  were  read. 

Mr.  Paine  was  present  and  made  explanations. 

The  subject  was  laid  over  until  the  next  meeting. 

The  President  reported  that  he  had  agreed  to  purchase 
from  the  estate  of  Mr.  Phillips,  No.  36  James  street,  for 
85,650,  and  from  James  Tierney,  No.  84  Frankfort  street, 
New  York,  for  the  sum  of  89,500,  and  had  also  received 
from  the  attorney,  E.  M.  Cullen,  a detailed  statement  of 
awards  for  property  in  Brooklyn  taken  by  Commissioners, 


as  follows  : 

Joseph  Masson,  owner 84,750  00 

Joseph  Masson  and  Emil  Zollinger,  tenants.  . . . 200  00 

Joseph  Regan,  owner 4,800  00 

John  Cunningham,  tenant 250  00 

Charles  M.  Homan  and  others,  owners 6,050  00 

Charles  M.  Homan,  guardian,  counsel  fee  ....  50  00 

William  H.  Symons  and  others,  owners 15,000  00 

William  Symons,  guardian,  counsel  fee 25  00 


Land  on 
Franklin 
Square. 


Meeting  June 
15th,  1877. 


Chairman  and 
Secretary  a p- 
pointed/ 


Question  o f 
increasing  size 
of  cables  laid 
over. 


Purchases  of 
property  re- 
ported. 


Statement  of 
awards  for 
Brooklyn  prop- 
erty. 


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Special  Com- 
mittee to  exam- 
ine property. 


Meeting  June 
21st,  1877. 


Matter  of  in- 
creasing size  of 
Wire  for  cables 


Steel  Wire 
Rope  ordered. 


Buildings  t o 
be  removed. 


Resolution  re- 
garding requi- 
sitions for  sup- 
plies, etc. 


James  S.  Swan  and  others,  owners $14,208  37 

Marv  C.  Swan,  widow,  dower 3,041  63 

Mary  C.  Swan,  guardian,  counsel  fee 25  00 

Messrs.  Agnew  and  Davis  were  requested  to  examine  the 
property  at  Nos.  345  and  347  Pearl  street  and  96  and  98 
Cliff  street,  New  York,  the  same  being  required  for  Bridge 
and  street  purposes. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  June  21st,  1877. 

Present — Messrs.  Agnew,  Haswell,  Marshall,  Stranahan, 
Davis,  Kingsley,  the  President  and  the  Vice-President. 

The  subject  of  increasing  the  size  of  the  wire  to  be  used 
in  the  construction  of  the  cables,  as  proposed  by  the  Chief 
Engineer,  was  further  considered,  and  on  motion  by  Mr. 
Stranahan,  it  was  referred  to  a committee,  consisting  of 
Messrs.  Kingsley,  Haswell  and  the  President,  to  consult  and 
arrange  with  the  contractor  for  the  wire,  for  such  altera- 
tions of  the  contract  as  may  be  deemed  necessary  and  just, 
and  to  report  the  same  to  this  Committee. 

A communication  from  Assistant  Engineer  Martin  requir- 
ing steel  wire  rope  for  the  lowering  of  the  cable  strands  was 
read,  and  it  was  resolved  that  it  be  ordered. 

The  President  stated  that  the  time  for  commencing  work 
on  the  approaches  to  the  Bridge  had  now  arrived  and  that  it 
would  be  necessary  to  remove  the  buildings  between  the  an- 
chorage and  Main  street,  Brooklyn,  and  the  anchorage  and 
Cliff  street,  New  York,  at  once. 

It  was  ordered  that  the  same  be  done,  and  that  the  build- 
ings be  sold,  or  taken  down,  when  the  materials  could  be 
used  by  the  Trustees  as  might  be  deemed  best. 

The  following  resolution  was  adopted  : 

Resolved , That  all  requisitions  for  materials  and  supplies  from  the 
Engineering  department  or  from  the  office  of  the  Trustees,  be  referred  to 
the  Treasurer,  with  power,  as  purchasing  agent,  to  procure  the  same  in 
cases  in  which  the  amount  shall  not  exceed  $500,  and  in  cases  where  the 
amount  shall  exceed  $500,  to  advertise  for  proposals,  to  be  submitted 
to  the  determination  of  this  Committee,  but  in  cases  of  emergency  to  be 
determined  by  the  President,  and  reported  by  him  to  the  Committee  at 
its  next  meeting. 


657 

Messrs.  Agnew  and  Davis,  the  Committee  appointed  to 
examine  the  property  Nos.  343,  345  and  347  Pearl  street, 
and  96  and  98  Cliff  street,  reported  that  they  had  carefully 
examined  said  property,  and  that  they  recommend  the  pur- 
chase of  the  same  at  prices  agreed  upon,  as  follows  : 

Mr.  Joseph  Mattison,  for  No.  348  Pearl  and 

No.  98  Cliff  street $65,000  00 

Mrs.  Young  and  William  McDonald,  executors, 
for  Nos.  343  and  345  Pearl  street  and  No. 

96  Cliff  street 69,500  00 

It  was 

Resolved , That  the  officers  have  power  to  apply  to  the  Court  for  the 
appointment  of  commissioners  to  take  any  land  required  between  Pearl 
and  Vandewater  streets,  New  York,  for  which  they  are  not  able  to  agree 
with  the  owners  thereof. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  June  26th,  1877. 

Present —Messrs.  Agnew,  Haswell,  Stranahan,  Davis, 
Kingsley,  Smalley,  the  President  and  the  Vice-President. 

Mr.  Kingsley,  from  the  Committee  appointed  to  see 
Mr.  Haigh,  the  contractor  for  the  cable  wire,  reported  that 
they  had  seen  Mr.  Haigh,  who  declined  to  make  any  abate- 
ment of  price,  or  to  refer  the  question  to  arbitration,  but 
was  willing  to  increase  the  delivery  of  the  wire  so  as  to 
furnish  from  250  to  300  tons  a month,  if  required,  instead 
of  200  tons. 

After  further  consideration  it  was 

Resolved , To  recommend  to  the  Board  that  the  change  in  the  size  of  the 
wire  be  made  as  recommended  by  the  Chief  Engineer,  and  that  it  be 
referred  to  the  officers  of  the  Board  to  cause  the  proper  agreement  to  be 
made  with  the  contractor  for  that  purpose,  not  increasing  the  price  of 
the  wire,  with  the  additional  provision  that  the  number  of  tons  of  wire 
to  be  delivered  be  increased  from  250  to  300  tons  a month  if  required  by 
the  Trustees,  and  that  a report  be  made  accordingly. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  July  2d,  1877 . 

Present — Messrs.  Agnew,  Haswell,  Stranahan,  Davis, 
Kingsley,  Smalley,  Marshall,  Slocum,  the  President  and  the 
Vice-President. 


Report  of 
Committee  t o 
examine  prop* 
erty— priees. 


Appointment 
of  Commission- 
ers to  be  ap- 
plied for. 


Meeting  June 
26th, 1877. 


Reduction  in 
price  of  Wire 
declined  by 
contractor. 


Commit  tee 
recommend  in- 
crease in  size 
of  Wire. 


Quantity'  t o 
b e delivered 
monthly  in- 
creased. 


Meeting  July 
2d,  1877. 


79 


658 


Report  of 
Committee  o n 
size  of  Wire 
adopted. 


Report  of 
Architects  o n 
Plans  of  ap- 
proaches laid 
over. 


Purchase  of 
gores  of  land 
ordered. 


Purchase  o f 
lots  referred  to 
officers,  etc. 


Meeting  July 
10th,  1877. 


Estimates  o f 
cost  of  ap- 
proaches. 


Report  of 
Architects  con- 
sidered. 


Adoption  o f 
plan  o f Archi- 
tects  and 
construction  of 
proaches  re- 
commended. 


Specifications 
for  Stone,  etc., 
to  be  prepared. 


The  President  presented  a draft  of  the  report  of  the 
Committee  to  be  made  to  the  Board,  in  pursuance  of  the 
resolution  adopted  at  the  last  meeting  relating  to  the  in- 
crease the  size  of  the  wire  for  the  large  cables,  which  was 
read  and  adopted. 

A communication  of  the  Chief  Engineer  and  the  report  of 
the  Commission  of  Architects  on  the  plans  of  the  approaches 
of  the  Bridge  were  read,  and  laid  over  for  consideration 
until  the  estimates  of  the  cost  should  be  sent  in. 

The  President  submitted  a letter  from  Wetmore  & Bowne, 
accepting  an  offer  of  $2,000  for  the  two  gores  of  land  in  the 
rear  of  No.  12  Vandewater  street,  the  property  of  Mrs. 
Lyons,  and  it  was  ordered  that  the  purchase  be  made  ac- 
cordingly. 

On  motion,  the  question  of  purchasing  the  lots  Nos.  64, 
66  and  68  Frankfort  street,  also  lots  Nos.  341  and  343  Pearl 
street,  or  the  gore  of  lot  343,  was  referred  to  Messrs.  Agnew 
and  Davis  and  the  officers  of  the  Board,  with  power. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  July  10th,  1877. 

Present —The  President,  Vice-President,  and  Messrs. 
Agnew,  Haswell,  Stranahan,  Kingsley  and  Slocum. 

The  President  submitted  the  estimates  of  the  cost  of  the 
approaches,  prepared  by  the  Engineer,  as  required  at  the 
last  meeting. 

The  Committee  then  took  up  the  consideration  of  the  re- 
port of  the  Commission  of  Architects  on  the  plans  for  the 
approaches,  and  the  communication  of  the  Chief  Engineer 
in  relation  thereto,  in  connection  with  the  estimates,  and 
after  some  time  spent  thereon, 

Resolved , To  recommend  to  the  Board  the  adoption  of  the  plan 
suggested  by  the  Commission,  as  presented  in  their  report  and  the  accom- 
panying design,  and  also  that  the  construction  of  the  approaches  be  com- 
menced immediately,  and  proceeded  with  as  fast  as  the  land  may  be  acquired 
under  the  supervision  of  the  Executive  Committee  ; also, 

That  the  Committee  cause  specifications  for  the  stone  necessary 
for  the  foundations  and  granite  facings,  and  also  for  the  iron  bridges  and 
brick  for  inside  walls,  to  be  prepared  from  time  to  time,  for  proposals  to 
be  advertised  for,  and  submitted  to  the  Board  for  its  decision. 


659 


It  was  ordered  that  the  Engineer  Department  present  a 
statement  of  such  materials  and  articles  as  are  necessary  for 
immediate  use  in  the  foundations,  and  of  such  arrangements 
as  are  immediately  necessary  for  the  prosecution  of  this  part 
of  the  approaches. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  August  20th,  1877. 

Present — The  President,  Vice-President,  and  Messrs. 
Agnew  and  Marshall. 

The  specifications  for  the  granite  face,  arch,  and  other  stone 
for  the  New  York  and  Brooklyn  approaches,  prepared  by 
the  Engineer  Department,  were  adopted  and  ordered 
printed. 

It  was  ordered  that  the  time  for  receiving  proposals  be  until 
12  o’clock  on  Monday,  October  1st  next,  and  that  adver- 
tisements inviting  proposals  be  made  accordingly  in  the 
daily  papers  of  New  York  and  Brooklyn,  as  the  President 
shall  direct. 

A communication  was  received  from  Engineer  Martin, 
requesting  that  about  1,300  wrought  iron  wire-rope  sockets 
for  suspender  cables,  to  be  delivered  during  the  coming 
Winter  and  Spring,  be  advertised  for,  according  to  specifi- 
cations to  be  made.  Ordered  accordingly. 

It  was  also  ordered  that  1,000  cubic  yards  of  foun- 
dation stone  for  the  approaches  be  advertised  for. 

The  President  stated  that  he  had,  in  order  that  there 
might  be  no  delay  for  material,  ordered  three  cargoes  of  such 
foundation  stone  from  Norwalk,  Conn.,  to  be  paid  for  at  the 
rate  at  which  a contract  for  the  stone  to  be  advertised  for 
should  be  awarded. 

It  was  referred  to  the  President,  with  power,  to  agree 
with  Mr.  Tripler  to  take  down  the  buildings  between 
Franklin  Square  and  Cliff  street,  which  it  was  estimated 
would  furnish  over  two  millions  of  brick  and  a large  quan- 
tity of  stone. 

Mr.  Tripler  agrees  to  take  down  the  buildings,  having 
all  the  materials  to  his  own  use,  except  the  brick  and  stone, 
and  to  clean  and  pile  up  all  the  brick  at  such  spot  on  the 
ground  as  the  Engineers  should  direct,  for  the  sum  of 
$1,400. 


Engineer  t o 
submit  state- 
ment of  ma- 
terials. 


Meeting  Au- 
gust 20th,  1877. 


Specifications 
ordered  print- 
ed. 


Time  for  re- 
ceiving propo- 
sals. 


Wire  Rope 
Sockets  to  be 
advertised  for. 


Also  Founda- 
tion Stone. 


A g r e e m ent 
with  Mr.  Trip- 
ler for  remov- 
al of  buildings. 


Conditions. 


66o 


Meeting  O c- 
tober  ist,  1877. 


Buildings — re- 
pairs of. 


E s t i m ates — 
cost  of  altera- 
tions. 


Proposals  for 
Foundation 
Stone. 


Contrac  t 
awarded. 


Proposals  for 
Cement. 

President  au- 
thorized to  pur- 
chase Cement. 


Purchase  o f 
Broken  Stone 
ordered. 


Specifications 
for  Wire  Rope 
Suspen  ders — 
Engineer  rec- 
ommends use  of 
Bessemer  Steel. 


Acquisition  of 
New  Y o r k 
property. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  October  ist,  1877. 

Present — The  President,  Vice-President,  and  Messrs. 
Haswell,  Davis,  Marshall,  Kingsley,  Slocum,  Smalley  and 
Stranahan. 

The  President  stated  that,  in  removing  the  buildings  in 
the  opening  of  the  new  street  in  place  of  Frankfort  street, 
New  York,  a large  gore  of  land  would  be  left  on  the  south- 
erly side  of  Frankfort  street  and  on  the  easterly  side  of  Cliff 
street,  on  which  was  a large  five-story  building,  which  could 
be  repaired  and  rented  to  great  advantage,  a good  tenant 
being  ready  to  take  it.  He  had,  therefore,  obtained  esti- 
mates of  the  cost  of  the  alterations  from  four  different 
builders,  which  he  submitted  to  the  Committee.  It  was 
referred  to  the  President  and  Mr.  Haswell,  with  power  to 
contract  for  the  same  as  they  may  deem  best. 

Seventeen  proposals  for  r,ooo  cubic  yards  of  foundation 
stone,  advertised  for  pursuant  to  an  order  passed  at  the  last 
meeting,  had  been  received,  and  the  contract  awarded  to 
W.  & T.  Ritch,  of  Greenwich,  Conn.,  at  S3. 40  per  cubic  yard, 
they  being  the  lowest  bidders. 

It  was  ordered  that  proposals  be  received  from  the 
manufacturers  of  cement  known  to  be  satisfactory,  for  the 
cement  required  for  the  Fall  and  Winter,  amounting  to 
about  5,000  barrels,  and  that  the  President  be  authorized 
to  purchase  the  same. 

The  purchase  of  1,000  yards  of  broken  stone,  required  for 
concrete,  was  also,  ordered  to  be  made  at  the  discretion  of 
the  officers. 

A communication  was  received  from  the  Chief  Engineer 
enclosing  specifications  for  wire  rope  suspenders,  and 
recommending  Bessemer  steel  for  that  purpose,  and  that 
proposals  be  advertised  for  accordingly. 

The  Committee  resolved  to  recommend  the  same  for  the 
favorable  action  of  the  Board. 

The  President  reported  the  acquisition  of  the  following 
pieces  of  land  in  New  York : 

No.  64  Frankfort  street,  from  R.  Goelet,  for.  . . $20,250  00 
Nos.  66  and  68  Frankfort  street,  from  Hugh 

Cassidy,  for 18,250  00 


66 1 


Nos.  341  and  343  Pearl  street,  from  Mr. 

Fraser,  for $22,500  00 

Purchase  also  made  of  C.  Z.  Terhune,  100 

Cliff  street,  for 15,625  00 

And  that  awards  have  been  made  to  Mr.  Bahr 
and  others  for  the  corner  of  Cliff  and  Frank- 
fort streets,  for 16,159  00 

And  to  Mr.  McColgan  and  others,  for  a piece 

in  the  rear  of  No.  357  Pearl  street,  for 4,000  00 

And  to  Mrs.  Tierney  and  others,  for  No.  84 

Frankfort  street,  for 9,575  00 

That  an  agreement  has  also  been  made  with  Mr. 

E.  Dodd  for  No.  62  Frankfort  street,  for.  . . . 20,000  00 


Bids  for  furnishing  granite  for  the  approaches  on  both 
sides  of  the  river,  and  also  for  the  wire-rope  sockets  for  the 
suspenders  of  the  superstructure,  were  opened,  and  ordered 
to  be  submitted  to  the  Board  for  its  decision. 

The  bidders  were  as  follows : 


G.  Howard  Ellers, 

Pierce,  Rowe  & Co., 

Nolan  & McGrath, 

John  Hogan, 

Collins  Granite  Company, 
Cape  Ann  Granite  Company, 
C.  J.  Hall, 

Concord  Granite  Company, 
Bennett,  Kimball  & Durfey, 
Diamond  Hill  Granite  Co., 
Merrick  Sawyer, 


For  Granite. 

F.  W.  Redpath, 

Joseph  Brennan, 

Pohite  Granite  Company, 
Bodwell  Granite  Company, 
Blaisdell,  Walker  & Co., 

M.  K.  Chase, 

Old  Dominion  Granite  Co., 
Davis  Tillson, 

Robert  Ashworth, 

W.  N.  Flynt  & Co., 

Beattie  & Draper, 


Bay  State  Granite  Company. 

For  Sockets  for  the  Suspenders. 


Lauderbach  & Co., 

John  L.  Thomson, 

Chester  Steel  Casting  Co., 
Kellogg  Bridge  Company, 
Edward  Spaulding, 

J.  B.  & J.  M.  Cornell, 


Wilson,  Walker  & Co., 

T.  Gaillard, 

McDougall  & Potter, 
Charles  Merrill  & Sons, 
Pittsburgh  Steel  Casting  Co. 
Robert  Kent, 


Bids  for  Gran- 
ite, etc., for  Ap- 
proaches. 


662 


Quintard  Iron  Works, 
Tredegar  Iron  Works, 

Clark  Fisher, 

R.  S.  Place, 

Tippet  & Wood, 

Nashua  Steel  and  Iron  Co., 


Edge  Moor  Iron  Company, 
Wyatt  & Taylor, 

Copeland  & Bacon, 

Wharton  Railroad  Switch  Co. 
Wm.  Harris, 

The  Billings  & Spencer  Co. 


Meeting  O c- 
tober  ioth,  1877. 


Contrac  t 
awarded  for 
Alterations  o f 
Stores. 


B i d d e rs  for 
Wire  Rope 
Sockets. 


Contract  rec- 
ommended. 


Contrac  t 
awarded  for 
Cement. 


Specifications 
for  Cast  Iron 
Sockets,  etc. 


Specifications 
for  Steel  Wire 
Ropes. 


Bids  for  Gran- 
ite. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  October  ioth,  1877. 

Present — The  President,  Vice-President,  and  Messrs. 
Haswell,  Davis,  Kingsley,  Stranahan  Slocum  and  Marshall. 

The  President  reported  that  J.  M.  Grinnell,  of  New  York, 
was  the  lowest  responsible  bidder  for  the  alteration  of  the 
Cliff  street  stores,  and  recommended  that  a contract  be 
awarded  to  him  for  the  same,  at  $3,095.  Approved. 

He  also  stated  that  he  had  made  inquiries  as  to  the 
bidders  for  wire-rope  sockets,  and  that  the  result  was  satis- 
factory in  regard  to  Messrs.  Lauderbach  & Co.,  of  Pitts- 
burgh, Pa.,  the  lowest  bidders. 

It  was  ordered  that  it  be  recommended  that  the  contract 
be  awarded  accordingly. 

The  President  also  reported  that,  in  pursuance  of  the  di- 
rection of  the  Committee,  bids  for  the  cement  for  fall  and 
winter  use  had  been  asked  for,  and  arrangements  made 
with  F.  O.  Norton,  the  lowest  bidder,  for  say  5,000  barrels, 
at  90  cents  per  barrel,  less  2-§  per  cent.,  he  to  pay  10  cents 
for  empties. 

A communication  from  the  Engineer  Department,  with 
specifications  for  1,232  cast  iron  sockets,  and  for  1,548 
wrought  iron  cable  bands  for  the  suspenders,  was  read,  and 
it  was  ordered  to  advertise  for  proposals  for  them  respec- 
tively. 

The  subject  of  the  specifications  for  the  steel  wire  ropes 
for  the  suspenders  referred  back  to  the  Committee  by  the 
Board,  was  discussed  and  laid  over  until  the  next  meeting. 

The  bids  for  granite  for  the  approaches  referred  to  the 
Committee,  were  considered  and  laid  over  for  further  infor- 
mation until  the  next  meeting. 


663 

The  Executive  Committee  met  October  19th,  1877.  Ten 
present,  viz.  : The  President,  Vice-President,  and  Messrs. 

Agnew,  Haswell,  Kingsley,  Davis,  Slocum,  Stranahan, 
Smalley  and  Marshall. 

The  President  submitted  the  answers  to  advertisement  for 
r,ooo  yards  of  broken  stone  required  for  concrete,  six  in 
number,  and  it  was  ordered  that  the  contract  be  awarded 
to  Alexander  J.  Howell,  at  81.09-2-  per  yard,  he  being  the 
lowest  bidder. 

The  President  was  requested  to  notify  Lauderbach  & Co. 
that  the  contract  for  the  wrought  iron  rope  sockets  was 
awarded  to  them  at  their  bid  of  9 cents  per  pound. 

The  subject  of  the  proposals  for  granite  for  the  viaducts 
was  considered,  and  after  discussion.  General  Slocum  offered 
the  following,  which  was  adopted  : 

Resolved,  That  it  is  the  sense  of  this  Committee  that  the  contract  for 
granite  shall  be  awarded  to  the  four  lowest  bidders  who  agree  to  subdi- 
vide the  contract  in  the  manner  suggested  by  the  President  ; provided, 
satisfactory  evidence  can  be  given  of  the  ability  of  said  parties  to  fulfill 
their  contracts  ; and  that  the  President  be  requested  to  obtain  such  evi- 
dence and  present  it  to  this  Committee  at  its  next  meeting. 

The  subject  of  the  specifications  for  the  steel  wire  rope 
for  the  suspenders,  laid  over  from  the  last  meeting,  was 
taken  up,  and  after  full  discussion  it  was  ordered  that  the 
Committee  recommend  the  adoption  of  the  Bessemer  steel, 
in  accordance  with  the  advice  of  the  Chief  Engineer,  and 
that  a report  be  made  accordingly. 

Adjourned. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  October  26th,  1877.  Ten 
present,  viz  : The  President,  Vice-President,  and  Messrs. 
Marshall,  Davis,  Smalley,  Kingsley,  Slocum,  Haswell,  Agnew 
and  Stranahan. 

The  Minutes  of  October  19th  were  read  and  approved. 

The  President  stated,  that  agreeably  to  the  directions  of 
the  Committee  he  had  made  inquiries  as  to  the  responsi- 
bility and  facilities  for  delivering  the  granite  required  of 
each  of  the  several  bidders  to  whom  it  was  proposed  to  re- 


Meeting  O c- 
tober  19th,  1S77. 


Contrac  t 
a \v  a r ded  for 
Broken  Stone. 


Contract  for 
Iron  Rope 
Sockets. 


Proposals  for 
Granite  for  the 
viaducts. 


Specifications 
for  Steel  Wire 
Rope  for  Sus- 
penders. 


Meeting  O c- 
tober  26th,  1877. 


Info  rmation 
obtained  as  t o 
res  ponsibility, 
etc.,  of  Bidders 
for  Granite. 


664 


Award  of  con- 
tracts r e c o m- 
mended. 


Meeting  No- 
v e m b e r 5th, 
1S77. 


D i v i s ion  of 
the  Granite 
contract. 


commend  the  awarding  of  the  contracts,  which  inquiries 
have  been  satisfactory  ; whereupon  it  was  unanimously 
Resolved , That  it  be  recommended  that  the  contract  for  the  rough 
pointed  base  stone  be  awarded  to  Chas.  Guidet  at  his  offer  therefor,  and  in 
case  he  declines  to  take  it,  then  to  the  Diamond  Hill  Granite  Company 
at  their  bid  for  the  same  ; also,  that  it  be  recommended  that  the  contract 
be  awarded  to  Pierce,  Rowe  & Co.  for  the  following  portions  of  granite  at 
their  several  bids,  viz.:  parapet  stone,  pier,  pilaster  and  jamb  stone'  abut- 
ment pier  stone,  and  arch  face  or  ring  stone  for  main  arches,  and  arch  face 
or  ring  stone  for  side  arches;  also,  that  it  be  recommended  to  award  the 
contract  for  the  six-cut  work  to  Charles  Guidet,  at  his  bid  of  $208,209.10, 
and  in  case  he  declines,  that  the  same  be  awarded  to  the  Collins  Granite 
Company  ; also,  that  it  be  recommended  that  the  contract  be  awarded 
to  the  Diamond  Hill  Granite  Company  at  their  bid  for  the  rock  face  work 
and  for  the  bond  stone. 

It  was  ordered  that  the  President  communicate  with  the 
parties  before  mentioned  and  obtain  their  assent  accordingly. 

Adjourned. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  November  5th,  1877.  Six 
present,  viz.:  The  President,  Vice-President,  and  Messrs. 
Stranahan,  Davis,  Haswell  and  Marshall. 

The  Minutes  of  October  26th  were  read  and  approved. 

The  President  stated  that  agreeably  to  the  directions  of 
the  Committee  he  had  communicated  with  the  bidders  de- 
signated in  the  division  of  the  contract  for  granite  ; that 
Messrs.  Pierce,  Rowe  & Co.  have  agreed  to  take  the  portions 
assigned  them  and  to  furnish  the  requisite  security  ; that 
Mr.  Guidet  declined  to  take  either  the  base  stone  or  the  six- 
cut  work,  either  separately  or  together,  at  the  prices  he  had 
bid  for  them,  and  that  the  Diamond  Hill  Granite  Company 
declines  to  take  the  base  stone,  spandrel  and  bond  stone 
at  the  prices  bid  for  by  them,  alleging  a mistake  in  their 
bid  ; that  Mr.  Guidet  tendered  a new  bid  for  the  spandrel 
work  at  $21.50  the  cubic  yard,  provided  he  could  have  the 
base  stone  at  his  former  bid,  but  not  otherwise  ; that  the 
Diamond  Hill  Granite  Company  tendered  a new  bid  for 
base,  spandrel  and  bond  stone  at  $20  per  yard  for  all  three: 
that  he  had  communicated  with  the  Bodwell  Granite  Com- 
pany who  were  then  the  lowest  bidders  for  these  items,  be- 
ing $16,286.90  less  than  Mr.  Guidet  on  base  and  spandrel, 


665 

and  823,783.90  on  these  items  in  connection  with  the  bond 
stone,  and  86,131.40  less  than  the  Diamond  Hill  Granite 
Company,  under  their  revised  bid ; the  Bodwell  Granite 
Company  agreed  to  take  them  at  their  bid  ; that  the  Collins 
Granite  Company  agreed  to  take  the  six-cut  work  at  their 
bid,  and  to  give  their  personal  security. 

According  to  the  recommendation  of  the-  Committee,  and 
adopting  the  bids  of  the  Bodwell  Granite  Company,  the 
whole  contract  would  be  awarded  as  follows  : 

Pierce,  Rowe  & Co.,  subdivisions  2,  3,  4,  8 and  9.  $290,63 1 30 

Collins  Granite  Company,  subdivision  5 222,975  00 

Bodwell  Granite  Company,  subdivisions  1,  6,  7.  155,548  60 

Total $669,154  90 

It  was  ordered  that  it  be  recommended  to  the  Board  that 
the  contract  be  made  accordingly,  unless  Pierce,  Rowe  & 
Company  relinquish  the  parapet  stone,  in  which  case  it  is 
recommended  that  the  contract  for  that  item  be  awarded  to 
the  Concord  Granite  Company. 

The  report  of  the  Committee,  on  the  subject  of  the  wire 
rope  suspenders  which  was  referred  to  it  at  the  last  meet- 
ing of  the  Board,  was  read  and  approved. 

Adjourned. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  December  3d,  1877.  Ten 
present,  viz.:  The  President,  Vice-President,  and  Messrs. 
Stranahan,  Agnew,  Haswell,  Kingsley,  Smalley,  Davis,  Slo- 
cum and  Marshall. 

The  Minutes  of  November  5th’were  read  and  approved. 

The  President  reported  that  Pierce,  Rowe  & Co.  had  relin- 
quished from  their  contract  the  parapet  stone,  and  that  that 
portion  of  the  granite  for  the  approaches  had  been  accord- 
ingly awarded  to  the  Concord  Granite  Company,  at  their  bid 
of  815.40  per  cubic  yard. 

The  bids  received  in  accordance  with  the  advertisement 
for  cast  iron  rope  sockets  and  cable  bands  were  read,  as 
follows  : 


Report  of 
Committee  o n 
Wire  Rope  Sus- 
penders. 


Meeting  D e- 
cember  3d,  1877. 


Contrac  t 
awarded  to 
Concord  Gran- 
ite Co. 


80 


666 


Bids  for  Cast 
Iron  Rope 
Sockets. 


Bids  for  Cable 
Bands  and 
Bolts 


Officers  em- 
powered to 
make  contract. 

Claim  for 
damages. 


Cast  Iron  Rope  Sockets. 


Joseph  Hall  & Co 

Burdon  Iron  Foundry 

South  Boston  Iron  Co 

Columbian  Iron  Works 

Copeland  & Bacon 

Heuvelman,  Haven  & Co 

Isaac  G.  Johnson  & Co 

James  Toner ($998) 

Vulcan  Iron  Works 

Albany  Architectural  Works 

Union  Bolt  Works 

Atlantic  Steam  Engine  Works 

McKinley  & Smack 


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1,434  00 
°3 

997  92 
02 


Cable  Bands  and  Bolts. 


Wilson,  Walker  & Co 

Tippett  & Wood 

Joseph  Hall  & Co 

Joseph  R.  Anderson,  Receiver  Tredegar  Iron 

Works 

West  Point  Foundry 

John  L.  Thompson 

Edge  Moor  Iron  Co 

Murray,  Dougall  & Co.  (withdrawn) 

a new  bid  made  for. . 

Union  Bolt  Works — - 

Bands 

Bolts 

Edward  Spaulding 

James  Toner 

Paterson  Iron  Co. 


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Ordered,  that  the  officers  have  power  to  make  a contract 
for  the  same  as  they  shall,  after  investigation,  deem  best. 

A claim  of  George  Howes  & Co.,  for  alleged  damage 
to  the  ship  “Black  Hawk,”  was  read,  and  referred  to  the 
President  to  answer. 

Bids  for  steel  suspender  wire  ropes,  as  advertised  for, 
were  opened,  as  follows  : 


66/ 


J.  Lloyd  Haigh,  crucible  cast  steel 8 cts.  per  lb. 

Copeland  & Bacon,  Bessemer  or  crucible,  viz.: 

50.000  feet  if  in.  diameter,  ^ m « 

20.000  “ if  in.  “ ) 

J.  A.  Roebling’s  Sons  Co. — 

Bessemer  steel 7 

Crucible  ‘‘  9 

It  was  unanimously  resolved  that  the  Committee  recom- 
mend that  the  contract  be  awarded  to  John  A.  Roebling’s 
Sons  Co.,  at  their  bid  of  seven  cents  per  pound. 

Adjourned. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  January  7 ih,  1878.  Ten 
present,  viz.:  The  President,  and  Messrs.  Stranahan,  Kings- 
ley, Smalley,  Marshall,  Agnew,  Haswell,  Slocum,  Davis  and 
Leary. 

The  President  laid  before  the  Committee  the  following 
matters  requiring  its  consideration,  viz.: 

First. — Four  new  steel  wire  ropes  would  be  required  to 
replace  the  travelers  now  employed  in  laying  the  large 
cables.  Those  in  use  will,  by  the  time  new  ones  can  be 
obtained,  say  in  six  weeks,  have  run  out  one-half  of  all  the 
strands  necessary  to  complete  the  cables,  a service  fully 
equal  to  what  was  expected  from  them.  They  are  nearly 
worn  out  at  the  splices,  so  as  to  render  their  further  use 
for  their  present  purpose  much  longer  impossible,  but  they 
will  still  be  available  for  guys  and  other  purposes.  They 
weigh  13,682  pounds,  and  cost  seventeen  cents  a pound,  but 
can  be  replaced  at  a much  less  price. 

It  was  ordered  that  proposals  for  furnishing  them  be  ad- 
vertised for  under  direction  of  the  Engineer. 

Second. — A lathe  was  required— a screw-cutting  lathe — 24 
inch  swing  and  12  feet  bed.  It  will  cost  about  $600.  Also, 
25  tons  of  iron  rails,  30  lbs.  per  yard,  would  be  necessary 
for  the  extension  of  the  railroad  track. 

Referred  to  the  officers,  with  power  to  obtain  the  same. 

Third. — Mr.  Haigh,  the  contractor  for  furnishing  the 
steel  wire  for  the  cables,  applied  to  be  allowed  to  substitute 


Bids  for  Steel 
Suspender 
Wire  Ropes. 


Award  of  con- 
tract. 


Meeting  Jan- 
uary 7th,  1878. 


Steel  Wire 
Ropes  required. 


Proposals  for 
Wire  Ropes  au- 
thorized. 

Lathe  and 
Iron  Rails  r e- 
quired. 


Officers  to 
purchase. 


668 


P r o p o sition 
of  J . Lloyd 
Haigh,  the  con- 
tractor for  Steel 
Wire,  regard- 
ing percentage 
retained. 


P r o p o sition 
declined. 


Proposals  for 
paving  new 
Frankfort 
street. 


Contrac  t 
awarded. 


Awards  of 
Commissioners 
appointed  to  ac- 
quire lands  con- 
firmed  by 
Court. 


Land  con- 
tracted for. 


Action  of 
officers  confirm- 
ed. 


the  personal  obligation  of  Messrs.  Cooper  & Hewitt  in  place 
of  the  percentage  retained  under  his  contract,  amounting  now 
to  $29,277,  in  order  to  save  himself  the  interest  upon  it. 
Messrs.  Cooper  & Hewitt  are  at  present  the  assignees  of 
that  fund  after  it  shall  have  served  the  object  for  which  it 
is  retained,  and  it  is  entitled  to  such  interest  only  as  the 
Trustees  receive  thereon  from  their  deposit  bank,  namely, 
two  per  cent. 

The  proposition  of  Mr.  Haigh  was  declined. 

Fourth. — It  was  necessary  before  taking  possession  of  old 
Frankfort  street,  between  Pearl  and  Cliff  streets,  New  York, 
for  the  purpose  of  putting  in  the  foundations  of  the  ap- 
proach, that  the  new  street  required  by  the  Act  of  the  Legis- 
lature of  last  winter  to  be  opened  in  its  stead,  should  be 
paved  and  made  fit  for  public  use.  Proposals  had  been  re- 
ceived for  that  purpose.  Mr.  Devlin,  one  of  the  contractors 
in  New  York,  was  the  lowest  bidder,  he  agreeing  to  pave  it 
with  the  long  granite  blocks  at  $1.87  a square  yard.  Upon 
consultation  with  General  Slocum,  of  the  Committee,  who 
regarded  the  proposal  as  very  low  and  favorable,  the  con- 
tract had  been  awarded  to  Mr.  Devlin  at  that  price.  Ap- 
proved. 

Fifth. — The  awards  of  the  Commissioners  in  the  matter 
of  acquiring  the  lands,  No.  62  Frankfort  street.  New  York, 
of  $19,800  to  Mr.  Dodd,  the  owner,  and  $200  to  the  tenant, 
had  been  confirmed  by  the  Court. 

Sixth. — The  officers  of  the  Board  had,  after  consulting 
with  Mr.  Agnew,  of  the  Committee,  and  with  his  concur- 
rence, agreed  with  Messrs.  Bornemann  & Gier  for  the  three 
houses  and  lots  on  the  southeasterly  corner  of  Frankfort 
and  Vandewater  streets  for  $52,500.  With  the  exception 
of  three  parcels  on  Vandewater  street,  this  completes  the 
purchase  of  all  the  land  required  in  the  block  between  Cliff 
and  Vandewater  streets.  Ordered,  that  the  action  of  the 
officers  therein  be  confirmed. 


jr  anpdproachesd  Seventh. — It  would  be  necessary  during  the  next  year  to 

have  the  lands  lying  between  Vandewater  and  William 
streets,  New  York,  and  Main  and  Prospect  streets,  Brook- 
lyn, for  the  approaches,  of  which  necessity,  notice  should  be 


66g 


given  to  the  proprietors  before  the  time  of  leasing  the  same 
for  another  year.  Referred  to  the  officers  to  have  appraisals 
made  of  the  value  of  such  lands. 

Eighth.  — Insuring  the  buildings  upon  the  Bridge  property 
for  which  the  Trustees  receive  rent  for  the  next  year. 

Such  insurance  was  ordered  to  be  effected  by  the  officers. 

Ninth. — Application  was  made  by  Mrs.  Cambridge,  the 
widow  of  one  of  the  laborers,  who  has  recently  died,  for 
pecuniary  aid.  Her  husband  was  injured  three  years  ago 
by  the  falling  of  a derrick,  and  died  while  in  the  service  of 
the  Trustees.  She  claims  that  the  injuries  received  by  the 
accident  were  the  ultimate  cause  of  his  death.  She  is 
entirely  destitute,  with  a family  of  children  dependent  upon 
her  for  support.  Referred  to  the  officers  to  pay  her  a sum 
not  exceeding  $50. 

Tenth. — An  accident  occurred  on  the  Brooklyn  approach 
on  the  2 2d  December  last,  by  the  giving  way  of  one  of  the 
arches,  by  which  one  of  the  men,  Neil  Mullen,  was  killed. 
It  is  the  subject  of  investigation  by  the  coroner,  which  is 
not  completed. 

Adjourned. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  February  4th,  1878.  Seven 
present,  viz:  The  President,  and  Messrs.  Stranahan,  Agnew, 
Davis,  Haswell,  Slocum  and  Leary. 

A map  was  presented  from  the  Engineer  Department, 
showing  land  required  for  the  purpose  of  changing 
the  termination  of  Garrison  street  into  York  street, 
Brooklyn,  in  order  to  construct  the  approach  of  the  Bridge 
and  protect  it  at  that  point.  The  entire  expense  of  such 
land  and  the  restoration  of  the  street  would  amount  to 
between  $12,000  and  $15,000. 

Resolved , To  recommend  to  the  Board  that  the  map  be  adopted  and 
filed,  and  that  the  officers  proceed  to  acquire  the  land,  and  that  the  work 
be  constructed  accordingly. 

The  President  stated  that  a requisition  had  been  made 
for  wrought  iron  pins  for  putting  on  the  sockets  to  the  rope 


O ffi  c e r s to 
have  appraisals 
made. 


Officers  a u - 
thorized  to  in- 
sure buildings. 


Application  of 
widow  of  labor- 
e r for  assist- 
ance. 


Accident  o n 
Brooklyn  ap- 
proach. 


Meeting  Feb- 
ruary 4th,  1878. 


Map  of  land 
required  in 
Bro  oldyn—  ex- 
pense o f such 
land. 


Recommenda- 
tion that  map 
be  adopted  and 
officers  be  au- 
thorized to  ac- 
quire land. 


6yo 


Bids  for 
Wrought  Iron 
Pins  for  Sock- 
ets. 


Officers  a u - 
thorized  to  con- 
tract. 


Bids  for  Gal- 
vanized Steel 
Ropes. 


Contrac  t 
awarded. 


Meeting  Mar. 
4th,  1878." 


Dam  age  s 
caused  by  re- 
moval of  party 
wall. 


Conf  e rence 
with  Rapid 
Transit  R a i 1- 
way  Co. 


Satis  factory 
arrange  ment 
made. 


suspenders  amounting  to  about  11,000  pounds.  Bids  had 
been  received  from  several  firms  to  whom  application  had 
been  made,  as  follows  : 

Billings  & Spencer,  Hartford,  Ct 20  cents  per  lb. 

E.  Spaulding,  Brooklyn 12  “ “ “ 

W.  Ames  & Co.,  Jersey  City nf  “ “ “ 

All  to  be  made  of  the  best  rivet  iron,  according  to  sample. 

It  was  referred  to  the  officers  to  contract  with  Messrs. 
Ames  & Co.,  at  their  bid,  they  being  the  lowest  bidders  on 
their  terms. 

Proposals  for  four  galvanized  steel  working  ropes,  ordered 
at  the  last  meeting  and  advertised  to  be  received  this  day, 
were  opened,  as  follows  : 

J.  Lloyd  Haigh cnj  cents  per  lb. 

John  A.  Roebling’s  Sons  Co 8 “ “ “ 

It  was  ordered  that  the  contract  be  awarded  to  the  John 
A.  Roebling’s  Sons  Company  at  their  bid. 

Adjourned. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  March  4th,  1878.  Seven 
present,  viz.:  The  President,  Vice-President,  and  Messrs. 
Agnew,  Stranahan,  Davis,  Marshall  and  Haswell. 

A communication  was  received  from  John  McCol- 
gan,  owner  of  the  house  No.  357  Pearl  street,  in  regard 
to  alleged  damages  by  reason  of  taking  down  the  party-wall 
standing  thereon  and  on  land  taken  for  the  Bridge. 

It  was  referred  to  the  President,  with  power. 

The  President  stated  that  it  had  become  necessary  to 
confer  with  the  Rapid  Transit  Railway  Company  engaged 
in  constructing  a railroad  through  Pearl  street,  in  relation  to 
its  intersection  with  the  Bridge  at  that  point ; and  an  ar- 
rangement had  been  made  by  which  the  railway  would  not 
interfere  with  the  Bridge  trusses  over  Franklin  Square — and 
a common  platform  would  be  constructed  for  the  accom- 
modation of  passengers  arriving  or  leaving  there  by  the 
Bridge  and  railway. 


The  report  of  the  appraisers  of  land  required  to  be  taken 
between  Vandewater  and  William  streets  was  presented,  and 
it  was  referred  to  the  officers  to  purchase  the  same  on  the 
basis  of  their  valuations. 

A like  reference  was  ordered  of  the  report  of  the  apprais- 
ers of  land  to  be  taken  between  Main  and  Prospect  streets, 
Brooklyn. 

A communication  was  read  from  Mr.  Martin,  Assistant 
Engineer,  recommending  the  purchase  for  excavating  pur- 
poses in  New  York  of  a double  drum  hoisting  engine,  offered 
by  Mr.  D Burtis,  at  $500,  complete. 

It  was  ordered  that  it  be  purchased  if  satisfactory  to  the 
Engineers. 

A requisition  was  received  from  Engineer  Martin  for  ad- 
ditional horses  and  carts  ; for  4 steam  engines  for  setting 
face  stone  on  approaches  ; also  for  15  tons  of  solid  steel 
suspenders  of  open  hearth  steel,  and  for  brick,  cement, 
foundation  stone,  broken  stone  and  gravel  for  the  coming 
season. 

It  was  ordered  that  the  purchase  of  horses  be  referred  to 
the  Treasurer;  that  the  furnishing  of  steam  engines  be  refer- 
red to  the  President  ; that  the  steel  suspender  rods  be  adver- 
tised for  ; that  brick  be  bought  in  open  market  as  hereto- 
fore; that  cement,  foundation  stone  and  broken  stone  be 
severally  advertised  for,  in  such  quantities  as  the  Engineer 
shall  determine,  and  that  the  gravel  be  obtained  as  in  the 
opinion  of  the  Treasurer  may  from  time  to  time  be  best, 
ballast  being  continually  offered  for  that  purpose  at  low  rates. 

A communication  received  from  W.  C.  Allison  & Com- 
pany in  relation  to  infringement  of  patent  for  coupling  the 
wire  used  in  cables,  was  read  and  referred  to  the  Engineer 
department  and  counsel. 

A claim  of  George  Caulfield,  licensee  of  Croton  water, 
New  York,  for  water  used  in  constructing  the  New  York 
anchorage,  was  presented  and  referred  to  the  President  and 
Vice-President. 

The  officers  reported  that  they  had  agreed  for  the  land,  and 
damages  to  building,  required  of  the  estate  of  Mrs.  Kent, 
between  Frankfort  and  Hague  streets,  at  $4,250.  Ap- 
proved. 


Report  of  Ap- 
praisers — Of- 
ficers to  acquire 
land  at  their 
figures. 


Purchase  au- 
thorized of  En- 
gine for  Exca- 
v a t i n g pur- 
poses. 


R e q u i sition 
for  Horses, 
Carts,  Steam 
Engines,  Steel 
Suspenders, 
Brick,  Cement, 
etc. 


Manner  in 
which  the  pur- 
chases shall  be 
made. 


Infringement 
o f Patent  for 
Coupling  Wire. 


Claim  for 
Croton  Water 
consumed. 


A gr  e e m ent 
for  land  con- 
summated. 


672 


Bids  for  Tak- 
i n g Down 
Buildings. 


Contrac  t 
awarded. 


Meeting  April 
1st,  1878. 


Bids  for  Rub- 
ble Stone. 


Contrac  t 
awarded  for 
Rubble  Stone. 


Property  pur- 
chased  in 
Brooklyn  and 
New  Y'ork. 


The  officers  reported  the  following  bids  for  taking  down 
buildings  between  Cliff  and  Vandewater  streets,  reserving 
stone  and  brick  for  Bridge  purposes : 

J.  M.  Grennell  ....  8800  00 

T.  E.  Tripler 753  00 

Charles  Heckman . . . 1,170  00 

Contract  ordered  to  be  given  to  Mr.  Tripler. 

Adjourned. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  April  1st,  1878.  Seven 
present,  viz.:  The  President  and  Messrs.  Leary,  Stranahan, 
Agnew,  Davis,  Marshall  and  Haswell. 

The  officers  reported  that  they  had  advertised  for  proposals 
for  2,000  yards  of  rubble  stone,  and  had  received  the  fol- 
lowing bids  : 

Robert  Jardine $1  89  per  yard. 

W.  & T.  Ritch 3 20 

John  Voorhies 3 95 

Joseph  Brennan  3 97 

G.  Howard  Ellers 4 00 

Smith  Granite  Company 6 75 

John  T.  Tonk  5 67 

Mr.  Jardine,  the  lowest  bidder,  having  given  notice  that 
he  could  not  furnish  the  stone  in  time,  the  contract  was 
awarded  to  Messrs.  Ritch  at  83.20  per  yard,  they  being  the 
next  lowest  bidders. 

Apprbved. 

Also,  that  they  had  made  contracts  for  the  following 
property  under  the  resolutions  adopted  at  the  last  meeting  : 


In  Brooklyn. 

Mr.  Applegate,  Nos.  101  and  103  Main  street.  $15,000  00 

Mr.  Applegate,  No.  n Prospect  street 4,000  00 

Mr.  Bach’s  estate,  No.  99  Main  street 12,000  00 

Mr.  Wiegel,  Nos.  89  and  97  Main  street 19,200  00 

Mr.  Mortimer,  Nos.  91  and  93  Main  street ... . 26,000  00 


1 


673 


In  New  York. 

Mr.  Marshall,  No.  13  Rose  street -$14,000  00 

Mr.  Smull,  No.  7 Vandewater  street 15,000  00 

Mr.  Smull,  No.  44  Frankfort  street 40,000  00 

Mr.  Smull,  No.  48  Frankfort  street  40,000  00 

Mr.  Sohl’s  estate,  No.  8 Vandewater  street...  15,250  00 

Mrs.  Conroy,  No.  6 Vandewater  street 8,250  00 

Lutheran  Church,  Nos.  204,  206,  208  and  210 
William  street,  and  Nos.  10,  12  and  14  Rose 

street 103,000  00 

Estate  C.  C.  Keys,  No.  52  Frankfort  street. . . 16,000  00 

Approved. 


They  also  reported  that  they  had  been  unable  to  agree 
for  the  property,  late  of  Mr.  Fay,  on  the  corner  of  Main  and 
Prospect  streets,  Brooklyn,  at  the  prices  fixed  by  the  ap- 
praisers ; and  in  consequence  of  the  peculiar  circumstances 
of  the  case,  it  was  a proper  subject  for  the  consideration  of 
the  Committee. 

It  was  ordered  that  the  officers  be  authorized  to  purchase 
the  property  at  $27,000. 

The  President  stated  that  the  authorities  of  Brooklyn  had 
closed  Garrison  street  as  requested,  and  that  the  land 
necessary  for  the  side  street  had  been  purchased,  as  fol- 


lows, from  : 

Ransom  B.  Hinman,  for $5,000  00 

Joseph  Regan,  for 6,000  00 

Patrick  McLean  (tenant),  for 200  00 

P.  Bennett  (tenant),  for 25  00 


The  matter  of  Mr.  Burr’s  property  was  referred  to  the 
President  and  Dr.  Hall,  with  power. 

The  President  reported  that  the  hoisting  engine  of  Mr. 
Burtis  had  been  purchased  as  authorized,  and  that  it  is  en- 
tirely satisfactory;  that  two  double  driving  hoisting  engines 
for  stone  setting  on  the  Brooklyn  approach  had  been  ordered 
from  J.  S.  Munby,  of  Newark,  N.  J.,  for  $1,670  each,  and 
that  one  of  them  has  been  delivered. 

A traveling  crane  for  setting  face  stone  in  New  York,  in 
place  of  two  hoisting  engines,  the  place  of  which  it  will 

81 


Property  pur- 
chased. 


Garrison  S t . 
closed  and  land 
purchased  for 
side  street. 


Purchase  of 
property  refer- 
red to  President 

Hoisting  en- 
gine purchased 
and  engines  or- 
dered. 


Traveling 
crane  ordered. 


674 


Timber  for  su- 
perstructure. 


Bids  author- 
ized. 

Debt  of  Am- 
erican B ri  dge 
Co. 


supply,  has  been  ordered  from  Shoener  & Allen,  of  Tam- 
aqua,  Penn.,  for  $3,000,  as  better  suited  for  that  approach. 

A communication  from  the  Chief  Engineer  was  read, 
with  specifications  for  timber  or  planking  required  for  the 
superstructure  of  the  Bridge,  and  stating  that  it  would  re- 
quire six  months  to  fill  the  contract,  and  give  the  timber 
sufficient  time  to  season,  and  that  the  estimated  cost  would 
be  about  $33,000. 

It  was  ordered  that  bids  be  advertised  for  accordingly. 

The  matter  of  the  debt  of  the  American  Bridge  Company, 
for  balance  due  on  scows,  was  referred  to  the  President, 
with  power. 

Adjourned. 


Meeting  April 
12th,  1878. 


Width  of  safe- 
ty line  between 
Rose  and  Wil- 
liam streets. 


Width  of  prop- 
erty line  fixed. 


Purchases  of 
land  to  be  made 
accordingly. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  April  12th,  1878.  Eight 
present,  viz  : The  President,  Vice-President,  and  Messrs. 
Stranahan,  Davis,  Agnew,  Kingsley,  Marshall  and  Haswell. 

The  President  stated  that  the  question  of  width  of  the 
safety  line  between  Rose  and  William  streets,  on  either  side 
of  the  Bridge,  has  been  under  consideration  by  the  Engi- 
neers, and  a space  of  twenty  feet,  corresponding  with  the 
line  adopted  on  the  north  side,  in  blocks  between  Pearl  and 
Rose  streets,  was  recommended  by  them,  inasmuch  as  the 
granite  facing  would  require  that  distance  to  save  it  from 
splintering  in  case  of  fire.  It  seemed  proper,  moreover, 
in  view  of  the  side  of  the  Bridge,  between  Pearl  and  Rose 
streets,  fronting  on  Frankfort  street,  which  will  be  a wide 
street,  that  the  facing  on  the  block  between  Rose  and  Wil- 
liam streets  should  be  made,  in  view  of  a continuation  of 
Frankfort  street,  of  similar  width  at  that  point. 

It  was,  after  full  discussion,  resolved  that  the  property 
line  of  the  Bridge,  between  Rose  and  North  William  streets, 
be  fixed  at  twenty  feet  beyond  the  floor  line  of  the  Bridge. 

It  was  further  resolved,  that  the  officers  be  authorized  to 
make  the  purchases  of  the  requisite  land  accordingly. 

The  President  stated  that  the  Committee,  composed  of 
Dr.  Hall  and  himself,  had  contracted  with  Mr.  Burr  for 
his  land  at  the  price  of  $117,500,  allowing  the  more  west- 
erly of  the  two  buildings  fronting  on  Jacob  street  to  stand 


675 


until  May  ist,  1879,  ^ie  other  building,  and  the  corner  of 
the  second  building  fronting  on  Cliff  street,  to  be  taken 
down  immediately  after  May  ist,  1878,  when  the  purchase 
is  to  be  consummated. 

Adjourned. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  May  6th,  1878.  Eight 
present,  viz  : The  President,  and  Messrs.  Leary,  Agnew, 
Slocum,  Stranahan,  Davis,  Kingsley  and  Marshall. 

The  Minutes  of  April  12th  were  read  and  approved. 

The  President  stated  that  proposals  had  been  invited  for 
10,000  barrels  of  cement,  with  right  to  increase  to  50,000 
barrels.  The  following  bids  were  received  : 


S.  M.  Hamilton  & Co $1  60 

New  York  and  Rosendale  Cement  Co 84L 

Delafield  & Baxter  Cement  Co 85 

Hudson  River  Cement  Works 1 00 

F.  O.  Norton,  (less  per  cent.) 90 

Alfred  Lee 1 30 

Burnham  & Black 90 

Laurenceville  Cement  Co, 842- 

Howe’s  Cave  Association 1 00 

Ramsey  Hydraulic  Cement  Co 1 10 


In  connection  with  these  bids  the  report  of  tests  of  the 
samples  of  the  lowest  bidders,  by  Engineer  Martin,  was 
read. 

It  was  ordered  that  the  officers  be  authorized  to  contract 
at  84^-  cents  per  barrel,  with  an  allowance  of  ten  cents  for 
barrels  returned. 

The  officers  reported  the  following  purchases  of  real 
estate  : 

In  Brooklyn. 

Mrs.  Fay,  corner  of  Prospect  and  Main  streets,  $27,000  00 


Peter  Quinn,  No.  95  Main  street 12,750  00 

N.  Abrams,  Nos.  85  and  87  Main  street 10,500  00 


Mrs.  Mary  Griffin,  Prospect  and  Washington 
streets 


Meeting  May 
6th,  1878. 


Bids  for  ce- 
ment. 


Samples  test- 
ed. 


Contract  for 
cement  author- 
ized. 


Purchases  of 
real  estate  re- 
ported. 


27,000  OO 


6y6 


Property  re- 
maining to  be 
acquired. 


Authority  giv- 
e n to  acquire 
property  at  ap- 
praisals. 

Storage  yard. 


Engines. 


Officers  au- 
thorized to  pur- 
chase. 


Meeting  May 
15th,  1878. 


Iron  work  for 
suspended  su- 
perstructure. 


In  New  York. 

Cornelius  Donnellon,  No.  6 Rose  street $8,000  00 

Theodore  Sartor,  executor,  No.  8 Rose  street. . 7,800  00 

Charles  McManus,  No.  15  Rose  street 15,000  00 

Robert  Goelet,  Nos.  38  to  44  Frankfort  street 

and  9 and  11  Rose  street 75,000  00 

Thos.  McCarty,  trustee,  No.  212  William  street,  13,000  00 
Wm.  Astor,  Nos.  22  and  24  Frankfort  street. . . 16,300  00 


The  President  stated  that  there  remain  to  be  bought,  in 
order  to  complete  the  land  required  for  the  Brooklyn  ap- 
proach, the  property  between  Prospect  and  Sands  streets, 
belonging  to  St.  Ann’s  Church,  and  the  estate  of  B.  W. 
Davis,  and,  possibly,  two  or  three  inconsiderable  other 
pieces. 

The  above  named  two  properties  had  been  appraised, 
though  not  immediately  wanted. 

Authority  to  close  the  purchase  at  the  appraisals  was 
given  to  the  officers. 

A communication  from  Mr.  Martin,  Assistant  Engineer, 
was  read  in  reference  to  a storage  yard  which  would  be  re- 
quired for  timber,  stone  and  iron  work. 

Also,  in  reference  to  two  engines  for  that  yard,  when 
provided  ; and  a double  drum  hoisting  engine  for  Pier  29, 
New  York. 

These  several  matters  were  referred  to  the  officers,  with 
power. 

Adjourned. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  May  15th,  1878.  Six 
present,  viz  : The  President,  and  Messrs.  Leary,  Stranahan, 
Davis,  Marshall  and  Haswell. 

The  specifications  prepared  by  the  Chief  Engineer  for  the 
iron  work  of  the  suspended  superstructure  of  the  Bridge 
which  were  referred  to  this  Committee  were  considered,  and 
it  was  ordered  that  the  same  be  approved,  and  be  reported 
back  to  the  Board  accordingly,  and  that  the  time  of 
receiving  the  bids  be  fixed  for  the  15th  of  June. 

Adjourned. 


677 


The  Executive  Committee  met  May  24th,  1878.  Eight 
present,  viz.:  The  President,  and  Messrs.  Davis,  Agnew, 
Haswell,  Kingsley,  Slocum,  Marshall  and  Stranahan. 

The  Minutes  of  the  meeting  held  on  the  15  th  inst.  were 
read  and  approved. 

The  officers  reported  the  following  real  estate  bought 
since  last  report. 


In  New  York. 

From  Mr.  Hollenbeck,  parts  of  No.  9 Vande- 

water  street  and  Nos.  16  and  18  Rose  street..  $36,000  00 


From  Peter  Mallon,  Nos.  5 and  10  Vandewater 

street 32,968  00 

From  Charles  L.  Noe,  No.  3 Vandewater  street.  15,875  00 
From  John  Touhill,  Nos.  54  Frankfort  street 

and  1 Rose  street 31,000  00 


In  Brooklyn. 

From  Isaac  S.  Forbell,  executor,  lot  in  Stewart’s 


Alley $i,35°  00 

From  Samuel  J.  Howard 1,100  00 

From  St.  Ann’s  Church,  Prospect  and  Washing- 
ton streets 45? 000  00 

From  estate  of  Benjamin  F.  Davis,  Washington 

and  Sands  (rebating  one  year’s  interest) .....  55,000  00 


It  was  ordered  to  recommend  to  the  Board  that  the  in- 
teriors of  the  arches  over  Cliff,  Vandewater  and  Rose  streets 
be  faced  with  brick  instead  of  stone. 

The  specifications  for  ironwork  for  the  suspended  super- 
structure were  taken  up  and  again  considered. 

Mr.  Haswell  offered  the  following  amendment : In  the  event 
of  it  being  decided  to  alter  the  form  of  the  overhead  trans- 
verse connection  between  the  trusses,  to  a curved  line  with 

a versed  sine  of inches,  that  the  additional  price,  if 

any,  per  pound,  for  such  work  be  given.  Carried. 

Mr.  Kingsley  moved  that  the  specifications  be  amended 
so  as  to  require  a satisfactory  bond  in  the  penalty  of  $100,000 
for  the  execution  of  the  contract.  Carried. 


Meeting-  May 
24th, 1878. 


Purchase  o f 
Real  Estate 
reported. 


Facing  Ar- 
ches. 


Iron  Work — 
S p e c i fications 
therefor 
amended. 


678 


Amend  e d 
s p e c i fi  cations 
to  be  submitted 
to  Board. 


Meeting  June 
10th,  1878. 


Proposals  for 
Y e 1 1 o w Pine 
and  White  Oak 
for  flooring. 


Also,  that  in  case  of  any  disagreement  in  regard  to  the 
manner  of  doing  the  work,  or  of  any  claim  for  extra  com- 
pensation, not  specifically  stated  in  the  contract  or  specifi- 
cations, and  in  case  the  parties  thereto  shall  for  any  reason 
be  unable  to  agree,  then,  and  in  that  event,  all  such  ques- 
tions of  difference  shall  be  submitted  for  settlement  to  the 
Chief  Engineer  of  this  Board,  and  his  decision  thereon 
shall  be  final,  conclusive  and  binding  on  both  parties.  Car- 
ried. 

It  was  then  ordered  that  the  specifications  as  amended  be 
reported  to  the  Board,  and  their  adoption  recommended. 

Adjourned. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  June  10th,  1878.  Eight 
present,  viz.:  The  President,  and  Messrs.  Davis,  Agnew,  Has- 
well,  Kingsley,  Slocum,  Leary  and  Stranahan. 

The  proposals  for  yellow  pine  and  white  oak  lumber  for 
the  floor  of  the  Bridge  referred  to  the  Committee  at  the  last 
meeting  of  the  Board,  were  opened  by  Messrs.  Slocum,  Has- 
well  and  Leary,  who  were  appointed  for  that  purpose.  The 
bids  were  as  follows: 


679 

Yellow  Pine  and  White  Oak  Lumber  for  Floor 
of  Bridge. 


List  o f Bid- 
ders. 


Dates  of 
Bids. 


1878. 
May  16. 
i7- 
20. 
22. 
24. 
29. 


30. 

31- 


J une  1 . 


Names  of  Bidders. 


W.  V.  Cose,  Bro.  & Co 

H.  B.  Griswold 

Reynolds  & Dean 

J.  M.  Johnson 

D.  C.  Welch  & Co 

John  A.  Reynolds 

Otto  Lachenmeyer 

Murray,  Dougal  & Co 

Edward  W.  Wilson  & Co. . .. 
Lyman  Johnson 

E.  J.  De  Grauw 

Eppinger  & Russell 

Willson  & Kinney 

John  W.  Russell 

R.  M.  H.  Deas 

Rice,  Brainard  & Company. 

Edward  P.  Walling 

W.  L.  Hoblitzell... 

James  L.  Jones 


Lloyd  & King. 


Souder  & Adams 

Wm.  A.  Parke  & Co. 

J.  Prince  Ford 

Alfred  Lee  & Co 

Wm.  H.  De  Camp.. 

Drew  & Bucki 

W.  A.  Ross 

Anson  G.  P.  Segur... 

Tucker  David 

F.  Vose 

Duryea  & Ludlam. . . 

Joseph  H.  Risley 

James  Llogg 

H.  A.  Bennett 


White  Oak. 
Price  per 
M.  feet. 


$60  OO 

29  OO 

30  OO 
35  00 
34  00 

29  00 
28  OO 

26  OO 

27  50 

30  OO 
44  00 


34  00 

35  00 
32  OO 
38  OO 
25  OO 
29  24 

31  50 


30  OO 


$55,900 
29  75 
47  50 


26  50 
50  00 
32  50 
47  00 

24  70 


Vel.  Pine. 
Price  per 
M.  feet. 


$20  95 


21  OO 
28  OO 


25  OO 


$21,  $22, 
25,  $40, 
and  ^ $45, 
ac’d’ng  to 
lengths. 
21  20 
27  00 


23  00 
20  80 


27  00 
27  50 
20  60 
25  00 
informal.. 


Ou’ntities 

Adverts’d 

for. 


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Referred  to  the  Engineer  for  canvass  and  report. 

The  specifications  for  103  tons  cable  wrapping  wire  and  four  Specifications 

. for  Gable 

sets  iron  stay  bars  at  corners  of  anchorages,  for  fastening  Wrapping  wire 

, a , , . , —Bids  author- 

under-noor  storm  cables,  were  taken  up,  and  advertisements  ized. 
for  proposals  ordered. 

Adjourned. 


68o 


Meeting  fune 
17th,  1878. 


C a n v a ss  of 
Bids  for  Y ellow 
Pine  and  White 
Oak. 


Officers  au- 
thorized to 
award  contract. 


Bids  for 
Spruce  Plank. 


Contract 

awarded. 


Suit  for  in- 
fringement o f 
patent. 


Loan  author- 
ized. 


Meeting  July 
1st,  1878. 


Proposals  for 
Wrapping 
Wire. 


Contract 

awarded. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  June  17th,  1878.  Nine 
present,  viz:  The  President,  and  Messrs.  Marshall,  Kings- 
ley, Davis,  Agnew,  Slocum,  Stranahan,  Haswell  and  Leary. 

The  Minutes  of  June  10th  were  read  and  approved. 

The  canvass  by  the  Engineer  of  bids  for  Southern  yellow 
pine  and  white  oak  lumber  for  the  floor  of  the  Bridge  was 
read. 

It  was  ordered  that  it  be  referred  to  the  officers  to  award  the 
contract  as  they  shall,  after  inquiry,  deem  best,  requiring 
a bond  with  security,  and  reserving  xo  per  cent,  on  all  pay- 
ments. 

Bids  were  presented  for  supplying  150,000  feet,  b.  m.,  of 
two-inch  spruce  plank  of  various  lengths  for  arch  centres. 

The  purchase  was  authorized  to  be  made  from  Beers  & 
Resseguie,  the  lowest  bidders,  at  Sr 2.60  per  M. 

A letter  was  received  and  read  from  C.  F.  Blake,  enclosing 
notice  of  a suit  for  infringement  of  a patent  granted  to 
William  C.  Allison,  and  it  was  ordered  that  it  be  referred 
to  the  officers  to  retain  Mr.  Blake  in  said  suit. 

The  President  stated  that  the  Comptroller  of  Brooklyn 
would  not  be  ready  to  pay  any  more  money  until  about  the 
middle  of  July. 

The  President  was  authorized  to  borrow,  not  exceeding 
8150,000,  in  the  meantime. 

Adjourned. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  July  1st,  187S.  Seven 
present,  viz  : The  President,  and  Messrs.  Stranahan,  Davis, 
Marshall,  Agnew,  Haswell  and  Leary. 

The  President  was  designated  as  the  Chairman  of  the 
Committee  for  the  ensuing  year. 

Proposals  for  furnishing  wrapping  wire,  received  from 
the  following  parties,  were  opened,  as  follows  : 

J.  Lloyd  Haigh. 

Washburn  & Moen. 

John  A.  Roebling’s  Sons  Co. 

It  was  ordered  that  the  contract  be  awarded  to  Mr.  Haigh, 
the  lowest  bidder. 


A communication  was  received  from  J.  H.  Hollenbeck, 
in  reference  to  property,  contracted  to  be  taken  from  him, 
situated  at  Nos.  16  and  18  Rose  street,  for  $36,000. 

It  was  ordered  that  it  be  referred  to  the  President,  with 
power  to  adjust  the  matter  with  Mr.  Hollenbeck  and  the 
mortgagee. 

The  President  stated  that  Marston  & Son,  lessees  of  the 
premises  adjoining  this  office,  had  failed,  leaving  an  indebt- 
edness to  the  Trustees  of  $1,708.86.  That  all  the  other  cred- 
itors had  compromised  for  ten  cents  on  the  dollar  ; and  that 
in  consultation  with  Mr.  Leary,  he  had  signed  the  composi- 
tion on  behalf  of  the  Trustees.  Approved. 

Adjourned. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  September  2d,  1878.  Six 
present,  viz.:  The  President,  and  Messrs.  Leary,  Haswell, 

Marshall,  Agnew  and  Slocum. 

A communication  received  from  Engineer  Martin  was 
read,  stating  that  granite  to  complete  the  anchorages  would 
be  required  as  soon  as  the  great  cables  were  finished. 
Bids  had  been  obtained  from  the  different  contractors,  the 
lowest  of  which  were  from  John  Beattie,  for  the  New  York 
anchorage,  and  the  Bodwell  Granite  Company,  for  the 
Brooklyn  anchorage — each  for  $25.50  a yard.  The  whole 
of  both  contracts  would  amount  to  $17,467.50. 

It  was  ordered  that  contracts  be  made  accordingly. 

He  also  stated  that  32,000  lbs.  of  wrought  iron  stay-bars 
to  be  built  into  the  anchorages,  and  costing  about  $1,920, 
would  be  required. 

It  was  ordered  that  a contract  be  made  accordingly,  after 
obtaining  estimates  from  reliable  parties. 

The  President  stated  that  it  would  be  requisite  to  borrow 
money  in  anticipation  of  the  installments  due  from  the  two 
cities,  in  order  to  put  the  work  in  proper  condition  before 
the  winter. 

It  was  ordered  that  it  be  recommended  that  the  officers  be 
authorized  to  borrow  not  exceeding  $260,000  in  all. 

Adjourned. 


C o mmunica- 
tion  regarding 
property  c o n- 
tracted  for. 


Meeting  Sep- 
tember 2d,  1878. 


Granite  to 
complete  a n - 
chorages. 


C ontracts 
awarded. 

Wrought 
Iron  Stay  Bars. 


Contract 

authorized. 


Loan  author- 
ized. 


682 


Meeting  Sep- 
tember  12th, 
1878. 


Contract  for 
Wrapping 
Wire. 


Meeting  No- 
v e m b e r 4th, 
1878. 


Payment  t o 
Mrs.  Supple 
recommended. 


Horses. 


Cable  Wire 
settlement. 


Meeting  D e- 
cember  2d,  1878. 


Work  on  ap- 
proaches. 


Condition  o f 
Work  on  great 
cables. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  September  12th,  1878. 
Seven  present,  viz.:  The  President,  and  Messrs.  Stranahan, 
Agnew,  Slocum,  Marshall,  Haswell  and  Leary. 

The  President  stated  that  he  had  awarded  the  contract 
for  wrapping  wire  for  the  great  cables  to  John  A.  Roebling’s 
Sons  Co.,  at  4J  cents  per  lb.,  subject  to  the  approval  of 
the  Committee  and  the  Board.  Approved. 

Adjourned. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  November  4th,  1878. 
Eight  present,  viz.:  The  President,  and  Messrs.  Haswell, 
Agnew,  Kingsley,  Slocum,  Leary,  Davis  and  Stranahan. 

The  case  of  Mrs.  Supple,  widow  of  Mr.  Supple,  who  was 
killed  by  the  falling  of  one  of  the  strands  of  the  cable  in 
June  last,  was  considered,  and  it  was  resolved  to  recom- 
mend the  payment  of  $250  to  her. 

It  was  also 

Resolved , That  the  President  and  Treasurer  be  authorized  to  winter 
the  horses  as  in  their  judgment  shall  be  deemed  best. 

A communication  from  Mr.  Haigh,  dated  November  4th, 
1878,  in  regard  to  the  settlement  for  the  cable  wire,  was 
ordered  on  file. 

Adjourned. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  December  2d,  1878.  Six 
present,  viz. : The  President,  and  Messrs  Agnew,  Leary, 
Marshall,  Kingsley  and  Haswell. 

The  President  stated  that  the  work  on  the  approaches  had 
been  stopped,  with  the  exception  of  the  small  portion  be- 
tween Cherry  and  Dover  streets,  New  York,  which  it  would 
require  a few  days  to  put  in  safe  condition. 

The  work  on  the  great  cables  was  completed,  with  the  ex- 
ception of  the  wrapping  and  banding,  which  were  necessary, 
in  the  opinion  of  the  Engineer,  to  be  done  for  their  pre- 
servation through  the  winter,  and  would  be  completed  in  a 
few  weeks.  The  delivery  of  stone  under  the  contracts  had 
been  suspended,  with  the  exception  of  such  as  was  afloat, 


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or  ready  to  be  shipped,  pursuant  to  contract,  and  could  not 
be  stayed  without  great  damage  to  the  contractors.  This 
involved  the  further  delivery,  during  the  present  month,  of 
one  cargo  of  limestone  from  Noone  & Madden,  and  one 
cargo  of  granite  from  the  Bodwell  Granite  Company  for  the 
anchorages,  and  four  cargoes  of  granite  from  the  Collins 
Granite  Company,  for  the  approaches,  which  would  be  re- 
quired for  early  resumption  in  the  Spring,  before  the  open- 
ing of  navigation. 

The  Engineer  force  had  been  reduced  to  the  Assistant 
Engineers,  whose  labors  would  be  necessary  during  the  Win- 
ter to  prepare  the  plans  for  next  season’s  work. 

He  also  stated  that  the  application  for  a mandamus  to 
compel  the  authorities  of  the  City  of  New  York  to  pay  the 
last  two  installments  required  of  them  under  the  $8,000,000 
appropriation  was,  on  the  nth  of  November  last,  denied  by 
Judge  Barrett  of  that  city,  to  whom  it  had  been  made,  and 
that  proper  measures  rvere  being  taken  to  have  that  decision 
reviewed  at  the  General  Term  of  the  Supreme  Court.  Since 
then  no  moneys  had  been  called  for  from  the  City  of  Brook- 
lyn, or  would  be,  unless  by  order  of  the  Board,  until  that 
question  was  finally  disposed  of. 

A communication  from  Assistant  Engineer  Martin  was 
read  in  relation  to  the  death  of  Michael  Noone,  who  was 
thrown  from  a scaffold  on  the  Brooklyn  approach  and  in- 
jured, and  died  on  November  27th,  recommending  the 
payment  of  his  funeral  expenses,  amounting  to  about  $45. 

It  was  ordered  that  said  expenses  be  paid. 

The  case  of  John  McGarran,  a laborer,  who  was  thrown 
from  the  wall  of  the  approach  on  York  street  September 
10th  last,  and  disabled  from  work,  having  a family  depend- 
ent upon  him  and  entirely  destitute,  was  considered. 

It  was  ordered  that  $100  be  paid  to  McGarran. 

Adjourned. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  December  20th,  1878. 
Seven  present,  viz  : The  President,  and  Messrs.  Agnew, 
Kingsley,  Leary,  Davis,  Marshall  and  Stranahan. 


Stone  deliv- 
eries for  use  in 
early  Spring. 


Engineer 
force  reduced. 


Denial  of  ap- 
plication  for 
mandam  us 
compelling 
New  York  t o 
pay  install- 
ments  to  be  re- 
viewed. 


Allowance 
made  to  injured 
laborer. 


Meeting  De- 
cember 20th, 
1878. 


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Statement 
sented  by  I 
ident. 


pre-  The  President  presented  statements,  showing  : 

First — The  estimated  expense  of  completing  the  Bridge, 
in  view  of  the  existing  contracts,  and  the  proposals  re- 
ceived for  iron  and  steel  for  the  roadway. 

Second — The  present  liabilities  on  account  of  the  Bridge, 
for  materials  furnished  and  to  be  furnished  under  the  gran- 
ite contracts,  and  for  land  bargained  for  but  not  yet  con- 
veyed. 

Third — Cash  on  hand  and  rents  receivable  to  May  1st, 
1879. 

Fourth — Necessary  expenditures  to  be  met  during  the 
winter. 

Fifth  -Letters  from  Engineers  Roebling  and  Martin,  as 
follows  : 

Revised  Estimate  of  the  Cost  of  the  Bridge, 
August  ist,  1878. 


Total  cash  expenditures  to  August  ist,  1 87 S, 

as  per  Treasurer’s  statement 89,718,722  91 

Liabilities  for  labor,  materials,  etc 186,466  78 


Total  amount  of  expenditures  and  lia- 
bilities  89,905,189  69 

Deduct  amount  paid  for  land  to  date 2,827,206  26 


S7-°77,9 s3  43 

Deduct  value  of  materials  on  hand. ......  96,109  18 


86,981,874  25 

Cash  on  hand  August  ist,  1878.  . 2,014  5$ 


Net  cost  of  Bridge,  exclusive  of  land,  to 

date 86,979,859  67 

Amount  required  to  complete  the  Bridge,  as 

per  present  estimate 3,°27,7 35  67 


Net  cost  of  Bridge,  as  at  present  esti- 
mated  $1°, 1 007,595  34 


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Amount  paid  for  land  to  date 

$2,827,206 

26 

Estimated  valuation  of  land  to  be  taken  . . 

873,225 

OO 

Total  cost  of  land  taken  and  to  be  taken, 

0 

0 

Os> 

26 

Deduct  value  of  land,  being  gores,  etc.,  to 

be  disposed  of 

125,000 

OO 

Net  cost  of  land 

$3,575,43i 

26 

Cost  of  Bridge,  as  above 

10,007,595 

34 

Total  cost  of  land  and  Bridge  complete, 

$i3,583,°26 

60 

Cost  of  additional  land  and  buildings  re- 
quired in  opening  new  Frankfort  street, 
under  the  Act  of  1877,  subsequent  to 
former  estimate  given  to  the  Board  of 
Aldermen  of  New  York,  February  3d, 

1876 275,456  00 

$i3,307,57°  60 

Estimate  of  1876 13,119,575  00 

Difference $187,995  60 

Of  the  amount  expended  on  the  Bridge  to  this  date  for 
structure  and  land,  amounting  in  all  to  $9, 718, 722. 9T  as 
above,  the  sum  of  $5,388,411.25  was  expended  by  the  Bridge 
Company  before  the  passage  of  the  Act  of  May  14th,  1875, 
appropriating  $8,000,000  towards  the  completion  of  the 
Bridge,  and  imposing  its  completion  upon  the  two  cities  of 
New  York  and  Brooklyn,  and  placing  it  in  the  hands  of 
the  Trustees.  The  balance,  amounting  to  $4,330,31 1.66,  is 
what  has  been  expended  by  the  new  organization  out  of  the 
$8,000,000  appropriation. 

December  i6th,  1878 — Present  Liabilities. 


For  material  delivered,  as  per  contracts $164,599  47 

Mortgage  on  property,  Rose  street 20,300  00 

Rent  of  stone  yard 1,333  33 

Salaries  for  November  unpaid 2,739  57 

Material  to  be  delivered,  as  per  contracts.  . . . 397, 745.  61 

Land  bargained  for 326,175  00 

Total $912,892  98 


Revised  esti- 
mate of  cost  of 
Bridge. 


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Cash  on  hand  after  deducting  pay-roll  to-day.  §14,203  57 

Rents  to  May  1st,  receivable 13,084  50 

Old  material  sold 730  00 

Total §28,038  07 


Work  Which  Must  be  Done. 

Wrapping  and  banding  the  cables §15,000  00 

Keeping  horses  four  months 800  00 

Watchmen  four  months 3,200  00 

Regulating  Garrison  street 129  00 


Work  Advisable  During  Winter. 


Engineers,  one-half  present  pay  and  one-half 

credit  for  four  months 84,336  00 

Office  expenses  for  four  months,  salary  Sec- 
retary and  clerks 2,500  00 

Bills,  including  interest  on  mortgage,  Rose 

street 1,500  00 

Total §27,465  00 


Letter  of  Chief 
Engineer  giv- 
ing estimate  of 
cost  of  protec- 
tion of  work 
through  win- 
ter. 


LETTER  FROM  ENGINEER  ROEBLING. 


“ Hon.  H.  C.  Murphy, 


“ Brooklyn,  November  23d,  1878. 


“ President , etc. 


“ Dear  Sir — I am  in  receipt  of  your  favor  of  November  18th,  in  which 
you  order  me  to  suspend  all  work  not  absolutely  necessary  for  the 
actual  preservation  of  work  already  done,  and  requesting  me  to  send  you 
an  estimate  of  the  cost  of  such  protection. 

“ We  must  finish  wrapping  the  cables  and  place  temporary  covers  over 
the  anchor  chains.  We  must  also  complete  the  masonry  on  the  first 
block  of  the  New  York  approach. 

“ The  question  as  to  the  reduction  of  the  Engineer  force  depends 
upon  the  view  to  be  taken  of  the  duration  of  the  impending  suspension. 
If  it  is  probable  to  continue  for  an  indefinite  period  with  no  money,  then, 
on  the  1st  of  January,  I should  recommend  the  discharge  of  W.  A. 
Roebling,  C.  C.  Martin,  W.  H.  Paine,  Francis  Collingwood,  W.  Hilden- 
brand,  Samuel  Probasco,  W.  Vander  Bosch,  with  all  their  sub-assistants, 
and  all  the  foremen,  great  and  small,  and  close  the  offices.  Mr.  McNulty 
I should  like  to  have  kept  for  another  month  to  settle  up  unfinished  busi- 
ness ; after  that,  I would  retain  Mr.  Farrington,  as  bridge-keeper,  at  a 
salary  not  to  exceed  $2,500  a year,  and  give  him  a few  laborers  and 


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enough  watchmen  to  look  after  things.  Mr.  Farrington  is  a man  of  very 
versatile  talents  and  equal  to  any  emergency  ; but,  if  there  is  any  chance 
of  work  being  resumed  next  Spring,  I would  urge  that  the  present 
efficient  working  organization  be  continued,  if  possible. 

“ I need  all  my  assistants  when  the  work  is  resumed.  To  disband 
them  is  very  easy — but  to  replace  them  by  new  men  and  drill  these  into 
a proper  state  of  efficiency  would  be  no  small  task.  My  assistants  are 
all  willing  to  be  put  upon  half  pay  for  the  winter,  as  they  have  been  be- 
fore, and  wait  for  the  rest  until  you  have  the  necessary  funds,  so,  in 


making  out  my  estimate,  I have  included  half  pay  for  them. 

Completion  of  cables. $25,000  00 

Cost  of  completion  of  masonry  of  the  first  block  of  the  New 

York  approach 1,000  00 

Watchmen  and  stablemen 6,000  00 

Keeping  27  horses  for  six  months 1,134  00 

Half  pay  of  Engineer  corps  for  six  months 9,807  54 

Half  pay  of  officers  for  six  months 3,875  01 

Unavoidable  contingencies 4,000  00 

Total $50,816  55 

“ Respectfully  submitted, 


“ W.  A.  ROEBLING, 

“ Chief  Engineer." 


LETTER  FROM  ASSISTANT  ENGINEER  MARTIN. 

“ Brooklyn,  December  19th,  1878. 

“ Hon.  H.  C.  Murphy, 

“ President,  etc. 

“ Dear  Sir — In  accordance  with  your  request  I will  state  somewhat 
in  detail  the  work  to  be  done  by  the  Engineer  Department  during  the 
winter. 


Letter  of  As- 
tistanl  E n "in- 
eer  regarding 
work  to  be  done 
by  E n g i n e er 
Department 
during  the  I win- 
ter. 


“ Colonel  Paine  has  been,  and  is  now  Engineer  in  charge  of  cable 
making,  and  also  has  charge  of  the  inspection  of  the  wrapping  wire.  As 
soon  as  the  cables  are  wrapped,  the  cable  bands  are  to  be  put  on,  and  he 
will  have  charge  of  that.  Meantime,  and  afterwards,  he  will  be  engaged 
upon  the  completion  of  designs  for  the  management  of  the  railroad  track 
at  the  termini  of  the  Bridge,  etc. 

“ Mr.  Collingwood  and  Mr.  Probasco  have  to  make  plans  for  the  arch 
centres,  for  both  brick  and  stone  arches,  over  Cliff  street,  and  for  the 
entire  block  between  Pearl  and  Cliff  streets  ; also  plans  for  the  Elevated 
Railroad  track  upon  which  the  traveling  crane  runs.  All  of  this  work 
will  be  required  immediately  upon  the  resumption  of  active  operations. 
They  have  also  to  make  plans  for  the  work  on  the  block  between  Van- 
dewater  and  Rose  streets,  the  location  of  derricks,  railroad  tracks,  etc., 


688 


Claim  for  rent 
assigned  for 
collection. 


Meeting  April 
2d,  1879. 


Mason  work 
to  be  commenc- 
ed. 


Meeting  April 
4th,  1879. 


in  order  that  excavation  may  be  promptly  commenced  as  soon  as  the 
buildings  are  removed.  There  are  many  details  of  the  roadway,  drain- 
age, etc.,  which  should  be  made  in  advance,  so  that  due  consideration  and 
study  may  be  given  to  them. 

“ Mr.  McNulty  has  all,  and  more,  than  he  can  do,  to  prepare  for  the 
work  immediately  before  him,  upon  the  resumption  of  work.  He  has 
very  much  the  same  kind  of  work  to  do  for  the  Brooklyn  approach  as  Mr. 
Collingwood  has  for  New  York. 

“ My  duties  will  be,  as  usual,  a general  supervision  of  the  work  being 
done  in  the  offices  upon  plans,  etc.  ; the  control  of  the  labor  force  as  long 
as  men  are  employed  ; the  completion  and  perfecting  of  plans  and  appli- 
ances for  handling  rapidly  and  with  economy  the  thousands  of  tons  of 
iron  work  for  the  superstructure — all  of  which  will  be  received  from  the 
manufacturers,  temporarily  stored,  transported  to  the  Bridge  site,  and, 
finally,  to  be  put  in  the  Bridge  structure.  All  of  the  above  work  should 
be  done  this  winter,  so  that  upon  the  resumption  of  the  work  the  Assistant 
Engineers  may  take  active  personal  supervision  of  the  work  as 
they  have  done  from  the  first.  This  but  briefly  outlines  the  work  that 
should  be  done  this  Winter,  but,  perhaps,  it  will  sufficiently  indicate  the 
line  along  which  the  work  is  to  be  done. 

“ Respectfully  submitted, 

' “C.  C.  MARTIN, 

“ Assistant  Engineer 

The  claim  against  John  Carroll  for  rent  of  Nos.  291  and 
293  Water  street,  New  York,  amounting  to  $500,  was  or- 
dered to  be  assigned  to  Edward  Dodd  for  collection  in  his 
name — Mr.  Dodd  being  the  agent  for  collecting  rents. 
Adjourned. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  April  2d,  1879.  Eight 
present,  viz  : The  President,  and  Messrs.  Agnew,  Davis, 
Slocum,  Stranahan,  Haswell,  Marshall  and  Leary. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Agnew,  it  was 

Resolved,  To  recommend  that  the  mason  work  on  the  towers,  anchor- 
ages and  approaches  to  the  Bridge,  be  commenced  at  once,  under  the 
direction  of  the  President  and  Engineers. 

Adjourned  to  Friday  next. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  April  4th,  1879.  Eight 
present,  viz  : The  President,  and  Messrs.  Haswell,  Slocum, 
Marshall,  Agnew,  Davis,  Stranahan  and  Leary. 


689 

It  was  ordered  that  it  be  recommended  that  specifications 
for  the  suspended  superstructure  be  made,  both  for  iron  and 
steel,  or  part  of  each,  and  that  bids  for  the  same  be  asked 
under  direction  of  the  President  and  Chief  Engineer. 

Adjourned  to  Monday,  the  7th  instant. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  April  7th,  1879.  Seven 
present,  viz  : The  President,  and  Messrs.  Agnew,  Davis, 
Stranahan,  Marshall,  Haswell  and  Leary. 

Specifications  for  the  suspended  superstructure,  both  steel 
and  iron,  were  received  from  the  Chief  Engineer,  and  read. 

It  was  ordered  that  it  be  recommended  to  the  Board  to 
advertise  for  bids  accordingly. 

The  following  resolution  was  adopted  : 

Resolved. , That  the  matters  referred  to  this  Committee  by  a resolution 
of  the  Board  at  the  last  meeting,  not  acted  on  by  this  Committee,  be  laid 
on  the  table  for  the  present. 

The  officers  were  authorized  to  buy  the  lot  on  William 
street,  advertised  by  the  executor  of  Maria  Titus  to  be  sold 
on  the  16th  of  April. 

Adjourned. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  May  5th,  1879.  Nine 
present,  viz:  The  President,  and  Messrs.  Stranahan,  Agnew, 
Kingsley,  Marshall,  Haswell,  Slocum,  Davis  and  Leary. 

A communication  was  received  from  Mr.  Martin,  stating 
that  he  had  received  proposals  for  the  following  articles,  and, 
that  under  the  urgency  of  the  case,  and  with  the  concurrence 
of  the  President,  he  had  awarded  the  work  to  the  lowest  bid- 
ders respectively,  viz.  : 

For  about  5,500  lbs.  of  wrought-iron  I beams  for  the  roofs 
of  the  cable  tunnels  on  the  New  York  anchorage. 

Prices  were  obtained  as  follows  : 

Edge  Moor  Iron  Company 2-^  cents  per  lb. 

Phoenix  Iron  Company 2-fa 

Cooper,  Hewitt  & Co 2tVV  14 

The  order  was  given  to  the  Edge  Moor  Iron  Company. 

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Specifications 
and  Bids  for 
Iron  and  Steel. 


Meeting  April 
7th,  1879. 


Specifications 
for  Steel  and 
Iron. 

Bids  to  be 
asked. 


Officers  a u - 
thorized  to  pur- 
chase lot. 


Meeting  May 
5th,  1879. 


Proposals  re- 
ceived for  vari- 
ous articles  and 
contracts 
awarded. 


Iron  I Beams. 


Bids  for. 


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Bids  for 
Broken  Stone. 


Bids  for  tim- 
ber wheels. 


Proposals  for 
cut  granite  au- 
thorized. 


Meeting  May 
29th,  1879. 


Canvass  o f 
bids  for  steel 
presented  and 
referred  back 
for  recanvass. 


Meeting  May 
31st,  1879. 


Canvass  of 
bids  for  steel  or- 
dered. 


For  One  Cargo  Broken  Stone  for  Concrete. 
John  A.  Bouker’s  Nephews  & Co. . . . -$1.20  per  cubic  yard. 
A.  J.  Howell 1.24  “ 

For  Two  Pairs  of  Timber  Wheels. 

C.  H.  Tiebout 875 . each. 

A.  W.  Shadbolt  & Sons 85.  “ 

The  action  of  Mr.  Martin  was  approved. 

It  was  ordered  that  proposals  for  400  cubic  yards  of  cut 
granite,  required  for  facings  of  the  promenade  on  the 
anchorages,  be  advertised  for. 

Adjourned. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  May  29th,  1879.  Eight 
present,  viz  : The  President,  and  Messrs.  Stranahan,  Mar- 
shall, Agnew,  Davis,  Haswell,  Kingsley  and  Comptroller 
Steinmetz. 

The  Chairman  presented  the  canvass  by  the  Engineers  of 
the  bids  for  steel  for  the  suspended  superstructure,  together 
with  a letter  from  the  Chief  Engineer  recommending  that  the 
contract  be  awarded  to  the  Edge  Moor  Iron  Company,  the 
lowest  bidder.  After  discussion  the  bids  were  referred 
back  to  the  Engineers  to  be  recanvassed. 

Adjourned. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  May  31st,  1879.  Eight 
present,  viz.:  The  President,  and  Messrs.  Stranahan,  Davis, 
Marshall,  Agnew,  Haswell,  Kingsley  and  Comptroller  Stein- 
metz. 

A communication  received  from  the  Chief  Engineer, 
dated  this  day,  in  regard  to  the  recanvass  of  bids,  was  read. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Haswell,  it  was 

Resolved , That  in  order  that  the  matter  of  the  material  of  the  roadway 
of  the  Bridge  in  its  description,  capacity  and  fitness  for  such  a structure 
may  be  fully  presented  to  the  Board,  that  the  Chief  Engineer  is  hereby 
directed  to  make  a canvass  of  the  bids  opened  on  the  27th  instant,  in 
connection  with  the  tenacity  of  the  steels  submitted,  and  what  saving 
both  in  weight  and  cost  would  be  effected  by  their  adoption. 

Adjourned. 


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The  Executive  Committee  met  on  June  3°th,  1879.  Ten 
present,  viz.:  The  President,  Vice-President,  and  Messrs. 
Agnew,  Davis,  Smith,  Newton,  Stranahan,  Slocum,  Marshall 
and  Comptroller  Steinmetz. 

The  Committee  organized  by  appointing  Mr.  John  T. 
Agnew,  Chairman,  and  Mr.  John  H.  Prentice,  Secretary. 

The  President  reported  bids  received  for  cut  granite  for 
the  parapet  on  the  Brooklyn  anchorage  in  answer  to  adver- 
tisement, as  follows  : 


C.  J.  Hall. — Coarse  grain  stone  at  $9.25  per  lineal  ft. 

O 

10 

co 

€0 

“ Fine  “ “ “ 

io-45  “ 

U <6 

2,090 

Blue  Hill  granite.  “ 

11.50  “ 

tc  << 

2,300 

Pierce,  Rowe  & Co “ 

10.90  “ 

u u 

2,180 

Hurricane  Granite  Company  . . “ 

12.50  “ 

u u 

2,500 

Collins  Granite  Company  (Blue 

Hill  granite) “ 

12-75  “ 

u a 

2»55° 

Bodwell  Granite  Company .... 

2,650 

Cape  Ann  Granite  Company..  “ 

13.66  “ 

2,732 

It  was 


Resolved,  To  recommend  that  the  contract  be  made  with  C.  J.  Hall, 
the  lowest  bidder. 

Bids  for  taking  down  and  removing  buildings  now  on  the 
ground  in  the  block  bounded  by  Vatide water,  Frankfort  and 
Rose  streets,  New  York,  were  presented  as  follows  : 


J.  W.  Grinned $2,247  00 

Samuel  J.  Archer 2,300  00 

T.  E.  Tripler 1,285  00 

It  was 


Resolved,  To  recommend  that  the  contract  be  made  with  Mr.  Tripler, 
under  direction  of  the  Engineers. 

Communications  from  the  bricklayers  and  carpenters, 
which  were  referred  to  the  Committee  by  the  Board  at  its 
last  meeting,  were  considered,  and  it  was  resolved  to  re- 
commend that  the  wages  of  the  brick  masons  be  fixed  at  30 
cents  per  hour,  and  of  the  hod-carriers  at  17-3-  cents  per  hour, 
commencing  with  present  pay-roll,  and  that  the  wages  of  the 
carpenters  remain  as  at  present. 

The  subject  of  the  contract  for  the  steel  and  iron  for  the 
suspended  superstructure  was  taken  up,  and  the  bids  received 


Meeting  June 
30th,  1879. 


Committee  or- 
ganized. 


Bids  for  cut 
granite  for  par- 
apet on  Brook- 
lyn anchorage. 


Award  of  con- 
tract for  para- 
pet stone. 

Bids  for  tak- 
ing down  build- 
ings. 


Award  of  con- 
tract. 


Wages  of 
bricklayers,  hod 
carriers  and  car- 
penters. 


692 


Matter  of  con- 
tract for  steel 
and  iron  for  sus- 
pended super- 
structure. 


Contract  for 
steel  and  iron 
for  suspended 
sup  erstructure 
awarded  to 
Edge  Moor  Iron 
Co.  on  certain 
conditions. 


Vote  on  sub- 
ject of  awarding 
contract. 


Bids  for  gran- 
ite for  elevated 
promenade. 


Award  of  con- 
tract. 


therefor,  and  the  communication  of  the  Chief  Engineer,  in 
response  to  the  resolution  of  Mr.  Haswell  as  to  a recanvass 
of  same,  together  with  the  other  communications  of  the 
Chief  Engineer  in  relation  thereto,  were  read.  After  dis- 
cussion it  was,  on  motion  of  Mr.  Stranahan, 

Resolved , That  it  be  recommended  to  award  the  contract  for  the  iron 
and  steel  for  the  suspended  superstructure  to  the  lowest  bidders,  the  Edge 
Moor  Iron  Company,  according  to  their  bid,  on  condition  that  the  Trus- 
tees shall  not  be  obliged  to  receive  or  pay  for  more  than  about  500  tons 
of  steel  during  the  year  1879,  and  shall  not  be  required  to  receive  any 
such  material  after  the  1st  day  of  January,  1880,  and  until  May  1st,  1880, 
and  in  case  no  notice  shall  be  given  before  the  last  mentioned  date  by  the 
said  Trustees  to  the  said  Company  to  furnish  the  balance  of  the  material 
under  the  said  contract,  then  and  until  the  1st  day  of  July,  1881,  the 
said  contract  may,  at  the  option  of  the  said  Company,  be  determined  and 
be  no  longer  obligatory  upon  the  parties,  and  after  July,  1881,  either 
party  may  cancel  said  contract. 

The  vote  was  taken  by  yeas  and  nays,  and  resulted  as  fol- 
lows : 

In  the  affirmative — Messrs.  Agnew,  Davis,  Smith,  New- 
ton, Stranahan,  Slocum,  Marshall,  the  President  and  Vice- 
President. 

In  the  negative — Comptroller  Steinmetz. 

Bids  were  received  for  granite  required  for  the  elevated 
promenade  on  the  Brooklyn  anchorage,  as  advertised  for, 


as  follows  : 

C.  J.  Hall $3,616  05 

Collins  Granite  Co 3,840  00 

Joseph  H.  West 4,188  00 

Diamond  Hill  Granite  Co  4,460  00 

Magill  & Binnie 4,800  00 

Bodwell  Granite  Co 4,860  00 

Pierce,  Rowe  & Co 4,948  00 

Hurricane  Granite  Co 5,280  00 

Cape  Ann  Granite  Co 5>6°5  00 

John  Beattie 5>?6o  00 

Joseph  Westcott 6,360  00 

It  was 


Resolved , To  recommend  that  the  contract  be  awarded  to  C.  J.  Hall, 
the  lowest  bidder. 

Adjourned. 


^93 


The  Executive  Committee  met  September  15th,  1879. 
Nine  present,  viz : The  President,  Vice-President,  and 
Messrs.  Agnew,  Davis,  Marshall,  Stranahan,  Motley,  New- 
ton and  Comptroller  Steinmetz. 

The  application  of  the  Collins  Granite  Company  for  pay- 
ment of  the  percentage  retained  on  their  contract  was  pre- 
sented by  the  President,  and  considered.  The  amount 
now  retained  is  $18,427.99.  The  whole  contract  was  es- 
timated at  $222,975,  °f  which  $122,853.33  has  been  de- 
livered, leaving  yet  to  be  supplied  $100,121.67.  The  con- 
tract was  made  November  7th,  1877,  and  it  was  originally 
contemplated  that  it  would  be  completed  in  two  years. 
After  consideration  it  was  resolved  to  recommend  to  the 
Board  to  pay  the  Company  $10,000  on  account  of  such 
percentages,  provided  in  the  opinion  of  counsel  of  the  Board 
such  payment  can  be  made  without  liability  on  the  part  of 
members  of  the  Board  or  prejudice  to  the  rights  of  the  Board 
under  the  contract. 

A communication  was  received  from  C.  C.  Martin,  Assist- 
ant Engineer,  suggesting  the  desirabilty  of  taking  possession 
of  land,  between  Rose  and  William  streets,  required  for  the 
Bridge,  and  of  proceeding  with  the  demolition  of  the  build- 
ings purchased,  and  of  excavating  the  ground  at  once,  in 
order  to  facilitate  the  work  for  the  coming  season. 

It  was 

Resolved , To  recommend  that  the  same  be  done  under  the  direction  of 
the  President. 

The  President  presented  the  cases  of  several  persons  who 
had  been  accidentally  injured,  and  of  one  who  had  been  killed 
on  the  work  by  falling  from  the  scaffoldings,  and  stated  that  he 
had  deemed  it  proper  to  pay  the  expenses  of  burial  of  the  de- 
ceased, and  to  furnish  temporary  relief  to  the  families  of  the 
injured,  amounting  to  not  more  than  $50  in  each  case.  Ap- 
proved. 

The  expenditures  for  the  same  were  as  follows  : Burial 
of  P.  Murphy,  $50  ; donation  to  his  widow,  $50  ; to  G.  W. 
Stuart,  $25,  and  S.  Copeland,  $25. 

The  President  presented  a statement  of  the  financial  con- 
dition of  the  Bridge  at  this  date,  as  follows  : 


Meeting  Sep- 
tember  15  tn, 
^879- 


Application  of 
Collins  Granite 
Co.  for  pay- 
ment of  per- 
centage retain- 
ed. 


Payment  o n 
account  recom- 
mended. 


R e c o mmen- 
dation  of  As- 
sistant Engi- 
neer that  cer- 
tain land  be 
taken  posses- 
sion of. 


Persons  killed 
and  injured.  Al- 
lowances made 
for  burial,  etc. 


Statement  of 
financial  condi- 
tion of  Bridge. 


Statement  of 
financial  condi- 
tion of  Bridge. 


694 


Amount  of  money  in  hand 8141,732  74 

Due  from  the  City  of  New  York  on  calls  here- 
tofore made,  after  deducting  amounts  re- 
tained or  to  be  retained  for  interest  accord- 


ing to  the  account  of  Comptroller  Kelly.  . . . 134,437  34 

Same  from  the  City  of  Brooklyn,  according  to 

statement  of  Comptroller  Steinmetz 37,989  33 

Total  on  hand  and  due 8314,159  4T 

Amount  yet  to  be  called  for  on  the  88,000,000 


appropriation  of  Act,  chapter  300,  Laws  of 

1875  : 

From  Brooklyn $333,333  33i 

From  New  York 166,666  66f 

Total 8500,000  00 

If  paid  in  1879,  and  the  current 
six  months  interest  deducted, 
this  sum  will  be  reduced  the 
amount  of  such  interest 14,166  66 


Leaving  to  be  realized  in  1879  from  this  source.  8485,833  34 
Add  the  amount  in  hand  as  above 314,159  4T 

Making  total  resources,  if  called  for  in  1879,  8799,992  75 
The  liabilities,  actual  and  contingent,  are  estimated  as 
follows  : 

Stone  contracts  for  approaches  unfinished.  . . . <§306, 233  21 
Steel  and  iron  to  be  furnished  this  season  for 

the  suspended  superstructure 50,000  00 

Due  percentages 54, 108  57 

Total  liabilities  for  materials $410,341  78 


There  is  due  for  land  contracted  for  in  Brooklyn,  as 


follows  : 

Corner  of  Prospect  and  Washington  streets, 

belonging  to  St.  Ann’s  Church $45,000  00 

Corner  of  Washington  and  Sands  streets,  be- 
longing to  heirs  of  B.  W.  Davis,  deceased. . 55,000  00 

Rear  of  Nos.  22  and  24  Frankfort  street,  New 

York,  Mr.  Astor  (and  interest) 66,300  00 

Total  liabilities  for  land $116,300  00 


^95 

It  was  resolved  to  recommend  to  the  Board  for  adoption 
the  following  : 

Resolved , That  the  Trustees  of  the  New  York  and  Brooklyn  Bridge 
deem  it  necessary  and  proper  at  this  time  to  call,  and  do  accordingly 
hereby  call  upon  the  Cities  of  New  York  and  Brooklyn  respectively,  for 
the  payment  of  the  following  sums  of  money,  namely : The  sum  of 
$333,333-33  by  the  City  of  Brooklyn,  and  the  sum  of  $166,666.66  by  the 
City  of  New  York,  for  the  purposes  specified  in  section  3,  Chapter  300 
of  the  Laws  of  1875,  and  that  request  is  hereby  made  to  the  Mayors  and 
Comptrollers  of  said  cities  accordingly. 

Adjourned. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  September  22d,  1879. 
Seven  present,  viz.:  The  President,  and  Messrs.  Davis,  Mar- 
shall, Stranahan,  Motley,  Slocum  and  Smith. 

Mr.  Agnew  being  absent,  Mr.  Marshall  was  called  to  the 
chair. 

The  Minutes  of  a meeting  held  on  the  15th  inst.  were 
read  and  approved. 

Proposals  for  furnishing  not  exceeding  3,000  cubic  yards 
of  rubble  stone  for  foundation,  were  received  from  the  fol- 
lowing parties,  viz. : 

John  Voorhis $5  00  per  yard. 

Wm.  M.  Ritch 4 5° 

Noone  & Madden 4 00  “ 

The  award  which  was  made  to  Noone  & Madden,  the  low- 
est bidders,  was  approved. 

Proposals  were  received  for  taking  down  the  Burr  build- 
ing, corner  of  Frankfort  and  Jacob  streets,  pursuant  to 
an  agreement  with  the  Trustees,  from  the  following  persons, 


viz.: 

S.  J.  Acken,  for $900  00 

T.  E.  Tripler,  for 1,100  00 


The  award  of  the  work  to  Mr.  Acken,  the  lowest  bidder, 
was  approved. 

Adjourned. 


R e q uisitions 
made  on  Cities 
of  New  York 
and  Brooklyn. 


Meeting  Sep- 
t e m b e r 22d, 
1879- 


Chairman. 


Minutes  ap- 
proved. 


Proposals  for 
Rubble  Stone. 


Award  of  con- 
tract. 


Proposals  for 
Taking  Down 
the  Burr  Build- 
ing. 


Award  of  con- 
tract. 


6g6 


Meeting  Oc- 
tober 6th,  1879. 


Increase  rec- 
ommended o f 
the  material  to 
be  f u r n i s hed 
under  the  Steel 
and  Iron  con- 
tract. 


Contra  c t 
awarded  for 
Taking  Down 
Buildings. 


Meeting  O c- 
tober  13th,  1879. 


Allow  ances 
r e c o mmended 
for  damages 
incurred  in  the 
prosecution  o f 
the  work. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  October  6th,  1879.  Nine 
present,  viz.  : The  President,  Vice-President,  and  Messrs. 
Agnew,  Davis,  Smith,  Newton,  Stranahan,  Marshall  and 
Slocum. 

A communication  from  the  Chief  Engineer  addressed  to 
the  President,  recommending  an  increase  of  the  material  to 
be  furnished  under  the  iron  and  steel  contract  during  the 
present  year,  was  read. 

Mr.  Kingsley  moved  that  the  Edge  Moor  Iron  Company, 
the  contractors,  be  requested  to  furnish  500  tons  more  of 
material  than  is  required  under  the  seventh  clause  of  their 
contract,  and  that,  if  they  consent,  the  same  be  ordered. 
Adopted. 

The  President  stated  that  he  had,  under  the  resolution 
adopted  at  the  last  meeting,  obtained  bids  for  taking  down 
the  buildings  between  Rose  and  William  streets,  New  York, 
and  had  awarded  the  contract  to  Thos.  E.  Tripler,  the  low- 
est bidder,  at  $1,650.  Approved. 

Adjourned. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  October  13th,  1879.  Nine 
present,  viz.:  The  President,  and  Messrs.  Agnew,  Davis, 
Marshall,  Stranahan,  Kingsley,  Slocum,  Motley  and  Comp- 
troller Steinmetz. 

The  claims  of  several  parties  for  injuries  and  damages 
incurred  on  the  work  of  the  Bridge  were  considered,  and  it 
was  resolved  to  recommend  that  the  following  provision  be 
made  in  the  respective  cases  : 

First. — To  Mrs.  Mary  Murphy,  whose  husband,  Patrick 
Murphy,  a carpenter,  was  killed  in  July  last  by  being  thrown 
from  the  scaffolding  on  the  New  York  approach,  in  the  per- 
formance of  his  duties,  the  sum  of  $400. 

Second. — To  G.  U.  Stuart,  carpenter,  who  was  thrown  from 
a scaffolding  in  July  last  and  severely  injured,  breaking 
several  bones,  and  producing  paralysis  of  one  of  his  arms, 
the  sum  of  $250. 

Third. — To  David  Parents,  carpenter,  who  was  injured 
in  July  last  and  his  leg  broken,  by  having  a piece  of  timber 


69  7 

thrown  against  it  by  one  of  the  cars  of  the  Bridge,  in  Cherry 
street,  New  York,  and  who  has  been  unable  to  work  since, 
the  sum  of  $100. 

Fourth. — To  the  Misses  Mathews,  for  damages  done  to 
their  dresses  and  person  by  the  falling  of  a car  of  cement 
from  the  rear  of  the  anchorage  in  New  York,  the  sum  of 
$>ioo. 

The  President  stated  that  he  had  notified  the  Edge  Moor 
Iron  Company  to  furnish  additional  500  tons  of  steel,  pur- 
suant to  the  resolution  of  the  Executive  Committee,  dated 
October  6th.  Also  that  the  contract  for  paving  Frankfort 
street,  between  Cliff  and  Jacob  streets,  New  York,  was 
awarded  to  P.  H.  Fitzgerald,  the  lowest  bidder,  at  $1.89  per 
yard  with  specification  block. 

The  President  read  a communication  from  the  Chief  En- 
gineer in  regard  to  the  flooring  of  the  Bridge,  stating  that  he 
had  decided  to  dispense  with  one  of  the  tramways.  Laid 
over. 

Adjourned. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  October  27th,  1879. 
Eight  present,  viz  : The  President,  and  Messrs.  Agnew, 
Davis,  Marshall,  Stranahan,  Newton,  Kingsley  and  Slocum. 

The  President  stated  that  the  officers  had  not  been  able 
to  agree  with  Mr.  Hill,  the  owner  or  agent  for  the  property 
in  the  rear  of  lots  Nos.  26,  28  and  30  Frankfort  street, 
between  Rose  and  William  streets,  New  York,  and  asked 
for  further  instructions. 

It  was 

Resolved , That  the  officers  be  authorized  to  purchase  the  same,  for 
$27,500. 

The  subject  of  the  encroachment  upon  the  lots  Nos.  16 
and  18  Rose  street,  bought  of  Thomas  P.  Crosley,  by  the 
construction  of  a new  wall  thereon,  was  presented  to  the 
Committee,  and  it  was  ordered  that  the  parties  be  notified 
forthwith  to  remove  the  same,  and  in  default  of  their  doing 
so  that  the  Counsel  be  directed  to  take  the  necessary  legal 
steps  to  recover  possession  of  the  land  encroached  upon. 


Edge  Moor 
Iron  Co. notified 
to  furnish  addi- 
tional steel. 


Flooring  o f 
Bridge. 

Tramway  dis- 
pensed with. 


Meeting  Oc- 
tober 27th, 1879. 


698 


Peter  Cullen, 
personal  injury 
case. 


Engineer  t o 
furnish  plans  to 
contractors  for 
granite  on  ap- 
proaches  on 
certain  con  di- 
tions. 


Claim  of 
Knickerbock  e r 
Ice  Co. 


Repair  of  Pier 
29. 

Engineer’s 
requisition  for 
about  13  tons  of 
steel  rods,  etc. 


Meeting  No- 
vember 10th, 
1879. 


Purchase  o f 
land  between 
Rose  and  Wil- 
liam streets. 


The  case  of  Peter  Cullen,  a laborer,  who  was  severely  in- 
jured by  the  falling  of  a brick  on  his  skull  from  the  first 
arch  of  the  New  York  approach,  while  engaged  on  the  work 
there,  was  referred  to  the  President,  with  power. 

It  was  ordered  that  the  Engineers  furnish  plans  to  the 
several  contractors  for  granite  on  the  approaches,  to  the 
extent  of  33  per  cent,  of  the  quantity  remaining  to  be  ex- 
ecuted of  their  respective  contracts,  provided  the  said  con- 
tractors agree  to  wait  for  their  money  until  the  Trustees 
shall  be  in  funds  to  pay  the  same,  and  in  no  case  will  hold 
the  Trustees  personally  responsible  therefor  ; and  further, 
that  they  will  not  ship  the  stone  until  required  to  do  so  by 
the  Engineers. 

The  claim  of  the  Knickerbocker  Ice  Company  for  loss 
and  damage  to  horses  and  cart  was  referred  to  the  Presi- 
dent, with  power. 

The  repairing  of  Pier  29  was  also  so  referred. 

A communication  from  the  Engineers’  Department  was  re- 
ceived, stating  that  about  13^  tons  of  steel  connecting  rods, 
stirrups,  pins  and  attachments  in  the  towers  were  required 
for  that  portion  of  the  suspended  superstructure  which  it 
was  proposed  first  to  put  up,  that  is,  extending  to  the  thir- 
teenth floor  beam.  It  was  referred  to  the  President,  with 
power  to  procure  the  same. 

Adjourned. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  November  10th,  1879. 
Eight  present,  viz.  : The  President,  and  Messrs.  Agnew, 
Davis,  Kingsley,  Slocum,  Stranahan,  Newton  and  Smith. 

The  President  reported  that  the  remaining  land  required, 
between  Rose  and  William  streets,  New  York,  had  all  been 
purchased  pursuant  to  the  authority  of  the  Committee,  as 


follows  : 

No.  4 Rose  street,  Michael  Falihee,  executor.  ..  $4,800  00 
Rears  of  Nos.  32  and  34  Frankfort  street,  James 

L.  Morgan,  Jr.,  owner 5)°°°  00 

Rears  of  Nos.  26,  28  and  30  Frankfort  street, 

Mrs.  Hill,  wife  of  John  J.  Hill,  owner 27,500  00 


699 

A communication  was  received  from  Engineer  Martin, 
stating  that  Mr.  Tripler  proposed  to  furnish  about  a million 
of  second-hand  brick,  all  sound  and  clear,  immediately,  for 
$4.00  a thousand.  Ordered,  that  the  President  be  author- 
ized to  purchase  them  at  the  lowest  price. 

The  subject  of  laying  in  a stock  of  cement  for  use  after 
the  close  of  navigation  was  considered,  and  it  was  ordered 
that  ten  thousand  barrels  be  purchased  at  not  exceeding 
ninety  cents  a barrel,  two  per  cent.  off. 

The  President  stated  that  he  had  directed  the  steel  sus- 
pender ropes  to  be  tested  by  the  Engineer  Department  un- 
der the  supervision  of  Mr.  Newton  of  this  Committee. 

A communication  was  received  from  the  Engineer,  re- 
commending the  covering  of  the  approaches  with  asphalt 
before  the  cold  weather  sets  in. 

It  was  ordered  that  the  President  be  authorized  to  have 
the  work  done  whenever  the  Engineer  shall  determine  upon 
the  best  material. 

Adjourned. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  December  1st,  1879.  Six 
present,  viz : The  President,  and  Messrs.  Agnew,  Davis, 
Stranahan,  Newton  and  Steinmetz. 

Mr.  Stranahan  moved  that  a Committee,  consisting  of  the 
President,  Vice-President  and  Chairman  of  the  Executive 
Committee,  be  appointed  to  prepare  a bill  to  be  submitted 
to  the  Board  for  an  appropriation  of  money  to  complete 
the  Bridge  ; and  that  such  Committee  confer  with  the  May- 
ors and  Comptrollers  of  the  two  cities  on  the  subject  there- 
of; and  that  such  Committee  present  the  same  to  the  Legis- 
lature for  passage. 

The  President  read  a statement  of  the  means  remaining 
on  hand  toward  the  construction  of  the  Bridge,  and  for  the 
purposes  for  which  they  must  and  may  be  properly  applied 
as  nearly  as  can  be  determined  and  estimated,  as  follows,  to 
wit  : 


Bricks  and  ce- 
ment ordered. 


Suspende  r 
ropes  to  be  test- 
ed. 


Approaches  to 
be  covered  with 
asphalt. 


Meeting  De- 
cember 1st, 
1879. 


Committee  to 
draft  bill  au- 
thorizing ap- 
propriation o f 
money  to  com- 
plete Bridge. 


President  sub- 
mits  financial 
statement. 


700 


Resources. 


Liabilities. 


Bids  for  Tim- 
ber authorized. 


Claim  of  Bar- 
que American 
Lloyds. 


Resources. 

Cash  on  hand $19,932  96 

Due  from  the  City  of  New  York  on  account  of 
the  $8,000,000  appropriation  (See  City  Re- 
cord, December  1st) 221,916  35 

Due  from  the  City  of  Brooklyn  on  same  ac- 
count (See  ledger,  page  268) 354,726  73 


Total  means  applicable  December  1st,  1879.  .$596,576  04 


Liabilities. 

Salaries  and  bills  for  November  unpaid $43,473  94 

Labor  and  materials  to  carry  on  the  work  to 

May  1st,  1880,  estimated 150,000  00 

On  account  of  steel,  1,000  tons  for  suspended 

superstructure 100,000  00 

For  steel  connecting  rods,  contract 1,622  00 

Filling  out  Brooklyn  arches,  estimated 5, 000  00 

For  asphalting  approaches,  as  far  as  done,  es- 
timated, on  contract 4,000  00 

Timber  for  flooring  Bridge,  estimated 33,000  00 

Percentages  retained 48,620  89 

Office  expenses  to  May  1st,  1880,  estimated.  ..  25,000  00 

Land  in  Rose  and  William  streets,  block,  , 

New  York 28,000  00 


Amount  necessary  to  complete  contracts  for 
granite  $262,733.03,  of  which  one-third  or- 
dered conditionally,  i.  <?.,  $87,577,  and  of  this 

one-third  may  be  paid 29,192  33 

Vault  covers,  estimated 1,000  00 

For  land  in  Brooklyn,  viz  : St.  Ann’s  Church, 

Davis’  estate,  and  adjoining  St.  Ann’s  Church 

on  the  west 112,000  00 


Total $580,909  16 


It  was  ordered  that  bids  be  invited  for  furnishing  the 
timber  necessary  for  flooring  the  Bridge. 

The  bills  for  damage  caused  by  the  entanglement  of  the 
ropes  used  in  joining  the  suspenders  together,  with  the  spars 


701 

of  the  barque  “American  Lloyds,”  amounting  to  $77.83, 
were  authorized  to  be  paid. 

Mr.  Newton,  who  was  requested  by  the  Committee  to 
overlook  the  testing  of  the  wire  socket  suspenders,  made  a 
report,  which  was  ordered  to  be  entered  on  the  Minutes  and 
placed  on  file,  as  follows  : 

New  York,  Nov.  29th,  1879. 

Hon.  John  T.  Agnew, 

Chairman,  etc.. 

Dear  Sir — In  accordance  with  the  resolution  of  the  Executive  Commit- 
tee of  the  10th  inst.,  I proceeded  to  the  United  States  Arsenal  at  Water- 
town,  Mass.,  to  take  part  in  the  testing  of  seven  of  the  suspenders  of  the 
Bridge.  These  suspenders  were  chosen  at  random  from  among  those 
which  had  been  made  to  go  in  the  work,  and  they  were  in  no  respect  pre- 
pared more  than  any  of  the  others  on  hand,  with  the  knowledge  that  they 
were  to  be  submitted  to  any  test.  The  object  of  these  tests,  as  stated  in 
the  meeeting  of  the  Committee  referred  to,  was  to  ascertain  the  efficiency 
of  the  mode  of  securing  the  suspender  ropes  to  the  parts  by  which  they 
are  attached,  respectively,  to  the  main  cables  and  to  the  suspended  super- 
structure. 

These  suspender  ropes,  as  you  are  aware,  are  attached  to  a wrought 
iron  fixture  atone  of  their  ends,  and  to  a casting  at  the  other  end,  by  being 
inserted  into  conical  sockets  3®  inches  in  diameter  at  the  base  of  the  cone. 
At  the  other  end  the  diameter  is  just  sufficient  to  allow  the  suspender 
rope  to  be  passed  through.  The  suspender  ropes  are  secured  in  these 
sockets  by  spreading  the  wires  which  compose  the  rope,  and  then  driving, 
in  the  voids,  tapering  pins  of  wrought  iron — the  projecting  wires  are  turned 
over,  and  the  cavities  filled  with  lead. 

These  tests  seem  to  show  that  turning  over  the  wires  and  filling  the 
cavities  with  lead  do  not  add  to  the  strength  of  the  fastening. 

The  following  is  a summary  of  the  tests  which  were  made  : 

No.  1.  Length  of  the  suspender  between  the  sockets  19  feet  7TST  inch- 
es. A strain  of  141,000  pounds  parted  the  bail  of  the  wrought  iron  sock- 
et ; the  fastenings  were  uninjured. 

No.  2.  Length  of  the  suspender,  18  feet  9^-  inches.  A strain  of  158,- 
000  pounds  split  asunder  the  wrought  iron  conical  socket  ; the  fastenings 
apparently  were  not  injured. 

No.  3.  Length  of  suspender,  22  feet  4 inches.  With  a strain  of  178,- 
000  pounds  the  rope  gave  way  by  the  fracture  of  two  strands  at  the  cor- 
ner of  one  of  the  sockets.  This  rupture  was  not  due  to  any  defect  in 
the  rope. 

No.  4.  Length  of  suspender,  22  feet  4r8ff  inches.  With  a strain  of 
150,000  pounds  rupture  occurred  by  the  fracture  of  the  bail  of  the 
wrought  iron  socket. 


Mr.  Newton’s 
report  of  test  of 
Wire  Socket 
Suspenders. 


7 02 


Mr.  Newton’s  No.  5.  Length  of  suspender,  23  feet  io-A  inches.  With  a strain  of 
report — contm-  „ . 

ued.  170,000  pounds  rupture  occurred  as  in  No.  3 ; one  strand  of  the  rope 

breaking  at  the  edge  of  the  socket. 

No.  6.  Length  of  suspender,  24  feet  3 inches.  This  is  the  most  in- 
teresting test  of  the  series.  It  was  made  with  the  view  of  ascertaining 
how  much,  if  any,  strength  was  gained  by  turning  over  the  wires  of  the 
rope  in  the  sockets  and  by  filling  the  cavities  with  lead.  Accordingly,  the 
suspender  rope  was  cut  and  one  end  of  it  removed  from  its  socket.  It 
was  then  replaced  and  secured  by  spreading  the  wires  and  driving  the 
tapering  pins  into  the  voids  in  the  usual  manner.  Those  wires  which  ex- 
tended laterally  above  the  large  end  of  the  socket  were  cut  off,  so  that  the 
fastening  had  no  advantage  arising  from  bending  them  over.  No  lead 
was  used,  hence  the  security  of  the  fastening  depended  wholly  on  the 
tapering  pins — in  no  way  on  turning  the  wires  or  filling  the  cavities. 

With  a strain  of  194,000  pounds  this  specimen  gave  way  by  the  rupture 
of  one  strand  of  the  rope  at  the  edge  of  that  socket  into  which  the  rope 
had  been  secured  in  the  usual  manner,  i.  e.}  by  bending  the  wires  and 
using  lead.  No  failure  was  observed  at  the  end  which  had  been  prepared, 
as  above  described.  This  suspender,  it  will  be  noticed,  stood  a higher 
strain  than  any  of  the  specimens  tested. 

No.  7.  Length  of  suspender,  20  feet  nfV  inches.  With  a strain  of 
179,000  pounds  this  gave  way  by  the  breaking  of  three  strands  at  the  edge 
of  one  of  the  sockets. 

In  none  of  these  tests  was  the  full  strength  of  the  suspender  ropes 
themselves  brought  out  ; as  in  all  tests  carried  to  destruction  some  part 
must  yield,  and  in  these  trials,  although  in  one  case  the  stress  was  carried 
to  194,000  pounds,  neither  the  rope  itself  or  the  mode  of  fastening  it 
showed  any  signs  of  weakness.  Where  the  sockets  did  not  give  way 
fracture  invariably  occurred  by  the  pressure  brought  upon  the  rope  at  the 
edge  of  the  cone. 

In  reply  to  the  question  with  regard  to  the  factor  of  safety  let  me  say 
that,  according  to  the  calculation  of  the  Engineers,  the  maximum  stress 
that  can  be  brought  on  any  suspender  from  the  weight  of  the  structure 
above,  ©r  the  dead  load  as  it  is  termed,  i3  3,200  pounds,  and  from  the 
movable  or  rolling  load  13,125  pounds — total,  21,325  pounds. 

The  mean  breaking  strain  of  the  seven  suspenders  which  were  tested 
by  Mr.  Emery’s  machine  at  Watertown,  was  a trifle  over  168,000  pounds. 
Assuming  this  to  be  a fair  average  of  the  strength  of  these  members,  it  is 
seen  that  the  stress  required  to  part  them  is  over  seven  times  what  they 
will  be  required  to  stand  ; and  if  the  lowest  breaking  strain  of  the  seven 
tests,  viz.,  141,000,  is  taken,  the  factor  will  be  about  seven.  A great 
deal  more  could  be  said  on  this  subject,  but  I think  the  above  will  meet 
the  requirements  of  the  resolution  of  the  Committee. 

Very  respectfully  submitted, 

(Signed)  ISAAC  NEWTON. 


Adjourned. 


;o3 


The  Executive  Committee  met  January  5th,  1880.  Six 
present,  viz. : The  President,  and  Messrs.  Davis,  Smith, 
Newton,  Marshall  and  Kingsley. 

In  the  absence  of  the  Chairman  it  was  moved  and 
carried  that  the  President  act  as  Chairman , pro  tem. 

The  Minutes  of  the  meeting  of  December  1st,  1879,  were 
read  and  approved. 

The  following  report  was  then  submitted  : 

“ The  Committee  appointed  to  prepare  a Bill  to  be  submitted  to  the 
Legislature  for  an  appropriation  of  money  to  complete  the  Bridge,  report 
the  annexed  Bill,  together  with  a statement  showing  the  amount  necessary 
for  the  completion  of  the  Bridge.  In  the  preparation  of  the  Bill  the 
Committee  have  consulted  the  authorities  of  the  two  cities  as  directed  by 
the  resolution. 

(Signed)  “HEN.  C.  MURPHY, 

“ Chairman." 

STATEMENT  OF  AMOUNT  REQUIRED  TO  COMPLETE 
THE  BRIDGE. 


Estimated  cost  of  the  Bridge,  February  1st,  1879,  as  per 

statement  in  Assembly  Investigating  Report,  page  639  $13,708,026  60 
Expended  at  that  date 10,103,553  54 


Amount  required,  February  1st, 

CO 

*''4 

vO 

$3,604,473 

06 

Expended  since  that  date,  up  to 

Decern- 

ber  1st,  1879 

$1,006,262  04 

Cash  on  hand  and  receivable  from  the 

two  cities  at  this  date 

596,676  04 

1,602,938 

08 

Remaining  to  be  provided  for.  . 

$2,001,534 

98 

Add  for  rise  in  land,  materials  ; 

and  labor, 

ten  per  cent., 

since  February  1st,  1879 

200,153 

49 

Add  for  contingencies 

48,311 

53 

Total 

.$2,250  000 

00 

This  is  subject  to  reduction  of  an  estimated  credit  to  the  Bridge  for 
gores  and  pieces  of  land  left  in  purchases,  amounting  to  $125,000. 


AN  ACT  to  provide  for  the  completion  and  opening  for  public  travel 
of  the  New  York  and  Brooklyn  Bridge,  and  to  authorize  the  sale  and 
conveyance  of  certain  gores  and  pieces  of  land  by  the  Trustees 
thereof. 

The  People  of  the  State  of  New  York , represented  in  Senate  and  Assem- 
bly, do  enact  as  follows  : 

Section  i.  For  the  purpose  of  completing  the  Bridge  now  in  course  of 
construction  between  the  cities  of  New  York  and  Brooklyn,  acquiring 


Meeting  Jan- 
uary 5th,  1880. 


Committee  on 
Draft  of  Bill  to 
be  presented  to 
Legislature,  re- 
port. 


Statement  of 
amount  requir- 
ed to  complete 
Bridge. 


Draft  of  Act 
submitted  b y 
Committee. 


Proposed  Act 
for  an  appropri- 
ation to  com- 
plete the  Bridge 


704 

the  land  necessary  therefor,  and  fitting  and  equipping  the  same  with  the 
requisite  structures  and  machinery  for  travel  and  transportation  thereon, 
as  the  Trustees  of  the  said  Bridge  may  determine,  the  City  of  New  York 
shall  pay  to  the  Trustees  of  the  New  York  and  Brooklyn  Bridge  the  sum 
of  $750,000,  and  the  City  of  Brooklyn  shall  pay  to  the  said  Trustees  the 
sum  of  $1,500,000,  or  so  much  of  said  sums  respectively  in  those  relative 
proportions,  that  is  to  say,  one  part  by  the  City  of  New  York  and  two 
parts  by  the  City  of  Brooklyn,  as  the  said  Trustees  shall  from  time  to 
time  require  and  call  upon  the  said  cities  to  pay,  by  request  made  by  the 
said  Trustees  upon  the  Mayor  and  Comptroller  of  said  cities  respec- 
tively; and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  said  Comptrollers  respectively,  and 
they  are  hereby  authorized  to  borrow,  from  time  to  time,  as  shall  be  requi- 
site, upon  the  faith  and  credit  and  in  the  name  of  the  Mayor,  Aldermen 
and  Commonalty  of  the  City  of  New  York  and  of  the  City  of  Brooklyn 
respectively,  the  moneys  necessary  to  pay  to  the  said  Trustees  the  sums 
aforesaid,  and  to  pay  the  interest  to  accrue  until  the  said  Bridge  shall  be 
completed  and  ready  for  public  travel,  on  the  bonds  to  be  issued  therefor, 
and  also  the  interest  to  accrue  from  and  after  the  first  day  of  January, 
1880,  until  the  said  Bridge  shall  be  completed  and  ready  for  public  travel 
as  aforesaid,  on  the  bonds  issued  by  the  said  cities  respectively,  under 
the  provisions  of  Chapter  300  of  the  Laws  of  1875,  and  to  issue  the 
bonds  of  said  cities,  which  bonds  shall  be  signed  by  the  Mayors  and 
Comptrollers  of  said  cities  respectively,  for  the  moneys  so  to  be  borrowed, 
with  interest  at  a rate  not  exceeding  that  allowed  by  law,  and  payable 
half-yearly,  and  which  bonds  shall  be  redeemable  in  such  time  or  times 
as  said  Comptrollers  shall  respectively  deem  proper. 

Sec.  2.  The  said  Trustees  are  authorized  to  sell,  grant  and  convey,  any 
gores,  pieces  or  parcels  of  land  which  shall  have  been  acquired  or  are 
held  for  the  purposes  of  said  bridge,  or  on  account  thereof,  in  the  Cities 
of  New  York  and  Brooklyn,  and  may  be  deemed  by  them  unnecessary 
for  such  purposes,  and  they  shall  dispose  of  the  same  at  public  sale,  upon 
such  terms  as  they  may  deem  proper,  and  shall  apply  the  proceeds 
thereof  to  the  construction  of  the  said  Bridge,  and  the  maintenance 
thereof. 

Sec.  3.  This  Act  shall  take  effect  immediately. 

It  was  ordered  that  the  officers  be  authorized  to  arrange 
the  contracts  for  land  of  St.  Ann’s  Church  and  of  the  Davis 
estate  in  Brooklyn,  at  the  prices  heretofore  agreed  upon, 
and  to  pay  interest  on  the  same  from  the  first  of  May 
last. 

Adjourned. 


705 

The  Executive  Committee  met  January  16th,  1880.  Six 
present,  viz. : The  President,  and  Messrs.  Agnew,  Davis, 
Stranahan,  Marshall  and  Newton. 

The  bids  for  lumber  advertised  for  under  the  resolution 
of  the  Board  were  opened  and  tabulated,  and  referred  to 
the  officers  of  the  Board  to  inquire  into  the  responsibility 
of  the  bidders,  and  report  the  same  to  the  Committee  at  a 
future  meeting. 

The  opinion  of  the  counsel  .of  the  Board  on  the  bill 
of  James  Caulfield,  for  water  furnished  in  1877  for  the 
masonry  of  the  anchorage  in  New  York,  amounting  to 
$1,289.04,  was  read,  and  the  bill  was  referred  to  the  Presi- 
dent for  adjustment  in  his  discretion. 

A communication  was  received  from  Engineer  Martin, 
requiring  two  hoisting  engines  for  raising  the  materials  for 
the  suspended  superstructure,  and  the  same  were  ordered, 
at  a cost  of  $1,250  each. 

Requisitions  for  about  1,700  feet  of  fender  stone,  cut 
granite,  to  go  under  the  brick  wall  to  separate  the  carriage 
way  from  the  railway  on  the  New  York  approach,  and  for 
about  700  feet  of  same  for  the  like  purpose  on  the  Brooklyn 
approach,  were  made  by  Mr.  Martin,  and  the  same  were 
ordered,  the  former  from  the  Bodwell  Granite  Company,  at 
$2.20  per  lineal  foot,  and  the  latter  somewhat  smaller,  from 
the  Cape  Ann  Granite  Company,  at  $1.80  per  lineal  foot, 
the  total  cost  of  the  two  aggregating  about  $5,700. 

Adjourned. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  February  2d,  1880.  Nine 
present,  viz.:  The  President,  and  Messrs.  Agnew,  Davis, 
Stranahan,  Marshall,  Newton,  Kingsley,  Steinmetz  and 
Slocum. 

The  Minutes  of  a meeting  held  January  16th  were  read 
and  approved. 

The  canvass  of  the  bids  for  lumber  for  the  roadway  of 
the  Bridge  was  presented,  together  with  a communication 
from  Mr.  Martin  on  the  subject  of  the  responsibility  of 
Messrs.  Walter  J.  Hadden  & Co.,  the  lowest  bidders,  and 

85 


Meeting  Jan- 
uary 16th,  1880. 


Bids  for  Lum- 
ber referred  to 
officers. 


Opinion  of 
counsel  in  re 
Bill  for  Water. 


Two  Hoisting 
Engines  order- 
ed. 


About  1,700 
feet  of  Fender 
Stone  ordered 
from  Bodwell 
and  Cape  Ann 
Granite  Cos. 


Meeting  Feb- 
ruary 2d,  1880. 


Bids  for  Lum- 
ber. 


706 


Contrac  t 
awarded  to  W. 
J.  Hadden  & 
Co. 


Change  of 
Archways  over 
William  and 
North  William 
streets,  from 
Iron  to  Brick 
and  Stone. 


Bids  for  Gran- 
ite for  said  arch- 
ways. 


C on  tract 
awarded  to 
C a p e Ann 
Granite  Co. 


Delivery  o f 
granite  ordered 
from  Pie  rce, 
Rowe  & Co. 
and  Cape  Ann 
Granite  Co. 


it  was  ordered  that  it  be  recommended  to  the  Board  that 
the  contract  be  awarded  to  those  gentlemen  at  $19.50  per 
thousand  feet,  board  measure,  for  the  yellow  pine,  and 
$24  per  thousand  feet,  board  measure,  for  the  white  oak, 
amounting  to  $6,338.47  for  the  latter  and  $21,884.03  for  the 
former. 

It  was  stated  by  the  President  that  it  was  deemed  advis- 
able to  change  the  archways  proposed  over  William  street 
and  North  William  street , from  iron  to  brick  and  stone, 
which  would  involve  an  additional  expense  of  about  $10,000 
to  the  cost  of  the  Bridge,  and  that  proposals  had  been  in- 
vited from  the  Cape  Ann  Granite  Company  and  the  Bod- 
well  Granite  Company  for  supplying  the  granite  required 
for  this  work.  The  following  were  the  bids  received  : 

Cape  Ann  Granite  Company,  $25.93  per  cubic  yard, 
making  a total  of  $2,852.30. 

Bodwell  Granite  Company,  $49  per  cubic  yard,  amount- 
ing W $5,39°- 

It  was  resolved  to  recommend  to  the  Board  that  the 
change  be  made,  and  that  the  contract  for  the  skew  arches 
and  skew  backs  be  given  to  the  Cape  Ann  Granite  Company, 
agreeably  to  their  proposition. 

The  President  stated  that,  in  consequence  of  the  mild- 
ness of  the  weather  during  the  Winter,  the  masonry  on  the 
approaches  had  been  proceeded  with  without  interruption 
by  the  cold,  and  that  in  consequence  the  material  on  hand, 
especially  the  granite,  had  all  been  put  in  place  ; that  the 
Engineers  deemed  it  advisable  that  that  portion  of  the 
stone  which  Messrs.  Pierce,  Rowe  & Co.  and  the  Cape 
Ann  Granite  Company  were  directed  to  cut,  under  the 
agreement  not  to  send  the  same  forward  until  ordered, 
be  ordered  forthwith.  This  would  involve  an  outlay  not 
contemplated  from  the  funds  on  hand,  but  he  said  there 
would  be  money  enough  on  hand  to  pay  for  it. 

It  was  resolved  to  recommend  to  the  Board  that  the 
stone  be  ordered  from  Pierce,  Rowe  & Co.  and  the  Cape 
Ann  Granite  Company  accordingly. 

A communication  of  the  Chief  Engineer,  dated  in  Octo- 
ber last,  recommending  an  increase  of  salary  to  Engineer 


707 


McNulty  from  $2,500  to  $3,000  a year,  and  to  Engineer  Pro- 
basco  from  $3,000  to  $3,600,  was  presented. 

It  was  resolved  to  recommend  to  the  Board  the  increase 
of  salaries  to  those  Engineers  respectively,  to  take  effect 
from  October  1st,  1879. 

Adjourned. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  March  1st,  1880.  Eight 
present,  viz.  : The  President,  and  Messrs.  Agnew,  Strana- 
han,  Kingsley,  Roosevelt,  Slocum,  Newton  and  Smith. 

The  President  stated  he  had  received  word  from  Col. 
Paine,  Assistant  Engineer,  who  had  been  sent  to  the  Cam- 
bria Iron  Works  to  test  and  inspect  the  steel  which  was 
being  there  manufactured  for  the  roadway  ; that  fifty  tons 
had  been  turned  over  to  him  for  that  purpose,  and  that  he 
was  assured  by  Mr.  Monell,  the  President  of  the  Cambria 
Iron  Company,  that  the  contract  would  be  promptly  ful- 
filled. 

Col.  Paine  had  also  been  to  Midvale,  where  the  works  of 
the  Edge  Moore  Iron  Company,  by  which  the  steel  is  to  be 
rolled,  are  situated,  and  found  them  all  complete  and  in 
readiness  to  roll  the  steel  as  soon  as  it  arrives.  He  received 
the  same  assurances  from  Col.  Sellers,  the  President,  as 
from  Mr.  Monell.  The  first  installment  of  steel  for  the 
Bridge  will  be  received  here  early  in  this  month. 

He  also  stated  that  advices  had  been  received  that  a load 
of  the  yellow  pine  lumber  contracted  for  for  the  flooring  of 
the  Bridge  was  on  board  a vessel  which  was  about  to  leave 
and  that  the  oak  was  being  felled. 

A communication  was  received  from  the  Chief  Engineer 
recommending  that  the  timber  for  the  lower  floor  of  the 
Bridge  be  creosoted,  and  submitting  two  proposals  which  had 
been  received  for  that  purpose,  viz  : Eppinger  & Russell, 
$12  per  thousand  feet  for  creosoting,  and  $3  per  thou- 
sand for  storage;  and  Charles  H.  Andrews,  $12  for  creosoting, 
and  $1.25  for  storage  ; and  recommending  that  the  con- 
tract be  awarded  to  Mr.  Andrews,  the  lowest  bidder.  The 
communication  was  referred  to  the  Chairman,  Mr.  New- 
ton and  the  President,  with  power. 

Adjourned. 


Meeting  Mar. 
1st,  1880. 


President  re- 
ports substance 

0 f information 
received  from 
Col.  Paine  re- 
garding steel 
which  was  be- 

1 n g manufac- 
tured by  Cam- 
bria Iron  Co., 
etc. 


Yellow  pine 
lumber. 


C h i ef  Engi- 
neer recom- 
mends that  tim- 
ber for  lower 
floor  of  Bridge 
be  creosoted. 


708 


Meeting  April 
5th,  1880. 


Stone  masons 
and  cutters  ap- 
ply for  increase 
of  wages. 


D u p 1 i cate 
check  S141  in 
place  o f origi- 
nal lost,  author- 
ized. 


Meeting  April 
12th,  1880. 


Resolution  au- 
thorizing notice 
to  be  given  to 
Edge  Moor  Iron 
Co.  to  have  the 
manufact  ure 
and  delivery  of 
the  material 
provided  for  in 
their  contract 
carried  out  and 
completed. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  April  5th,  1880.  Seven 
present,  viz.:  The  President,  and  Messrs.  Agnew,  Slocum, 
Stranahan,  Roosevelt,  Kingsley  and  Marshall. 

Applications  were  presented  from  the  stonemasons  and 
stonecutters  asking  an  increase  of  wages,  which  were  read 
and  laid  on  the  table. 

The  application  of  John  M.  Shannon  for  a check  for 
$141  in  place  of  one  lost,  was  read,  and  it  was  ordered 
that  another  check  be  given  Mr.  Shannon  on  his  furnishing 
a bond  of  indemnity  in  the  sum  of  $500. 

A communication  was  received  from  Mr.  Crosley  by  his 
counsel,  in  relation  to  the  suit  in  ejectment  brought  against 
him  by  the  Bridge.  It  was  referred  for  consideration  to  the 
President,  Vice-President  and  Chairman  of  the  Executive 
Committee. 

Adjourned. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  April  12th,  1880.  Eight 
present,  viz. : The  President,  and  Messrs.  Agnew,  Strana- 

han, Steinmetz,  Marshall,  Kingsley,  Slocum  and  Roosevelt. 

The  following  preamble  and  resolutions  were  submitted 
by  the  President,  and  on  motion,  the  same  were  recommend- 
ed to  the  Board  for  adoption  : 

Whereas,  In  and  by  the  agreement  made  and  entered  into  on  the 
24th  day  of  July,  1879,  between  the  Trustees  of  the  New  York  and 
Brooklyn  Bridge,  parties  of  the  first  part,  and  the  Edge  Moor  Iron 
Company,  party  of  the  second  part,  it  is  stipulated  and  provided  as  fol- 
lows, to  wit  : If  at  any  time  prior  to  the  1st  day  of  July,  1881,  the  par- 
ties of  the  first  part  shall  elect  to  continue  or  complete  the  construction 
of  the  suspended  superstructure  of  the  East  Rivei^  Bridge,  it  shall  there- 
upon be  their  duty  forthwith  to  give  to  the  party  of  the  second  part 
written  notice  of  such  election,  and  of  their  wish  to  have  the  manufac- 
ture and  delivery  of  the  material  provided  for  in  the  specifications  annex- 
ed to  said  agreement  carried  out  and  completed  ; it  is  now, 

Resolved , By  the  said  Trustees  that  they  hereby  elect  to  continue  and 
complete  the  construction  of  the  East  River  Bridge,  and  that  written 
notice  be  forthwith  given  to  the  said  Edge  Moor  Iron  Company  of  such 
election,  and  of  the  wish  of  the  said  parties  of  the  first  part  to  have  the 
manufacture  and  delivery  of  the  material  provided  for  in  the  specifica- 
tions annexed  to  the  said  agreement  carried  Out  and  completed. 


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Resolved , That  the  President  cause  the  notice  to  be  given  accordingly, 
under  the  seal  of  the  Trustees  and  the  signature  of  the  President  and 
Secretary. 

A statement  of  the  amount  due  for  principal  and  interest 
to  the  St.  Ann’s  Church,  Brooklyn,  for  the  purchase  of  its 


land  was  submitted,  as  follows  : 

Amount  agreed  upon  June  ist,  1878 $45,000  00 

Interest,  one  year,  10  months  and  13  days 5,888  75 

Total $5°, 888  75 


The  payment  of  same  was  recommended,  subject  to  an 
adjustment  of  interest. 

It  was  ordered  that  the  officers  proceed  to  acquire  title  for 
all  the  land  required  for  the  Bridge  not  yet  acquired ; and  that 
they  report  the  prices  to  be  agreed  upon  to  the  Committee 
for  approval  before  they  be  bought,  and  in  case  no  agree- 
ment shall  be  made  with  the  parties,  that  proceedings  be 
taken  to  acquire  the  same  by  commission. 

Adjourned. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  April  22d,  1880.  Nine 
present,  viz.:  The  President,  and  Messrs.  Agnew,  Davis, 
Smith,  Stranahan,  Slocum,  Steinmetz,  Marshall  and  Newton. 

The  President  stated  that  he  personally  served  notice  in 
writing  on  the  Edge  Moor  Iron  Company  on  the  19th  day 
of  April  instant  of  the  election  of  the  Trustees  to  proceed 
with  the  suspended  superstructure  of  the  Bridge,  and  of  their 
wish  to  have  the  manufacture  and  delivery  of  the  material 
therefor  carried  out  and  completed,  according  to  the  con- 
tract with  that  Company  made  on  the  24th  day  of  July 
last  ; and  that  the  Company  had  duly  acknowledged,  in 
writing,  the  receipt  of  such  notice,  and  stated  that  they 
were  prepared  to  proceed  with  the  work  accordingly.  It  was 

Resolved , To  recommend  to  the  Board  that  a call  be  made  upon  the 
two  cities  for  the  sum  of  $1,250,000  on  account  of  the  moneys  appro- 
priated for  the  Bridge  by  the  Act  of  April  7th,  1880. 

It  was  ordered  that  the  Engineers  furnish  an  estimate  of 
the  materials  required  to  be  purchased  to  complete  the  ma- 
sonry of  the  Bridge. 


Amount  due 
to  St.  Ann’ s 
Church  for 
land. 


Officers  to  ac- 
quire title  to  ad- 
ditional land  re- 
quired, subject 
to  approval  of 
Committee. 


Meeting  April 
22d,  1880. 


President  re- 
ports service  of 
notice  on  the 
Edge  Moor  Iron 
Company. 


Call  for  $1,- 
250,000  of  amt. 
appropriated  by 
Act  of  April  7th, 
1880. 

Estimate  o f 
materi  a Is  to 
complete  m a - 
sonry. 


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A d d i t i o n al 
land  purchases 
authorized. 


Claim  of  Mr. 
H iggi ns  for 
damages  to 
property. 


Meeting  May 
3d,  1880. 


Report  of  As- 
sistant £ n g i- 
neer  in  re  ma- 
terials required. 


Bids  for  Ce- 
ment. 


Purchase  o f 
Brick  author- 
ized. 

Specifications 
and  proposals 
for  Granite 
Paving  blocks 
authorized. 


Purchase  land 
No.  10  North 
William  street. 


Meeting  May 
22d,  1880. 


The  officers  were  authorized  to  purchase  the  lot  of 
Mrs.  Ottendorfer  at  a sum  not  exceeding  $100,000,  Mr. 
Steinmetz  voting  in  the  negative  ; and  also  to  buy  the  pro- 
perty adjoining  the  south  side  of  Prospect  street,  Brooklyn, 
upon  the  terms  agreed  upon,  as  follows  : House  and  lot, 
No.  14  Prospect  street,  with  vacant  lot  adjoining,  belonging 
to  Mr.  Pratt,  for  $5,000,  and  the  rear  of  the  lot  on  the  south- 
east corner  of  Prospect  and  Fulton  streets,  belonging  to  Mr. 
Husted,  for  $1,000. 

The  claim  of  Mr.  Higgins  for  damages  to  a party-wall  on 
Vandewater  street,  New  York,  was  referred  to  the  Presi- 
dent, with  power. 

Adjourned. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  May  3d,  1880.  Eight 
present,  viz.:  The  President,  and  Messrs.  Agnew,  Stranahan, 
Davis,  Newton,  Slocum,  Steinmetz  and  Kingsley. 

A report  was  presented  from  Mr.  Martin  in  answer  to  the 
resolution  in  regard  to  the  quantity  of  materials  required  to 
complete  the  Bridge,  and  ordered  on  file. 

Bids  for  cement  were  read.  It  was  : 

Resolved,  That  the  President  be  authorized  to  contract  with  the  lowest 
bidder,  Mr.  Norton,  for  cement  for  the  season  of  1880  at  the  price  offered 
by  him. 

Resolved,  To  buy  such  brick  as  may  be  required,  in  open  market  as 
wanted,  as  heretofore,  until  further  ordered. 

It  was  ordered  that  the  Engineers  prepare  specifications 
for  the  granite  blocks  required  to  pave  the  roadway  of  the 
Bridge,  and  that  the  officers  advertise  for  proposals  for  the 
same  to  be  submitted  to  the  Committee. 

It  was  ordered  that  the  purchase  of  No.  10  North  William 
street  be  referred  to  the  President  and  Treasurer,  with  power. 

Adjourned. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  May  23d,  1880.  Seven 
present,  viz.  : The  President,  and  Messrs.  Agnew,  Davis, 
Slocum,  Smith,  Steinmetz,  and  Marshall. 


7ii 


After  organizing,  Mr.  Steinmetz  having  matters  to  attend 
to,  and  there  being  a quorum  without  him,  was,  at  his  re- 
quest, excused  from  further  attendance. 

Communications  were  presented  from  Engineer  Martin 
stating  that  500  tons  of  steel  wire  rope  would  be  required 
for  over-floor  diagonal  and  under-floor  stays,  and  about  121 
tons  solid  steel  connecting  rods,  stirrups  and  pins,  for  which 
specifications  would  be  ready  in  a few  days.  The  whole 
cost  would  be  about  $85,000. 

It  was  ordered  that  proposals  be  invited  for  the  work  by 
public  advertisement.  Also  that  about  25  tons  of  light  iron 
rails  were  required  for  temporary  railroad  on  the  work.  The 
officers  were  authorized  to  purchase  the  same  at  a price  not 
exceeding  855  per  ton  delivered. 

The  President  stated  that  the  officers  had  obtained  from 
the  owner  of  the  lot  adjoining  the  Staats  Zeitung  building 
on  the  south  on  North  William  street,  an  offer  to  sell  the 
same  at  the  amount  fixed  by  our  appraisers,  viz  : 810,000, 
and  also  for  the  land  lying  between  it  and  a twenty-foot 
safety  line  on  that  side  for  about  $4,000  more,  as  appraised. 
It  might  be  necessary  to  obtain  the  additional  land. 

It  was  ordered  that  the  officers  be  authorized  to  purchase 
the  said  land  at  prices  not  exceeding  814,000  in  all. 

Adjourned. 


Requi  sition 
from  Kngineer 
.Martin  for  500 
tons  of  Steel 
Wire  Rope,  and 
about  i2i  tons 
of  solid  Steel 
C onnecting 
Rods,  etc. 


Bids  author- 
ized. 

25  tons  Light 
Iron  Rails  au- 
thorized to  be 
purchased. 


A d d i t i o n al 
land  authori- 
ized  to  be  pur- 
chased. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  June  7th,  1880.  Eight  ^isso"8  June 
present,  viz.:  The  President,  Vice-President,  and  Messrs. 

Agnew,  Stranahan,  Marshall,  Roosevelt,  Davis  and  Smith. 

Bids  were  received  for  the  steel  wire  rope  for  over-floor  w'?reSRf ope '^re- 
diagonal  and  under-floor  stays,  advertised  for  under  the  or-  ceived- 
der  adopted  at  the  last  meeting  of  the  Committee,  from  two 
parties  only,  as  follows  : John  Sawyer,  at  iqf  cents  per 
pound  for  the  whole. 

John  A.  Roebling’s  Sons  Co.,  for  the  different  sizes,  as 
follows  : t 

if  inches  in  diameter,  at 8 cents  per  pound. 

u u %c  g a a 

<<  <<  ii  g u u u 


2 


712 


Contrac  t 
awarded. 


Bid  for  Solid 
Steel  Connect- 
ing Rods,  etc. 


Award  of  con- 
tra c t referred 
to  officers. 

Bids  for  Tak- 
i n g Down 
Buildings. 


Contrac  t 
awarded. 


Engineer  re- 
quests author- 
ity to  advertise 
for  bids  for 
Street  Bridges. 


2J  inches  in  diameter,  at 


2-J 


a 


u u 


8-^  cents  per  pound. 

g_i  “ lt  “ 

8i  « <. 

9 “ “ “ 


It  was  ordered  that  the  contract  for  the  steel  wire  rope  be 
awarded  to  John  A.  Roebling’s  Sons  Co.,  at  the  prices  bid 
for  them,  they  being  the  lowest  bidders. 

One  bid  only  was  received  for  the  solid  steel  connecting 
rods,  pins  and  stirrups,  also  advertised  for  . by  order  made 
at  the  last  meeting,  as  follows  : 

From  the  Edge  Moor  Iron  Company  for  n.66  cents  per 
pound  with  steel  nuts,  or  nj-  cents  per  pound  if  iron  nuts 
be  used  as  suggested  by  the  Company. 

The  subject  of  awarding  the  contract  was  referred  to  the 
officers,  with  power,  after  consulting  with  the  Engineer. 

Bids  were  received  also  from  F.  W.  Seagrist,  Jr.,  & Co. 
and  Thomas  E.  Tripler,  for  taking  down  the  buildings  lying 
between  William  and  North  William  streets,  New  York,  and 
also  for  removing  the  building  known  as  the  Staats  Zeitung 
building,  lying  between  Chatham  and  North  William  streets, 
New  York,  as  follows  : 


The  buildings  between  William  and  North  William  streets: 


From  F.  \V.  Seagrist,  Jr.,  & Co.,  for §45°  oo 

From  Thomas  E.  Tripler,  for 1,500  00 

The  Staats  Zeitung  building — 

From  F.  W.  Seagrist,  Jr.,  & Co.,  for §374  00 

From  Thomas  E.  Tripler,  for 2,000  00 


It  was  ordered  that  the  contracts  be,  in  both  cases,  award- 
ed to  Mr.  Seagrist,  he  being  the  lowest  bidder. 

A communication  was  received  from  Col.  W.  A.  Roeb- 
ling,  Chief  Engineer,  requesting  authority  to  advertise  for 
bids  for  the  bridges  across  the  streets,  and  also  from  Mr. 
Martin,  Assistant  Engineer,  estimating  the  cost  of  the  bridge 
over  Franklin  Square,  New  York,  at  $75,000,  and  for  all 
the  Brooklyn  bridges  at  $75,000. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Kingsley,  it  was 

Resolved , That  the  Engineers  be  directed  to  prepare  plans  and  specifi- 
cations for  building  bridges  across  the  streets  of  New  York  and  Brooklyn 
wherever  required  for  the  purpose  of  constructing  the  Bridge,  composed 


7i3 


of  it  on  or  steel,  and  further,  that  they  ask  for  proposals  for  the  same;  and 
further,  that  they  ask  by  public  advertisement  for  plans,  estimates  and 
proposals  from  bridge  builders  for  the  construction  of  such  bridges,  and 
that  such  plans  and  estimates  shall  be  presented  to  the  Board  at  its  next 
meeting  for  its  consideration. 

Adjourned. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  June  23d,  1880.  Six 
present,  viz  : The  President,  and  Messrs.  Agnew,  Davis, 
Stranahan,  Slocum  and  Marshall. 

The  President  stated  that  the  contractors  for  the  lumber 
for  the  suspended  structure,  Messrs.  Walter  J.  Hadden  &: 
Co.,  had  utterly  failed  to  perform  the  conditions  of  their 
contract,  in  consequence  partly  of  the  embarrassments  of 
their  agent  in  New  York,  whereby  lumber  which  had  been 
sent  forward  on  account  of  this  contract  had  been  seized  by 
the  United  States  Marshal,  and  the  contractors  thereby  also 
deprived  of  means  to  carry  out  their  agreements  without  as- 
sistance. 

The  contractors  were  present  and  corroborated  this  state- 
ment. 

The  following  resolutions  were  then  adopted  : 

Whereas,  Walter  J.  Hadden  & Co.  (Walter  J.  Hadden  and  Alexan- 
der W.  Harris  comprising  the  said  firm),  of  Bainbridge,  Georgia,  con- 
tractors with  this  Board  of  Trustees  to  furnish  certain  Georgia  yellow  pine 
timber,  and  also  certain  seacoast  white  oak  timber,  in  and  by  a contract 
entered  into  with  the  Trustees  on  the  second  day  of  February,  1880, 
have  utterly  failed  to  comply  with  the  conditions  of  the  said  agreement 
and  cannot  perform  the  said  conditions;  it  is  therefore 

Resolved , That  the  said  Trustees  do  declare  the  said  agreement  null  and 
void,  and  that  notice  be  sent  to  said  contractors  accordingly  ; and  it  is 
further 

Resolved , That  new  proposals  be  invited  by  public  advertisement  for 
supplying  the  said  timber,  under  the  direction  of  the  Chief  Engineer. 

Adjourned. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  July  12th,  1880.  Five 
present,  viz.  : The  President,  and  Messrs.  Agnew,  Stran- 

ahan, Marshall  and  Comptroller  Steinmetz. 

86 


Engineer  di- 
rected t o pre- 
pare plans  and 
spec  ifications, 
and  to  advertise 
for  proposals 
for  building 
said  bridges. 


Meeting  June 
23d,  1880. 


C o n t ractors 
for  Lumber, 
IV.  J.  Hadden 
& Co.,  fail  to 
perform  con- 
tract. 


Contract  an- 
nulled, and  new 
proposals  for 
lumber  invited. 


Meeting  July 
12th,  1880. 


A d d i t i o n al 
land  purchase 
authorized. 


Claim  of  ship 
“Mysore”  for 
damages. 


Retained  per- 
centage author- 
ized to  be  paid 
Fierce,  Rowe  & 
Co. 


Proposals  for 
yellow  pine  and 
white  oak  lum- 
ber for  floor  of 
Bridge. 


7H 

The  officers  of  the  Board  were  authorized  to  purchase  for 
Si 2,000  the  land  belonging  to  the  heirs  of  Mrs.  Stephenson, 
situated  between  Chatham  and  William  streets,  adjoining  the 
property  bought  of  Mrs.  Ottendorfer. 

The  claim  of  the  ship  “Mysore,”  for  damages  done  to 
her  upper  spars  while  passing  under  the  Bridge,  on  January 
24th  last,  amounting  to  $102,  was  considered  and  laid  on 
the  table. 

The  facts  show  that  the  storm-rope,  against  which  the 
ship  struck,  was  suspended  at  the  time  of  contact  155  feet 
above  the  river. 

4n  application  of  Pierce,  Rowe  & Co.  for  percentages  re- 
tained under  their  granite  contract  was  read,  and  it  was 
ordered  that  they  be  paid  fifty  per  cent,  of  the  amount  in 
hand. 

Proposals  for  yellow  pine  and  white  oak  lumber  adver- 
tised for  for  the  floor  of  the  Bridge,  were  received  and 
opened  from  the  following  persons,  viz.  : 

No.  r.  John  A.  Reynolds,  white  oak. 

“ 2.  Drew  & Bucki,  yellow  pine. 

“ 3.  Jos.  A.  Risley,  white  oak  and  yellow  pine. 

“ 4.  E.  P.  Walling,  white  oak  and  yellow  pine. 

“ 5.  A.  H.  Ivins,  white  oak. 

“ 6.  A.  A.  McCullough,  white  oak. 

“ 7.  Laurence  Walter  & Co.,  yellow  pine. 

“ 8.  Otto  Lachenmeyer,  white  oak  and  yellow  pine. 

“ 9.  Geo.  W.  Lenderig,  white  oak. 

“ 11.  John  M.  Foote,  yellow  pine. 

“ 12.  Jas.  E Brodhead,  yellow  pine  and  white  oak. 

“ 13.  John  M.  Foote,  yellow  pine. 

“ 14.  Alsop  & Clark,  yellow  pine. 

“ 15.  C.  J.  Degrauw,  yellow  pine  and  white  oak 

“ 16.  Southard  & Co.,  yellow  pine  and  white  oak. 

“ 17.  Eppinger  & Russell,  yellow  pine. 

“ 18.  Tas.  R.  Stewart,  white  oak. 

“ 19.  John  De  Barry,  white  oak. 

And  the  same  were  referred  to  the  Engineers’  Depart- 
ment to  canvass  and  report. 


Proposals  pursuant  to  advertisement  were  also  received  Proposals  for 

1 r street  bridges. 

and  opened  for  the  iron  bridges  over  Franklin  Square,  New 
York,  and  York,  Main  and  Prospect  streets,  Brooklyn,  from 
the  following  persons,  viz  : 

Street  Bridges,  for  Brooklyn. 

No.  i.  Passaic  Rolling  Mill  Company  (withdrawn). 

“ 2.  Leighton  Bridge  Company. 

“ 3.  Cofrode  & Saylor. 

‘*  4.  Edge  Moor  Iron  Company. 

“ 6.  Chas.  Kellogg. 

Bridge  over  Franklin  Square,  New  York. 

No.  5.  Edge  Moor  Iron  Company. 

“ 6.  Chas.  Kellogg. 

‘‘  7.  Delaware  Bridge  Company. 

And  the  same  were  referred  to  the  Engineer  Department  Referred  to 

0 1 Engineer. 

to  canvass  and  report. 

Proposals  pursuant  to  advertisement  were  also  received  Proposals  for 

1 1 Granite  1 aving 

and  opened  for  granite  paving  blocks  for  the  approaches  to  blocks, 
the  Bridge  from  the  following  persons,  viz  : 

No.  1,  D.  B.  Ricker;  No.  2,  Cape  Ann  Granite  Company  ; 

No.  3,  F.  W.  Redpath  ; No.  4,  Mount  Waldo  Granite  Com- 
pany ; No.  3,  Booth  Brothers  ; No.  6,  Francis  H.  Smith  ; , , 

1 J ’ _ Referred  to 

No.  7,  Chas.  Guidet,  which  were  referred  to  the  Engineer  Engineer. 
Department  to  canvass  and  report. 

Adjourned  to  Thursday  next. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  July  15th,  1880.  Five 
present,  viz.  : The  President,  and  Messrs.  Agnew,  Stran- 
ahan,  Marshall  and  Comptroller  Steinmetz. 

The  Minutes  of  last  meeting  were  read  and  approved. 

The  Engineer  Department,  to  which  the  bids  for  lumber 
and  iron  bridges  were  referred  at  the  last  meeting  to  can- 
vass and  report,  reported  that  Messrs.  Eppinger  & Russell 
were  the  lowest  bidders  for  yellow  pine,  viz  : $24.70  per 
thousand  feet;  and  that  they  were  responsible  dealers  in 
the  lumber  business. 


Meeting  July 
15th,  1880. 


Engineers  re- 
port canvass  of 
bids  for  lumber 
and  iron 
bridges. 


7 1 6 


Contract  for 
yell  ovv  pine 
awarded. 


Contract  for 
white  oak 
awarded. 


Contract  for 
street  bridges  in 
Brooklyn 
awarded. 


C o mmunica- 
tion  from  Chief 
li-ngineer  in  re- 
lation to  iron 
bridge  over 
Franklin 
Square  recom- 
mending that 
plans  be  read- 
vertised for,  so 
ordered. 


Engineers  not 
prepared  to  re- 
port on  bids  for 
paving  blocks. 


On  motion,  the  contract  was  awarded  accordingly,  viz  : 
to  Messrs.  Eppinger  & Russell  for  about  1,095,190  feet 
yellow  pine,  board  measure. 

The  Engineers  also  reported  in  favor  of  awarding  the 
contract  for  the  white  oak,  viz  : about  271,650  feet,  board 
measure,  to  James  E.  Brodhead,  Clinton,  N.  J. 

It  was  ordered  that  it  be  so  awarded,  provided  the  oak 
offered  by  him  be,  upon  investigation,  of  the  quality  re- 
quired. 

The  Engineers  reported  that  Messrs.  Cofrode  & Saylor 
were  the  lowest  bidders  for  the  bridges  over  York,  Main  and 
Prospect  streets,  Brooklyn,  viz  : qy-yg-  cents  per  pound  of 
finished  weight,  and  $2,040  for  painting  ; and  that  they  had 
ample  facilities  for  doing  the  work,  and  recommended  that 
the  contract  therefor  be  awarded  them  accordingly.  It  was 
so  ordered. 

A special  communication  from  Col.  Roebling,  the  Chief 
Engineer,  in  relation  to  the  iron  bridge  over  Franklin 
Square,  New  York,  stating  that  one  design  only  had  been 
received,  and  that  was  a mere  sketch,  and  not  strictly  in 
accordance  with  the  specifications,  and  recommending  that 
plans  for  the  same  be  re-advertised  for,  giving  the  bidders 
two  months  at  least  to  prepare  plans. 

The  recommendation  of  the  Chief  Engineer  was  adopted. 

The  Engineers  stated  that  they  were  not  prepared  to  re- 
port on  the  proposals  for  granite  paving  blocks,  and  the 
same  were  left  with  them  for  further  investigation. 

Adjourned. 


Meeting  A u- 
gust  2d,  1880. 


Mr.  Farring- 
ton’s report  on 
inspection  of 
white  oak  lum- 
ber. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  August  2d,  1880.  Four 
present,  viz.  : The  President,  and  Messrs.  Agnew,  Newton 
and  Comptroller  Steinmetz. 

The  President  reported  that  he  had  despatched  Mr.  Far- 
rington, the  Master  Mechanic,  to  Philadelphia  and  New 
Jersey  to  examine  the  oak  proposed  to  be  furnished  by  Mr. 
Brodhead  and  by  Mr.  Lackenmeyer  ; and  that  Mr.  Farring- 
ton had  reported  that  Mr.  Brodhead  could  not  furnish  Jersey 
oak  of  the  requisite  lengths,  and  that  the  oak  he  proposed 


to  furnish  at  $35  was  Maryland  oak  ; that  the  oak  offered 
by  Mr.  Lackenmeyer  and  which  he  had  examined  was  from 
timber  grown  on  rolling  upland  in  Virginia,  and  not  of 
rapid  growth  ; that  it  was,  in  his  opinion,  the  best  for  the 
purposes  of  the  Bridge  of  which  he  had  any  knowledge. 

It  was  ordered  that  the  contract  be  awarded  to  Mr. 
Lackenmeyer,  the  lowest  bidder,  at  $29.90  per  thousand 
feet. 

The  President  further  stated  that  Messrs.  Cofrode  & 
Saylor,  to  whom  the  contract  for  the  iron  bridges  over 
York,  Main  and  Prospect  streets,  Brooklyn,  had  been 
awarded,  declined  to  take  it  at  their  bid  of  cents  per 

pound  in  consequence  of  the  rise  of  iron  pending  the  ac- 
ceptance of  their  bid,  but  would  take  it  at  4y^g-  cents  per 
pound,  which  would  only  allow  them  to  fix  their  contract 
for  iron  at  the  advance  which  had  taken  place  pending  the 
award.  They  being  still  the  lowest  bidders  and  a firm  of  good 
standing  and  ability,  it  was  ordered  that  the  contract  be 
closed  with  them  at  the  price  of  4T6-cr3'o  cents  per  pound  for 
finished  work  and  $ 2,040  for  painting,  making  in  all  862,230. 

Adjourned. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  September  6th,  1880. 
Seven  present,  viz  : The  President,  and  Messrs.  Agnew, 

Marshall,  Kingsley,  Stranahan,  Steinmetz  and  Newton. 

The  Minutes  of  the  last  meeting  were  read  and  approved. 

The  President  was  authorized  to  act  as  Secretary  of  the 
Committee. 

It  was  further  ordered  that  Mr.  Kingsley  be  authorized  to 
sign  any  check,  papers  or  documents,  which  it  might  be 
necessary  to  execute  as  Treasurer  during  the  absence  from 
the  city  of  Mr.  Prentice. 

A communication  was  received  from  the  Engineer  De- 
partment (Mr.  Martin),  recommending  that  the  contract  for 
granite  paving  blocks  be  awarded  to  Booth  Brothers,  at 
879  per  thousand,  they  being  the  lowest  bidders  for  the 
same  according  to  the  requirements  of  the  specifications. 
The  contract  was  so  awarded. 


Contract  for 
same  awarded. 


Cofrode  & 
Saylor — Modi- 
fication of  their 
bid  for  Iron 
Bridges  over 
streets  in 
Brooklyn. 


Meeting  Sep- 
tember  6tn, 
1880. 


Mr.  Kingsley 
authorized  t o 
sign  checks, 
etc.,  during 
Treasurer’s  ab- 
sence from  city. 


7i3 


Prices  to  be 
obtained  for 
Wire  Rope 
Sockets  of  best 
manufacturers. 


Contract  for 
Pine  Lumber 
awarded  to  Ep- 
pinger  & Rus- 
sell, and  for 
Oak  Lumber 
to  0.  Lacken- 
meyer.  For 
Iron  Bridges  in 
Brooklyn  to 
Cofrode  & Say- 
1 o r,  and  to 
Booth  Bros,  for 
Paving  Blocks. 

Bids  for 
Franklin 
Square  Bridge 
referred  to 
Committee  t o 
open,  said  Com- 
mittee to  open 
bids  and  report. 
Bids  referred  to 
Chief  Engineer 
to  canvass. 


A communication  from  the  same,  in  relation  to  wire  rope 
sockets  for  the  under-floor  stays  and  under-floor  diagonals, 
namely,  7,000  pounds  of  wrought  iron,  and  64,000  pounds 
of  cast  iron  sockets,  was  considered,  and  it  was  ordered 
that  prices  be  obtained  for  the  same  from  the  best  manu- 
facturers, say  eight  or  ten,  as  great  care  was  required  in 
their  manufacture. 

It  was  ordered  that  the  officers  enter  into  contracts  with 
the  different  parties  to  whom  the  same  had  been  awarded  by 
the  Committee,  namely,  Eppinger  & Russell,  for  the  pine 
lumber ; Otto  Lackenmeyer,  for  the  oak  lumber  for  the 
flooring  of  the  Bridge;  Cofrode  & Saylor,  for  the  iron 
bridges  over  York,  Main  and  Prospect  streets,  Brooklyn, 
and  with  Booth  Brothers,  for  the  granite  paving  blocks. 

The  bids  for  the  Franklin  Square  bridge  were  presented, 
and  Messrs.  Newton  & Steinmetz  appointed  to  open  them, 
who  proceeded  with  the  duty,  and  reported  that  there  were 
seven  in  all,  and  recommended  that  they  be  referred  to  the 
Engineers  to  canvass  and  report  the  result  to  the  Committee 
at  its  next  meeting. 


Meeting  O c- 
tober  4th,  1880. 


Chief  Engi- 
neer  reports 
canvass  of  bids 
for  Bridge  over 
Fran  k P in 
Square. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  October  4th,  1880.  Nine 
present,  viz.  : The  President,  and  Messrs.  Agnew,  Roose- 

velt, Davis,  Marshall,  Kingsley,  Steinmetz,  Stranahan  and 
Newton. 

The  Minutes  of  the  last  meeting  were  read  and  approved. 

A communication  received  from  the  Chief  Engineer  was 
read,  enclosing  a canvass  of  the  bids  for  the  street  bridge 
over  Franklin  Square,  and  giving  his  preference  to  the  plan 
furnished  by  the  Edge  Moor  Iron  Company,  as  being  best 
adapted  to  the  requirements  of  the  Trustees  and  having  the 
best  architectural  effect.  They  propose  to  construct  it  in 
iron  and  steel  for  $126,500.  As  an  alternative,  the  Chief 
Engineer  recommends  the  design  furnished  by  our  own 
Engineers  as  entirely  satisfactory  to  him,  and  that  if  it  be 
adopted  the  contract  be  awarded  to  the  Delaware  Bridge 
Company  at  their  bid  of  $120,000. 

The  subject  was  laid  over  for  consideration  at  the  next 
meeting. 


719 

A communication  was  received  from  Mr.  Martin,  Assistant 
Engineer,  enclosing  the  bids  which  had  been  received  from 
different  parties  for  furnishing  the  wrought  iron  wire 
rope  sockets  authorized  at  the  last  meeting  to  be  obtained, 
viz.  : 

Paterson  Iron  Company ...  30  cents  per  pound, 

West  Point  Foundry 36  “ “ 

Keystone  Bridge  Company 50  “ “ “ 

It  was  ordered  that  the  contract  be  awarded  to  the 
Paterson  Iron  Company. 

A canvass  of  the  bids  for  the  cast  iron  rope  sockets  and 
bed  plates  ordered  at  the  last  meeting  was  also  received 
from  Mr.  Martin,  and  ordered  to  lie  over  until  the  next 
meeting. 

Applications  from  the  Collins  Granite  Company  and  the 
Concord  Granite  Company  for  payment  of  a portion  of  the 
percentage  retained  on  account  of  their  contracts,  were 
read,  and  it  was  ordered  that  the  President  be  authorized 
in  his  discretion  to  pay  these  contractors  a sum  not  exceed- 
ing fifty  per  cent,  of  the  amount  now  retained  in  hand. 

The  President  stated  that  Mr.  Wm.  Sellers,  President  of 
the  Edge  Moor  Iron  Company,  contractors  for  the  steel  and 
iron  work  of  the  suspended  superstructure  of  the  Bridge, 
was  present  at  his  request,  in  order  to  make  such  explana- 
tions to  the  Committee  as  might  be  proper  in  reference  to 
the  delays  which  had  been  experienced  in  executing  the 
contract. 

The  subject  of  taking  down  or  altering  the  buildings  in 
Franklin  Square,  New  York,  was  considered  and  laid  over 
until  the  next  meeting. 

Adjourned. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  October  nth,  1880.  Nine 
present,  viz  : The  President,  and  Messrs.  Agnew,  Stranahan, 
Davis,  Smith,  Newton,  Marshall,  Steinmetz  and  Kingsley. 

The  Minutes  of  the  last  meeting  were  read  and  ap- 
proved. 


Bids  for  Wire 
Rope  Sockets. 


Contrac  t 
awarded. 


Bids  for  Cast 
Iron  Rope 
Sockets. 


P e r c entages 
retained  from 
Concord  Gran- 
ite Co.  and  Col- 
lins Granite  Co. 
asked  for  in 
part. 


President  o f 
Edge  Moor 
Iron  Co.  pre- 
sent. 


A It  e r 1 n g 
b 11  i 1 d i n gs  in 
F r a n k 1 i n 
Square. 


Meeting  O c- 
tober  nth,  1880. 


720 


Taking  down 
buildings  on 
Fran  k 1 i n 
Square. 


Contract  for 
cast  iron  rope 
sockets  award- 
ed tol.  G.  John- 
son & Co. 


Bids  for  sky- 
lights author- 
ized. 


Meeting  No- 
v e m b e r 8th, 
1880. 


Mr.  Newton’s 
resolution  in  re 
c a r r iag  e and 
footways. 


Release  of 
land  from  oper- 
ation of  map  re- 
quested. 


Counsel  rec- 
ommend set- 
tlement claim  of 
Patrick  Smith. 


The  consideration  of  the  subjects  of  taking  down  the 
buildings  on  Franklin  Square,  and  of  awarding  the  contract 
for  constructing  the  street  bridge  over  Franklin  Square, 
was  postponed  until  the  next  meeting  of  the  Committee. 

It  was  ordered  that  the  contract  for  cast  iron  rope  sockets 
proposed  for  at  the  last  meeting,  be  awarded  to  Isaac  G. 
j ohnson  & Co.,  they  being  the  lowest  bidders,  at  4|  cents  per 
pound,  and  that  the  contract  for  cast  iron  bed  plates,  pro- 
posed for  at  the  same  time,  be  awarded  to  Isaac  G.  John- 
son & Co.,  at  2f  cents  per  pound,  they  being  the  lowest 
bidders. 

A communication  was  received  from  Mr.  Martin,  As- 
sistant Engineer,  in  relation  to  400  square  feet  of  sky- 
lights required  for  the  approaches,  and  it  was  ordered  that 
bids  for  doing  the  work  be  obtained. 

Adjourned.  4 


The  Executive  Committee  met  November  8th,  1880. 
Nine  present,  viz  : The  President,  and  Messrs.  Agnew, 

Kingsley,  Newton,  Slocum,  Marshall,  Steinmetz,  Davis  and 
Stranahan. 

The  Minutes  of  the  last  meeting  were  read  and  ap- 
proved. 

The  resolution  of  Mr.  Newton,  in  relation  to  the  carriage 
and  footways  of  the  Bridge,  referred  to  this  Committee  at 
the  last  meeting  of  the  Board,  was  taken  up,  and  it  was 
ordered  that  the  said  resolution  be  referred  to  a sub-Com- 
mittee,  consisting  of  Messrs.  Newton,  Stranahan  and  Smith, 
to  report  thereon  to  this  Committee. 

A communication  from  C.  T.  Cromwell,  owning  the  Carl- 
ton House,  asking  the  Board  to  release  a piece  of  land 
three  feet  on  William  street,  running  to  a point  about  eight 
or  ten  feet  distant,  from  the  operation  of  the  map  filed 
designating  the  safety  line  of  the  Bridge  at  that  point,  was 
read  and  ordered  to  lie  over  for  consideration. 

A communication  was  received  from  Mr.  Cullen,  the 
counsel,  in  relation  to  the  case  of  Patrick  Smith,  recom- 
mending a settlement  of  the  same.  Referred  to  the  Presi- 
dent, with  power. 


721 


The  subject  of  taking  down  and  altering  the  buildings 
fronting  on  Franklin  Square  was  referred  to  a Committee 
consisting  of  Messrs.  Stranahan,  Kingsley,  Davis  and  the 
Chairman  of  the  Executive  Committee,  to  report  thereon. 

The  subject  of  awarding  the  contract  for  building  the 
Franklin  Square  bridge  was  taken  up,  and  pending  its  con- 
sideration the  Committee  adjourned. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  December  6th,  1880. 
Eight  present,  viz. : The  President,  and  Messrs.  Agnew,  Davis, 
Stranahan,  Roosevelt,  Marshall,  Newton  and  Steinmetz. 

The  Minutes  of  the  last  meeting  were  read  and  approved. 

The  Chairman  reported  from  the  Special  Committee  ap- 
pointed to  consider  the  subject  of  taking  down  and  alter- 
ing the  building  on  Franklin  Square,  in  the  way  of  the  iron 
bridge  crossing  the  Square,  that  the  Committee  agreed  to 
recommend  that  the  building  be  taken  down  a distance  of 
fifteen  feet  from  the  floor  line  of  the  Bridge  to  within  one 
story  from  the  ground  ; that  this  story  be  covered  with  a 
new  fire-proof  roof,  and  the  remaining  portion  of  the  build- 
ing be  built  up  in  front. 

The  Committee  also  reported  that  they  had  examined 
the  building  No.  279  Front  street,  and  recommend  that  it  be 
taken  down  to  within  twenty-five  feet  of  the  sidewalk,  and  a 
fire-proof  roof  be  put  upon  it. 

The  Committee  further  recommend  that  the  Board  pass 
a resolution  relieving  the  piece  of  land  occupied  by  the 
Carlton  House  on  William  street  from  the  operation  of  the 
map  laying  out  the  line  of  the  Bridge. 

Also,  that  estimates  be  obtained  for  the  work  above  men- 
tioned. 

The  report  was  accepted  and  adopted. 

Adjourned. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  January  3d,  1881.  Eight 
present,  viz.:  The  President,  and  Messrs.  Agnew,  Strana- 

han, Davis,  Newton,  Slocum,  Smith  and  Marshall. 

87 


Buildings  on 
Franklin 
Square — altera- 
tion of. 


F r a n k 1 in 
Square  Bridge 
considered. 


Meeting  De- 
cember 6th, 
1880 


Alteration  of 
building  on 
F r a n k 1 i n 
Square. 


Building  279 
Front  street. 


Release  o f 
land  from  oper- 
ation of  map. 


Estimates. 


Meeting  Jan. 
3d,  1881. 


722 


Contract  with 
Bigelow  Blue- 
stone  Co. 


Contract  for 
F r a n k 1 i n 
Square  bridge 
awarded  to  Del- 
aware Bridge 
Co. 


Bids  f or  al- 
tering buildings 
on  Franklin 
Square. 


Meeting  Jan. 
17th,  1881. 


Contract  with 
Delaware 
Bridge  Co.  not 
executed. 


Mod  ification 
of  b 1 ds  for 
Franklin 
Square  Bridge. 


On  motion,  the  contract  with  Mr.  Maxwell,  of  the  Bige- 
low Bluestone  Company,  for  stone  steps  at  $895,  and  for 
flagging  for  30  cents  a foot,  for  the  entrance  of  the  Bridge 
in  North  William  street,  was  approved. 

The  subject  of  awarding  the  contract  for  the  Franklin 
Square  bridge  on  the  bids  heretofore  received  was  taken 
up,  and,  on  motion  of  Mr.  Stranahan,  the  contract  was 
awarded  to  the  Delaware  Bridge  Company,  upon  the  plans 
and  specifications  prepared  by  the  Engineers  of  the  Board 
for  the  work  in  steel  at  the  sum  of  $120,000,  provided  that 
satisfactory  bonds  to  the  amount  of  $25,000  be  given  as 
security  for  the  performance  of  the  contract. 

Bids  were  received  for  altering  the  buildings  on  Franklin 
Square,  and  opened.  The  same  were  referred  to  the  Engi- 
neers to  canvass  and  report  to  the  President,  who  was 
authorized  to  award  the  contract  as  he  should  deem  most 
advisable. 

Adjourned. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  January  17th,  188 1. 
Seven  present,  viz.  : The  President,  and  Messrs.  Agnew, 

Stranahan,  Kingsley,  Marshall,  Newton  and  Slocum. 

The  President  stated  that  the  contract  awarded  to  the 
Delaware  Bridge  Company  had  not  been  executed  by  the 
Company,  because  they  could  not  procure  the  steel  within 
the  time  provided  for,  namely,  five  months,  in  consequence 
of  the  death  of  Mr.  Kloman,  the  sub-contractor,  within  the 
last  week  or  two.  It  would  require  twelve  months  to  com- 
plete the  work  in  steel. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Stranahan,  it  was  resolved  that  the 
President  address  a note  to  Messrs.  Clarke,  Reeves  & Co., 
the  Keystone  Bridge  Company  and  the  Delaware  Bridge 
Company,  inviting  them  respectively  to  modify  their  bids 
for  the  construction  of  the  Franklin  Square  bridge  in  iron 
and  steel,  according  to  the  alternative  plans  and  specifica- 
tions heretofore  made  by  our  Engineers. 

Adjourned, 


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The  Executive  Committee  met  January  31st,  1881.  Nine 
present,  viz.  : The  President,  and  Messrs.  Stranahan,  Smith, 
Marshall,  Davis,  Newton,  Kingsley,  Slocum  and  Comptrol- 
ler Semler. 

On  motion,  Mr.  Stranahan  was  appointed  Chairman. 

The  object  of  the  meeting  was  to  open  the  modified  bids 
for  the  Franklin  Square  bridge,  for  building  the  same  of 
iron  and  steel  as  proposed  by  the  Engineers,  and  to  award 
the  contract. 

The  bids  were  opened  as  follows  : 

The  Delaware  Bridge  Company,  for  the  gross  sum  of 
$ r 20,000. 

The  Keystone  Bridge  Company,  at  6^5-  cents  per  pound 
for  843^  tons,  viz.,  $104,643.60,  and  at  that  rate  for  more 
or  less  than  that  quantity. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Kingsley,  it  was  ordered  that  the 
contract  be  awarded  to  the  Keystone  Bridge  Company  at 
their  bid. 

Adjourned. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  April  4th,  1881.  Eight 
present,  viz.:  The  President,  and  Messrs,  Agnew,  Kingsley, 

Stranahan,  Marshall,  Davis,  Smith  and  Comptroller  Semler. 

The  Minutes  of  January  31st  were  read  and  approved. 

The  President  presented  a letter  from  R.  M.  Galloway, 
Vice-President  of  the  Manhattan  Railway  Co.,  in  reference  to 
the  removal  of  the  station  on  Chatham  street  in  front  of  the 
entrance  to  the  Bridge  ; also,  the  written  opinion  of  the 
Counsel  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  Bridge  in  reference 
thereto. 

It  was  moved  that  the  matter  be  referred  to  a committee 
of  three  to  endeavor  to  effect  an  arrangement  with  the  Rapid 
Transit  Company,  and  in  case  of  failure,  that  the  subject  be 
referred  to  the  officers  of  the  Board  to  take  such  action  as 
they  may  deem  necessary.  Carried. 

The  Chairman  appointed  as  such  committee  Messrs.  Mur- 
phy, Kingsley  and  Davis. 


Meeting  Jan. 
31st,  1881. 


Modified  bids 
opened. 


Contract  for 
Franklin 
Square  bridge 
awarded  to 
Keystone 
Bridge  Co. 


Meeting  April 
4th,  1881. 


Matter  of  re- 
removal of  Ele- 
vated railway 
station  in  Chat- 
ham st. 


Referred  to  a 
Committee  o f 
three. 


Claim  of  P. 
Cassidy  for 
damages. 


Bids  for  sky 
lights  for 
Brooklyn  a p - 
proach. 


Bids  for  30 
tons  rods  and 
bars,  also  for 
cross-ties  to  be 
solicited. 


Salaries  of  En- 
gineers. 


Compensation 
for  use  of  Bridge 
by  telegraph 
and  telephone 
companies  re- 
ferred to  Com 
mittee. 


Meeting  April 
12th,  1881. 


President’s  re- 
p o r t on  mat- 
ter of  removal 
of  elevated 
railroad  station. 


724 

A bill  of  P.  Cassidy  for  $14.30  for  damages  caused  by  ice 
falling  from  the  cables  was  presented.  On  motion  of  Mr. 
Kingsley  the  Board  declined  to  pay  the  bill. 

The  following  bids  were  received  for  furnishing  sky-lights 
for  the  Brooklyn  approach  : 


Ingals  & Mark $650  00 

Dale  Tile  Manuf’g.  Co..  660  00 

Tice  & Jacobs 676  00 

J.  B.  & J.  M.  Cornell 829  00 


On  motion,  the  contract  was  awarded  to  Ingals  & Mark, 
provided  they  furnish  a sample  satisfactory  to  the  Engineer. 
If  not  satisfactory,  that  the  contract  be  awarded  to  the 
next  lowest  bidder  who  furnishes  a satisfactory  sample. 

A letter  was  received  from  Mr.  Martin,  Engineer,  stating 
that  about  30  tons  of  rods  and  bars  for  securing  the  Bridge 
to  the  towers,  would  be  required.  Also,  about  2,500  cross- 
ties for  the  rapid  transit  railroad  on  the  approaches. 

Referred  to  the  President  to  solicit  bids  for  same  and  to 
award  the  contract. 

A letter  from  Chief  Engineer  Roebling  in  reference  to 
salaries  of  Engineers  and  assistants  was  read,  and  after  con- 
sideration, was  laid  on  the  table. 

On  motion,  the  matter  of  compensation  for  the  use  of  the 
Bridge  by  telegraph  and  telephone  companies,  or  private 
individuals,  was  referred  to  the  committee  having  in  charge 
the  matter  of  removal  of  the  Elevated  Railway  station  in 
Chatham  street,  New  York. 

Adjourned. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  April  12th,  1881.  Six 
present,  viz.  : The  President,  Vice-President,  and  Messrs. 

Stranahan,  Davis,  Roosevelt  and  Comptroller  Semler. 

President  Murphy  was  appointed  Chairman  pro  tern. 

. The  Minutes  of  April  4th  were  read  and  approved. 

The  President,  on  behalf  of  the  Committee  appointed  to 
endeavor  to  make  an  arrangement  with  the  Manhattan  Ele- 
vated Railway  Co.  for  the  removal  of  dieir  station  on  Chat- 
ham street,  at  the  entrance  of  the  Bridge,  reported  that  the 


725 

Committee  had  consulted  with  the  officials  of  theManhattan 
Railway  Company,  who  had  decided  not  to  remove  the  sta- 
tion unless  the  Bridge  Trustees  pay  to  the  said  Railway  Com- 
pany the  sum  of  $10,000,  claiming  that  they  were  in  legal 
possession  of  the  ground  on  which  the  station  is  erected. 

The  President  then  stated  the  opinion  of  the  counsel  to 
the  Board  of  Trustees,  that  their  rights  had  been  infringed 
by  the  Railway  Company,  and  that  the  Trustees  had  a legal 
right  to  cause  the  station  to  be  removed. 

Mr.  Kingsley  moved  that  the  Mayor  and  Comptroller 
of  New  York,  and  the  Mayor  and  Comptroller  of 
Brooklyn,  respectively,  be  requested  to  obtain  the  written 
opinion  of  the  counsel  to  the  corporations  of  said  cities  re- 
spectively, as  to  the  legal  rights  of  the  Trustees  of  the 
Bridge  to  cause  the  removal  of  said  railway  station,  and  that 
such  opinions  be  submitted  to  the  Executive  Committee  at 
its  next  meeting.  Carried. 

The  Committee  appointed  to  consider  the  matter  of  com- 
pensation for  the  use  of  the  Bridge  for  telegraph  and  tele- 
phone wires,  recommended  that  the  owners  of  wires  now  on 
the  Bridge  be  notified  to  remove  the  same  within  thirty  days, 
and  that  the  President  call  a meeting  of  the  Executive  Com- 
mittee to  determine  what  shall  be  done  in  the  matter 

The  question  of  salaries  of  Engineers  and  assistants,  laid 
on  the  table  at  the  last  meeting  of  the  Committee,  was  called 
up  for  consideration.  On  motion  of  Mr.  Kingsley,  it  was 

Resolved , That  in  accordance  with  the  recommendation  of  the  Chief 
Engineer,  the  salary  of  Mr.  E.  F.  Farrington  be  reduced  from  $4,000  to 
$3,000  per  annum,  to  take  effect  from  the  1st  day  of  April,  instant,  and 
that  Mr.  Wm.  Vander  Bosch  be  notified  that  his  services  are  no  longer  re- 
quired. 

Adjourned. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  May  2d  1881.  Eight 
present,  viz.  : The  President,  Vice-President,  and  Messrs. 

Stranahan,  Davis,  Marshall,  Smith,  Roosevelt  and  Comp- 
troller Sender. 

The  Minutes  of  the  last  meeting  were  read  and  approved. 


M a n h a 1 1 ail 
RailwayCo.  de- 
mand $10,000  as 
a consideration 
for  its  removal. 


Trustees  ad- 
vised by  their 
c o u n s e 1 that 
they  have 
legal  right  t o 
cause  removal 
of  said  station. 

Opinions  o f 
counsel  to  cor- 
p o r a t i o ns  of 
New  York  and 
Brooklyn  there- 
on, to  be  asked. 


Report  of 
Committee  o n 
matter  of  com- 
pensation for 
use  o f Bridge 
for  t e 1 e g raph 
wires. 


Salaries  of  En- 
gineers, etc. 


Meeting  May 
2d,  1881. 


P e r m i s sion 
for  use  of  wharf 
as  a landing  for 
excursion  boat? 
“Long  Branch’* 


Report  of  Mr. 
Farrington  o f 
an  inspection  of 
white  oak  to  be 
furnished  b y 
Contractor 
Lackenmeyer. 


Contract  an- 
nulled. 


New  bids  ask- 
ed for  oak  and 
pine. 


Contract  for 
oak  cross-ties 
awarded. 


726 

In  the  matter  of  renting  the  archways  of  the  Bridge,  it 
was 

Resolved , That  the  subject  be  referred  to  the  Committee  heretofore  ap- 
pointed to  consider  the  subject  of  rapid  transit  obstruction. 

The  President  stated  that  he  had  rented  the  altered  build- 
ing fronting  on  Franklin  Square,  and  bounded  on  either 
side  by  Pearl  and  Cherry  streets,  to  Mr.  W.  H.  Smith,  for 
one  year  from  the  1st  day  of  May,  instant,  at  the  rate  of  82,000 
a year  and  the  water  rates,  payable  quarterly,  subject  to  the 
approval  of  this  Committee.  The  action  of  the  President 
was  approved. 

Application  of  Mr.  Thos.  J.  McConnell,  of  177  Luqueer 
street,  was  presented,  for  permission  to  land  the  “ Long 
Branch,”  an  excursion  boat,  on  Sunday  mornings  and  even- 
ings, at  the  Bridge  Dock,  Brooklyn,  commencing  May  29th 
and  ending  September  5th,  1881,  occupying  ten  or  fifteen 
minutes  only,  at  one  time.  Permission  was  given  under  the 
regulations  of  the  Assistant  Engineer  and  upon  paying  the 
accustomed  charges,  and  subject  to  withdrawal  at  any  time 
by  the  said  Engineer. 

A report  was  communicated  to  the  Board  from  Mr.  Far- 
rington, the  master  mechanic,  who  had  been  sent  at  the  sug- 
gestion of  Mr.  Lackenmeyer,  the  contractor  for  white  oak 
timber,  to  examine  certain  portions  of  the  white  oak  that 
had  been  got  out  for  said  contractor  in  Virginia  and  Mary- 
land, and  after  considering  the  same  the  Committee  deter- 
mined that,  in  their  opinion,  such  contract  should  be  abro- 
gated under  the  clause  giving  the  Board  power  to  do  so,  and 
the  same  was  annulled  accordingly,  and  notice  thereof 
ordered  to  be  given  to  Mr.  Lackenmeyer. 

It  was 

Resolved , That  advertisements  be  immediately  made,  authorizing  new 
bids  for  the  timber  required  under  said  contract  and  not  supplied,  the 
same  to  be  proposed  for,  both  in  white  oak  and  yellow  pine,  and  that  se- 
curity be  required  for  the  performance  of  the  contract. 

The  President  stated  that  he  had,  pursuant  to  the  author- 
ity vested  in  him,  awarded  the  contract  for  oak  cross-ties, 
and  to  lighter  the  same  to  the  Bridge  dock,  either  in  New 
York  or  Brooklyn,  for  830.50  per  M feet,  board  measure, 


for  Ohio  white  oak,  to  A.  H.  Ivins,  of  New  York,  that  being 
the  lowest  bid,  except  one  for  Virginia  oak,  which  was 
offered  at  the  same  price,  the  former  being  preferred  by  the 
Engineer. 

The  President  stated  that  he  had  immediately  communi- 
cated to  the  Mayors  and  Comptrollers  of  the  two  cities  re- 
spectively, the  wishes  of  the  Committee  to  have  the  opinion 
of  the  counsel  of  the  two  cities  in  regard  to  the  right  of  this 
Board  to  cause  the  obstruction  caused  by  the  New  York 
Elevated  Railway  Company  to  the  entrance  of  the  Bridge 
on  Chatham  street  to  be  removed,  but  he  had  not,  as  yet, 
received  any  answer  to  the  communications. 

A letter  was  received  from  the  Chief  Engineer,  recom- 
mending that  Mr.  Vander  Bosch  be  continued  for  three 
months  longer,  where  his  services  are  needed,  in  the  En- 
gineer Department.  The  request  was  granted. 

Adjourned. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  May  13th,  1881.  Eight 
present,  viz.  : The  President,  Vice-President,  and  Messrs. 

Agnew,  Stranahan,  Marshall,  Davis,  Slocum  and  Comptroller 
Semler. 

The  President  stated  that  the  meeting  had  been  called  to 
consider  the  contracts  for  yellow  pine  and  white  oak  lum- 
ber, and  submitted  a report  made  by  Mr.  Farrington,  who 
had  visited  Maryland  at  the  request  of  Mr.  Lackenmeyer,  the 
contractor  for  the  white  oak  lumber. 

Mr.  Farrington  was  called  before  the  Committee  and 
questioned  in  regard  to  the  lumber  he  saw  when  in  Maryland, 
after  which  the  matter  was  discussed  by  the  Committee, 
when,  on  motion  of  President  Murphy,  the  resolution  pass- 
ed May  2d,  abrogating  the  contract  with  Mr.  Lackenmeyer, 
was  reconsidered. 

It  was  further  ordered  that  the  testing  be  made  under  the 
direction  of  Mr.  Farrington  both  of  the  yellow  pine  and  white 
oak. 

The  President  presented  the  papers  in  an  injunction  suit 
commenced  against  the  Trustees  of  the  Bridge  by  the  Man- 


In  re  removal 
of  Chatham  st. 
Elevated  rail- 
w a y station — 
opinions  of  Cor- 
poration Coun- 
sel not  receiv- 
ed. 


E m ployment 
of  Engineer 
Vander  Bosch 
continued  3 
months. 


Meeting  May 
13th,  1881. 


Contracts  for 
pine  and  oak 
considered. 


Resolution  of 
May  2d  abro- 
gati  ng  co  n - 
tract  with  Lack- 
enmeyer recon- 
sidered. 


Tests  t o b e 
made  b v M r. 
Farrington. 


728 


Injunct  ion 
suit  against 
removal  of 
Chatham  street 
station  com- 
menced by 
M anhattan 
Railway  Co. 

Counsel  to  be 
employed  to  de- 
fend suit. 


hattan  Railway  Company  and  the  New  York  Elevated  Rail- 
road Company  respecting  the  removal  of  the  railroad  sta- 
tion on  Chatham  street,  New  York,  at  the  entrance  of  the 
Bridge,  when,  on  motion,  it  was  ordered  that  the  President 
employ  counsel  to  defend  the  suit. 

Adjourned. 


Meeting  July 

nth,  1881. 


Rate  of 
charges  fixed 
for  use  of 
Bridge  for  tele- 
graph and  tele- 
phone wires. 


Bids  for  stone 
steps  for  New 
Y ork  approach. 


Contrac  t 
awarded. 


Proposals  for 
cast  iron  work 
for  Brooklyn  to 
b e advertised 
for. 


Contract  for 
224  Steel  Sock- 
ets awarded. 


Letter  from 
Chief  Engin- 
eer. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  July  nth,  1881.  Seven 
present,  viz.  : The  President,  Vice-President,  and  Messrs. 

Agnew,  Stranahan,  Marshall,  Slocum  and  Comptroller 
Semler. 

The  President  presented  a letter  from  the  Chief  Engineer 
in  reference  to  the  salary  of  Mr.  E.  F.  Farrington,  which 
was,  on  motion  of  Comptroller  Semler,  laid  on  the  table. 

The  following  resolution  was,  on  motion,  adopted  : 

Resolved , That  $30  per  annum  be  established  as  the  price  to  be  charged 
for  each  telegraph  or  telephone  wire  over  the  Bridge,  to  take  effect  from 
May  1st,  1881  ; and  that  the  officers  be  directed  to  notify  the  persons  hav- 
ing wires  on  the  Bridge  of  this  resolution,  the  amount  to  be  paid  within 
30  days  from  this  date  under  penalty  of  removal  of  the  wires  ; and  that 
hereafter  the  payment  be  made  annually  in  advance. 

Bids  were  received  for  stone  steps  and  special  stones  for 
the  New  York  approach  at  North  William  street  from  the 


following  persons  : 

The  Bigelow  Bluestone  Co S423  00 

J.  T.  McDonald  & Co 441  °° 


The  contract  was  awarded  to  the  Bigelow  Bluestone  Com- 
pany, they  being  the  lowest  bidders. 

A letter  was  received  from  the  Assistant  Engineer,  asking 
permission  to  advertise  for  bids  for  the  cast  iron  work  for 
the  three  street  bridges  in  Brooklyn,  which  was  granted  on 
receiving  the  approval  of  the  Chief  Engineer. 

Also  to  contract  for  224  steel  sockets  for  under-floor 
stays.  It  was  ordered  that  the  contract  be  awarded  to  Mc- 
Dougal  & Potter  upon  receiving  the  recommendation  of  the 
Engineer  that  the  work  was  required. 

The  President  read  a letter  from  the  Chief  Engineer 
dated  April  26th,  1881,  covering  two  letters  : one  from  the 
Edge  Moor  Iron  Company  addressed  to  the  Chief  Engineer, 


729 


dated  April  2 2d,  and  another  from  the  Cambria  Iron  Com- 
pany addressed  to  the  President  of  the  Edge  Moor  Iron 
Company,  dated  April  19th  in  reference  to  a claim  for  ad- 
ditional work  furnished  by  the  Edge  Moor  Iron  Company 
beyond  that  called  for  under  the  specifications  of  the  con' 
tract  with  this  Board  for  the  steel  for  the  superstructure,  to- 
gether with  a report  dated  May  2d  made  by  Mr.  Martin, 
Engineer,  in  relation  thereto. 

He  also  presented  another  letter  from  the  Edge  Moor 
Iron  Company  to  the  Chief  Engineer  dated  July  8th,  pre- 
senting another  claim  for  similar  work,  together  with  a letter 
from  Mr.  Martin,  to  whom  the  latter  claim  had  been  refer- 
red by  the  Chief  Engineer,  asking  for  instructions  in  the 
matter  in  order  to  communicate  the  decision  to  the  Edge 
Moor  Iron  Company. 

On  motion,  it  was 

Resolved,  To  refer  both  claims  to  the  Chief  Engineer  for  his  decision. 

Adjourned. 


In  regard  to 
claim  of  Edge 
Moor  Iron  Co. 
for  extra  work. 


Another  claim 
from  same  for 
similar  work. 


Referred  t o 
Chief  Engin- 
eer. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  September  15th,  1881.  Six 
present,  viz.  : The  President,  Vice-President,  and  Messrs. 

Stranahan,  Slocum,  Marshall  and  Comptroller  Semler. 

In  the  absence  of  Mr.  Agnew,  the  President  was  called 
to  the  chair. 

The  President  stated  that  the  bids  for  cast  iron  columns 
for  the  bridge  across  Prospect  street,  Brooklyn,  were  not 
reported  in  June  inconsequence  of  there  not  being  a meet- 
ing of  the  Committee  in  that  month,  but  the  contract  there- 
for was  awarded  to  D.  Y.  Saxtan,  the  lowest  bidder,  at 
3.285  cents  per  pound.  The  award  was  approved,  and 
recommended  to  the  Board  for  adoption. 

A communication  from  the  Engineer  dated  September 
10th  was  read  and  laid  over  until  the  next  meeting  of  the 
Committee,  which  was  ordered  for  Tuesday  next,  the  20th 
instant,  at  1 o’clock  P.  M. 

The  Engineer  was  authorized  to  obtain  bids  for  about  20 
tons  of  stay  bars  for  the  top  of  the  towers  for  attaching  the 
over-floor  stays.  The  probable  cost  will  be  about  $2,800. 

88 


Meeting  Sep- 
15th,  1881. 


In  re  bids  for 
cast  iron 
columns  for 
Prospect  Street 
Bridge. 


Contrac t 
awarded. 


Communica- 
tion from  En- 
gineer. 


Bids  for  20 
tons  stay  bars 
authorized. 


730 


Yellow  Pine 
to  be  insured. 


Bridge  plank 
ing  for  elevated 
promenade  not 
to  be  creosoted, 
but  planed. 

Proposals  au- 
thorized. 


Meeting  Sep- 
t e m b e r 20th, 
1881. 


Bids  for  cast 
iron  finish  of 
street  bridges 
of  Brooklyn  ap- 
proach. 

Contrac  t 
awarded. 

Weight  of 
steel  under  con- 
tract with  Edge 
Moor  Iron  Co. 
considered. 


Meeting  Sep- 
tember  27th, 
1881. 


Meeting  Oc- 
tober 3d,  1881. 


The  President  was  authorized  to  insure  against  fire  the 
yellow  pine  for  bridge  planking  now  being  creosoted. 

It  was  further  ordered  that  the  bridge  planking  for  the 
elevated  promenade  be  not  creosoted,  but  planed  on  one 
side,  and  that  proposals  for  doing  the  same  be  obtained. 

Adjourned. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  September  20th,  1881. 
Eight  present,  viz.  : The  President,  Vice-President,  and 

Messrs.  Davis,  Stranahan,  Marshall,  Clarke,  Slocum  and 
Comptroller  Sender. 

The  bids  for  the  cast  iron  finish  of  the  street  bridges  of 
the  Brooklyn  approach  were  received,  and  it  was  ordered 
that  the  contract  be  awarded  to  D.  Y.  Saxtan,  the  lowest 
bidder,  at  cents  per  pound. 

The  question  as  to  the  weight  of  steel  under  the  contract 
with  the  Edge  Moor  Iron  Company,  brought  to  the  notice 
of  the  Committee  by  the  communication  from  the  Chief  Engi- 
neer, was  considered,  and  it  was  ordered  that  Mr.  Sellers, 
the  President  of  that  company,  be  requested  to  attend  a 
meeting  of  the  Committee,  to  be  held  on  Tuesday,  the  27  th 
inst.,  to  further  consider  the  same. 

Adjourned 


The  Executive  Committee  met  September  27th,  1881. 
Five  present,  viz.  : The  President,  Vice-President,  and 

Messrs.  Stranahan,  Davis  and  Smith. 

Adjourned. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  October  3d,  1S81.  Nine 
present,  viz.  • The  President,  Vice-President,  and  Messrs. 
Stranahan,  Marshall,  Davis,  Smith,  Slocum,  Roosevelt  and 
Comptroller  Semler. 

In  the  absence  of  Mr.  Agnew,  the  President  was  called 
to  the  chair. 

The  Minutes  of  July  nth,  September  15th  and  20th,  were 
read  and  approved. 


73i 


The  President  stated  that  it  appeared  by  the  Minutes  of 
the  Committee  of  the  20th  inst.,  that  the  contractor  for  the  fo°°[e^ron  L'°- 
steel  work  was  invited  to  appear  before  the  Committee  at 
a meeting  to  be  held  on  Tuesday  last,  September  27th  ; that 
the  contractor  attended  accordingly,  but  that  there  was  not 
a quorum  of  the  Committee  in  attendance  on  that  day, 
there  only  appearing  Messrs.  Stranahan,  Davis,  Smith,  Vice- 
President  Kingsley  and  President  Murphy.  Mr.  Sellers 
was  requested  by  those  gentlemen  to  furnish  a proposal  for 
the  meeting  to  be  held  this  day  for  supplying  additional 
steel,  and  he  had  now  done  so. 

The  President  then  submitted  to  the  Committee  such  pro-  Proposition  of 

1 Edge  Moor  Iron 

posal  for  additional  steel  for  the  suspended  superstructure  c°-  to  furnish 

r 11  additional  1,000 

of  the  Bridge,  amounting  to  about  1,000  tons,  at  8 A cents,  tons  of  steel,  ac- 
After  discussion,  Mr.  Slocum  moved  that  the  Committee 
recommend  to  the  Board  that  the  proposition  of  the  Edge 
Moor  Iron  Company  be  accepted.  Carried. 

Adjourned. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  November  7th,  1881.  Six 
present,  viz.  : The  President,  and  Messrs.  Agnew,  Davis, 
Roosevelt,  Smith  and  Stranahan. 

Bids  for  rails  for  the  railroad  across  the  Bridge,  which 
were  solicited  by  the  Special  Committee  on  Transit,  were 
presented,  as  follows  : Wm.  Wharton,  Jr.,  for  steel  rails  at 
872  per  ton,  and  the  New  Jersey  Steel  and  Iron  Company, 
for  iron  at  880. 

A contract  for  about  150  tons  was  awarded  to  Mr. 
Wharton. 

Bids  for  steel  stay  bars  for  attaching  the  over-floor  stays 
were  received,  as  follows  : Edge  Moor  Iron  Company,  83,- 

782.59  ; McDougall  & Potter,  83,582. 

The  contract  was  awarded  to  McDougall  & Potter. 

Bids  were  authorized  in  July  last  by  the  President  for  the 
vibrating  suspender  connections  to  be  used  on  the  58  floor 
beams  near  the  centre  of  the  main  span  of  the  Bridge,  and 
two  were  obtained,  one  from  the  Edge  Moor  Iron  Com- 
pany at  44  cents  per  pound,  and  the  other  from  Isaac  G. 
Johnson  & Co.,  at  12  cents  per  pound. 


Meeting  No- 
vember 7th, 


Bids  for  iron 
and  steel  rails. 


Con  tract 
awarded. 


Bids  for  stay 
bars. 


C ontrac! 
awarded. 

Bids  for  vi- 
brating suspen- 
der connections 


732 


C on  tract 
awarded. 


A d d i ti  o nal 
land  required. 


Referred  t o 
Chairman  o f 
Committee  and 
President  with 
power. 

Bids  for  plan- 
ing yellow  pine 
planking. 


C o n t r a c t 
awarded. 


Bids  for  30,000 
feet  of  yellow 
pine  lumber. 


C ontract 
awarded. 


As  it  was  important  that  the  connection  should  be  obtain- 
ed at  once,  they  were  ordered  from  Mr.  Johnson,  who  has 
already  delivered  a large  portion  of  them.  The  order  was 
approved. 

The  President  brought  before  the  Committee  the  subject 
of  the  purchase  of  apiece  of  land  adjoining  the  north  end  of 
the  Bridge  on  Chatham  street,  New  York,  which  it  was,  in  the 
judgment  of  the  Engineers,  desirable  for  the  Trustees  to  own, 
and  as  the  owners  were  about  building  on  it,  negotiations 
had  been  opened  with  them  in  regard  to  it.  The  whole  lot 
contains  about  2,200  square  feet,  and  runs  through  to  Wil- 
liam street,  and  is  valued  by  them  at  $105,000.  It  is  thought 
that  the  addition  of  a part  of  this  land,  amounting  to  six 
feet  in  front,  adjoining  the  Bridge  on  Chatham  street,  and 
running  to  a point  which  would  give  that  quantity  along  the 
Bridge,  embracing  about  156  feet,  would  be  of  great  advan- 
tage to  the  Bridge,  both  in  looks,  and  in  approaching  it  and 
leaving  it.  It  was  offered  to  the  Bridge  for  $14,890,  with 
certain  advantages  reserved. 

On  motion,  the  matter  was  referred  to  the  Chairman  of 
this  Committee  and  the  President,  with  power. 

A communication  was  read  from  Mr.  Martin,  the  Assis- 
tant Engineer,  stating  that  he  had,  by  direction  of  the  Com- 
mittee, obtained  prices  for  planing  the  yellow  pine  planking 
for  the  promenade,  as  follows  : 

Eppinger  & Russell,  $3.62  per  thousand  ; E.  C.  Pease, 
$3.80  per  thousand  ; John  Lawrence  & Son,  $3.75  per 
thousand. 

It  was  ordered  that  a contract  be  recommended  to  be 
given  to  Eppinger  & Russell. 

A communication  was  also  received  from  the  same,  stat- 
ing that  he  had,  by  direction  of  the  Committee,  obtained 
prices  for  about  30,000  feet  of  yellow  pine  lumber  for  the 
horse  car  railroad  on  the  approaches,  with  the  following  re- 
sult, including  creosoting  and  delivering  same  on  our  dock, 
viz.:  Eppinger  & Russell,  $41  per  thousand  ; Drew  & 
Bucki,  $46.50.  The  lumber  is  of  such  size  that  it  will  have  to 
be  sawed  from  stock  in  the  yard. 

A contract  therefor  with  Eppinger  <Sc  Russell  was  recom- 
mended. 


A communication  was  received  from  the  Keystone  Bridge 
Company,  contractors  for  the  Franklin  Square  viaduct,  ask- 
ing for  a modification  of  their  contract,  so  as  to  allow 
monthly  estimates  for  the  material  delivered  at  their  works, 
and  also  for  the  work  done  on  the  same  in  the  shops  and  in 
the  field,  instead  of,  as  stipulated  in  the  contract,  for  the 
material  received  and  erected,  they  having  expended  already 
$40,000  on  the  same. 

The  subject  was  laid  on  the  table  for  further  consider- 
ation. 

A communication  was  received  from  the  Edge  Moor  Iron 
Company  in  answer  to  a dispatch  sent  to  them  by  the 
President,  stating  that  the  Company  would  not  increase  the 
one  thousand  tons  contract  by  two  hundred  tons  at  the 
same  price  as  asked  for  the  one  thousand  tons,  but  in  case 
it  was  increased  would  ask  8-3-  cents  for  the  whole  as  condi- 
tioned for  the  one  thousand  tons. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Roosevelt,  it  was  ordered  that  the  sub- 
ject be  referred  to  the  Special  Committee  appointed  by  the 
Board  on  the  one  thousand  tons,  with  power. 

Adjourned. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  December  5th,  1881. 
Eight  present,  viz.:  The  President,  and  Messrs.  Agnew, 

Davis,  Stranahan,  Marshall,  Roosevelt,  Kingsley  and  Comp- 
troller Sender. 

Mr.  Murphy  was  appointed  Secretary,  pro  tem. 

The  application  of  the  Collins  Granite  Company  by  Mr. 
Binder,  its  Superintendent,  for  payment  of  their  claim  for 
212^  cubic  yards  of  stone,  at  $45,  under  their  contract, 
$9,580.50,  less  $5,189.15  paid  to  contractors,  to  whom  it  is 
alleged  it  did  not  belong,  was  read  and  laid  on  the  table. 

A communication  was  received  from  the  Chief  Engineer, 
recommending  the  abrogation  of  the  oak  contract,  and  the 
substitution  of  spruce  planking,  and  also  recommending 
an  arrangement  with  the  contractor  for  the  yellow  pine 
planking  under  which  2\  inch  planking  may  be  substituted 
for  the  3^  inch  promenade  planking.  Referred  to  a Com- 


C o mmunica- 
tion  from  Key- 
stone  Bridge 
C o . regarding 
modifications  of 
contract  desired 
by  them. 


Laid  on  table. 


Edge  Moor 
Iron  Co.  decline 
to  increase 
quantity  of  steel 
at  contract 
price,  and  make 
a proposition 
the  subject. 


Referred  to 
Special  Com- 
mittee. 


Meeting  De- 
cember 5th, 
1881. 


Collins  Gran- 
ite Co.  makes 
claim  for$4,39i,- 
•35* 


Chief  Engi- 
n e e r recom- 
mends abroga- 
tion of  oak  con- 
tract and  substi- 
tution of  spruce 
Also  substitu- 
tion of  23^  inch 
pine  planking 
for  3^. 


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Referred  t o 
Special  C o in  - 
mittee. 


Meeting  De- 
cember 12th, 
1881. 


Special  Com- 
mittee report  on 
foregoing  rec- 
o m m endations 
of  Chief  Engi- 
neer. 


Contrac  t 
with  Otto  Lack- 
enmeyer  an- 
nulled. 


In  regard  to 
election  of 
Treasurer. 


Engineer  re- 
quested to  ap- 
pear before 
(,'ommittee  and 
explain  claim  of 
Collins’  Granite 
Co.  for  $4,391.- 
35- 


mittee  consisting  of  Messrs.  Murphy,  Kingsley  and  Mar- 
shall. 

Adjourned. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  December  12th,  1881. 
Ten  present,  viz:  The  President,  Vice-President,  and 

Messrs.  Agnew,  Davis,  Stranahan,  Marshall,  Slocum,  Roose- 
vett,  Clarke  and  Comptroller  Semler. 

The  Minutes  of  December  5th  were  read  and  approved. 

The  Special  Committee  appointed  to  consider  the  recom- 
mendations of  the  Chief  Engineer  that  the  contract  for  oak 
planking  be  abrogated  and  spruce  planking  be  substituted 
therefor,  also  that  2%  inch  yellow  pine  planking  be  substituted 
for  35  inch  planking,  for  the  promenade,  made  a verbal 
report  approving  the  several  recommendations  of  the  Chief 
Engineer,  and  offered  the  following  resolution  in  regard 
to  the  oak  planking,  which  was  adopted,  and  the  action  of 
the  Committee  approved. 

Resolved , That  the  contract  heretofore  made,  to  wit:  on  the  29th  day  of 
July,  1880,  between  the  Trustees  of  the  New  York  and  Brooklyn  Bridge, 
of  the  first  part,  and  Otto  Lackenmeyer,  of  Philadelphia,  of  the  second 
part,  be  and  the  same  is,  pursuant  to  the  power  reserved  in  the  said  con- 
tract, hereby  declared  null  and  void,  and  that  it  be  referred  to  the  Presi- 
dent to  settle  any  questions  in  relation  thereto. 

The  resolution  offered  by  Mr.  Roosevelt  at  the  last  meet- 
ing of  the  Board,  that  the  Board  proceed  to  the  election  of 
a Treasurer,  and  which  was  referred  to  the  Executive  Com- 
mittee to  report  to  the  Board  at  its  next  meeting,  was  taken 
up  and  discussed.  Mr.  Kingsley  moved  that  Mr.  Agnew 
be  requested  to  continue  to  act  as  Treasurer.  Carried. 

Mr.  Agnew  consented  to  act  until  such  time  as  he  should 
notify  the  Board  that  he  wished  to  be  relieved  from  serving 
as  Treasurer. 

The  application  of  the  Collins  Granite  Company  for  pay- 
ment for  stone  claimed  to  be  included  in  their  contract, 
but  which  was  furnished  by  other  parties,  which  application 
was  laid  on  the  table  at  the  last  meeting  of  the  Committee, 
was  taken  up,  and,  after  consideration,  it  was  moved  and 
carried  that  the  Engineer  be  requested  to  appear  before  this 


735 


Committee  at  its  next  meeting  and  make  a verbal  statement 
of  the  facts  in  the  case  whereby  it  became  possible  for 
the  Collins  Granite  Company  to  make  a claim  for  84,391.35 
for  stone  not  furnished  by  them. 

A letter  from  the  Keystone  Bridge  Company,  dated 
December  5th,  1881,  referring  to  a previous  letter  from 
them  requesting  a modification  of  their  contract  so  that 
payment  may  be  made  on  account  of  material  in  their  shops 
and  in  the  field,  was  read,  and  it  was  recommended  that  the 
application  be  denied. 

Adjourned. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  January  9th,  1882.  Ten 
present,  viz.  : The  President,  and  Messrs.  Agnew,  Davis, 
Stranahan,  Marshall,  Roosevelt,  Slocum,  Smith,  Clarke  and 
Comptroller  Sender. 

In  accordance  with  the  resolution  passed  in  Committee 
on  December  12th,  Mr.  Martin,  Assistant  Engineer,  ap- 
peared before  the  Committee  and  stated  that  through  a 
misunderstanding  of  the  specifications  for  granite  for  the 
approaches  to  the  Bridge,  contracts  had  been  awarded  to 
the  Bodwell  Granite  Company  and  the  Cape  Ann  Granite 
Company  for  fender  stone,  which  was  afterwards  found  to 
be  a part  of  the  stone  awarded  to  the  Collins  Granite  Com- 
pany, and  for  difference  in  price  of  which  they  made  a 
claim  of  84,391.35. 

After  discussion,  on  motion  of  Mr.  Murphy,  it  was 
recommended  that  the  amount  of  the  claim  be  paid  to  the 
Collins  Granite  Company. 

A requisition  from  the  Engineer  was  presented  calling  for 
about  130  tons  of  grooved  steel  rails  for  the  horse  car 
tracks  on  the  suspended  portion  of  the  Bridge,  and  recom- 
mending that  the  contract  be  awarded  to  William  Wharton, 
Jr.,  at  872  per  ton,  being  the  same  price  at  which  he  is  to 
furnish  the  rails  for  the  approaches,  and  on  motion,  a con- 
tract with  Mr.  Wharton  was  recommended  accordingly  at 
872  per  gross  ton. 

A communication  received  from  Norman  L.  Munro, 


Application  of 
Key  stone 
Bridge  Co.  re- 
garding modifi- 
cation of  clause 
in  contract  re- 
lating to  pay- 
ments, denied. 


Meeting  Jan- 
uary 9th,  1882. 


Engineer 
Martin  appears 
before  Commit- 
tee and  explains 
claim  of  Collins 
Granite  Co.  for 
§4, 391-35- 


Claim  ordered 
paid. 


Re q u i sition 
from  Engineer 
for  130  tons 
grooved  steel 
rails. 


Contrac  t 
awarded. 


Application  of 
N.  L.  Munro 
for  purchase  of 
a gore  of  land. 


Payments  of 
retained  p e r- 
centages  to  Ab- 
bott Pavement 
Co.  referred  to 
President, 
with  power. 


Meeting  Feb- 
ruary 6th,  1882. 


Changes  in 
planking  of 
bridge  author- 
ized. 


Question  o f 
rails  on  Bridge 
t o accommo- 
date horse  cars 
referred  to 
Committee  o n 
Transit. 


Meeting  Mar. 
6th,  1882. 


Au  thority 
given  to  pur- 
chase and  to 
obtain  bids  for 
paint. 


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expressing  a desire  to  purchase  a small  gore  of  land  front- 
ing on  Vandewater  street,  on  the  north  side  of  the  New 
York  approach,  and  formerly  a part  of  No.  10  Vandewater 
street,  was  referred  to  the  President  to  obtain  a bid  for  the 
same,  and  to  report  to  this  Committee. 

Application  was  made  by  the  Abbott  Pavement  Company 
for  payment  of  the  percentage  retained  on  their  contract  for 
asphalting  the  approaches,  amounting  to  8576.18,  which 
was  referred  to  the  President,  with  power,  to  pay  the  whole 
or  part  of  same,  as  he  may  deem  proper. 

Adjourned. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  February  6th,  1882.  Nine 
present,  viz.  : The  President,  Vice-President,  and  Messrs. 
Agnew,  Stranahan,  Marshall,  Slocum,  Roosevelt,  Clarke  and 
Comptroller  Semler. 

A communication  was.  received  from  the  Chief  Engineer, 
requesting  that  certain  changes  be  made  in  the  planking  of 
the  Bridge. 

It  was  recommended  that  the  changes  be  made  in  accord- 
ance with  the  request  of  the  Engineer. 

The  question  of  putting  rails  on  the  Bridge  to  accommo- 
date horse  cars  was  discussed,  and  the  matter  referred  to 
the  Committee  on  Transit  over  the  Bridge. 

Adjourned. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  March  6th,  1882.  Seven 
present,  viz.  : The  President,  Vice-President,  and  Messrs. 
Stranahan,  Marshall,  Slocum,  Clarke  and  Comptroller 
Semler. 

Mr.  Agnew,  the  Chairman,  being  absent,  the  President 
was  appointed  Chairman,  pro  tem. 

A communication  was  received  from  the  Chief  Engineer, 
asking  for  authority  to  purchase  paint  to  be  used  on  parts 
of  the  Bridge  that  require  to  be  painted  in  order  to  keep 
them  from  rusting.  Authority  was  given  to  obtain  the  paint 
required  for  immediate  use,  and  to  obtain  samples,  with 


737 


bids,  for  the  paint  needed  to  complete  the  painting  of  the 
iron  work  of  the  Bridge. 

A communication  was  received  from  Edward  R.  Andrews, 
making  a claim  of  $2  per  M.  on  all  lumber  creosoted  by  him 
to  February  16th,  in  consequence  of  delays  in  the  delivery 
of  the  lumber,  as  contemplated  by  the  contract.  Laid  on 
the  table. 

Adjourned. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  May  8th,  1882.  Seven 
present,  viz  : The  President,  Vice-President,  and  Messrs. 

Agnew,  Stranahan,  Marshall,  Davis  and  Comptroller  Semler. 

The  claim  of  E.  R.  Andrews  for  damages  in  consequence 
of  the  cancellation  of  his  contract  for  creosoting  lumber, 
which  was  referred  to  this  Committee  by  the  Board  of 
Trustees  at  its  last  meeting,  was  taken  up  for  consider- 
ation, and  after  discussion,  the  following  resolution,  offered 
by  Mr.  Kingsley,  was  adopted,  viz.  : 

Resolved , That  the  claim  of  Mr.  Andrews  against  the  Trustees,  arising 
from  the  cancellation  of  his  contract,  be  referred  to  the  President,  with 
power,  he,  the  President,  to  make  such  arrangement  as  in  his  judgment 
may  be  equitable  and  fair,  and  if  it  involves  the  payment  of  money,  such 
payment  to  be  made  after  all  the  lumber  has  been  delivered  to  the 
Trustees. 

A request  from  Mr.  Andrews  for  the  payment  of  the  per- 
centage retained  from  his  contract  was  also  referred  to  the 
President,  with  power  to  make  the  payment  on  the  receipt 
of  the  lumber  by  the  Trustees. 

A petition  was  received  from  the  day  and  night  watch- 
men employed  on  the  Bridge  for  an  increase  of  pay.  Re- 
ferred to  the  President,  with  power. 

A petition  was  received  from  a number  of  property  own- 
ers and  taxpayers  in  the  vicinity  of  Pier  29  East  River, 
New  York,  requesting  that  the  use  of  the  bulkhead  between 
Piers  28  and  29,  for  a dumping  place,  be  discontinued. 

After  discussion,  the  President  was  directed  to  cause 
notice  to  be  given  to  Mr.  Bouker,  the  tenant,  to  vacate  the 
premises  at  the  expiration  of  thirty  days  after  receiving  such 
notice. 

Adjourned. 


Claim  of  E. 
R.  Andrews  for 
creosoting  lum- 
ber. 


Meeting  May 
8th,  1882. 


Claim  of  E. 
R.  Andrews  for 
damages  by 
cancellation  o f 
his  contract  re- 
ferred to  Presi- 
dent, with  pow- 
er. 


Request  o f 
M r.  Andrews 
for  payment  of 
retained  per- 
centages refer- 
r e d lo  Presi- 
dent. 

Watchm  en 
ask  increase  of 
pay. 


Taxpayers 
request  discon- 
tinuance  of 
dumping 
g r o u n d be- 
tween Piers  28 
and  29. 

Action  taken 
thereon. 


89 


738 


Meeting  July 
ioth,  1882. 


Two  unfilled 
v a c a n c i es  in 
Executive 
Committee. 


Quorum  of 
Committee  a s 
now  c o n s t i- 
tuted,  present. 


Bids  for  320,- 
000  feet  spruce 
plank. 


Contract 

awarded. 


Bids  for  10,- 
000  gallons  of 
paint. 


Contrac t 
awarded. 


Bids  for  200 
tons  of  steel 
rails. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  July  ioth,  1882.  Five 
present,  viz.  : The  President,  and  Messrs.  Marshall,  Stran- 

ahan,  Slocum  and  Comptroller  Sernler. 

The  President  stated  that  there  were  two  vacancies  in  the 
membership  of  the  Committee;  one  caused  by  the  death  of 
Mr.  Smith,  and  the  other  by  the  resignation  of  Mr.  Roose- 
velt, which  vacancies  had  not  yet  been  filled,  and  that  there 
was,  therefore,  a quorum  of  the  Committee,  as  now  consti- 
tuted, present. 

Mr.  Agnew,  the  Chairman,  being  absent,  Mr.  Murphy  was 
appointed  Chairman,  pro  tem. 

The  following  bids  were  received  for  about  320,000  feet, 
board  measure,  of  2J  inch  spruce  plank  for  the  roadways, 
substituted  for  oak  plank  : 

James  Murray,  at 818  00  per  M.  feet. 

Watson  & Pettinger,  at 24  75  per  M.  feet. 

It  was  recommended  that  a contract  be  made  with  Mr. 
Murray. 

The  following  bids  were  received  for  about  10,000  gal- 
lons of  paint  mixed  ready  for  use,  in  pursuance  of  the  reso- 
lution of  the  Board  of  March  6th,  1882  : 

Edward  Smith  & Co.,  81.52  per  gallon;  Edward  Smith 
& Co.  (second  bid),  81.26  ; Seeley  Brothers,  81.20  ; Charles 
E.  McBride,  90  cents  ; Harrison  Bros.  & Co.,  81.40  ; New 
York  Enamel  Paint  Co.,  81.35  ; C.  A.  Woolsey,  8i.i6|  ; E. 
Blunt,  81.20  ; F.  W.  Devoe  & Co.,  81.28  ; C.  T.  Raynolds 
& Co.,  81.25  ; John  W.  Masury  & Son,  81.15  ; John  W. 
Masury  & Son,  with  American  linseed  oil,  81.05  ; H.  W. 
Johns  Manufacturing  Co.,  81.47  ; W.  P.  Husband,  81.65  ; 
B.  Hammond  & Co.,  81.48  ; Union  White  Lead  Manu- 
facturing Co.,  paint  at  6 T^-  cents  per  pound  ; raw  Amer- 
ican linseed  oil,  53  cents  per  gallon. 

It  was  ordered  that  the  contract  be  awarded  to  the  lowest 
bidder  satisfactory  to  the  President,  upon  inquiry  by  the 
Engineer,  under  his  direction. 

Bids  for  about  200  tons  of  steel  rails  for  the  railroad  across 
the  Bridge  were  solicited  from  the  Bethlehem  Iron  Com- 
pany, New  Jersey  Steel  & Iron  Company,  and  the  Cambria 
Iron  Company. 


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The  fallowing  bids  were  received  : 

Bethlehem  Iron  Company,  $49.25  per  gross  ton,  delivered 
on  the  Bridge  dock. 

A telegram  was  received  after  the  adjournment  from  the 
Cambria  Iron  Company,  bidding  $50  per  ton,  delivered  on 
cars  at  Jersey  City. 

The  New  Jersey  Steel  and  Iron  Company  declined  to 
bid. 

A contract  with  the  Bethlehem  Iron  Company  was  recom- 
mended. 

Bids  were  solicited  from  the  following,  for  iron  railings 
for  the  street  bridges  of  the  Brooklyn  approach  : 

Poulson  & Eger,  Janes  & Kirtland,  and  Daniel  Y. 
Saxtan. 

The  bids  received  were  from  : 

Poulson  & Eger  at  7tVtt  cents  per  pound,  and  Daniel  Y. 
Saxtan  at  7-f  cents  per  pound.  No  bid  was  received  from 
Janes  & Kirtland. 

A contract  with  Poulson  & Eger  was  recommended. 

A communication  was  received  from  Assistant  Engineer 
Martin,  stating  that  about  150  granite  base  stones  would  be 
required  for  the  columns  of  the  elevated  termini  in  New 
York  and  Brooklyn,  and  which  would  cost  between  $900 
and  $1,000. 

It  was  recommended  that  the  stones  be  bought  at  the 
lowest  price  at  which  they  could  be  obtained. 

The  Assistant  Engineer  also  reported  that  about  250 
lineal  feet  of  bluestone  steps  would  be  required  for  the 
New  York  terminus  of  the  Bridge. 

It  was  recommended  that  the  stone  steps  be  purchased 
at  the  lowest  possible  price. 

Plans  for  the  elevated  termini,  including  the  station  build- 
ings, and  the  specifications  therefor,  were  presented  by  the 
Engineers  and  approved. 

The  President  was  authorized  to  advertise  for  proposals 
for  the  same,  bids  to  be  received  until  August  12th  at  noon, 
and  to  call  a meeting  of  the  Board  to  consider  the  same. 
If  a quorum  should  not  be  present,  the  President  was 
authorized  to  award  the  contract  to  the  lowest  responsible 


Co  n tract 
awarded. 


Bids  for  iron 
r a i 1 1 n g s for 
Brooklyn  street 
bridges. 


Contrac  t 
awarded. 

150  Granite 
base  stones  for 
columns  au- 
thorized to  be 
bought. 


250  feet  blue 
stone  steps 
authorized  t o 
be  purchased. 


Plans  for 
station  build- 
ings,  etc.,  pre- 
sented. 


Bids  to  be  ad- 
vertised for. 


Plan  s,  etc., 
o f machinery 
snbmitted. 


Proposals  for 
same  to  be  ad- 
vertised for. 


Designs  for 
cars  to  be  ob- 
tained. 


Meeting  O c- 
tober  9th,  1882. 


Call  on  New 
York  for  $300,- 
000,  and  on 
Brooklyn  for 
$600,000. 


Meeting  No- 
v e m b e r 13th, 
1882. 


Changes  i n 
engines  of  rope 
d r i v i n g ma- 
chinery recom- 
mended  by 
Chief  Engineer. 


740 

bidder,  the  contract  to  be  secured  by  a suitable  penalty  for 
non-fulfillment. 

Plans  and  specifications  for  the  machinery,  including 
engines,  boilers,  drums,  hauling  ropes,  boiler  house  and 
other  plant  necessary  for  the  railway  system  of  the  Bridge, 
were  submitted  by  the  Engineers  and  approved. 

Proposals  were  authorized  to  be  advertised  for  for  the 
same,  and  bids  received  until  August  12th  at  noon,  the  bids 
to  be  opened  and  the  contract  awarded  by  the  President, 
in  case  there  should  not  be  a quorum  present  at  the  next 
regular  meeting  of  the  Board. 

It  was  ordered  that  designs  for  the  cars  to  be  used  be 
obtained  from  the  different  builders,  and  when  received 
that  they  be  referred  for  decision  to  the  Committee  on 
Transit. 

Adjourned. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  October  9th,  1882.  Seven 
present,  viz.  : The  President,  and  Messrs.  Agnew,  Davis, 

Marshall,  Stranahan,  Slocum  and  Comptroller  Sender. 

The  President  submitted  the  following  resolution,  which 
was  adopted,  viz.: 

Resolved , That  the  Trustees  of  the  New  York  and  Brooklyn  Bridge  re- 
quire and  do  hereby  call  upon  the  Cities  of  New  York  and  Brooklyn, 
respectively,  to  pay  them,  the  said  Trustees,  the  following  sums  of 
money,  that  is  to  say,  the  City  of  New  York  the  sum  of  $300,000,  and 
the  City  of  Brooklyn  the  sum  of  $600,000,  for  the  purposes  specified 
and  mentioned  in  section  1 of  Chapter  368  of  the  Laws  of  1882,  and 
that  request  is  hereby  made  to  the  Mayors  and  Comptrollers  of  said  cities 
accordingly. 

Adjourned. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  November  13th,  1882. 
Eight  present,  viz : The  President,  and  Messrs.  Agnew, 

Davis,  Marshall,  Stranahan,  Slocum,  Clarke  and  Comptrol- 
ler Semler. 

A communication  was  received  from  the  Chief  Engineer 
recommending  certain  changes  and  improvements  in  the 
engines  of  the  rope-driving  machinery,  at  an  additional  cost 


74  i 


of  $4,750,  which  cost,  in  his  opinion,  will  be  more  than 
compensated  for  by  the  increased  durability  and  certainty 
of  operation. 

On  motion,  it  was  resolved  that  the  changes  proposed 
are  necessary,  and,  therefore,  the  Committee  do  recommend 
to  the  Board  that  the  changes  be  made,  and  that  a new  con- 
tract be  entered  into  with  the  Dickson  Manufacturing  Com- 
pany accordingly,  and  that  the  time  for  the  completion  of 
the  work  be  extended  to  April  1st,  1883. 

A communication  was  received  from  the  Chief  Engineer 
advising  the  removal  of  the  building  on  the  corner  of  Front 
and  Dock  streets,  and  the  President  stated  that  he  had 
directed  notice  to  be  given  to  the  tenants  to  quit,  which  had 
been  done,  and  that  bids  had  been  received  from  the  follow- 
ing parties  for  taking  down  the  building,  the  Trustees 
reserving  the  bricks  and  stones  : 


Thomas  E.  Tripler $150  00 

F.  W.  Seagrist  & Co  140  00 


A contract  with  F.  W.  Seagrist  & Co.  was  recommended. 

The  Chief  Engineer  also  recommended  that  the  outer 
cables  be  protected  for  100  feet  from  the  anchorages  by  a 
coating  of  asbestos. 

The  Engineers  were  directed  to  adopt  a plan  for  the  work, 
and  to  ask  bids  for  the  same,  and  it  was  further  directed 
that  the  bids  be  referred  to  the  President,  with  power. 

In  the  matter  of  the  plank  for  the  roadways  the  Commit- 
tee recommend  that  the  spruce  lumber  delivered  and  de- 
liverable by  James  Murray  (although  not  being  in  strict 
accordance  with  the  specifications)  be  accepted  under  his 
contract  at  $18  per  thousand  feet,  inasmuch  as  the  lumber 
was  good  merchantable  material,  and  would  last  longer 
than  the  life  of  the  wood  for  the  purpose  for  which  it  was 
intended,  and-  the  price  being  below  the  present  market 
value,  which  is  $19  a thousand. 

The  following  bids  were  received  for  two  motor  engines, 
viz.  : 


Proposed 
changes  aD- 
proved,  and 
new  contract 
ordered. 


Chief  Engin- 
eer advises  re- 
moval of  build- 
in  g corner 
Front  and  Dock 
streets. 


Bids  for  such 
removal. 


Contrac  t 
awarded. 

Chief  Engi- 
neer r e c o m - 
mends  that  out- 
er cables  be 
protected  by- 
coating  o f as- 
bestos. 

Plan  and  Bids 
for  same  au- 
thorized. 


In  regard  to 
spruce  lumber 
of  James  Mur- 
ray. 


Bids  for*  two 
motor  engines. 


Dickson  Manufacturing  Company $5,500  00  each. 

H.  K.  Porter  & Co 4,600  00  “ 


742 


Contract 

awarded. 


It  was  recommended  that  the  contract  be  awarded  to  H. 
K.  Porter  & Co. 


Bids  for  rail- 
ing around 
promenade 
platforms. 


The  following  bids  were  received  for  the  railing  around 
the  promenade  platforms  around  the  central  shaft  of  the 
towers,  and  the  stairs  leading  to  them  : 


Howell  & Saxtan,  as  per  sketch 

Manly  & Cooper  Mf’g  Co.,  as  per  sketch,  No.  i . 
“ “ “ “ “2. 

“ “ 3- 

Composite  Iron  Works  Co.,  as  per  design,  No.  16 


$2,949  00 
3,3°°  00 

3,75°  00 
4,000  00 
2,999  60 
3,299  60 


Contrac  t 
awarded. 


In  regard  to 
price  of  spruce 
lumber  of 
James  Murray, 
referred  to 
President,  with 
power. 


The  Committee  recommend  that  the  contract  be  awarded 
to  the  Composite  Iron  Works  Company  for  design,  No.  14, 
at  $3,299.60,  as  the  Chief  Engineer  prefers  that  design. 

After  the  adjournment  of  the  Board,  the  Executive  Com- 
mittee was  called  together,  and,  on  motion,  the  matter  of 
the  price  for  spruce  lumber  from  James  Murray  (referred 
back  to  this  Committee  by  the  Board)  was  referred  to  the 
President,  with  power. 


Adjourned. 


Meeting  D e- 
c e m b e r nth, 
1882. 


Bill  of  James 
Murray  for 
spruce  lumber 
referred  to 
Vice-President, 
with  power. 


Bids  for  cars. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  December  nth,  1882. 
Seven  present,  viz. : The  Vice-President,  and  Messrs. 

Agnew,  Stranahan,  Davis,  Slocum,  Marshall  and  Comptroller 
Sender . 

A bill  of  James  Murray  for  $2,434.56  for  spruce  lumber, 
referred  by  the  Board  to  the  Committee  for  settlement  as  to 
price,  was,  on  motion,  referred  to  the  \Tce-President,  with 
power. 

The  Committee  on  Transit  reported  that  the  following 
bids  had  been  received  for  24  cars  to  be  used  on  the  Bridge: 


Jackson  & Sharp  Co.,  12  long  cars §3-7°°  00  each. 

“ 12  short  cars 3,35°  00 

Bowers,  Dure  & Co.,  12  long  cars 3,465  00 

“ 12  short  cars 2,865  00  " 

Harlan  & Hollingvvorth  Co.,  12  long  cars..  4,170  00 
“ 12  short  cars.  3,670  00 

J.  G.  Brill  & Co.,  12  long  cars 3T6S  00 

“ 12  short  cars 2,675  00 


743 


The  bid  of  Bowers,  Dure  & Co.  was  accepted,  be- 
cause they  were  the  builders  of  the  pattern  car  on  the  New 
York  Elevated  road,  and  it  was  thought  they  did  better  work 
than  Brill  & Co. 

The  Committee  recommend  that  the  contract  be  executed 
with  Bowers,  Dure  & Co.  at  their  bid. 

The  following  communication  was  received  from  Mr. 
Martin,  Assistant  Engineer  : 

“ Brooklyn,  December  nth,  1882. 

“W.  C.  Kingsley,  Esq., 

Acting  President  : 

“ Dear  Sir — In  the  matter  of  protecting  the  cable  near  the  Brooklyn 
anchorage  against  fire,  I have  reported  to  Col.  Roebling  the  results  of 
my  experiments  with  sheet  iron  and  asbestos,  and  the  results  were  not 
satisfactory.  He  recommends  that  a four-inch  water  pipe  be  laid  along 
the  top  of  the  cable,  and  that  it  be  perforated  with  small  holes  to  allow 
the  water  to  escape  upon  the  cable  in  case  of  fire,  the  valve  for  admitting 
water  to  the  pipe  to  be  placed  in  the  yard  in  order  to  be  of  easy  access. 
The  estimated  cost  of  material  and  labor  to  put  the  pipe  in  place  is  about 
$300.  Authority  is  asked  to  do  the  work. 

“ Respectfully  submitted, 

“ C.  C.  MARTIN, 

“ Assistant  Engineer .” 

The  Committee  advise  that  the  recommendation  of  the 
Engineer  be  adopted. 

The  following  bids  were  received  for  two  flights  of  stairs 
from  the  promenade  on  the  anchorage  to  the  elevated  pro- 


menade on  the  Bridge  : 

Composite  Iron  Works  Company 899°  00 

Poulson  & Eger 1,340  0Q 

H.  D.  Badger 594  00 


The  Committee  recommend  that  the  contract  be  awarded 
to  the  Composite  Iron  Works  Company  at  their  bid. 
Adjourned. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  January  8th,  1883.  Ten 
present,  viz.  : The  Vice-President,  and  Messrs.  Agnew. 

Marshall,  Davis,  Slocum,  Stranahan,  Clarke,  Thurber, 
Howell  and  Comptroller  Brinkerhoff. 


Contract 
awarded  to 
Bowers,  Dure 
& Co. 


Pro  t e c ting 
cable  against 
fire. 


Bids  for  stairs. 


Contrac  t 
awarded. 


Meeting  Jan. 
8th,  1883. 


744 


Claims  of  Edge 
Moor  Iron  Co. 


New  York 
Wire  and  Wire 
Rope  Co. 


El  e c t r i c 
Lights. 


Contract  with 
James  Murray 
for  spruce 
plank  adjusted. 


Taxes  on  real 
estate  in  Hrook- 
lyn. 


A claim  of  the  Edge  Moor  Iron  Company,  amounting  to 
$9,708.67,  approved  by  the  Chief  Engineer  and  Assistant 
Engineer,  was  presented,  being  for  T\%-  of  one  cent  per 
pound  on  the  steel  delivered  under  their  contract  of  Decem. 
ber  8th,  i88r. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Stranahan,  it  was  recommended  that 
the  bill  be  paid  in  full  settlement  of  all  claims  for  extra 
work  under  the  said  contract. 

A bill  of  the  Edge  Moor  Iron  Company,  amounting  to 
$4,028.05,  approved  by  the  Chief  Engineer  and  Assistant 
Engineer,  for  work  done  on  the  superstructure  outside  of 
their  contract,  was  presented,  and,  on  motion,  the  Commit- 
tee recommended  that  the  bill  be  paid. 

A communication  was  received  from  the  Assistant  Engi- 
neer, stating  that  the  New  York  Wire  and  Wire  Rope  Com- 
pany asked  for  an  extension  of  the  time  for  the  delivery  of 
the  first  traction  rope  to  February  15th  next. 

Mr.  Stranahan  moved  that  the  matter  be  referred  to 
the  Acting  President,  with  power  to  contract  with  the  next 
lowest  bidder,  in  case  the  present  contractors  for  the  rope 
fail  to  deliver  the  same  at  or  before  the  time  specified,  viz.: 
February  15  th.  Carried. 

A communication  was  received  from  the  Assistant  Engi- 
neer on  the  subject  of  lighting  the  Bridge  by  electric  lights, 
which  was  held  for  consideration  and  report  to  the  Board. 

A communication  was  received  from  the  Assistant  Engi- 
neer in  reference  to  the  contract  with  James  Murray  for 
furnishing  spruce  plank.  It  appearing  that  the  late  Presi- 
dent had  agreed  with  Mr.  Murray  to  pay  $18  per  M.  for  all 
the  spruce  plank  which  should  be  accepted  by  the  Engineer, 
it  was  recommended  that  the  action  of  the  late  President  be 
sustained,  and  that  the  price  be  fixed  at  $18  per  M.  for  all 
the  spruce  plank  accepted  under  the  contract. 

The  Vice-President  called  the  attention  of  the  Committee 
to  the  matter  of  taxes  on  the  real  estate  in  Brooklyn  owned 
by  the  Trustees,  and  moved  that  the  counsel  of  the  Board 
be  authorized  to  employ  a competent  searcher  at  an  expense 
of  not  over  $100,  to  ascertain  the  facts  in  reference  to  the 
taxes  on  said  property.  Carried. 


745 


The  Vice-President  stated  that  the  widow  of  Wm.  De- 
laney, who  fell  from  the  Bridge  and  was  killed,  had  applied 
for  further  assistance  ; that  the  funeral  expenses  had  been 
paid  by  the  Trustees,  and  that  a donation  of  $25  had  been 
made  to  her.  Referred  to  the  Executive  Committee,  with 
power. 

The  Vice-President  called  the  attention  of  the  Committee 
to  the  necessity  of  obtaining  additional  land  in  Brooklyn 
for  a proper  approach  to  the  Bridge  and  for  the  storage  of 
cars,  etc. 

Mr.  Stranahan  moved  to  recommend  to  the  Board  that  a 
bill  be  presented  to  the  Legislature  authorizing  the  author- 
ities of  Brooklyn  to  raise  a sum  not  exceeding  $150,000,  to 
be  expended  in  acquiring  suitable  property  in  Brooklyn  for 
the  purposes  stated  by  the  Vice-President.  Carried. 

Adjourned. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  February  12th,  1883.  Eight 
present,  viz.  : The  Vice-President,  and  Messrs.  Marshall, 

Davis,  Slocum,  Stranahan,  Van  Schaick,  Howell  and  Comp- 
troller Brinkerhoff. 

Mr.  Agnew,  the  Chairman,  being  absent,  Mr  Stranahan 
was  appointed  Chairman,  pro  tem. 

Communications  were  received  from  Mr.  Martin,  Assist- 
ant Engineer,  in  reference  to  a change  of  grade  in  Frankfort 
street  and  William  street,  New  York;  also  a map  showing 
the  changes  proposed. 

The  Committee  recommended  that  the  Vice-President  be 
authorized  to  sign  the  petition  of  the  property  owners  on 
said  streets  requesting  such  changes. 

The  Acting  President  reported  that  the  New  York  Wire 
& Wire  Rope  Company  had  informed  him  that  they  would 
not  be  able  to  furnish  the  traction  ropes  in  accordance  with 
the  specifications,  and  that  he  had  in  consequence  executed 
a contract  with  the  John  A.  Roebling’s  Sons  Co.  for  said 
ropes  at  16  cents  per  pound,  with  the  understanding  that 
the  sum  of  $2,000  shall  be  deducted  from  the  total  amount 
of  said  contract  at  16  cents  per  pound. 


A p p 1 i cation 
of  w i d o w of 
W m.  Delaney 
for  assistance. 


A d d i t i o nal 
land  in  . Brook- 
lyn. 


Proposed  leg- 
islation author- 
izing an  appro- 
priation of  S150,- 
000  to  pay  for 
same. 


Meeting  Feb- 
r u a r y 12th, 
1S83. 


Petition  for 
change  of  grade 
in  Krankf ort 
and  William 
streets,  New 
Y ork. 


N ew  York 
Wire  and  Wire 
Rope  Co  de- 
fault in  c o n - 
tract. 


New  contract 
awarded  to 
John  A.  Roeb 
ling’s  Sons  Co. 


90 


A d d i t i onal 
machinery  r e - 
quired. 


Officers  a u - 
thorized  to  pur- 
chase same. 


Bids  for 
curves,  cross- 
ings, etc. 


Contrac  t 
awarded. 


Bids  for  light- 
ing Bridge. 


746 

The  Committee  recommended  that  the  action  of  the  Act- 
ing President  be  approved. 

A communication  was  received  from  the  Assistant  En- 
gineer, stating  that  the  following  additional  machinery,  etc., 
would  be  required  to  complete  the  system  of  running  the 
cars  over  the  Bridge,  viz.: 

One  steam  heater,  $970;  1 feed  pump,  $400;  1 injector, 
$165;  steam  and  water  pipes,  83,031;  auxiliary  rope  ma- 
chinery, 86,000;  supports  for  sheaves,  8400;  rubber  pack- 
ing, 8900;  air  brakes,  locomotives,  8400;  same,  24  cars, 
82,880;  brake  shoes,  8500;  matting  for  cars,  83,823.20; 
temporary  hoist  for  coal,  8237 ; water  pipes,  838.  Total, 
819,744.20. 

It  was  recommended  that  the  proper  officers  be  author- 
ized to  purchase  said  machinery  and  other  materials  named 
in  the  estimate  furnished  by  Col.  Paine,  Assistant  Engineer. 

A communication  was  received  from  Assistant  Engineer 
Martin,  with  canvass  of  bids  for  curves,  crossings,  switches, 


etc.,  at  terminal  stations,  as  follows: 

Wm.  Wharton,  Jr.,  & Co. 

9 Steel  Rail  Switches,  at  890 8810  00 

9 “ Frogs,  at  840 360  00 

2 “ Crossings,  at  8400 800  00 

44,000  lbs.  curved  steel  rails,  at  3fcts 1,650  00 

1,100  lineal  feet  track  laying,  at  81 1,100  00 

Total §4,720  00 

A.  Ayres. 

9 Steel  Rail  Switches,  ) 

9 “ Frogs,  h 81,200  00 

2 “ Crossings,  ) 

44,000  pounds  curved  steel  rails  at  4 cts 1,760  00 

1,100  lineal  feet  track  laying,  at  40  cts 440  00 

Total §3,4°°  00 


It  was  recommended  that  the  contract  be  awarded  to 
William  Wharton,  Jr.,  & Co.,  at  their  bid,  say  84,720. 

A communication  was  received  from  the  Assistant  Engi- 
neer, with  a canvass  of  bids  for  lighting  the  Bridge  with 
electric  lights,  as  follows  : 


747 


Arnoux  & Hockhausen  Electric  Co $15  750  00 

United  States  Illuminating  Co 18,150  00 

Schuyler  Electric  Light  Co 20,000  00 

The  Edison  Co 21,500  00 

The  Brush-Swan  Electric  Light  Co  23,273  00 

The  Fuller  Electrical  Co 25,455  00 


The  Engineer  recommended  that  the  contract  be  awarded 
to  the  United  States  Illuminating  Co.,  and  the  Committee 
advised  that  his  recommendation  be  adopted  by  the  Board 
of  Trustees. 

A communication  was  received  from  the  Dickson  Manuf’g 
Co.,  asking  a further  extension  of  thirty  days  of  the  time 
fixed  upon  for  the  completion  of  their  contract.  There  be- 
ing no  objection,  the  communication  was  laid  on  the  table. 

Adjourned. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  March  12th,  1883.  Eight 
present,  viz.  : The  Vice-President,  and  Messrs.  Agnew, 

Slocum,  Marshall,  Stranahan,  Van  Schaick,  Howell  and 
Comptroller  Brinkerhoff. 

The  Vice-President  stated  that  the  widow  of  Wm.  Delaney, 
who  fell  from  the  Bridge  and  was  killed,  had  applied  to  him 
for  assistance  ; that  the  Trustees  had  paid  the  funeral  ex- 
penses amounting  to  $51.12,  and  had  already  donated  to  her 
the  sum  of  $25  ; that  she  had  no  legal  claim  on  the  Trus- 
tees, and  that  arty  donation  which  might  be  made  would  be 
simply  an  act  of  charity. 

On  motion,  a sum  not  to  exceed  $100  was  donated,  to  be 
paid  to  her  in  sums  at  the  discretion  of  the  Vice-President. 

The  following  bids  had  been  received  for  coping  stone 
for  the  foundations  of  the  rope-driving  engine  and  ma- 


chinery : 

John  Beattie $956  xi 

Cape  Ann  Granite  Co 1,200  00 

Hurst  & Treanor,  (bluestone) 1,687  00 

Bigelow  Bluestone  Co 1,725  00 


The  Vice-President  stated  that  on  the  recommendation 
of  Assistant  Engineer  Martin,  he  had  awarded  the  contract 


Contrac  t 
awarded. 


Dickson  Man- 
ufacturing Co. 
ask  extension 
of  time. 


Meeting  Mar. 
12th,  1883. 


Widow  of 
Wm  Delaney 
applies  for  as- 
sistance. 


$100  donated 
to  her. 


Bids  for  cop- 
ing stone. 


Contrac  t 
awarded. 


748 


Bids  for  lat- 
tice railing. 


Con  trac  t 
awarded. 


Appointment 
of  Special  Com- 
mittees  on 
opening  of 
Bridge,  and  or- 
ganization  of 
working  force. 


to  John  Beattie,  the  lowest  bidder.  The  action  of  the  Vice- 
President  was  confirmed. 

The  following  bids  were  received  for  the  lattice  railing  on 
the  roadways  and  on  the  promenade  : 

J.  B.  & J.  M.  Cornell,  20,400  feet $33,116  00 

D.  Y.  Saxtan,  20,400  feet 11,764  00 

Wallis  Iron  Works,  20,400  feet 12,308  00 

Manly  & Cooper  Manuf’g  Co.  20,400  feet 9)996  00 

Composite  Iron  Works  Co.,  Design  not  approved. 

“ “ “ 6,800  feet  only 6,698  00 

On  the  recommendation  of  the  Chief  Engineer,  the  con- 
tract was  awarded  to  the  Manly  & Cooper  Manuf’g  Co.,  for 
19,996. 

Mr.  Stranahan  moved  that  this  Committee  recommend  to 
the  Board  the  appointment  of  the  following  special  commit- 
tees : 

First. — A Committee  to  make  arrangements  for  celebrat- 
ing the  opening  of  the  Bridge  in  a becoming  manner.  The 
Committee  to  consist  of  Vice-President  Kingsley,  Mayor 
Edson,  Mayor  Low,  General  Slocum,  Mr.  Agnew  and  Mr. 
Stranahan  ; the  Committee  to  report  to  the  Board  at  its 
next  regular  meeting. 

Second. — A Committee  on  organization  of  the  necessary 
force  to  be  employed  on  the  Bridge  at  its  completion.  The 
Committee  to  consist  of  Vice-President  Kingsley,  Mr.  Bush, 
Mr.  Davis,  Mr.  Marshall  and  Mr.  Stranahan. 

Mr.  Marshall  requested  to  be  excused  from  serving  on 
the  Committee  and,  at  his  request,  Mr.  Swan  was  ap- 
pointed in  his  stead 

Third. — That  a Committee  on  the  erection  of  suitable 
tablets  to  be  placed  on  the  towers,  be  appointed  in  place  of 
the  Executive  Committee  who  have  had  the  matter  under 
consideration.  The  Committee  to  consist  of  Vice-President 
Kingsley,  Mr.  Clarke,  Mr.  Macdonald,  Mr.  Howell,  Mr. 
Barnes  and  Mr.  Stranahan.  Adopted. 

The  Committee  then  adjourned. 


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The  Executive  Committee  met  April  9th,  1883.  Nine 
present,  viz.  : The  Vice-President,  and  Messrs.  Agnew, 

Davis.  Marshall,  Slocum,  Stranahan,  Van  Schaick,  Howell 
and  Comptroller  Brinkerhoff. 

The  Vice-President  offered  the  following  resolution,  which 
was  adopted: 

Resolved , That  the  Trustees  of  the  New  York  and  Brooklyn  Bridge 
require,  and  do  hereby  call  upon  the  cities  of  New  York  and  Brooklyn 
respectively,  to  pay  them,  the  said  Trustees,  the  following  sums  of 
money,  that  is  to  say — the  City  of  New  York  the  sum  of  $116,666.66, 
and  the  City,  of  Brooklyn  the  sum  of  $233,333.34,  for  the  purposes 
specified  and  mentioned  in  Section  1 of  Chapter  368  of  the  Laws  of 
1882,  and  that  request  is  hereby  made  to  the  Mayors  and  Comptrollers  of 
said  cities  accordingly. 

A bill  of  Bergen  & Dykman  for  Si, 089. 66,  was  presented 
and  referred  to  the  Vice-President,  Mr.  Agnew  and  Mr. 
Bush,  with  power  to  audit  the  same  for  payment. 

A communication  was  received  from  Bowers,  Dure  & Co. 
requesting  that  a payment  be  made  to  them  on  account  of 
the  passenger  cars  to  be  delivered  under  their  contract. 

Assistant  Engineer  Martin  recommends  that  they  be  paid 
$20,000  to  $25,000. 

On  motion,  the  officers  were  authorized  to  pay  Bowers, 
Dure  & Co.  $20,000  on  account  of  their  contract,  upon 
receiving  from  them  a bill  of  sale  for  ten  cars,  and  policies 
of  insurance  on  the  same  for  their  contract  value. 

Adjourned. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  April  23d,  1883.  Eleven 
present,  viz.:  The  Vice-President,  and  Messrs.  Agnew, 

Marshall,  Davis,  Slocum,  Stranahan,  Clarke,  Thurber,  Van 
Schaick,  Howell  and  Comptroller  Brinkerhoff. 

A map  of  the  land  on  Sands,  Washington  and  High 
streets,  Brooklyn,  proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Trustees  for 
the  purposes  of  the  Bridge,  was  submitted  by  the  Acting 
President,  who  moved  that  the  Committee  recommend  to 
the  Board  the  adoption  of  the  following  resolution  : 

Resolved , That  the  map  and  profile  prepared  for  and  now  presented  to 
the  Trustees  of  the  New  York  and  Brooklyn  Bridge,  be  certified  by  the 


Meeting  April 
9th,  1883. 


Requ  isition 
on  New  York 
and  Brooklyn 
for  money. 


Bovvers,  Dure 
& Co.  ask  pay- 
m e n t on  ac- 
count of  cars. 


Meeting  April 
23d,  1883. 


Map  of  land 
in  Brooklyn  to 
be  taken  for 
purposes  of 
Bridge. 


750 


Dickson  Man- 
ufacturing Co. 
ask  payment  on 
account  of  con- 
tract  for  ma- 
chinery. 

Payment  au- 
thorized. 


A p p 1 ication 
for  use  of 
wharf. 


Granted  to  the 
New  York, 
Lake  E r 1 e & 
Western  Rail- 
road Co. 


Contract  for 
tablets  award- 
ed. 


President  and  Engineer,  and  signed  for  authentication  by  the  Trustees, 
and  that  the  said  map  be  and  is  adopted  to  designate  and  locate  the  ap- 
proach to  the  Bridge  in  Brooklyn,  and  the  lands  necessary  and  to  be 
acquired  therefor. 

Carried. 

A letter  was  presented  from  the  Dickson  Manufacturing 
Company,  asking  that  a payment  be  made  on  their  contract 
for  machinery. 

On  the  recommendation  of  the  Assistant  Engineer,  the 
Committee  recommend  that  $10,000  be  paid  to  the  Dickson 
Manufacturing  Company  on  account  of  their  contract. 

The  Acting  President  presented  the  applications  of  the 
New  York,  Lake  Erie  and  Western  Railroad  Company  and 
Marston  & Son,  to  lease  the  wharf  at  the  Brooklyn  tower, 
for  the  sum  of  $3,000,  and  $3,500  respectively. 

After  consideration  the  Committee  concluded  that  the 
Erie  Railroad  Company  would  be  the  most  desirable  tenant, 
and,  on  motion  of  Mr.  Stranahan,  it  was  resolved  to  recom- 
mend to  the  Board  that  a lease  be  granted  to  the  New  York, 
Lake  Erie  and  Western  Railroad  Company  for  one  year, 
at  a rental  of  $3,000  per  annum,  for  about  120  feet  on  the 
water  line  from  the  Fulton  Ferry  slip,  with  right  of  way  to 
and  from  Water  street. 

The  Committee  on  Tablets  reported  that  they  had 
awarded  the  contract  to  George  Fischer  & Brother,  for 
$2,000,  and  they  recommend  that  the  Board  ratify  the  con- 
tract. 

Adjourned. 


Meeting  May 
14th,  1883. 


Bids  for  pipes 
and  fittings. 


The  Executive  Committee  met  May  14th,  1883.  Ten 
present,  viz.:  Mr.  John  T.  Agnew,  Chairman,  and  Messrs. 

Marshall,  Davis,  Slocum,  Stranahan,  Clarke,  Thurber,  Van 
Schaick,  Howell  and  Comptroller  Brinkerhoff. 

The  following  bids  were  received  for  furnishing  the  pipes 
and  fittings,  valves,  etc.,  for  connecting  the  boilers  and 
engines  of  the  rope  driving  machinery  and  the  electric 
light  engine  : 

Hunter,  Keller  & Co §3>365  00 

Bates  & Johnson 3,465  00 


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Estate  of  J.  O.  Morse $4,222  00 

Aunin  & Co 4>345  00 

Trask  (^Carmichael 4*562  00 


The  Committee  recommended  that  the  contract  be  a^a7dedtract 
awarded  to  Hunter,  Keller  & Co.,  for  S3, 365,  they  being 
the  lowest  bidders. 

The  following  bids  were  received  for  furnishing  fireworks  Bi^s  for  |ur- 

0 0 m s h 1 n g fire- 


for  the  evening  of  May  24th  : works. 

T.  J.  Scharfenberg $3,000  00 

Unexcelled  Fireworks  Company 3*996  00 

“ “ “ 4,696  00 

Detwiller  & Street  : 

Excelsior  Fireworks  Company 2*95°  00 

4,250  00 

David  Baldwin 4,000  00 


The  Committee  recommended  that  the  contract  be  awarded  c °n} ract 

awarded. 

to  Detwiller  & Street,  at  their  bid  of  $4,250. 

Adjourned. 


General  Appendix. 


In  accordance  with  the  recommendations  adopted  by  the 
Examining  Committee,  consisting  of  the  Hon.  Wm,  R. 
Grace,  of  the  City  of  New  York,  and  the  Hon.  Seth  Low, 
Mayor  of  the  City  of  Brooklyn,  and  contained  in  the  fore- 
going report  of  the  accountants  to  said  Committee,  the 
officers  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  have  caused  a special 
audit  to  be  made  of  the  construction  accounts  for  the 
period  commencing  June  ist,  1883,  and  ending  April  1st, 
1884,  and  they  have  also  had  prepared,  as  likewise  recom- 
mended by  said  Committee,  a minute  distribution  of  the 
construction  accounts  from  the  inception  of  the  Bridge  to 
the  last  above  mentioned  date.  The  results  are  contained 
in  the  tables  printed  with  this  appendix.  The  officers  have 
also  caused  to  be  added  hereto  the  Minutes  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  and  of  the  Executive  Committee,  from  June  1st, 
1883,  to  April  ist,  1884. 


91 


754 


Meeting  June 
ist,  1883. 


General  man- 
agement and 
Police  regula- 
tions consider- 
ed. 


S u g g estions 
>resented  by 
dayor  Low. 


MINUTES  OF  THE  BOARD  OF  TRUSTEES  FROM 
JUNE  1st,  1883,  TO  APRIL  1st,  1884. 

A special  meeting  of  the  Trustees  was  held  on  Friday, 
June  ist,  1883,  at  3:30  o’clock  P.  M. 

Present — Messrs.  Agnew,  Marshall,  Stranahan,  Bush, 
Slocum,  Davis,  Witte,  Swan,  Clausen,  Howell,  Mayor  Low, 
Mayor  Edson,  Comptroller  Brinkerhoff  and  Vice-President 
Kingsley. 

The  Vice-President  stated  that  the  meeting  had  been 
called  on  the  written  request  of  Mr.  John  T.  Agnew  and 
Mr.  J.  Adriance  Bush,  “ for  the  purpose  of  considering  the 
general  management  of  the  Bridge,  and  arranging  proper 
police  regulations  for  the  protection  of  the  structure,  and 
the  travelers  thereon and  asked  the  pleasure  of  the 
Board. 

Mayor  Low  moved  that  the  representatives  of  the  Press 
be  admitted  to  the  meeting,  which  was  seconded  by  Mayor 
Edson,  and  a vote  taken,  when  the  Chairman  declared  the 
motion  lost,  the  Board  being  in  executive  session. 

Mr.  Bush  stated  that  some  uncertainty  existed  as  to  how 
the  accident  on  the  Bridge  occurred,  and  asked  the  Super- 
intendent to  give  his  views  in  the  matter.  Mr.  Martin 
explained  what  he  believed  to  be  the  true  cause  of  the 
accident. 

A discussion  then  took  place  as  to  the  number  and  effi- 
ciency of  the  Bridge  police,  when  Mayor  Low  said  he 
thought  the  appointment  of  Captain  Ward  an  unfortunate 
one.  The  Superintendent  explained  the  manner  of  his 
appointment,  which  statement  was  corroborated  by  the 
Vice-President. 

Mayor  Low  submitted  and  read  two  communications  from 
Police  Commissioner  James  Jourdan,  giving  some  sugges- 
tions as  to  police  regulations. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Howell,  the  matter  was  referred  to  the 
Committee  on  Organization,  with  power. 


755 


On  motion  of  Mr.  Agnew,  the  Mayors  of  the  two  cities 
were  added  to  the  Committee. 

Mr.  Marshall  favored  an  inclined  plane  in  place  of  the 
stairs. 

Mr.  Bush  moved  that  the  question  of  the  advisability  of 
substituting  an  inclined  plane  for  stairs  be  referred  to  the 
Engineers,  to  report  to  the  Board  at  its  next  meeting. 

Mr.  Witte  moved,  as  an  amendment,  that  the  report  of  the 
Engineers  be  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Organization, 
with  power. 

The  amendment  was  lost,  and  the  motion  of  Mr.  Bush 
was  adopted. 

The  Vice-President  presented  and  read  an  application  by 
Mrs.  Smith,  of  41  Watts  street.  New  York,  asking  that  the 
funeral  expenses  of  her  husband,  amounting  to  $91,  be  paid 
by  the  Board. 

Mr.  Stranahan  moved  that  the  matter  be  referred  to  the 
Vice-President,  with  power. 

Mayor  Low  opposed  the  motion. 

The  communication  was,  on  motion,  laid  on  the  table. 


A meeting  of  the  Trustees  of  the  New  York  and  Brooklyn 
Bridge,  appointed  on  behalf  of  the  Cities  of  New  York  and 
Brooklyn  to  serve  for  two  years  from  the  2d  day  of  June, 
1883,  was  held  at  21  Water  street,  Brooklyn,  on  Thursday, 
June  2 1 st,  1883,  at  2.30  o’clock  P.  M.,  for  the  purpose  of 
organizing  the  Board  and  the  transaction  of  such  business 
as  might  be  deemed  proper.  Vice-President  Kingsley  in  the 
Chair. 

The  certificates  of  the  appointment  of  Trustees  for  New 
York  and  Brooklyn  were  read  and  ordered  to  be  entered  in 
full  on  the  Minutes,  as  follows: 

“ Mayor’s  Office,  1 
“ New  York,  June  15,  1883.  \ 

“ We  hereby  certify  that,  under  the  authority  conferred  upon  the 
Mayor,  Comptroller  and  President  of  the  Board  of  Aldermen  of  the  City 
of  New  York,  or  a majority  of  said  officers,  by  the  provisions  of  Chapter 
300  of  the  Laws  of  1875,  entitled,  ‘ An  Act  providing  that  the  Bridge  in 


Ques tion  of 
substituting  an 
inclined  plane 
for  stairs  o n 
Bridge. 


Meeting  June 
2lSt,  1883. 


756 


Certificate  of 
appointment  of 
Trustees  on  be- 
half of  the  City 
of  New  York. 


Trustees  pre- 
sent. 


the  course  of  construction  over  the  East  River,  between  the  Cities  of  New 
York  and  Brooklyn,  by  the  New  York  Bridge  Company,  shall  be  a public 
work  of  the  Cities  of  New  York  and  Brooklyn,  and  for  the  dissolution  of 
said  Company  and  the  completion  and  management  of  the  said  Bridge  by 
the  said  Cities,’  John  T.  Agnew,  John  G.  Davis,  J.  Adriance  Bush, 
Henry  Clausen,  Thomas  C.  Clarke,  Charles  Macdonald,  H.  K.  Thurber 
and  Jenkins  Van  Schaick  have  been  duly  appointed  Trustees  for 
the  purpose  of  managing  and  constructing  the  said  Bridge  for  the  term  of 
office  ending  June  2d,  1885,  in  place  of  John  T.  Agnew,  John  G.  Davis, 
J.  Adriance  Bush,  Henry  Clausen,  Thomas  C.  Clarke,  Charles  Macdon- 
ald, H.  K.  Thurber  and  Jenkins  Van  Schaick,  whose  term  of  office  has 
expired. 

“ FRANKLIN  EDSON, 

Mayor  of  the  City  of  New  York, 

“ ALLAN  CAMPBELL, 

Comptroller  of  the  City  of  New  York. 

“JOHN  REILLY, 

President  of  the  Board  of  A Idermen 

of  the  City  of  New  York." 

CERTIFICATE  OF  APPOINTMENT  OF  TRUSTEES  ON 
BEHALF  OF  TPIE  CITY  OF  BROOKLYN. 

“ In  pursuance  of  the  provisions  of  Chapter  300  of  the  Laws  of  1S75, 
entitled  ‘ An  Act  providing  that  the  Bridge  in  course  of  construction  over 
the  East  River,  between  the  Cities  of  New  York  and  Brooklyn,  by  the 
New  York  Bridge  Company,  shall  be  a public  work  of  the  Cities  of  New 
York  and  Brooklyn,  and  for  the  dissolution  of  said  Company  and  the 
completion  and  management  of  the  said  Bridge  by  the  said  cities,’  We,  A. 
Brinkerhoff,  Comptroller,  and  August  Voege,  City  Auditor,  of  the  City  of 
Brooklyn,  do  hereby  appoint  William  C.  Kingsley,  William  Marshall, 
Henry  W.  Slocum,  James  S.  T.  Stranahan,  Alfred  C.  Barnes,  Alden  S. 
Swan,  Otto  Witte  and  James  Howell  to  be  Trustees,  for  the  purpose  of 
managing  and  constructing  the  New  Y ork  and  Brooklyn  Bridge,  for  the 
term  of  two  years  from  and  after  this  date. 

“ Brooklyn,  June  2d,  1883. 

“ A.  BRINKERHOFF, 

Comptroller. 

“ AUGUST  VOEGE, 

Auditor.” 

The  roll  was  called,  and  the  following  Trustees  were 
present  : John  T.  Agnew,  John  G.  Davis,  J.  Adriance  Bush, 
Henry  Clausen,  Charles  Macdonald,  H.  K.  Thurber,  Mayor 
Franklin  Edson,  Comptroller  Allan  Campbell,  William  C. 
Kingsley,  William  Marshall,  Henry  W.  Slocum,  James  S.  T. 


757 


Stranahan,  Alden  S.  Swan,  Otto  Witte,  James  Howell, 
Mayor  Seth  Low  and  Comptroller  Aaron  Brinkerhoff — 17. 

The  absentees  were — Thomas  C.  Clarke,  Jenkins  Van 
Schaick  and  Alfred  C.  Barnes. 

The  Vice-President  stated  that  the  first  business  in  order 
was  the  election  of  officers,  and  then  called  Mayor  Low  to 
the  Chair. 

It  was  moved  and  carried  that  the  Board  proceed  to  the 
election  of  a President. 

Mr.  Agnew  nominated  Mr.  William  C.  Kingsley  for  Presi- 
dent. 

The  Chairman  appointed  Mr.  Bush  and  Mr.  Swan  as  tel- 
lers. 

Seventeen  ballots  were  cast  for  President,  of  which  Mr. 
Kingsley  received  fifteen  ; blank  two. 

Whereupon,  Mr.  Kingsley  was  declared  duly  elected  Presi- 
dent. He  accepted  the  office,  and  took  his  seat  as  Presi- 
dent of  the  Board. 

The  Board  then,  on  motion,  proceeded  to  the  election  of 
a Vice-President. 

Mr.  Stranahan  nominated  Mr.  Bush  for  Vice-President. 

The  President  appointed  Mr.  Swan  and  General  Slocum 
as  tellers. 

Seventeen  ballots  were  cast  for  Vice-President,  of  which 
Mr.  Bush  received  fifteen  ; blank  two.  Mr.  Bush  was  de- 
clared elected  Vice-President,  and  he  accepted  the  office. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Agnew,  Mr.  Quintard  was  appointed 
Secretary  ; and  on  motion  of  Mr.  Stranahan,  Mr.  Witte  was 
appointed  Treasurer. 

The  following  resolutions  offered  by  the  President  were, 
on  motion,  adopted  : 

Resolved,  That  the  By-Laws  of  the  late  Board  of  Trustees  be  and 
the  same  are  hereby  adopted  as  the  By-Laws  of  this  Board  until  other- 
wise ordered. 

Resolved , That  the  matters  referred  to  and  powers  conferred  upon 
the  Committees  and  Officers  of  the  late  Board  of  Trustees,  be  continued 
in  the  Committees  and  Officers  of  this  Board  until  otherwise  ordered. 

The  Treasurer’s  reports  for  April  and  May  were  read  and 
ordered  on  file. 


Order  of  bus- 
iness. 


Election  of 
Officers. 


By-  Laws 
adopted. 


Powers  of 
Committees 
and  Officers 
continued. 


Treasu  rer’s 
and  Secretary’s 
reports  filed. 


758 


Contract  with 
M e t r o p o litan 
Telephone  and 
Telegraph  Co. 


Bids  for  tak- 
ing down  build- 
ings. 


Contrac  t 
awarded. 


Proposals  for 
flagging  side- 
walks author- 
ized. 


The  Secretary’s  report  to  June  ist  was  read  and  ordered 
on  file. 

Mayor  Low  moved  that  the  balance  remaining  of  the 
$150,000  appropriated  for  the  purchase  of  property  in 
Brooklyn  be  returned  to  the  City  of  Brooklyn. 

Mr.  Stranahan  suggested  that  the  money  be  allowed  to 
remain  with  the  Trustees,  as  it  might  be  necessary  to  pro- 
cure more  land.  Mayor  Low  then  withdrew  his  motion. 

Comptroller  Campbell  asked  if  the  sums  appropriated  by 
the  two  cities  would  be  sufficient  to  meet  all  liabilities,  in- 
dependent of  preparing  the  archways  in  New  York  for  store- 
houses. The  President  replied  that  he  could  not  state  de- 
finitely, as  the  Engineer  in  charge  of  the  matter  was  absent 
from  the  city,  but  thought  there  would  be  sufficient. 

The  Minutes  of  meetings  held  May  14th  and  June  ist 
were  read  and  approved. 

The  Minutes  of  the  Finance  Committee  of  June  8th  were 
read  and  adopted. 

The  President  stated  that  a contract  had  been  arranged 
with  the  Metropolitan  Telephone  and  Telegraph  Company 
for  putting  up  and  keeping  in  repair  five  telephones  on  the 
Bridge  at  an  annual  rent  of  $450,  payable  monthly. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Bush,  the  President  was  authorized  to 
execute  the  contract. 

The  President  stated  that  the  following  bids  had  been  re- 
ceived for  taking  down  three  buildings  on  Sands  street,  and 
two  on  Washington  street  : 


Thomas  E.  Tripler $425  00 

M.  J.  Dady 755  00 

Thos.  J.  Sheridan 1,500  00 

F.  W.  Seagrist,  Jr.,  & Co 21  r 00 


And  that  the  contract  had  been  awarded  to  F.  W.  Sea- 
grist, Jr.,  & Co.  at  their  bid  of  $211. 

On  motion,  the  action  of  the  President  in  awarding  the 
contract  was  approved. 

The  President  requested  that  authority  be  given  to  ad- 
vertise for  proposals  for  flagging  the  sidewalks  in  New  York 
and  Brooklyn  where  they  had  been  disturbed  during  the 
construction  of  the  Bridge  ; also  to  advertise  for  proposals 


759 


for  the  viaduct  over  Sands  street,  and  on  the  block  between 
Sands  and  High  streets  ; also  for  improving  the  archways 
under  the  New  York  approach. 

On  motion,  the  President  was  authorized  to  advertise  for 
bids,  as  requested,  the  bids  to  be  presented  to  the  Board  at 
its  next  meeting. 

The  question  of  placing  water  pipes  on  the  Bridge  to  be 
used  in  case  of  fire  was  discussed,  and,  on  motion  of  Mr. 
Howell,  the  matter  of  protecting  the  Bridge  from  fire  was 
referred  to  the  Engineer  to  report  at  the  next  meeting. 

The  President  stated  that  the  Superintendent  had  made 
a number  of  appointments  of  policemen,  and  asked  that 
the  Board  approve  of  his  selections. 

After  discussion,  it  was  resolved  to  refer  the  matter  to  the 
counsel  of  the  Board  for  an  opinion  as  to  whether  the  ap- 
pointments should  come  direct  from  the  Board,  or  be  left 
to  the  discretion  of  the  Superintendent. 

The  President  also  submitted  a series  of  rules  and  regula- 
tions for  the  government  of  the  employes,  and  the  travel  over 
the  Bridge. 

On  motion  of  Mayor  Low,  the  same  were  ordered  to  be 
printed,  and  a copy  sent  to  each  Trustee. 

Mr.  Stranahan  offered  the  following  resolutions,  which 
were  severally  adopted  : 


Water-pi  p e s 
as  a protection 
against  fire. 


Question  of 
appointment  of 
policemen  re- 
ferred to  coun- 
sel. 


Rules  and 
regulations  for 
employes  and 
travel  adopted. 


Resolved,  That  authority  be  given  to  the  officers  of  this  Board  to  Uniforming 
print  in  pamphlet  form  the  opening  proceedings  of  the  24th  of  May,  to-  employes, 
gether  with  the  addresses  made  on  that  occasion. 

Resolved,  That  the  purchase  by  the  Superintendent  of  uniforms  and 
equipments  for  the  employes  of  the  Bridge,  including  the  police  force, 
be  approved,  and  that  he  be  authorized  to  equip  the  balance  of-  the  force 
for  this  year. 


Resolved,  That  the  officers  be  authorized  to  remove  the  office  of  this 
Board  to  the' house  adjoining  the  Methodist  Church  on  Sands  street  and 
known  as  No.  22  Sands  street,  and  fit  up  the  same  for  occupation. 

The  President  stated  that  the  appointment  of  an  Execu- 
tive Committee  and  of  a Finance  Committee  was  next  in 
order,  and  asked  the  Board  to  determine  how  the  Commit- 
tees should  be  appointed. 

Mr.  Howell  moved  that  the  President  be  authorized  to 
make  the  appointments.  Carried. 


760 


Appointment 
of  Exec  u t i v e 
and  Finance 
Committees. 


Statement  of 
tolls  received. 


Sp  ecial  re- 
ports and  audits 
to  be  made. 


Meeting, 
July  9th,  1883. 


The  President  appointed  Messrs.  John  T.  Agnew,  John 
G.  Davis,  Thomas  C.  Clarke,  H.  K.  Thurber,  Jenkins  Van 
Schaick,  William  Marshall,  Henry  W.  Slocum,  James  S.  T. 
Stranahan,  James  Howell  and  Comptroller  Aaron  Brinker- 
hoff  as  the  Executive  Committee,  and  Messrs.  Henry  Clau- 
sen, Charles  Macdonald,  Alden  S.  Swan,  Otto  Witte,  Al- 
fred C.  Barnes  and  Comptroller  Allan  Campbell  as  the  Fi- 
nance Committee. 

Mayor  Low  stated  that  he  had  hoped  to  be  able  to  pre- 
sent to-day  the  report  of  the  experts  appointed  to  examine 
the  accounts  of  the  Trustees,  but  in  consequence  of  the  ab- 
sence of  Mr.  Shearman,  one  of  the  experts,  he  should  not  be 
able  to  do  so,  but  expected  to  present  a full  report  at  the 
next  meeting. 

The  Treasurer  presented  a statement  of  the  receipts  for 
tolls  on  the  Bridge  from  May  25th  to  June  20th,  both  days 
inclusive,  say  for  27  days,  $22,937.58,  which  was  ordered  on 
file. 

Mayor  Low  offered  the  following  resolutions,  which  were, 
on  motion,  adopted  : 

Resolved, , That  the  Treasurer  of  the  New  York  and  Brooklyn  Bridge  be 
directed  to  report  weekly  to  the  Comptroller  of  each  City  the  daily  re- 
ceipts from  tolls  upon  the  Bridge  of  each  preceding  week,  and 

Resolved , That  the  proper  authorities  of  each  City  be  requested  to 
cause  an  audit  of  the  accounts  of  the  Bridge  to  be  made  each  month, 
Brooklyn  to  be  called  upon  to  audit  two  months  out  of  every  three,  the 
results  of  said  audits  to  be  reported  promptly  to  the  Mayors  of  both 
Cities. 


A regular  meeting  of  the  Trustees  was  held  on  Monday, 
July  9th,  1883,  at  3:30  o’clock  P.  M. 

Present — Mr.  Wm.  C.  Kingsley,  President,  and  Messrs. 
Agnew,  Marshall,  Davis,  Stranahan,  Slocum,  Clausen,  Swan, 
Witte,  Mayor  Low,  Comptroller  Campbell,  Comptroller 
Brinkerhoff  and  Vice-President  Bush. 

The  Minutes  of  June  21st  were  read  and  approved. 

The  Minutes  of  the  Finance  Committee  of  July  6th  were 
read  and  adopted. 


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The  Secretary’s  report  to  July  1st  was  read  and  ordered 
on  file. 

The  President  presented  and  read  the  following  letter 
from  the  Chief  Engineer  : 

“Brooklyn,  June  26th,  1883. 

“Mr.  Wm.  C.  Kingsley, 

“ President  Board  of  Trustees,  New  York  and  Brooklyn  Bridge: 

“Dear  Sir, — -The  East  River  Bridge  being  now  completed  and  open 
to  travel,  the  Trustees  are  no  longer  in  need  of  my  services.  I therefore 
desire  to  close  my  connection  with  the  work  at  the  end  of  this  month. 
The  work  that  has  been  assigned  to  Mr.  Collingwood  and  his  assistants, 
also,  Mr.  Hildenbrand  and  Mr.  Vander  Bosch,  is  now  so  nearly  finished, 
the  Trustees  can  dispense  with  their  services  at  the  end  of  the  present 
month. 

“Very  respectfully,  yours, 

“W.  A.  ROEBLING, 

‘ ‘ Chief  Engineer." 

Mr.  Stranahan,  after  a few  appropriate  remarks,  moved 
that  the  resignation  of  Mr.  Roebling  be  accepted.  Carried. 

On  motion,  Mr.  C.  C.  Martin  was  appointed  Chief  Engi- 
neer and  Superintendent,  at  his  present  salary. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Stranahan,  Col.  W.  A.  Roebling  was 
appointed  Consulting  Engineer,  without  salary. 

On  motion,  the  proceedings  of  the  Executive  Committee 
this  day  were  approved  and  adopted,  and  authority  given 
the  Engineer  to  erect  the  stand  pipes  for  the  protection  of 
the  Bridge  against  fire. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Swan,  the  matter  of  placing  fire  ex- 
tinguishers on  the  Bridge,  as  a further  precaution  against 
fire,  was  referred  to  the  Engineer,  with  power. 

The  following  bids  were  received  for  wrought  iron  work 
for  the  extension  of  the  Brooklyn  viaduct  : 


Passaic  Rolling  Mill  Company 4.49c.  $32,031  66 

Charles  O.  Brown 4.62c.  3 2,959  °8 

Cofrode  & Saylor 4.8c.  34,243  20 

Edge  Moor  Iron  Company 4.73c.  33,743  82 

Wallis  IronWorks , 5.125c.  36,561  75 

Keystone  Bridge  Company 5.45c.  38,880  30 


On  motion  of  Mr.  Stranahan,  the  contract  was  awarded 
to  the  Passaic  Rolling  Mill  Company,  with  the  usual  restric- 
tions, they  being  the  lowest  bidders. 

92 


Resignati  o n 
of  Chief  En- 
gineer Roeb- 
ling. 


Accepted,  and 
Mr.  Martin  ap- 
pointed  En- 
gineer and  Sup- 
erintendent. 


Col.  Roeb- 
ling retained  as 
Consulting  En- 
gineer. 


Further  pre- 
cautions 
against  fire 
suggested. 


Bids  for  iron 
work  Brooklyn 
viaduct. 


Cont  ract 
awarded. 


Bids  for  flag- 
ging and  curb- 
stone. 


Opinion  of 
counsel  as  to 
appointment  of 
policemen. 


Superi  n t e n- 
dentfs  designa- 
tion of  police- 
men confirmed. 


Rules  and 
regulations  for 
government  of 
police  force 
adopted. 


RuleS  and 
regulations  for 
Bridge  traffic, 
etc.,  adopted. 


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The  following  bids  were  received  for  furnishing  flagging 


and  curbstone  : 

R.  Stewart $5,489  20 

Ivine  & Smith  7,721  70 

Matt.  Taylor 8,672  00 

E.  & F.  Conklin 6,459  00 

Paul  Murphy 6,081  50 


On  motion  of  Mr.  Stranahan,  the  matter  was  referred  to 
the  Committee  having  in  charge  the  fitting  up  of  the  arch- 
ways in  New  York,  with  power. 

The  President  read  a communication  from  the  counsel  of 
the  Board,  giving  it  as  their  opinion  that  the  appointments 
of  the  policemen  on  the  Bridge  should  come  direct  from  the 
Board  of  Trustees. 

The  Superintendent  then  read  the  names  of  the  police- 
men on  duty. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Stranahan,  the  several  persons  whose 
names  had  been  read  by  the  Superintendent  were  appointed 
as  policemen,  or  conductors  on  the  railroad  cars  with  the 
power  of  policemen  ; Mayor  Low  voting  no,  and  Mr. 
Agnew  being  excused  from  voting. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Swan,  the  Chief  Engineer  was  em- 
powered to  suspend  a policeman  and  to  discharge  a toll 
collector,  the  pay  of  such  employe  to  cease  from  the  date  of 
suspension  or  discharge. 

The  rules  and  regulations  for  the  government  of  the  police 
force  as  presented  by  the  Engineer  and  Superintendent 
were,  on  motion,  adopted. 

The  rules  and  regulations  for  the  Bridge  traffic  and  for 
the  collectors  of  tolls  were  then  read. 

General  Slocum  moved  to  amend  Rule  1,  by  striking  out 
the  words  “ not  exceed  six  miles  per  hour,”  and  inserting  in 
place  thereof  the  words,  “ be  not  faster  than  a walk,  under 
penalty  of  ten  dollars.” 

Mr.  Swan  moved  to  amend  by  making  the  rate  of  travel 
“ not  to  exceed  six  miles  per  hour  to  the  centre  of  the 
Bridge.” 

Mr.  Stranahan  moved  to  further  amend  by  making  the 
speed  “four  miles  an  hour,  instead  of  six,  with  a penalty  of 
twenty-five  dollars.” 


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General  Slocum  accepted  the  amendment  offered  by  Mr. 
Stranahan,  and  the  motion,  as  amended,  was  then  adopted. 

Mr.  Stranahan  moved  to  substitute  the  following  in  place 
of  Rule  7,  as  it  now  stands  : 

“Marking  or  defacing  or  injuring  in  any  manner  the 
Bridge  structure,  is  made  a misdemeanor  by  statute  of  this 
State,  and  subjects  the  offender  to  a fine  not  exceeding  five 
hundred  dollars,  and  to  imprisonment  not  exceeding  six 
months.” 

The  rules  and  regulations  as  amended  were  then 
adopted. 

Mayor  Low,  of  the  Committee  on  Examination  of  Ac- 
counts, reported  progress. 

The  question  of  charging  to  the  Maintenance  Account 
the  salaries  of  the  Chief  Engineer  and  Superintendent,  Sec- 
retary and  clerks  was,  on  motion  of  Mr.  Stranahan,  referred 
to  the  Treasurer  and  Chairman  of  the  Finance  Committee, 
with  power. 

The  Board  then  adjourned. 


A regular  meeting  of  the  Trustees  was  held  on  Monday, 
August  13th,  1883,  at  3.30  o’clock  P.  M. 

Present — Messrs.  Agnew,  Swan,  Macdonald,  Clarke  and 
Witte — 5. 

On  motion,  Mr.  Swan  was  appointed  Chairman,  pro  tem. 

A quorum  not  being  present,  on  motion  of  Mr.  Agnew, 
the  meeting  was  adjourned. 


A regular  meeting  of  the  Trustees  was  held  on  Monday, 
September  10th,  1883,  at  3.30  o’clock  P.  M. 

Present — Messrs.  Davis,  Clausen,  Van  Schaick,  Stran- 
ahan, Witte,  Mayor  Edson,  Mayor  Low,  Comptroller  Grant, 
Comptroller  Brinkerhoff  and  President  Kingsley — 10. 

A quorum  not  being  present  the  Board  adjourned. 


Items  to  be 
charged  to 
Mainte  nance 
Account. 


M e e t in?, 
A u g u s t 13th, 
1883. 


Meeting  Sep- 
tember  10th, 
1883. 


No  quorum. 


76  4 


Meeting  Oc- 
tober 8th,  1883. 


T r e a s urer’s 
and  Secretary’s 
reports  filed. 


Report  of  Su- 
perintendent, of 
G h a n j e s in 
Police  t orce. 


A meeting  of  the  Trustees  was  held  on  Monday,  October 
8th,  1883,  at  3.30  o’clock  P.  M. 

Present — Messrs.  Davis,  Clarke,  Macdonald,  Thurber, 
Slocum,  Stranahan,  Barnes,  Swan,  Witte,  Howell,  Mayor 
Edson,  Mayor  Low,  Comptroller  Grant,  Comptroller  Brin- 
kerhoff,  President  Kingsley  and  Vice-President  Bush — 16. 

The  Minutes  of  July  9th,  August  13th  and  September 
10th  were  read  and  approved. 

The  Minutes  of  the  Executive  Committee  of  this  day 
were  read,  approved  and  adopted. 

The  Minutes  of  the  Finance  Committee  of  August  8th, 
September  6th  and  October  5th  were  read  and  adopted. 

The  Treasurer’s  reports  for  June,  July,  August  and  Sep- 
tember, and  the  Secretary’s  reports  to  August  1st,  Septem- 
ber 1st  and  October  1st  were  read  and  ordered  on  file. 

The  Secretary’s  reports  on  Income  and  Maintenance 
Account  to  September  1st  and  October  rst,  and  the 
Treasurer’s  report  to  and  including  October  4th,  were  read 
and  ordered  on  file. 

The  following  communication  was  received  from  the 
Chief  Engineer  and  Superintendent  : 

“Brooklyn,  October  8th,  1883. 

“ Hon.  Wm.  C.  Kingsley, 

“ President , etc. 

“ The  following-  named  members  of  the  police  force  have  been 
suspended  without  pay,  and  I would  respectfully  ask  that  they  be  dis- 
charged : 

‘ ‘ Roundsman  Richard  C.  Davis  ; charged  with  improper  conduct. 
Suspended  July  3d,  1883. 

“ Roundsman  E.  I.  McGloin  ; intoxicated  while  on  duty.  Suspended 
August  28th,  1883. 

“ Patrolman  William  Hurley;  intoxicated  while  on  duty.  Suspended 
July  4th,  1883. 

‘ ‘ Patrolman  Dennis  Conklin  ; intoxicated  while  on  duty.  Suspended 
July  3d,  1883. 

‘ ‘ Patrolman  Lewis  Gregory  ; conduct  unbecoming  an  officer.  Sus- 
pended August  24th,  1883. 

“Patrolman  Michael  Gannon;  absent  without  leave.  Suspended 
October  5th,  1883. 

‘ ‘ Patrolman  J.  Martin  ; sleeping  on  post.  Suspended  October  7th, 
1883. 


765 

“ I would  also  ask  that  the  following  appointments  be  made  and  pro- 
motions approved  : 

“ Appointments. 

“For  Patrolman — James  O’Neil. 

“ Promotions. 

“William  J.  Hayes,  to  be  Roundsman.  Promoted  July  3d,  1883. 

‘William  Brophy,  to  be  Roundsman.  Promoted  August  29th,  1883. 

Edward  F.  Phillips.  Promoted  Sergeant,  September  10th,  1883. 

“ Respectfully  submitted, 

“C.  C.  MARTIN, 

“ Chief  Engineer  and  Superintendent." 

Mr.  Stranahan  moved  that  the  report,  except  in  the  mat- 
ter of  the  suspension  of  men  from  the  force  for  cause,  be 
adopted.  Carried. 

Mr.  Stranahan  moved  that  the  men  reported  by  the  En- 
gineer as  having  been  suspended  for  cause,  be  discharged 
from  the  service  of  the  Bridge  Trustees  ; the  discharge  to 
take  effect  from  the  date  of  suspension.  Adopted. 

The  Chief  Engineer  and  Superintendent  submitted  a 
report  of  the  traffic  on  the  Bridge  since  it  was  opened  to 
the  public  on  May  25th. 

The  President  stated  that  he  had  had  several  interviews 
with  the  officers  of  the  Manhattan  Elevated  Railway  in  re- 
lation to  the  removal  of  the  station  at  the  terminus  of  the 
Bridge  in  New  York,  but  that  no  definite  arrangement  had 
been  made  in  the  matter,  and  suggested  that  a committee  be 
appointed,  with  power,  to  confer  with  the  Manhattan  Rail- 
way Company  on  the  subject,  and  to  make,  if  possible,  a 
satisfactory  agreement  in  the  matter. 

Mr.  Bush  objected  to  the  appointment  of  the  committee 
with  power  to  make  any  arrangement  with  the  Elevated 
Railway  Company. 

Mr.  Stranahan  moved  that  a Committee  of  four  be  ap- 
pointed by  the  President,  two  from  each  city,  and,  when 
appointed,  that  the  President  be  added  to  the  Committee, 
and  that  the  Committee  report  to  this  Board  for  its  action 
in  the  matter  at  the  next  meeting. 

Mayor  Low  moved  that  the  free  passes  over  the  Bridge 
which  had  been  issued  to  the  Trustees  be  recalled,  which 
motion  was  lost  on  a call  for  the  yeas  and  nays,  as  follows  : 


Action  taken 
on  Superinten- 
dent’s report. 


Report  of 
Traffic. 


Remo  val  of 
Elevated  Rail- 
way Station 
building  at  ter- 
minus in  New 
Vork. 


Free  Passes. 


y66 


Steam  power 
for  tenants  of 
archways. 


Meeting  No- 
vember 12th, 

1883. 


T r e a s urer’s 
and  Secretary’s 
reports  filed. 


Yeas — Mayor  Low,  Mr.  Barnes  and  Mr.  Thurber — 3 

(Mr.  Thurber  and  Mayor  Low  requesting  that  the  records 
should  state  that  they  had  no  intention  of  reflecting  on  the 
officers  who  had  issued  the  passes). 

Nays — Messrs.  Slocum,  Stranahan,  Swan,  Witte,  Howell, 
Davis,  Bush,  Clarke,  Macdonald,  Mayor  Edson,  Comptrol- 
ler Grant,  Comptroller  Brinkerhoff  and  President  Kingsley. 
—13- 

In  reply  to  a question  by  General  Slocum  as  to  why  the 
report  of  the  Committee  on  examination  of  the  accounts  had 
not  been  made,  Mayor  Low  said  the  report  had  been  de- 
layed in  consequence  of  the  absence  of  ex-Mayor  Grace, 
but  that  he  hoped  they  would  be  able  to  report  at  the  next 
meeting  of  the  Board. 

Mr.  Swan  stated  that  some  of  the  parties  in  New  York 
who  expected  to  occupy  the  archways  in  the  approaches, 
had  expressed  a desire  to  have  steam  power  furnished  by 
the  Trustees. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Stranahan,  the  Committee  appointed  to 
prepare  the  archways  for  occupancy  were  directed  to  report 
a plan  for  supplying  steam  power  to  the  tenants. 

Adjourned. 


A meeting  of  the  Trustees  was  held  on  Monday,  Novem- 
ber 12th,  1883,  at  3.30  o’clock  P.  M. 

Present — Messrs.  Davis,  Clausen,  Clarke,  Witte,  Strana- 
han, Barnes,  Swan,  Howell,  Macdonald,  Mayor  Edson, 
Comptroller  Grant,  Comptroller  Brinkerhoff  and  President 
Kingsley. 

The  President  in  the  Chair. 

The  Minutes  of  a meeting  held  October  8th  were  read 
and  approved. 

The  Treasurer’s  report  for  October,  and  the  Secretary’s 
report  to  November  1st,  on  construction  account,  were  read 
and  ordered  on  file. 

The  Secretary’s  report  to  November  1st,  and  the  Treasu- 
rer’s report  to  November  8th,  on  income  and  maintenance 
account,  were  read  and  ordered  on  file. 


767 


The  President,  on  behalf  of  Mr.  Bush,  Chairman  of  the 
Committee  appointed  to  confer  with  the  officers  of  the  Man- 
hattan Elevated  Railway  Company,  stated  that  several  meet- 
ings had  been  held,  but  that  no  definite  conclusion  had  been 
reached,  and  the  Committee  therefore  reported  progress. 
The  Committee  consists  of  Messrs.  Bush,  Davis,  Stranahan, 
Marshall  and  the  President. 

The 'President  reported  that  the  Committee  to  whom  was 
referred  the  matter  of  furnishing  steam  power  to  the  tenants 
of  the  archways  under  the  Bridge  approach  in  New  York, 
and  to  outside  parties,  had  not  been  called  together,  but  it 
was  thought  that  the  Trustees  had  no  authority  to  enter  into 
an  agreement  of  that  nature,  and  they  would,  therefore,  re- 
port progress. 

The  President  reported  that  the  Committee  to  whom  was 
referred  the  matter  of  awarding  the  contract  for  fitting  up 
the  archways  in  New  York  had  awarded  the  contract  for 
steel  and  iron  work  for  “Block  D”  to  the  Keystone  Bridge 
Company  for  $13,189.92,  and  for  the  masonry,  carpenter 
work,  iron  work,  etc.,  to  Robinson  & Wallace  for  $35,- 
439- 

On  motion,  the  action  of  the  Committee  was  approved. 

The  President  stated  that  it  had  been  found  necessary  to 
order  another  locomotive  for  use  in  switching  cars  in  New 
York,  and  that  a contract  had  been  made  with  the  Baldwin 
Locomotive  Works  for  the  same,  at  the  price  of  $4,155,  in- 
cluding Eames’  vacuum  brakes  and  extra  smoke  box. 

On  motion,  the  action  of  the  President  was  approved. 

A communication  was  received  from  the  Comptroller  of 
Brooklyn,  covering  a report  from  the  Board  of  Audit,  of  an 
examination  of  the  accounts  of  the  Trustees  for  income  and 
maintenance  from  May  24th  to  September  30th,  inclusive. 

On  motion,  the  report  was  received  and  ordered  on  file. 

The  following  communication  was  received  from  the  En- 
gineer and  Superintendent  : 

“ Brooklyn,  November  12th,  1883. 

“ Hon.  Wm.  C.  Kingsley, 

President: 

‘ ‘Dear  Sir — The  following  changes  have  been  made  in  the  police  force 
since  my  last  report  : 


Committee  on 
question  of  re- 
moval of  Eleva- 
ted Railway 
Station  report 
progress. 


Steam  power 
t o tenants  o f 
archways. 


Contract  for 
fitting  up  arch- 
ways awarded. 


An  addition- 
al Locomotive 
ordered. 


Audit  o f in- 
come and  main- 
t e n a n c e ac- 
counts by  City 
of  Brooklyn. 


Report  of  Su- 
perintendent, of 
changes  in 
Police  Force. 


768 


Action  taken 
thereon. 


Reports  of 
work  done  by 
Police  Force 
and  so  forth. 


Action  taken 
thereon. 


Proposition  of 
the  National 
Cable  Railway 
Company. 


Thomas  Kelly,  resigned  October  12th. 

William  Leslie,  “ “ 30th. 

John  Dolan  “ November  2d. 

John  Gannon,  suspended  “ 4th. 

“I  would  respectfully  ask  that  the  resignations  of  Thomas  Kelly,  Wm. 
Leslie  and  John  Dolan  be  accepted,  and  that  John  Gannon  be  discharged  ; 
also,  that  those  named  below  be  appointed  policemen  from  the  respective 
dates  given  : 

Patrick  Carroll,  November  8th. 

John  Creighton,  October  22d. 

John  Clary,  “ 10th. 

James  Fitzgibbon,  “ 26th. 

John  Kenny,  “ 26th. 

Henry  Lee,  “ gth. 

Pat’k  McGreevy,  “ nth. 

James  O.  Neil,  “ 6th. 

Aug.  F.  Tummel,  “ gth. 

“ Respectfully, 

“ C.  C.  MARTIN, 

“ Chief  Engmeer  and  Supt." 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Stranahan,  it  was  ordered  that  John 
Gannon  be  discharged  from  the  force,  and  that  the  resigna- 
tions of  Thomas  Kelly,  Wm.  Leslie  and  John  Dolan  be  ac- 
cepted, and  that  the  following  named  persons  be  appointed 
on  the  police  force,  as  requested  by  the  Engineer,  viz. : 

Patrick  Carroll,  John  Creighton,  John  Clary,  James  Fitz- 
gibbon, John  Kenny,  Henry  Lee,  Patrick  McGreevy,  James 
O’Neil  and  August  F.  Tummell. 

The  Engineer  submitted  reports  upon  the  following  sub- 
jects, viz.  : On  the  work  done  by  the  Bridge  police  during 
October;  on  the  condition  of  the  work  on  the  Bridge;  on 
the  matter  of  heating  the  cars;  on  the  electric  lights,  and  in 
regard  to  the  traffic  on  the  Bridge. 

On  motion,  the  report  on  the  methods  of  heating  the  cars 
was  referred  to  the  President,  with  power,  and  the  other  re- 
ports were  ordered  on  file. 

The  President  submitted  a proposition  from  the  “ Na- 
tional Cable  Railway  Company,”  offering  to  operate  the 
Bridge  railway,  charging  three  cents  per  passenger,  the 
Trustees  to  receive  one  cent  and  the  National  Company 
two  cents  per  passenger. 


76  9 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Stranahan,  the  proposition  was  laid  on 
the  table. 

Mayor  Edson  presented  communications  from  Comptroller 
Grant  and  Commissioner  of  Public  Works  Hubert  O. 
Thompson,  and  from  Mr.  J.  O’Brien,  in  reference  to  the  sewer 
at  the  foot  of  Roosevelt  street,  which  were,  on  motion  of 
Mr.  Stranahan,  referred  to  the  President  and  the  Mayor  of 
New  York,  with  power. 

The  Board  then  adjourned. 


A meeting  of  the  Trustees  of  the  New  York  and  Brooklyn 
Bridge  was  held  on  Monday,  December  ioth,  1883,  at  3.30 
o’clock  P.  M. 

Present — Messrs.  Agnew,  Davis,  Van  Schaick,  Swan, 
Stranahan,  Barnes,  Howell,  Macdonald,  Mayor  Low,  Comp- 
troller Brinkerhoff,  President  Kingsley  and  Vice-President 
Bush  — 12. 

The  Committee  appointed  to  confer  with  the  officers  of 
the  Manhattan  Elevated  Railway  Company  made  a verbal 
report,  and,  after  discussion,  Mr.  Stranahan  moved  that  the 
Mayor  of  New  York  and  the  Mayor  of  Brooklyn  be  added 
to  the  Committee. 

Mayor  Low  declined  to  serve,  in  consequence  of  other 
duties  which  would  prevent  him  from  giving  the  matter 
proper  attention. 

Mr.  Agnew  moved  to  amend  the  motion  by  substituting 
the  name  of  Comptroller  Grant  in  place  of  that  of  Mayor 
Low. 

The  motion  as  amended  was  then  adopted. 

The  Minutes  of  a meeting  held  November  12th  were 
read  and  approved. 

The  Minutes  of  a meeting  of  the  Executive  Committee 
held  this  day  were  read,  and  on  motion,  the  same  were  ap- 
proved, and  the  recommendations  of  the  Committee 
adopted. 

The  Minutes  of  meetings  of  the  Finance  Committee  held 
November  8th  and  December  7th  were  read  and  approved. 

93 


Sewer  at  foot 
of  R o o s e v elt 
street. 


Meeting  De- 
cember ioth, 
1883. 


The  Mayor 
and  Comptrol- 
ler o f New 
York  added  to 
Committee  o n 
Removal  of 
Elevated  Sta- 
tion in  New 
York. 


770 


T r e a s u rer’s 
and  Secretary’s 
reports  filed. 


Bill  audited. 


Agreem  ent 
approved. 


Bill  of  W.  G. 
Steinmetz  laid 
on  table. 


R e si  gnation 
ot  General  H. 
W.  Slocum. 


Report  of 
Superint  endent 
of  changes  in 
Police  Force. 


Action  taken 
lhereon. 


The  Treasurer’s  reports  for  November  on  construction 
account,  and  to  December  6th  on  income  and  maintenance 
account,  and  the  Secretary’s  reports  to  December  ist  on 
construction  account,  and  income  and  maintenance  account, 
were  read  and  ordered  on  file. 

The  bill  of  Messrs.  Vanderpoel,  Green  & Cuming  for 
$1,500,  recommended  to  the  Board  for  payment,  by  the  Ex- 
ecutive Committee,  was,  on  motion,  ordered  to  be  paid. 

The  agreement  of  W.  H.  Paine  with  the  Trustees,  recom- 
mended to  the  Board  by  the  Executive  Committee  for 
approval,  was,  on  motion,  approved,  and  the  President  was 
authorized  to  execute  the  same. 

The  bill  of  Mr.  Wrn.  G.  Steinmetz  for  $756  was,  on  the 
recommendation  of  the  Executive  Committee,  laid  on  the 
table. 

The  following  communication  was  read  by  the  President: 

“ Washington,  D.  C.(  December  5th,  1883. 
“Wm.  C.  Kingsley,  Esq., 

“ President  Board  of  Trustees  New  York  and  Brooklyn  Bridge  : 

“ Dear  Sir — The  proper  discharge  of  my  duty  as  a representative  in 
Congress  will  prevent  me  from  discharging  my  duties  as  a Trustee  of  the 
New  York  and  Brooklyn  Bridge.  I therefore  respectfully  resign  my  posi- 
tion as  Trustee. 

“ Very  respectfully, 

“ H.  W.  SLOCUM.” 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Stranahan,  the  resignation  of  General 
H.  W.  Slocum  was  accepted. 

A communication  was  received  from  the  Chief  Engineer 
and  Superintendent,  informing  the  Board  that  W.  H.  Ken- 
nedy and  Wm.  Bailyhad  resigned  from  the  police  force;  that 
John  Kelly  had  been  transferred  from  the  police  force  to 
the  engine  department,  and  recommending  that  Thomas 
Brady,  Patrick  McLoughlin  and  Alfred  Horton  be  appoint- 
ed patrolmen,  and  requesting  that  the  resignations,  transfer 
and  appointments  be  approved  by  the  Board,  and  that 
Henry  J.  Meredith  be  dismissed  from  the  police  force. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Stranahan,  the  appoinments  and 
changes  recommended  by  the  Superintendent  were  confirm- 
ed, and  the  dismissal  of  H.  J.  Meredith  from  the  force  was 
ordered. 


77 1 

A report  from  Mr.  Martin,  of  business  done  on  the  Bridge 
during  November,  was  read  and  ordered  on  file. 

Adjourned. 


A regular  monthly  meeting  of  the  Trustees  of  the  New 
York  and  Brooklyn  Bridge  was  held  on  Monday,  January 
14th,  1884,  at  3:30  o’clock  P.  M. 

Present — Messrs.  Davis,  Clausen,  Stranahan,  Marshall, 
Barnes,  Witte,  Swan,  Howell,  Mayor  Low,  Comptroller 
Grant,  Comptroller  Brinkerhoff  and  President  Kingsley — 
12. 

The  President  in  the  Chair. 

The  Minutes  of  a meeting  held  December  10th  were 
read  and  approved. 

The  Minutes  of  a meeting  of  the  Finance  Committee 
held  January  8th  were  read  and  adopted. 

The  Treasurer’s  reports  to  January  1st  on  income  and 
maintenance  account,  and  on  construction  account,  were 
read  and  ordered  on  file. 

The  Secretary’s  reports  to  January  1st  on  construction 
account,  and  on  income  and  maintenance  account,  were  read 
and  ordered  on  file. 

The  President  called  the  attention  of  the  Board  to  the 
bill  of  Hon.  W.  G.  Steinmetz,  ex-Comptroller  of  Brooklyn, 
for  services  of  Albert  F.  Hill,  an  expert  engineer,  employed 
by  him,  amounting  to  $756,  which  was  presented  and  laid 
on  the  table  at  the  last  meeting  of  the  Board. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Stranahan,  the  bill  was  referred  to  the 
Executive  Committee,  with  power. 

At  the  request  of  Vice-President  Bush,  Chairman  of  the 
Committee  appointed  to  confer  with  the  officers  of  the  Man- 
hattan Elevated  Railway  Company,  the  President  stated 
that  the  Committee  had  had  several  interviews  with  the  offi- 
cers of  that  company,  and  had  finally  agreed  not  to  accept 
the  terms  and  conditions  proposed  by  the  said  railway  com- 
pany. 

The  Committee,  therefore,  ask  that  the  suit  to  compel  the 
railway  company  to  remove  their  station  at  the  terminus  of 
the  Bridge  in  New  York  be  pressed. 


Report  on 
traffic. 


Meeting  Jan- 
uary 14th,  1884. 


T reasurer’s 
and  Secretary’s 
reports  filed. 


Bill  of  W.  G. 
Steinmetz  taken 
from  table  and 
referred  to  Ex- 
ecutive C o m- 
mittee. 


Committee  on 
Removal  of 
Elevated  Rail- 
way Station  in 
New  York  re- 
port non-agree- 
ment with  Man- 
hattan Railway 
Company. 


772 


S u i t to  be 
pressed. 


Report  of 
Committee  o f 
Investigation  of 
A ff  a 1 r s of 
Bridge. 


Ordered  print- 
ed  together 
with  Exhibits. 


M r . Strana- 
han  to  perform 
the  duties  of 
President,  pro 
tern. 


Super  inten- 
dent’s  report  of 
changes  in 
Police  Force. 


Action  taken 
thereon. 


Special  report 
o f Superinten- 
dent in  regard 
to  Police  Force. 


On  motion  of  Mr.  Howell,  the  report  was  accepted,  and 
the  officers  were  directed  to  instruct  the  counsel  of  the 
Board  to  press  the  suit. 

Mayor  Low,  of  the  Investigating  Committee  appointed 
in  October,  1882,  presented  a report  signed  by  Hon.  W.  R. 
Grace  (ex-Mayor  of  the  City  of  New  York)  and  by  himself. 

The  report  was  read. 

Mr.  Stranahan  moved  that  the  report  be  accepted  and 
printed,  together  with  the  report  of  the  accountants,  under 
the  direction  of  the  President;  also,  that  a certain  number 
of  copies  of  the  exhibits  accompanying  the  report  be  printed 
for  reference  on  the  part  of  this  Board  and  those  who  may 
follow  us.  The  motion  was  adopted. 

The  Investigating  Committee  was  then,  on  motion,  dis- 
charged. 

The  President  stated  that  he  expected  to  be  absent  for 
two  or  three  weeks,  and  requested  that  during  his  absence, 
and  in  case  of  the  absence  of  Vice-President  Bush,  Mr.  Stran- 
ahan be  authorized  to  perform  the  duties  of  President. 

On  motion,  the  request  was  granted,  and  Mr.  Stranahan 
was  so  appointed. 

Mr.  Martin,  Superintendent,  reported  that  Wm.  Terwilli- 
ger  had  resigned  from  the  police  force,  and  that  Joseph 
Hoffman  and  Patrick  Mullady  had  been  appointed  patrol- 
men, and  requested  that  Edward  Friel  be  dismissed  from 
the  force. 

Mr.  Stranahan  moved  that  the  resignation  and  appoint- 
ments be  approved.  Carried. 

Mr.  Stranahan  moved  that  Edward  Friel  be  dismissed 
from  the  force,  to  date  from  December  28th,  1883.  Car- 
ried. 

The  Superintendent  also  reported  that  the  following 
named  persons  had  been  on  duty  as  policemen  since  May 
24th,  1883,  but  by  an  oversight  of  his  their  names  had  not 
been  reported  to  the  Board: 


Patrick  Howley. 
James  Kane. 
John  Campion. 
Thomas  Worten. 
George  Clark. 


Luke  B.  Duryea. 
Thomas  McCowley. 
Edward  Harkins. 
Edward  Trew. 
William  Cox. 


773 


On  motion  of  Mr.  Stranahan,  the  appointments  were  made 
as  of  May  24th,  1883. 

The  Board  then  adjourned. 


A regular  monthly  meeting  of  the  Trustees  of  the  New 
York  and  Brooklyn  Bridge  was  held  on  Monday,  February 
nth,  1884,  at  3.30  o’clock  P.  M. 

Present — Messrs.  Davis,  Van  Schaick,  Marshall,  Strana- 
han, Barnes,  Swan,  Witte,  Mayor  Low,  Comptroller  Grant, 
Comptroller  Brinkerhoff  and  President  Kingsley. 

A certificate  of  the  appointment  by  A.  Brinkerhoff,  Comp- 
troller, and  August  Voege,  Auditor,  of  Mr.  Joseph  C.  Hen- 
drix as  a Trustee  for  the  unexpired  term  of  Henry  W.  Slo- 
cum, resigned,  was  read  and  ordered  on  file. 

Mr.  Hendrix,  being  present,  took  his  seat  as  a member  of 
the  Board. 

The  Minutes  of  a meeting  held  January  14th  were  read 
and  approved. 

The  Minutes  of  a meeting  of  the  Executive  Committee 
held  this  day  were  read,  and,  on  motion,  the  proceedings 
and  recommendations  of  the  Committee  were  approved  and 
adopted. 

The  Minutes  of  a meeting  of  the  Finance  Committee  held 
February  7th  were  read  and  adopted. 

The  Treasurer’s  reports  for  the  month  of  January  on 
construction  account,  and  to  February  7th  on  income  and 
maintenance  account,  were  read  and  ordered  on  file. 

The  Secretary’s  reports  to  February  1st  on  construction 
account,  and  on  income  and  maintenance  accounts,  were  read 
and  ordered  on  file. 

The  President  appointed  Mr.  Joseph  C.  Hendrix  on  the 
Executive  Committee,  to  fill  the  vacancy  caused  by  the 
resignation  of  General  H.  W.  Slocum. 

A communication  was  received  from  Comptroller  Brink- 
erhoff, accompanied  by  a report  from  W.  A.  Brown,  Ac- 
countant of  the  Board  of  Audit,  of  the  examination  of  the 
income  and  maintenance  account  from  October  1st  to 
December  31st,  1883,  inclusive. 


Action  taken 
thereon. 


Meeting  Feb- 
ruary nth,  1884. 


Appointment 
o f Joseph  C. 
Hen  drix  as  a 
Trustee. 


T r e a s urer’s 
and  Secretary’s 
reports  filed. 


Audit  of  the 
Income  and 
Mainte  nance 
accounts  by 
City  of  Brook- 
lyn. 


774 


Question  of 
reau  c t i on  of 
rates  of  toll. 


Comm  1 1 1 e e 
th  e r e o n ap- 
pointed. 

Notice  to 
Manhattan  Ele- 
vated R ail  way 
Co. 


Report  of 
Superintendent, 
of  changes  in 
Police  force. 


Action  taken 
thereon. 


Man  h a 1 1 a n 
Railway  Com- 
pany ask  for 
Committee  of 
Conference. 


The  report  was  ordered  on  file. 

Mr.  Witte  moved  that  a committee  of  five  be  appointed 
to  take  into  consideration  and  report  to  the  Board  at  its 
next  meeting,  the  advisability  of  making  a reduction  in  the 
tolls  for  vehicles. 

Mr.  Van  Schaick  moved  as  a substitute,  that  all  tolls  for 
vehicles  be  reduced  one-half,  which  motion  was  lost,  it  not 
having  been  seconded. 

Mr.  Marshall  moved  as  an  amendment  to  the  motion  of 
Mr.  Witte,  that  the  Committee,  when  appointed,  shall  consid- 
er and  report  on  all  rates  of  toll  on  the  Bridge. 

The  amendment  was,  on  motion,  adopted.  The  original 
motion  as  amended  was  then  adopted. 

The  President  appointed  as  such  Committee,  Mayor  Low, 
and  Messrs.  Witte,  Stranahan,  Agnew  and  Van  Schaick. 

In  reply  to  a question  of  Mayor  Low,  the  President 
stated  that  the  counsel  of  the  Board  had  caused  notice  to 
be  served  on  the  Mahattan  Elevated  Railway  Company  of 
the  intention  of  the  Trustees  to  press  the  suit  for  the  re- 
moval of  the  station  at  the  terminus  of  the  Bridge  in  New 
York,  and  that  they,  the  counsel,  expected  the  case  to  be 
brought  to  trial  in  a week  or  two. 

A letter  was  received  from  the  Superintendent  requesting 
that  the  resignation  of  Patrick  Howley  and  Patrick  Gren- 
non  as  policemen  be  accepted,  and  that  James  Murtha  and 
John  Renz  be  appointed  patrolmen  ; also,  that  Wm.  Car- 
roll  be  dismissed  from  the  force  from  January  30th. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Stranahan,  the  resignations  and  ap- 
pointments were  approved. 

Mr.  Stranahan  also  moved  that  William  Carroll  be  dis- 
missed from  the  police  force,  to  date  from  January  30th. 
Carried. 

The  President  stated  that  he  had  received  a letter  from 
the  Manhattan  Elevated  Railway  Company  requesting  that 
the  Committee  of  this  Board  meet  with  a Committee  of  the 
Railway  Company  to  confer  in  reference  to  a common 
station  at  the  City  Hall  branch  of  their  road. 

The  President  said  he  saw  no  impropriety  in  granting 
the  request  for  a meeting  of  the  Committee,  and  if  the 


775 


Board  did  not  object,  he  would  arrange  for  such  a meeting. 
No  objection  was  made. 

The  President  read  the  correspondence  between  himself 
and  the  Bodwell  Granite  Company  in  reference  to  the  dif- 
ferences in  the  accounts  of  the  Trustees  and  said  Company, 
and  asked  the  pleasure  of  the  Board. 

Mr.  Stranahan  moved  that  the  Mayors  of  New  York  and 
Brooklyn  select  one  arbitrator  on  the  part  of  this  Board  to 
meet  with  one  to  be  selected  by  the  Bodwell  Granite  Com- 
pany, the  two  being  authorized  to  select  a third  person,  if 
found  necessary  in  order  to  secure  an  agreement,  to  consid- 
er and  settle  all  differences  between  the  Bodwell  Granite 
Company  and  this  Board  of  Trustees.  Carried. 

The  President  stated  that  he  had  written  similar  letters 
to  the  Cape  Ann  Granite  Company,  but  they  had  made  no 
response.  He  had,  therefore,  caused  legal  proceedings  to 
be  instituted  against  them. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Stranahan,  the  action  of  the  President 
was  confirmed. 

Mayor  Low  moved  that  the  errors  and  discrepancies  in 
the  books  of  the  Trustees  as  reported  by  the  accountants, 
be  referred  to  the  Executive  Committee  for  correction,  as 
suggested  by  the  accountants. 

Comptroller  Grant  offered  the  following  resolution  : 

Resolved , That  the  charge  of  thirty  dollars  to  the  Fire  Department  of 
the  City  of  N.ew  York  for  the  use  of  the  New  York  and  Brooklyn  Bridge 
for  one  telegraph  wire  from  January  1st,  1883,  to  January  1st,  1884,  be 
and  the  same  is  hereby  remitted  and  canceled,  and  permission  for  the  use 
of  such  wire  by  said  Fire  Department  after  January  1st,  1884,  is  hereby 
granted  without  charge  therefor,  during  the  pleasure  of  the  Trustees  of 
the  Bridge. 

On  motion,  the  resolution  was  adopted. 

Mr.  Witte  said  that  if  it  should  be  decided  to  run  more 
than  two  cars  in  a train  on  the  Bridge  it  would  be  neces- 
sary to  order  at  least  six  more  cars. 

After  discussion,  Mr.  Stranahan  moved  that  the  officers 
be  authorized  to  advertise  for  proposals  for  building  and 
delivering  six  passenger  cars,  in  addition  to  the  twenty-four 
now  on  hand,  such  proposals  to  be  presented  to  the  Board 
at  its  next  meeting. 

The  Board  then  adjourned. 


Corresp  ond- 
ence  in  regard 
to  differences  in 
accounts  of 
Bodwell 
Granite  Co. 


Arbitrators  to 
be  appointed 
by  the  Mayors 
of  the  two  cities 


Suit  co  m- 
menced  against 
Cape  Ann 
Granite  Co. 


Errors  and 
discrepa  n c i e s 
noted  by  Ex- 
amining Com- 
mittee referred 
to  Executive 
Committee  for 
correction. 


An  n u a 1 
charge  against 
New  York  Fire 
Department  for 
telegraph  wires 
attached  to 
Bridge  cancel- 
ed. 


Proposals  for 
additional  cars 
to  be  advertised 
for. 


77  6 


M e e t i n g, 
March  iotn, 
1884. 


Suit  of  Man- 
hattan Elevated 
Railway  Com- 
pany against 
Trustees  dis- 
continued. 


Mr.  Alexan- 
der E.  Orr  ap- 
pointed as  Ar- 
bitrator in  the 
matter  of  the 
accounts  of  the 
B o d w e 1 1 
Granite  Com- 
pany. 


Judgment  ob- 
tained against 
the  Cape  Ann 
Granite  Com- 
pany. 

Maps  and 
plans  for  the 
extension  of  the 
Bridge  railway 
tracks  at  the 
New  York  ter- 
minus. 


A meeting  of  the  Trustees  of  the  New  York  and  Brooklyn 
Bridge  was  held  on  Monday,  March  10th,  1884,  at  3.30 
o’clock  P.  M. 

Present — Messrs.  Agnew,  Davis,  Marshall,  Stranahan, 
Swan,  Witte,  Thurber,  Hendrix,  Mayor  Low,  Comptroller 
Grant,  Comptroller  Brinkerhoff  and  President  Kingsley. 

The  President  suggested  that  the  regular  order  of  busi- 
ness be  suspended,  and  that  the  Board  go  into  executive 
session  to  consider  the  recommendation  of  the  Executive 
Committee  in  the  matter  of  extending  the  railroad  tracks 
across  Chatham  and  Centre  streets. 

On  consideration  it  was  determined  to  discuss  the  matter 
in  open  Board. 

The  Minutes  of  the  meeting  held  February  nth  were 
read  and  approved. 

The  President  stated  that  the  suit  of  the  Manhattan 
Elevated  Railway  Company  against  the  Trustees  of  the 
Bridge  had  been  discontinued  ; and  he  had  no  doubt  the 
result  would  be  entirely  satisfactory  to  the  Trustees,  as  they 
now  had  the  right  to  extend  the  structure  across  Chatham 
street. 

The  President  stated  that  the  Mayors  of  New  York  and 
Brooklyn  had  appointed  Mr.  Alexander  E.  Orr  as  the  arbi- 
trator on  behalf  of  the  Trustees  in  the  settlement  of  the  ac- 
counts with  the  Bodwell  Granite  Company,  but  that  he  had 
not  yet  been  informed  of  the  appointment  of  the  arbitrator 
on  behalf  of  the  Bodwell  Granite  Company  ; that  in  the 
suit  of  the  Trustees  against  the  Cape  Ann  Granite  Company 
judgment  had  been  taken  by  default  for  the  full  amount 
claimed,  and  that  the  Trustees  hoped  to  collect  the  same. 

The  President  stated  that  the  Executive  Committee,  at  a 
meeting  held  this  day,  had  agreed  to  recommend  to  the 
Board  the  adoption  of  a map  and  plans  for  the  extension  of 
the  railroad  tracks  across  Chatham  and  Centre  streets,  and 
the  map  is  now  presented  for  the  consideration  of  the 
Board.  He  then  presented  the  following  resolution,  which 
had  been  prepared  by  the  counsel  of  the  Board  : 

Resolved , That  an  avenue  of  approach  be  opened  to  the  New  York  and 
Brooklyn  Bridge,  in  the  City  of  New  York,  to  commence  at  the  west  side 
of  Centre  street,  in  the  said  city,  and  thence  to  lead  to  the  Bridge  ; and 


777 


the  terminus  of  the  Bridge,  in  the  City  of  New  York,  is  hereby  located 
at  or  near  the  west  side  of  said  Centre  street. 

The  said  avenue  of  approach  shall  be  on  the  same  level  with  the  tracks 
of  the  railroad  over  the  Bridge  at  Chatham  street  in  said  city,  and  stairs 
shall  be  constructed  at  or  near  the  west  side  of  Centre  street  to  connect 
the  surface  of  said  street  with  the  said  avenue  of  approach  and  as  part  of 
said  avenue. 

The  plans  for  the  said  avenue  of  approach  and  extension  of  the  Bridge 
in  New  York  City  and  location  of  the  terminus  in  said  city,  submitted 
this  day,  are  approved  and  adopted,  and  the  President  and  Chief  En- 
gineer are  directed  to  certify  to  the  same  in  acordance  to  law,  and  the 
majority  of  the  Trustees  will  certify  to  the  said  plans  in  accordance  with 
the  law. 

Comptroller  Grant  requested  that  final  action  in  the  mat- 
ter be  postponed  until  the  Mayor  of  New  York  could  be 
consulted  in  relation  thereto, 

Mr.  Stranahan  moved  that  the  subject  be  laid  aside  for 
the  present. 

Mayor  Low  moved,  as  an  amendment,  that  the  President 
be  authorized  to  call  a special  meeting  to  consider  the  mat- 
ter. Carried. 

The  motion  as  amended  was  then  adopted. 

The  Treasurer’s  reports  for  February  on  construction  ac- 
count and  on  income  and  maintenance  accounts  were  read 
and  ordered  on  file. 

The  Secretary’s  reports  to  March  ist  on  construction  ac- 
count and  on  income  and  maintenance  accounts  were  read 
and  ordered  on  file. 

The  Minutes  of  meetings  of  the  Finance  Committee 
held  February  nth  and  March  6th  were  read  and  adopted. 

The  President  stated  that  he  had  received  from  Messrs. 
Evarts,  Southmayd  & Choate  a satisfaction  piece  for  costs 
in  a suit  by  Mr.  A.  B.  Miller  against  the  Trustees,  and  asked 
the  authority  of  the  Board  to  execute  the  same. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Stranahan,  the  authority  asked  was 
granted. 

In  accordance  with  a resolution  passed  at  the  last  meet- 
ing of  the  Board,  the  following  bids  had  been  received  for 
making  and  delivering  six  passenger  cars  : 


Postponement 
asked  by  Comp- 
troller Grant. 


Extension  of 
railroad  tracks 
to  be  consider- 
ed at  special 
meeting. 


T r e a surer’s 
and  Secretary's 
reports  filed. 


President  to 
execute  satis- 
faction piece 
for  costs  in  suit 
A.  B.  Miller. 


94 


Bid  for  six 
passenger  cars. 


Contra  c t 
awarded. 


Report  of 
Superintendent, 
of  changes  in 
Police  force. 


Action  taken 
thereon. 


Contract  for 
plankinpf  au- 
thorized. 


Occupancy  of 
Bridge  arches 
in  Brooklyn. 


778 


Pullman’s  Palace  Car  Company $3,675  00  each. 

Jackson  & Sharp  Company 3,900  00  “ 

Harlan  & Hollingworth  Company 4,380  00  “ 

Osgood,  Bradley  & Sons 3,537  °°  “ 


The  Chief  Engineer  recommended  that  the  contract  be 
awarded  to  the  Pullman’s  Palace  Car  Company  at  their  bid. 

Mr.  Stranahan  moved  that  the  recommendation  of  the 
Chief  Engineer  be  approved,  and  that  the  contract  be 
awarded  to  the  Pullman’s  Palace  Car  Company  for  six  cars 
at  $3,675  each.  Carried. 

Mr.  Swan  moved  that  the  Pullman’s  Palace  Car  Company 
be  requested  to  furnish  mahogany  cars  at  the  price  named 
in  their  bid. 

The  Superintendent  reported  the  following  changes  in  the 
police  force  : 

Charles  Daly,  appointed  patrolman,  February  12th. 

James  Greacer  “ “ February  20th. 

Michael  Lally  “ “ March  4th. 

Walter  M.  Burtsell  resigned,  February  25th. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Stranahan,  the  appointments  made  by 
the  Superintendent  were  confirmed,  and  the  resignation  of 
Mr.  Burtsell  was  accepted. 

The  Superintendent  asked  authority  to  contract  for  about 
200,000  feet,  board  measure,  of  spruce  plank  for  replanking 
the  roadway,  as  the  same  would  be  required  in  a few 
months,  and  it  is  desirable  that  the  material  have  time  to 
get  seasoned  before  being  used. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Stranahan,  the  officers  were  authorized 
to  contract  for  the  said  plank. 

The  President  said  he  had  received  a letter  from  a gen- 
tleman who  was  injured  on  the  Bridge.  On  motion  of  Mr. 
Stranahan,  the  matter  was  referred  to  the  Executive  Com- 
mittee. 

A letter  was  received  from  Mr.  John  O’Donnell,  Presi- 
dent of  the  Farmers’  Co-operative  Union  of  Jamaica,  in 
reference  to  occupying  the  arches  of  the  Bridge  in  Brook- 
lyn by  the  farmers  of  Fong  Island  as  standing  places  for 
wagons  while  selling  their  produce. 


71 9 


On  motion  of  Mr.  Stranahan,  the  matter  was  referred  to 
the  Executive  Committee. 

Mayor  Low,  Chairman  of  the  Committee  appointed  at  the  Sp^ctS  0 rc0m- 
last  meeting  of  the  Board  to  consider  and  report  upon  the  on  rates 

rates  of  toll  on  the  Bridge  as  now  established,  reported  that 
the  Committee  had  come  to  tire  conclusion  that  no  change 
ought  to  be  made  at  present  in  the  present  schedule  of 
prices,  but  that  the  officers  should  be  authorized  to  issue 
tickets  for  vehicles  at  the  present  prices. 

The  present  rates  of  toll  were,  on  motion,  continued  on 
a call  for  the  yeas  and  nays,  as  follows  : 

Yeas  — Messrs.  Kingsley,  Stranahan,  Witte,  Brinkerhoff, 

Agnew,  Davis,  Mayor  Low  and  Comptroller  Grant — 8. 

Nays — Messrs.  Marshall,  Swan,  Thurber  and  Hendrix— 4. 

Mayor  Low  offered  the  following  resolution,  which  was 
adopted : 

Resolved , That  the  Treasurer  be  directed  to  pay  to  the  two  cities  on  Net  earnings 
the  30th  of  June,  1884,  and  thereafter  semi-annually,  on  the  31st  of  semi- 

December  and  the  30th  of  June  the  net  earnings  of  the  Bridge  as  they  annually, 
may  be  shown  to  be  at  such  times,  in  the  proportion  of  two-thirds  thereof 
to  the  City  of  Brooklyn  and  one-third  thereof  to  the  City  of  New  York. 

The  Board  then  adjourned. 


A special  meeting  of  the  Trustees  was  held  on  Thursday,  20^ceI8g4s  Mch' 
March  20th,  1884,  at  3 o’clock  P.  M.,  by  order  of  the  Presi- 
dent, to  consider  and  act  upon  the  proposed  plans  to  extend 
the  elevated  structure  of  the  Bridge  in  the  City  of  New  York, 
and  to  transact  such  other  business  as  may  be  presented  to 
the  Board. 

The  President  in  the  Chair. 

Present— Messrs.  Agnew,  Davis,  Macdonald,  Van  Schaick, 

Marshall,  Stranahan,  Swan,  Witte,  Howell,  Hendrix, 

Mayor  Edson,  Mayor  Low,  Comptroller  Grant,  Comptroller 
Brinkerhoff,  President  Kingsley  and  Vice-President  Bush. — 

16. 

The  following  resolution,  recommended  by  the  Executive 
Committee  to  the  Board  for  its  adoption,  was  presented  by 
the  President,  viz  : 


C o nstruction 
auth  orized  to 
enable  exten- 
sion of  tracks  at 
New  York  ter- 
minus. 


Mr.  Stranahan 
appointed  Pres- 
ident pro  tem. 


Meeting  Mch. 
26th,  1884. 


Bridge  railway- 
system  in  New 
York  consider- 
ed and  objec- 
tions heard. 


Resolved , That  the  President  and  Chief  Engineer  be  and  are  hereby- 
authorized  and  directed  to  make  the  necessary  construction  to  enable  them 
to  extend  the  Bridge  railway  system  to  the  westerly  side  of  Chatham 
street,  in  New  York,  or  thereabouts,  substantially  as  shown  on  maps 
marked  “ one”  or  “ two.” 

After  due  consideration  by  the  Board,  the  resolution  was 
adopted,  on  a call  for  the  yeas  and  nays,  as  follows  : 

Yeas — Messrs.  Marshall,  Stranahan,  Swan,  Witte,  How- 
ell, Davis,  Macdonald,  Van  Schaick,  Hendrix,  Mayor  Ed- 
son,  Comptroller  Brinkerhoff  and  President  Kingsley — 12. 

Nays — Mayor  Low,  Comptroller  Grant,  Vice-President 
Bush  and  Mr.  Agnew — 4. 

The  President  stated  that  it  was  his  intention  to  be  absent 
for  some  time,  and  that  he  would  not  probably  be  present  at 
the  regular  meeting  in  April  and  moved  that  during  his  ab- 
sence, and  in  the  absence  of  the  Vice-President,  Mr.  Strana- 
han be  authorized  to  act  as  President,  and  that  he  be  invest- 
ed with  all  the  powers  of  that  officer. 

Mr.  Bush  moved,  as  an  amendment,  that  Mr.  Stranahan 
be  appointed  Acting  President,  which  motion  was  withdrawn 
at  the  request  of  Mr.  Stranahan. 

The  motion  of  -the  President  was  then  adopted  and  the 
Board  adjourned. 


A special  meeting  of  the  Trustees  of  the  New  York  and 
Brooklyn  Bridge  was  held,  by  order  of  the  President,  on 
Wednesday,  March  26th.  1884,  at  3 o’clock  P.  M.,  for  the 
consideration  of  the  Bridge  railway  system  in  the  City  of 
New  York. 

Present — Messrs.  Agnew,  Davis,  Clausen,  Clarke,  Mar- 
shall, Macdonald,  Stranahan,  Barnes,  Swan,  Witte,  Howell, 
Hendrix,  Mayor  Edson,  Mayor  Low,  Comptroller  Grant, 
Comptroller  Brinkerhoff  and  President  Kingsley — 17. 

The  President  in  the  Chair. 

The  President  stated  the  purpose  for  which  the  meeting 
had  been  called,  also  that  the  counsel  of  Mr.  Oswald  Otten- 
dorfer  were  present,  and  that  the  Board  was  ready  to  hear 
any  statement  they  might  desire  to  make  in  relation  to  the 
matter  to  be  considered  by  the  Board. 


Mr.  Charles  F.  MacLean,  counsel  for  Mr.  Ottendorfer, 
stated  his  views  in  the  matter  at  length. 

The  President  then  presented  the  plan  of  the  proposed 
structure  across  Chatham  and  Centre  streets,  in  New  York, 
and  offered  the  following  resolution: 

Resolved — i.  That  the  Bridge  be  completed,  and  an  avenue  of  approach 
to  the  Bridge  be  opened  in  New  York  over  Chatham  and  Centre  streets 
to  the  “ Hall  of  Records,”  and  on  the  same  elevation  as  the  tracks  of  the 
railroad  on  the  Bridge  at  Chatham  street.  The  structure  shall  span 
Chatham  and  Centre  streets  by  suitable  arches  or  girders,  so  as  to  give  a 
suitable  height  for  passage  under  the  same  for  all  purposes  of  public 
travel  and  transportation. 

2.  The  map  and  profile  presented  to  this  Board  showing  the  proposed 
construction  is  adopted,  and  the  President  and  Engineer  are  directed  to 
certify  thereto  and  file  the  same,  and  a majority  of  the  Trustees  will 
certify  thereto. 

3.  This  resolution  is  not  to  repeal  the  resolution  of  March  20th,  1884, 
but  is  to  be  in  addition  and  supplementary  thereto. 

4.  The  proper  officers  of  the  Trustees  are  directed  to  proceed  with 
the  construction  at  once,  and  to  finish  the  same  with  all  possible  speed. 

It  was  moved  and  seconded  that  the  resolution  be  adopt- 
ed. 

Mr.  Agnew  called  for  the  yeas  and  nays  on  the  question. 

Mr.  Andrew  H.  Green  made  a statement,  which  was  re- 
plied to  by  the  President. 

Comptroller  Grant  spoke  to  the  question,  and  moved 
“ that  the  matter  be  referred  to  our  Engineers,  with  power 
to  consult  other  engineers,  to  see  if  some  other  plan  cannot 
be  devised  to  give  all  the  necessary  room  needed  for  switch- 
ing cars  without  encroachment  on  the  roadway,  and  report  to 
the  Board.” 

The  motion  was  lost  on  a call  for  the  yeas  and  nays,  as 
follows: 

Yeas — Messrs.  Barnes,  Clausen  and  Comptroller  Grant — 
3- 

Nays — Messrs.  Kingsley,  Marshall,  Hendrix,  Stranahan, 
Swan,  Witte,  Howell,  Agnew,  Davis,  Clarke,  Macdonald, 
Mayor  Low,  Mayor  Edson  and  Comptroller  Brinkerhoff — 14. 

The  resolution  submitted  by  the  President  was  again 
read,  and  it  was  adopted  on  a call  for  the  yeas  and  nays, 
as  follows: 


Plan  of  pro- 
posed structure 
across  Chatham 
and  Centre 
streets. 


R e so  1 utions 
d i r e c t i ng  an 
avenue  o t ap- 
proach to  t h e 
Bridge  to  be 
opened  in  New 
V ork,  and  so 
forth. 


A m e ndment 
offered. 


A m e ndment 
lost. 


R e s o 1 u tion 
adopted  and  of- 
ficers directed 
to  proceed  with 
the  construction 
at  once. 


782 

Yeas — Messrs.  Kingsley,  Marshall,  Hendrix,  Stranahan, 
Barnes,  Swan,  Witte,  Howell,  Agnew,  Davis,  Clausen,  Clarke, 
Macdonald,  Mayor  Low,  Mayor  Edson  and  Comptroller 
Brinkerhoff — 16. 

Nays — Comptroller  Grant — 1. 

The  Board  then  adjourned. 


7^3 


MINUTES  OF  THE  EXECUTIVE  COMMITTEE  FROM 

JUNE  1st,  1883,  TO  APRIL  1st,  1884. 

A meeting  of  the  Executive  Committee  was  held  on  June 
21st,  1883,  after  the  adjournment  of  the  Board. 

Present — Messrs.  John  T.  Agnew,  John  G.  Davis,  William 
Marshall,  Henry  W.  Slocum,  James  S.  T.  Stranahan,  James 
Howell,  Comptroller  Aaron  Brinkerhoff,  Vice-President  J. 
Adriance  Bush  and  President  Wm.  C.  Kingsley. 

On  motion,  Mr.  John  T.  Agnew  was' elected  Chairman. 
The  Committee  then  adjourned. 


A meeting  of  the  Executive  Committee  was  held  on  Mon- 
day, July  9th,  1883,  at  3 o’clock  P.  M. 

Present — Mr.  John  T.  Agnew,  Chairman,  and  Messrs. 
Davis,  Marshall,  Slocum,  Stranahan,  Comptroller  Brinker- 
hoff, President  Kingsley  and  Vice-President  Bush. 

The  President  submitted  a report  from  Mr.  Martin,  the 
Engineer  and  Superintendent,  in  the  matter  of  protecting 
the  Bridge  from  fire,  which  proposed  the  erection,  at  each 
Bridge  tower,  of  an  iron  stand  pipe  3-2-  inches  in  diameter, 
to  extend  from  about  four  feet  above  the  ground  to  the 
roadway,  to  be  securely  fastened  to  the  towers.  At  the 
lower  and  upper  ends  of  each  pipe  a double  hose  connection 
to  be  attached  for  connection  with  a fire  engine  at  the  bot- 
tom of  the  pipe,  and  with  a hose  carriage  at  the  top  of  the 
pipe,  the  hose  then  to  be  run  to  the  location  of  the  fire,  and 
the  engine  started.  The  cost  of  the  two  stand  pipes  and 
connections  not  to  exceed  four  hundred  dollars. 

On  motion,  the  report  of  the  Engineer  was  approved,  and 
his  recommendations  were  referred  to  the  Board  for  its 
adoption. 

The  following  bids  were  received  for  the  steel  and  iron 
work  for  the  warehouses  in  the  arches  of  the  New  York  ap- 
proach : 


Meeting  June 
21st,  1883. 


E 1 e ction  of 
Chairman. 


Meeting  July 
qth, 1883. 


Matter  of 
protecting 
Bridge  against 
fire. 


784 


Bids  for  steel 
and  iron  work 
for  warehouses. 


Bids  for  ma- 
sonry, etc.,  for 
warehouses. 


Ref  e rred  to 
Special  C o m - 
mittee. 


Meeting  O c- 
tober  8th,  1883. 


Report  on 
electiic  lights. 


Keystone  Bridge  Company $79,094  27 

A.  R.  Whitney  & Co 81,746  36 

West  Side  Architectural  Iron  Works 93,103  65 

Philadelphia  Bridge  Works 99,227  73 

Passaic  Rolling  Mills 92,680  63 

Penn.  Bridge  Works 86,361  54 

Charles  O.  Brown 82,0=54  18 

Wallis  Iron  Works 87,980  82 

Pittsburgh  Bridge  Company 84,820  47 

Edge  Moor  Iron  Company 94,837  13 

The  following  bids  were  received  for  the  masonry,  car- 
penter and  plumbing  work  of  the  warehouses: 

John  H.  O’Rourke $186,819  15 

Robinson  & Wallace 1 7 7 > 7 7 5 00 

W.  H.  Hazzard’s  Son  & Company 252,620  00 

John  Kelleher 182,629  57 

Robert  L.  Darragh  & Company 200,147  30 


On  motion  of  Mr.  Stranahan,  the  matter  of  awarding  the 
contracts  for  fitting  up  the  archways  was  referred  to  the 
officers  of  the  Board  and  the  Chairman  of  the  Executive 
Committee,  with  power. 

The  Vice-President  moved  to  amend  by  adding  Mr.  Swan 
to  the  Committee,  which  amendment  was  accepted  by  Mr. 
Stranahan,  and  the  motion  as  amended  was  adopted. 

The  Committee  then  adjourned. 


A meeting  of  the  Executive  Committee  was  held  on  Mon- 
day, October  8th,  1883,  at  3 o’clock  P.  M. 

Present — Messrs.  Davis,  Clarke,  Thurber,  Slocum,  Strana- 
han, Howell,  Comptroller  Brinkerhoff  and  President  Kings- 
ley. 

Mr.  Agnew,  the  Chairman,  being  absent  in  consequence 
of  illness,  Mr.  Howell  was  appointed  Chairman  pro  tem. 

The  Chief  Engineer  presented  a report  on  the  efficiency 
of  the  electric  lights  on  the  Bridge,  which,  on  motion,  was 
laid  on  the  table. 


7§5 

The  question  of  appointing  additional  counsel  in  the  suits 
arising  from  the  accident  on  the  Bridge,  May  30th,  was  dis- 
cussed, and,  on  motion,  the  matter  was  referred  to  the  Pres- 
ident, with  power  to  employ  further  counsel  in  his  discre- 
tion. 

On  motion,  it  was  recommended  that  the  salary  of  As- 
sistant Engineer  Paine  from  October  1st  be  charged  to 
maintenance  account. 

A bill  for  music  furnished  by  the  23d  Regiment  Band, 
May  24th,  amounting  to  $442,  was  presented,  and,  on  mo- 
tion, it  was  recommended  that  the  bill  be  paid. 

The  question  of  permitting  the  New  York  Fire  Depart- 
ment to  occupy  a portion  of  Pier  29  for  the  use  of  their 
steam  fire-boat  was,  on  motion,  referred  to  the  President, 
with  power. 


A meeting  of  the  Executive  Committee  was  held  on  Mon- 
day, December  10th,  1883,  at  3 o’clock  P.  M. 

Present  — Mr.  Agnew,  Chairman,  and  Messrs.  Davis, 
Stranahan,  Van  Schaick,  Howell,  Comptroller  Brinkerhoff, 
President  Kingsley  and  Vice-President  Bush. 

A bill  of  Messrs.  Vanderpoel,  Green  and  Cuming,  amount- 
ing to  $1,500,  viz  : $1,000  for  general  retainer  in  the  suits 
brought  against  the  Trustees,  arising  from  the  accident  of 
May  30th,  and  $500  for  counsel  fees  and  trying  the  case  in 
the  suit  of  Lizzie  Hannon. 

On  motion,  it  was  agreed  to  recommend  to  the  Board 
that  the  bill  be  paid. 

A bill  of  Wm.  G.  Steinmetz,  amounting  to  $756,  was  pre- 
sented, and,  after  discussion,  on  motion  of  Mr.  Agnew,  was 
laid  on  the  table  in  order  to  give  the  Committee  an  oppor- 
tunity to  examine  into  the  merits  of  the  claim. 

An  agreement  between  Wm.  H.  Paine  and  the  Trustees 
of  the  Bridge  in  relation  to  the  use  of  the  system  of  pro- 
pelling cars  over  the  Bridge  now  in  operation  was  read,  and, 
on  motion,  it  was  agreed  to  recommend  to  the  Board  that 
the  agreement  be  approved  and  accepted. 

The  Committee  then  adjourned. 

95 


E m plovment 
of  counsel. 


Meeting  De- 
cern b e r 10th. 
1883. 


Bill  allowed. 


Agr  e e m e n t 
for  use  of  sys- 
tem of  propel- 
ling cars  over 
Bridge. 


786 


Meeting  Feb- 
ruary nth,  1884. 


Additional  lo- 
co m o 1 1 ve  au- 
thorized. 


Renting  arch- 
ways. 


Bill  of  W.  G. 
Steinmetz. 


Meeting  Mch. 
10th,  1884. 


Plan  submit- 
ted for  extend- 
ing railroad 
tracks  in  New 
Y ork. 


A meeting  of  the  Executive  Committee  was  held  on  Mon- 
day, February  nth,  1884,  at  3 o’clock  P.  M. 

Present  — Messrs.  Davis,  Stranahan,  Marshall,  Van 
Schaick,  Comptroller  Brinkerhoff  and  President  Kingsley. 

Mr.  Agnew,  the  Chairman,  being  absent,  the  President 
officiated  in  his  stead. 

On  the  recommendation  of  the  Chief  Engineer,  and,  on 
motion  of  Mr.  Stranahan,  it  was  resolved  to  recommend  to 
the  Board  that  the  officers  be  authorized  to  contract  for  one 
additional  locomotive  for  switching  cars  on  the  Bridge  at  a 
cost  of  about  $5,000. 

The  President  stated  that  the  archways  in  block  “ D,” 
New  York  approach,  would  be  ready  for  occupancy  on  or 
before  May  1st  next,  and  suggested  that  some  arrangement 
should  be  made  for  renting  the  same. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Stranahan,  it  was  resolved  to  recom- 
mend to  the  Board  that  the  matter  of  renting  the  archways 
be  referred  to  the  Committee  having  in  charge  the  fitting  up 
of  the  same,  with  power  to  lease  them  on  such  terms  as  they 
can  agree  upon. 

The  bill  of  Wm.  G.  Steinmetz  for  $756,  referred  by  the 
Board  on  the  14th  of  January  to  this  Committee,  with  power, 
was  taken  up  for  consideration,  when  the  President  stated 
the  circumstances  connected  with  the  claim.  After  some 
discussion  on  the  merits  of  the  bill,  on  motion  of  Mr. 
Stranahan,  the  officers  were  authorized  to  pay  the  same. 

The  Committee  then  adjourned. 


A meeting  of  the  Executive  Committee  was  held  on  Mon- 
day, March  10th,  1884,  at  3 o’clock  P.  M. 

Present — Messrs.  Agnew,  Davis,  Stranahan,  Marshall, 
Thurber,  Hendrix,  Comptroller  Brinkerhoff  and  President 
Kingsley. 

Mr.  John  T.  Agnew  in  the  Chair. 

Maps  showing  two  plans  for  extending  the  railroad  tracks 
at  the  terminus  of  the  Bridge  in  New  York  were  submitted 
by  the  President.  The  plans  were  explained  by  the  Presi- 


dent  and  Mr.  Stranahan,  when  it  was,  on  motion,  agreed  to 
recommend  to  the  Board  for  its  adoption  the  plan  to  ex- 
tend the  tracks  across  Chatham  street  and  to  the  westerly 
side  of  Centre  street,  near  the  “ Hall  of  Records.’’ 

Mr.  Agnew  moved  that  the  matter  be  discussed  by  the 
Board  in  executive  session.  Carried. 

The  Committee  then  adjourned. 


A meeting  of  the  Executive  Committee  was  held  by  order 
of  the  President  on  Thursday,  March  20th,  1884,  at  2 o’clock 
P.  M. 

Present  — Mr.  Agnew,  Chairman,  and  Messrs.  Davis, 
Stranahan,  Marshall,  Howell,  Van  Schaick,  Hendrix,  Comp- 
troller Brinkerhoff,  President  Kingsley  and  Vice-President 
Bush,  and,  by  request,  Mayor  Edson,  Mayor  Low  and 
Comptroller  Grant. 

The  President  submitted  the  following  resolution,  and 
moved  that  the  Committee  recommend  the  same  to  the 
Board  for  adoption,  viz  : 

Resolved , That  the  President  and  Chief  Engineer  be  and  are  hereby 
authorized  and  directed  to  make  the  necessary  construction  to  enable  them 
to  extend  the  Bridge  railway  system  to  the  westerly  side  of  Chatham 
street  in  New  York,  or  thereabouts,  substantially  as  shown  on  maps 
marked  “ one  ” or  “ two.” 

After  discussion  by  Mayor  Low,  Mayor  Edson,  Comp- 
troller Grant  and  the  President,  the  resolution  was  adopted 
on  a call  for  the  yeas  and  nays,  as  follows  : 

Yeas — Messrs.  Stranahan,  Davis,  Marshall,  Van  Schaick, 
Howell,  Hendrix,  Comptroller  Brinkerhoff  and  President 
Kingsley — 8. 

Nays — Messrs.  Agnew  and  Vice-President  Bush — 2. 

The  Committee  then  adjourned. 


Meeting  Mat. 
20th,  1884. 


Plan  for  ex- 
tending railroad 
tracks  in  New 
York  adopted 
and  construc- 
tion ordered. 


CONSTRUCTION. 

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CONSTRUCTION. 


NEW  YORK  AND  BROOKLYN  BRIDGE. 


Statement  of  Receipts  and  Payments  from  June  ist, 
1883,  to  April  ist,  1884. 

RECEIPTS. 

Balance  brought  forward  from  May  31st,  1883 

(see  page  9) $185,982  51 

City  of  New  York,  on  account  of  appropriation, 

Chapter  368,  Laws  of  1882 116,666  66 

City  of  Brooklyn,  on  account  of  appropriation. 

Chapter  300,  Laws  of  1875 $133-333  34 

City  of  Brooklyn,  on  account  of  ap- 
propriation, Chapter  368,  Laws 

of  1882  200,000  00 

333.333  34 

Freight,  Cartage  and  Towage  (reimbursement.)  107  50 

Interest 1 , 794  58 

Sales  of  old  materials  and  supplies 12,642  24 

Rents 3L56°  77 


Total  Receipts $682,087  60 


PAYMENTS. 

Engineering $10,987  73 

Office  Expenses  1,872  91 

Timber  and  Lumber 5,905  22 

Construction  263,370  79 

Labor 89,528  99 

Machinery 35,411  00 

Freight,  Cartage  and  Towage. ...  386  68 

Printing  and  Advertising 751  95 

Land,  Land  Damages  and  Buildings  568  81 

Insurance 539  75 

Contingent  and  Special  Expenses 31,401  93 

Real  Estate,  special,  City  of  Brooklyn 20,753  34 


Carried  forward $461,479  10 


790 


Brought  forward .... 
Horses,  Harnesses,  etc. 
Taxes  and  Assessments 

Office  Furniture 

Passenger  Cars 


§461,479  16 
10  25 
231  64 

54  75 
82,715  65 


„ , . , , , $544,49!  39 

io  which  add — 

The  difference  between  the  amount  of  per- 
centages withheld  from  Contractors  prior 
to  June  1st,  1883  (see  Statement,  page 

I2) $53H4i  74 

And  the  amount  of  percentages  re- 
maining unpaid  April  1st,  1884, 

viz.: 10,758  53 

42,383  21 


Making  §586,874  60 

From  which  deduct  advances  to  Contractors 
prior  to  June  1st,  1883  (see  page  r2),  since 


adjusted  in  account 30,000  00 

Total  payments §556,874  60 

RECAPITULATION. 

Amount  of  Receipts  $682,087  60 

Payments 556,874  60 

Balance  of  Cash  April  1st,  1884 §125,213  00 


CONSTRUCTION. 


NEW  YORE  AND  BROOKLYN  BRIDGE. 


Analysis  of  Engineering  Account. 

$5  1 5>559  80 


Balance  as  per  Ledger,  April  1st,  1884 


79 1 


Distributed  as  follows : 


Consulting  Engineers  and  Archi- 


tects 

• £33,699 

88 

Drawing  Materials 

3,299 

37 

Engineering  Instruments 

1,926 

23 

Engineering  Models 

82 

99 

Foundation  borings 

3,3i8 

95 

Surveying 

25 

OO 

Edge  Moor  Iron  Company.... 

286 

02 

Salaries  of  Engineers  

• • 472,669 

65 

Petties 

251 

71 

^5 15.559  80 


CONSTRUCTION. 

NEW  YORK  AND  BROOKLYN  BRIDGE. 

Classification  of  the  Labor  Pay-rolls  from  Jan- 
uary ist,  1870,  to  June  ist,  1883. 

Total  Amount  of  Rolls 82,474,005  84 


Distributed  as  follows  : 

OCCUPATION.  AMOUNT. 


Foremen 

£233,380 

26 

Carpenters 

60 

Dock  Builders 

n,552 

70 

Laborers 

828,881 

10 

Watchmen 

!38,973 

43 

Divers 

4A48 

00 

Caulkers 

33 

Masons 

352,i6i 

62 

Machinists 

45,065 

95 

Blacksmiths 

43,°54 

9i 

Firemen 

27,396 

48 

Engineers 

34 

Stablemen 

7,180 

35 

Drillers 

15, ”4 

21 

Tool  Dressers 

i2-95  1 

37 

Cariied  forward 


$2,085,405  65 


792 


Brought  forward 

Gas-men 

. .$2,085,405 

65 

09 

68 

Stone-cutters 

Inspectors  

15,884 

°5 

Draughtsmen 

39,582 

30 

Sounders 

541 

70 

Store-keepers 

97 

Lockmen 

14 

Wire  Workers 

39 

Pavers 

29 

Painters 

l6 

Drummers  (cable  making)..  . 

10,579 

52 

Regulators  (cable  making). 

43,203 

10 

Pattern  Makers 

286 

5° 

Receiving  Clerks 

On 

vo 

°o 

5i 

Property  Clerks 

. . . 212 

5o 

Clerks 

130 

OO 

Splicers  

04 

20 

Wrappers  . 

13,648 

Time-keepers 

6,373 

80 

Sail-makers 

15 

90 

Riveters  

80 

Rodmen  

1,567 

87 

Cartage 

54,772 

2 I 

Pile  Drivers 

3,052 

90 

Steamer  “ Ox  ” 

948 

75 

Dredging 

17,577 

25 

Tug  Boats 

5° 

Boring 

07 

-$2, 474.005  84 

CONSTRUCTION. 

NEW  YORK  AND  BROOKLYN  BRIDGE. 

Reconciling  Statement. — Labor  Account. 

The  total  amount  of  the  labor  pay-rolls  to 


June  1st,  1883,  is $2,474,005  84 

The  Ledger  debit  balance,  June  1st,  1883,  is  2,462,250  75 

Difference $r  1,755  °9 


7 93 


Which  is  explained  as  follows  : 

Of  the  amount  contained  in  the  pay-rolls, 
and  embraced  in  the  sum  total  mentioned 
above,  the  following  amount  is  credited  to 
labor  account  on  the  Ledger,  and  charged 
to  contractors,  viz.  : 

Cutting  stone $6,604  38 

Labor 4,587  09 

Total  $11,191  47 

On  the  other  hand,  of  the  amount 
embraced  in  the  Ledger  bal- 
ance stated  above,  the  follow- 
ing sum  is  composed  of  sun- 
dry items  not  contained  in  the 
pay-rolls,  but  which  are  other- 
wise properly  vouched $10,600  19 

591  28 

Add  to  which  amount  the  pay- 
rolls for  the  month  of  May, 

1883,  not  entered  on  the  Led- 
ger until  the  succeeding  month, 
viz.  : $1 1, 163  81 

And  the  difference  is  accounted  for,  namely  $11,755  09 


NEW  YORK  AND  BROOKLYN  BRIDGE. 


Analysis  of  Construction  Account. 

Balance,  as  per  Ledger  April  1st,  1884 $3,591,280  25 

Net  Debits. 

Webb  & Bell,  Building  New  York 


and  Brooklyn  Caissons $213,020  42 

Pusey,  Jones  & Co.,  for  4 An- 
chor-plates   7,131  35 


Carried  forward $220,151  77 

96 


794 


Brought  forward $220,151  77 

J.  Lloyd  Haigh,  for  Samples 

Cable  Wire 82  84 

Hubbard  & Whittaker,  Iron  work 

Brooklyn  Caisson 23,866  64 

John  Roach  & Son,  Iron  work 

Caissons  and  Anchorages ...  . 55-598  62 

John  Beattie,  Building  stone.  . . 3,628  03 

John  W.  Masury  & Son,  Paint.  8,721  04 

The  John  A.  Roebling  Son’s  Co. 

Steel  Wire 157,358  55 

C.  H.  Delamater  & Co.,  Iron  sad- 
dles and  Saddle-plates  12,880  88 

Brady  M’fg  Co.,  Steel 
couplings  for  cable 


Brady  M’fg  Co.  Labor 

and  Materials 2,407  44 


7,192  56 

Chrome  Steel  Co.,  Wire  Rope  for 


temporary  Foot-bridge 43,921  12 

C.  J.  Hall,  Foundation  stone...  69  55 

D.  Burtis,  Jr.,  laying  timber, 
building  Coffer-dam,  etc., 

New  York  Caisson 77,748  79 

S.  W.  Murray,  Cable  Bands  and 

Bolts  for  suspenders 4,575  47 


Keystone  Bridge  Co., 
Franklin  Square 


Bridge  $1 

23,606 

90 

Keystone  Bridge  Co., 

Anchor  Bars  and 

Pins 

64,073 

53 

Keystone  Bridge  Co., 

New  York  Ware- 

houses  Block  “D” 

I3T54 

82 

200,835  2 5 

Noone  & Madden, 

Building 

stone . 

Carried  forward 


$828,712  00 


795 


Brought  forward $828,712  00 

J.  M.  Grenell,  taking  down 

Buildings 450  00 

Isaac  G.  Johnson  & Co.,  Rope 

Sockets  and  Bed-plates 9,330  35 

Abbott  Pavement  Co.,  Asphalt- 
ing  i7,3°8  5 2 

Edge  Moor  Iron  Co.,  Iron  and 

Steelwork 810,715  29 

W.  & T.  Ritch,  Rubble  and 

Building  stone 11,895  98 

Alex.  J.  Howell,  Broken  stone.  . 6,880  66 

Lauderbach  & Co.,  Wire  Rope 

Sockets 2,387  61 

D.  Y.  Saxtan,  Iron  work  for 

Street  Bridges,  Brooklyn....  24,131  54 

Booth  Bros.,  Granite  Paving 

blocks 21,337  40 

E.  R.  Andrews,  Creosoting  Tim- 
ber   9,662  92 

Cofrode  & Saylor,  Brooklyn 

Street  Bridges 5 9,899  56 

Composite  Iron  Works,  Iron 

Railings 14,790  16 

Pittsburgh  Bridge  Co.,  New 
York  Station  Building  and 

Viaduct 146,183  96 

Jones  & Benner,  Brooklyn  Sta- 
tion Building  and  Viaduct ..  . 195,422  96 

Jones  & Benner,  Brooklyn 

Street  Bridges 665  21 

Poulsen  & Eger,  Iron  Railings.  4,580  84 

W.  H.  Hazzard,  Son  & Co., 

Building  Boiler-house  and 

Chimney 18,818  00 

Manly  &:  Cooper  M’fg  Co.,  Iron 

Railings 13, 546  33 


Carried  forward 


$2,196,719  29 


796 


Brought  forward $2, 

Babcock  & Wilcox  Co.,  four 

Boilers 

Passaic  Rolling  Mill  Co.,  Exten- 
sion Brooklyn  Viaduct 

Robert  Stewart,  Curbing  and 

Flagging 

Robinson  & Wallace,  New  York 
Warehouses,  Block  “ D ” 


196,719  29 
7,160  00 
42,349  90 
5,865  08 
30,000  00 


■$2,282,094  27 


Sundries,  as  follows  : 


Rubber  Material $13,074  42 

Towage  and  Pilotage 2,551  50 

Coal 76,418  82 

Light 16,488  76 

Pile  Driving 858  31 

Lime 263  65 

Water 694  23 

Powder  and  Blasting  Material..  3,282  98 

Cement 249,164  23 

Sand  and  Gravel 61,281  93 

Roofing 2,715  08 

Coal  Tar  and  Pitch... 2,655  33 

Iron,  Steel,  Castings  and  Hard- 
ware   112,332  48 

Bricks 193,318  13 

Building  Stone 9,040  02 

Horse  Feed  and  Medicines 26,831  84 

Horse  Shoeing 4,754  68 

Launching  Expenses 249  15 

Timber  and  Lumber 3,°03  80 

Dredging 869  80 

Canvas 1,135  62 

Paint 22,799  87 

Machinery  Oil  6,571  81 

Rope 61,487  1 2 

Machinery 44,620  92 


Carried  forward 


$916,464  48  $2,282,094  27 


797 


Brought  forward 

Tools  and  Appliances 

Boring 

Slate 

Window  Sashes 

Traveling  Expenses 

General  Superintendence 

Rigging 

Creosoting 

Wharfage 

Blumbing 

Asphalt 

Diving 

Boats 

Wagon  Repairs 

Harness  Repairs 

Excavating 

Earth  Filling 

Dock  Stone 

Coffee 

Bedding 

Pig  Iron  

Sugar  

Cooking  Utensils  

Stone  for  Ballast 

Lead 

Taking  Sunken  Stone  from  River. 
Rails  and  Railroad  Supplies. . . . 

Patterns 

Steel  Bars,  Plates  and  Pins 

Dumping 

Scows — Repairs  and  hire  of  .... 

Anchor  Plates 

Repairs  to  Buildings 

Stone  Cutting 

Bridge  Railway 

Masonry 

Bluestone  


$916,464  48  $2,282,094  27 
18,981  98 
950  01 
648  13 
546  56 
348  83 
133,833  32 

113  U 

1,580  82 
Li57  °3 
3,9i3  85 
2,241  85 

652  5° 

J55  00 
15  00 
50  22 

23,327  67 

138  80 
4,189  66 
279  37 
260  01 
2,174  68 
355  86 
107  44 

335  00 
7,975  69 
250  00 
20,238  16 
1,549  26 
35,467  78 
L479  7o 
539  °3 
15,212  88 
2,727  56 
1,250  00 
20,563  28 

9T3  46 
1 ro  22 


Carried  forward 


$1,221,098  26  $2,282,094  27 


798 


Brought  forward 11,221,098  26  $2, 282,094  27 


Rope  Sockets 

4,814 

43 

Stone  Steps,  New  York  Station. 

702 

04 

Stone  Steps 

170 

08 

American  Ensigns 

176 

65 

Fire  Pipes 

3°5 

68 

Saddle  Rollers 

968 

70 

Limestone 

587 

24 

Rubble  Stone 

2,186 

42 

Foundation  Stone 

'4,763 

48 

Tarpaulins 

86 

25 

Printing  and  Advertising 

48 

00 

Chemicals 

1,276 

36 

Vault  Lights 

1,866 

36 

Spiral  Stairs 

2,400 

OO 

Scavengers 

I IO 

OO 

Drain  Pipes 

00 

00 

26 

Broken  Stone 

3,013 

92 

Taking  down  Buildings 

7,555 

OO 

Cable  Bands 

646 

5° 

Eye  Bars,  etc 

5,831 

09 

Engineering  Materials 

29 

89 

Street  Repairs 

3,449 

27 

Mathesius’  Grip 

762 

13 

Extension  Brooklyn  Viaduct. . . 

760 

00 

Steel  Plates 

438 

60 

Boiler  House 

2,205 

86 

Brooklyn  Station 

1, 182 

58 

Flag  Stone 

216 

OO 

Superstructure 

224 

73 

Iron  Work 

9,878 

94 

Toll  Houses 

463 

OO 

Coal  Vault 

64 

16 

Ferriages 

20 

OO 

New  York  Station — Labor  and 

Materials 

NO 

00 

0 

3T 

Grip 

7,002 

57 

Carried  forward 


$1,300,171  76  $2,282,094  27 


799 


Brought  forward $1,300,171  7682,282,094.27 


Cartage 

36 

94 

Paving 

287 

IO 

Flooring  Bridge 

165 

5° 

Traction  Rope 

3° 

00 

Tower  Tablets 

2,000 

OO 

Asphalting  Tops  of  Towers.  . . . 

415 

74 

Miscellaneous  petty  items 

6,078 

94 

i,3°9> i85  98 

Total $3,591,280  25 


CONSTRUCTION  ACCOUNT. 


Condensed  Classification. 


Freight,  Cartage,  Towage  and 

Pilotage $2,588  44 

Tools 18,981  98 

Machinery 51,623  49 

Timber  and  Lumber. 3,003  80 

Printing  and  Advertising 48  00 

Horses  and  maintenance  of  same  31,651  74 
Scows,  Repairs  and  Hire  of . . . . 539  03 

Labor  and  Materials 491,924  37 

Iron  and  Steel  1,218,428  27 

Cable  Wire 157,441  39 

Wire  Rope — Temporary  Bridges  43,921  12 

Street  Bridges 208,303  21 

Station  Buildings  and  Viaducts.  391,044  75 

Boiler  House  and  Boilers 28,183  86 

Fitting  up  Archways  for  Rent..  43,154  82 

Cement 249,164  23 

Sand  and  Gravel 61,281  93 

Bricks 193, 3l8  13 

Rope 61,487  12 

Railway  20,563  28 

Rails  and  Railway  supplies 20,238  16 

Miscellaneous 117,204  88 

Carried  forward $3,414,096  00 


8oo 


Brought  forward $3,414,096  00 

Superintendence *33,833  3 2 

Paint 22,799  87 

Limestone,  Rubble  and  Founda- 
tion Stone  20,551  06 

$3,59!, 280  25 


NEW  YORK  AND  BROOKLYN  BRIDGE. 


Office  Expense  Account. 


Distribution. 


Salaries $ 

Stationery 

Sundries  per  Petty  Cash 

Printing  and  Advertising 

Drawing  Materials — Engineers 

Traveling  Expenses 

Office  Furniture 


149,220  73 
5, 601  58 

14,059  17 

1,129  73 
412  61 

3 1 57 
62  85 

—$170,518  24 


NEW  YORK  AND  BROOKLYN  BRIDGE. 


Rent  Account. 
Distribution. 


$13, 120  83 
L333  33 
, 61,166  67 

$75,620  83 


Rent  of  Offices 

Right  of  Way  for  Borings,  etc 
Dock  end  Yard  Rent. ....... 


GENERAL  INDEX. 

PAGES. 

Accountants,  report  of 7 

Act  of  the  Congress  of  the  United  States  relating  to  Bridge 503 

Acts  of  the  Legislature  of  the  State  of  New  York  relating  to  Bridge.  499 

Cable  Wire,  correspondence  in  regard  to 132 

Chief  Engineer,  report  of,  on  prices  paid  for  materials 74 

“ on  strength  of  Bridge 139 

Committee  of  Investigation,  1872,  Majority  Report 84 

“ Minority  Report 90 

“ 1882-1883,  report  of 3 

“ on  Contracts  Edge  Moor  Iron  Company,  report  of. 151 

“ on  lighting  Bridge,  report  of 161 

Edge  Moor  Iron  Company,  claim  of 147 

Engineers,  report  of  Committee  on  charges  against 157 

Executive  Committee,  report  of,  in  regard  to  investigations  of  1S72.  102 
Exhibit  No.  1.  Proceedings  of  Trustees  in  regard  to  investigation  of 

the  affairs  of  the  Bridge 67 

Exhibit  No.  2.  Report  of  Chief  Engineer  on  price  of  materials  and 

estimate  of  cost  of  Bridge 74 

Exhibit  No.  3.  Report  of  majority  of  Committee  of  Investigation,  1872  84 

“ 4.  “ “ minority  “ “ “90 

5.  “ “ Executive  Committee  in  regard  to  above. . . 102 

6.  Correspondence  in  regard  to  contract  for  cable  wire. . 132 

“ 7.  Report  of  Chief  Engineer  on  strength  of  Bridge 139 

8.  Claim  of  Edge  Moor  Iron  Company 147 

9.  Report  of  Special  Committee  with  reference  to  con- 
tract with  Edge  Moor  Iron  Company 151 

Exhibit  No.  10.  Report  of  investigation  of  charges  against  Engineers.  157 

11.  “ “ Committee  on  lighting  the  Bridge 161 

12.  Maps  of  real  estate  belonging  to  Trustees  of 

Bridge (See  after  Appendix) 

“ A.  Trial  Balance,  May  31st,  1883 165 

“ B.  Reconciling  Sheet 166 

C.  Original  Stockholders  of  the  New  York  Bridge  Co.  . 167 
“ D.  Synopsis  of  deeds  of  reai  estate  acquired  by  the  New 

York  Bridge  Company 172 

Exhibit  No.  E.  Synopsis  of  deeds  of  real  estate  acquired  by  the  Trus- 
tees of  the  New  York  and  Brooklyn  Bridge 200 

Exhibit  No.  F.  Table  showing  cost  of  real  estate 305 

“ G.  “ “ buildings  purchased  and  removed ....  306 

“ H.  “ “ “ “ remaining..  314 

“ I.  Synopsis  of  minutes  of  the  Board 318 

“ J.  “ “ “ Executive  Committee.  ..  526 


97 


11 


PAGES. 

General  Appendix 753 

Investigation  Committee  of,  1872 22 

Report  of  “ majority  84 

“ “ “ “ minority go 

Committee  of,  1883 69 

Report  of,  1883 3 

Laws  relating  to  Bridge 499 

Maps  of  real  estate. (See  after  Appendix) 

Minutes  of  Proceedings  of  Board  of  Trustees  to  June  1st,  1883 318 

“ “ “ “ from  June  1st,  1883  to 

April  1st.  1884 ...  ...  754 

Minutes  of  Proceedings  of  Executive  Committee  to  June  1st,  1883..  526 
“ “ “ “ from  June  t st,  188310 

April  1st,  1884 783 

Real  estate  conveyances.  (See  real  estate  grantors.) 172 

Report  of  accountants 7 

“ “ Chief  Engineer  on  prices  paid  for  materials,  etc  74 

on  strength  of  Bridge 139 

“ “ majority  of  Committee  of  Investigation,  1872  84 

“ “ minority  “ “ “ 90 

“ “ Committee  of  Investigation,  1882-1883 3 

“ “ “ on  contracts  with  Edge  Moor  Iron  Company..  15 1 

“ “ “ on  lighting  Bridge 161 

“ “ “ on  charges  against  Engineers  157 

“ “ Executive  Committee  in  regard  to  the  investigation  of  1872  102 

Real  Estate. — Grantors. 

Abrahams, 'Nathan,  and  Adeline,  his  wife 249 

Adams,  Harriott  Gage 301 

Allen,  William  M 214 

Applegate,  Joseph,  and  Iantha,  his  wife,  and  Josiah  H.,  and 

Catharine,  his  wife  256 

Astor,  William,  and  Caroline  Webster,  his  wife 264 

Atlantic  State  Bank 1S4 

Aycrigg,  Benjamin  and  Benjamin  B.,  as  trustees 2SS 

Bach,  Benjamin,  and  Deborah,  as  executor  and  executrix,  and 

others 273 

Bahr,  Carsten,  and  Anna,  his  wife 246 

Barrett,  William  C 1S2 

Battell,  Robins,  as  executor 207 

Beard,  Sylvester  M.,  and  Lucy  M.,  his  wife 209 

Bedinger,  Henry,  Ada,  his  wife,  and  Caroline  D.,  and  others...  221 

Beemer,  Elizabeth,  and  William  H.,  her  husband, 224 

Benedict,  Russell,  and  Oliver  B.  Tweedy,  as  executors 201 

Bennet,  Ann  Eliza,  and  Clarenda  231 


Ill 


PAGES. 

Blydenburgh,  John  B.,  and  Charles  E 208 

Blydenburgh,  Benjamin  B.,  guardian 208 

Bogart,  H.  A.,  trustee 241 

Bogert,  Mary  L.,  and  Henry  A 223 

Bornemann,  Hermann,  and  Maria  Anna,  his  wife 247 

Brooklyn,  City  of 184 

Brosnan,  John,  and  Joanna,  his  wife 185 

Bulkley,  Joseph  E.,  as  executor 239 

Burdick,  William  G.,  and  Mary,  his  wife.  . .v 224 

Burr,  Henry  A.,  and  Harriet  A.,  his  wife 257 

Butler,  Charles  E.,  as  trustee,  and  others.  . . . . 174 

Campbell,  James  180 

Cassidy,  Hugh,  and  Sarah  E.,  his  wife  242 

Ceragioli,  Catharine 287 

Cobb,  Helen  W.,  as  executrix 223 

Collins,  Sarah  M.,  and  others 173 

Collins,  Rachel  192 

Collins,  Rachel 196 

Conway,  Catharine  A.,  and  others 252 

Craske,  Charles,  and  Ann  Elizabeth,  his  wife 272 

Crosby,  Darius  G.,  and  Elizabeth  L.,  his  wife  299 

Crosley,  Thomas  H.,  and  Maria  L.,  his  wife 274 

Cruikshank,  Augustus,  as  trustee 303,  304 

Cruger,  John  C.,  and  Euphemia  W.,  his  wife.. 197 

Davis,  Benjamin  P.,  as  executor 222 

Davis,  Benjamin  P.,  as  executor 286 

Dodd,  Edward,  and  Elizabeth,  his  wife  248 

Donnellon,  Eleanor,  and  Cornelius,  her  husband 258,  259 

Draper,  David  S.,  and  Jane  B.,  his  wife 203 

Dupasquier,  Arthur,  as  trustee,  and  others 191 

Dupasquier,  Arthur,  as  trustee,  and  others 215 

Egan,  Clara  M.,  as  executrix,  and  William  G 291 

Falihee,  Michael,  as  executor  and  trustee 283 

Fay,  Bridget 257 

Fitzgerald,  Thomas,  and  Ellen,  his  wife [89 

Forbell,  Isaac  S.,  and  Margaret  Ann,  his  wife 220 

Forbell,  Isaac  S.,  as  executor  and  trustee 270 

Ford,  Patrick 210 

Foster,  William  R.  and  Harriet,  his  wife 205 

Fowler,  Thos.  G.,  and  Eliza  C 298 

Flanders,  William,  and  Nancy  H.,  his  wife  204 

Fraser,  James,  and  Ella  Iv.,  his  wife 240 

Gardner,  Eliza 289 

Garnsey,  Lewis  R.,  and  Augusta  S.,  his  wife  233 


IV 

PAGES. 

German  Evangelical  Lutheran  Church  of  St.  Matthew 263,  275 

Gier,  Bernard  and  Mary  E.,  his  wife 247 

Gilhooly,  Thos.  H 196 

Goelet,  Peter,  and  Robert,  and  Sarah,  his  wife 241 

Goelet,  Jean  Buchanan 266 

Goelet,  Peter,  and  Robert,  and  Sarah,  his  wife 267 

Goetz,  Herman 194 

Goetz,  Herman 187 

Griffin,  Mary  C.,  and  Charles  E.  L.,  her  husband 269 

Gruning,  Francis  C.,  and  Franciska,  his  wife 210,  211,  212 

Henry.  Michael 210 

Hill,  Mary  E.,  and  John  J.,  her  husband 281 

Hinman,  Ransom  B.,  and  Caroline,  his  wife 248 

Hoffman,  Mary  G 300 

Hughes,  William 190 

Husted,  Seymour  L.  and  Mary  J.,  his  wife 290 

Howard,  Samuel  J.,  and  Emeline  T.,  his  wife ...  269 

Plowell,  Benj.  H.,  and  Elizabeth,  his  wife,  and  others 205,  206 

Immerschitt,  Henry,  and  Augusta  D.,  his  wife 288 

Jaguar,  Anna  L.,  and  Thos.  Augustus,  her  husband 228 

Jones,  John  Q.,  Joshua  and  Mar)'  S 209 

Jones,  George 187 

Kent,  Julia  A.,  as  trustee,  and  others 265 

Keys,  Charles  G. , and  Elijah  C.,  as  executors 270 

Kline,  Calvin,  and  Mary  E.,  his  wife 234 

Launy,  Grasset,  and  Mary,  his  wife 1S6 

Launy,  Grasset 191 

Lawrence,  John  W . • 225 

Lawrence,  Robert 227 

Lawrence,  Walter  B.,  trustee 241 

Leckey,  Eliza,  as  executrix 220 

Lee,  Rebecca,  and  Edmund  J.,  Jr.,  her  husband 227 

Leggett,  Clara 302 

Leverich,  Daniel  T.,  and  Mary  E.,  his  wife 220 

Leverich,  Daniel  T.,  as  executor 220 

Levy,  Joseph,  and  Fanny,  his  wife 218 

Lockwood,  Levi.  A.,  and  Leontine  J.,  his  wife 299 

Long  Island  Bank tS5 

Lowrey,  Charles  J.,  as  executor 222 

Lowrey,  Charles  J.,  as  executor 2S6 

Luke,  Andrew,  and  Mary,  his  wife 290 

Lyons,  Catharine,  as  executrix 246 

Machemer,  Adam,  and  Plannah,  his  wife 278 

Major,  William  K.,  as  executor 25°>  25* 


V 


PAGES, 

Mallon,  Peter,  and  Sarah,  his  wife 262 

Man,  Albon,  Albon  P. , and  William,  as  trustees 230 

Mann,  Franz  P 279 

Markey,  Francis,  and  Margaret,  his  wife 300 

Marshall,  G.  N.,  as  trustee,  and  others 273 

Marston,  William  H.,  and  Harriet,  his  wife 175 

Masson,  J 183,  236 

Mattison,  Joseph,  and  Mary  A.,  his  wife 237 

McColgan,  John 212 

McCarty,  Thomas,  as  trustee 280 

McCoy,  John  F.,  as  executor 250,  251 

McDonald,  Anthony  B.,  as  executor 239 

McGrath,  Mary 179 

McGrath,  Anna  M.  C 187 

McGrath,  Anna  M.  C.,  and  John,  her  husband 195 

McKague,  John 180 

Minturn,  Edward,  as  executor ; . . 173 

Minturn,  Edward,  and  others  173 

Minturn,  Edward  204 

Mitchell,  Mary  B.,  and  John  F.  B.,  her  husband  221 

Mollenhauer,  John,  and  Doris,  his  wife 226 

Morgan,  James  L.,  Jr.,  and  Alice  H.,  his  wife 282 

Morris,  Lewis  G.,  as  trustee  and  executor 228,  229 

Morris,  Robert  R 219 

Mortimer,  John 255 

Mount,  Richard  E.,  and  others 232 

New  York,  Mayor  Aldermen  and  Commonalty  of  the  City  of. . . 193 

Nichols,  Richard  M.,  and  Martha  A.,  his  wife 287 

Noe,  Charles  L.,  and  Rachel,  his  wife 271 

Norfolk,  George  H.,  and  Eliza,  his  wife 239 

Nutt,  Hassall  and  John  William 217 

Nutt,  Hassall,  Clementina  B.,  his  wife,  and  John  W 218 

O’Brien,  Michael  G.,  and  Jane,  his  wife 176 

Ottendorfer,  Anna,  and  Oswald,  her  husband  285 

Palmer,  Bella,  and  others 178 

Palmer,  Rebecca 213 

Paris,  Nancy  G 300 

Pell,  John  H.,  as  trustee 288 

Philip,  Catharine  A 235 

Pratt,  Adam  S.,  as  trustee 297 

Pryor,  James  W.,  and  Catharine,  as  executor  and  executrix 175 

Pryor,  Catharine  M.,  as  executrix 201 

Quincy,  John  W. , as  executor 214 

Quinn,  Peter  and  Ann,  his  wife 254 


VI 


PAGfeS. 

Ray,  Mary  J.,  and  others 181 

Regan,  Joseph.  236 

Regan,  Joseph 250 

Roe,  Louisa  A 224 

Roe,  Julia  A.,  and  Nettie  M 302 

Rosenberg,  Meyer,  and  Rika,  his  wife 200 

Sancho,  Antonia  Carrio  de,  and  Eduardo,  her  husband  226 

Sartor,  Theodore  A.,  as  executor 265 

Schultz,  Jackson  S _ 276 

Seabury,  Elouisa  231 

Seabury,  James  M.,  and  Alice  E.,  his  wife 224 

Sickles,  George  G 183 

Simpson,  John  B.,  and  Selena,  his  wife 291,  292 

Simpson,  William,  Jr.,  and  John  B.,  as  trustees . . .293,  295 

Smull,  William  P.,  and  Agnes  A.,  his  wife 268 

Smull,  Ella,  and  Thomas  L.,  her  husband 251 

Sohl,  Mina  M.,  John  F.,  and  Mary 260 

Squire,  Annie  D 216 

St.  Ann’s  Church,  Brooklyn 284 

Stephenson,  Wm.  W.,  Mary  M.,  his  wife,  and  others 293 

St.  Matthew,  German  Evangelical  Lutheran  Church  of  . . .263,  275 

Stevens,  William,  and  Catharine,  Jus  wife . 195 

Sullivan,  Michael,  and  Margaret,  his  wife  190 

Swan,  Mary  C.,  and  others 235 

Swift,  Edward  Y. , as  executor 207 

Symons,  William  H.,  and  others  238 

Taylor,  Moses,  and  Catharine  A.,  his  wife 172 

Taylor.  Nelson,  and  Mary,  his  wife 207 

Terhune,  Cornelius  Z.,  and  Catharine,  his  wife  245 

Tierney,  Hanna,  Thos.  L.  E.  and  others  243,  244 

Touhill,  John,  and  Catharine,  his  wife 279 

Tucker,  R.  Sands. 179 

Tweedy,  Oliver  B.,  as  executor 201 

Ulshoeffer,  William  G. 300 

Union  Ferry  Company  of  Brooklyn 172 

Yon  Au,  Ernest 183 

Walker,  Adam,  and  Martha,  his  wife 202 

Wandell,  Townsend,  as  executor 250.  251 

Watts,  Robert,  as  executor 260 

Weigel,  Peter,  and  Esther,  his  wife  253,  254 

Whelan,  Daniel 212 

Wood,  Walter  R.  and  Emily  D.,  his  wife 232 

Wust,  Adrian  G 177.  178 

Young,  Josepha  M. , as  executrix 239 

Zabriskie,  Andrew  C.,  as  executor 277 


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